User's Manual

Executing a flight
It is important to carefully select the take-off location, the Start waypoint and the
Home waypoint to ensure your drone remains at a safe distance from obstacles.
The eBee should always be launched against the wind. Select a take-off location
clear of obstacles (buildings, rocks, power lines, hills, trees, etc.) within a distance
of at least 40 m in the upwind direction. Immediately after takeoff it will keep
its wings level and climb in the general direction it was launched until it reaches
the take-off transition altitude⁸, at which point it will start flying towards the Start
waypoint.
By default, the Start waypoint is set to a distance of 80 m West of the initial posi-
tion of the droneand an altitude of 75 m/ATO. It is good practice to move the Start
waypoint close to and upwind from the take-off location to allow a smooth transi-
tion between take-off and waypoint-directed flight. You can move waypoints by
clicking on them and dragging them within the Map Area⁹.
The Home waypoint is used both as the landing location and as a safety position
in case of an In-flight warning. The eBee can perform either a Linear or a Circular
landing. Linear landing is the default and recommended landing type, especially
in high winds. To prepare a Linear landing, place the Home waypoint centre at
a location that is at the same altitude as the take-off location and is clear of ob-
stacles in a 10 m radius. Choose one or several approach sectors that are free of
obstacles for at least 60 m from the Home waypoint centre. You can drag the ap-
proachsector aroundthe Home waypointand change its widthdirectly in the Map
Area or from within the Setup Phase tab. Make the approach sector(s) as wide as
possible to maximize the chance that the drone can subsequently land against
the direction of the wind. Ensure that the terrain within the approach sector is
flat and contains visual contrast to allow the ground sensor to function properly
during landing.
When a Linear landing is initiated (either automatically or by pressing the ‘Go
Land’ button in the control bar) the drone will fly towards the Home waypoint,
circle the waypoint (at 75 m/ATO by default) to measure the direction of the wind
⁸ By default the take-off transition altitude is set to 20 m. In difficult launch conditions you can set
both the take-off heading and the take-off transition altitude in the Setup Phase tab, as described
in the eBee Extended User Manual.
⁹ see the eBee ExtendedUserManual for amoredetailed explanationonwaypoints and howto modify
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