Manual Payload Controls
Learn more on how to take manual controls of the drone's payload to enhance your situational awareness.
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Learn more on how to take manual controls of the drone's payload to enhance your situational awareness.
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There are two methods available for operators to take manual control of the drone's payload using the FlytBase dashboard:
Keyboard and Mouse
Xbox 360 Joystick (Wired) or Thrustmaster (Model T.16000M FCS )
Setting the Pitch, Roll, and Throttle speeds of the drone before engaging manual controls is crucial. For guidance on fine-tuning the key sensitivity (aircraft speed) for manual functions like Pitch, Roll, and Throttle, you may refer to the .
Before taking manual controls, ensure that you have access to control the drone's payload. Refer to the following documentation to learn more on how to take 'Payload Access Control' from other members within an organization.
During a mission, click on the 'Pause' button located on the drone control panel.
To gain manual control of the drone's payload, click the 'Manual control button' located on the drone control panel.
Next, a pop-up will appear, asking if you'd like to take manual control of the drone. Upon confirmation, the control of the drone is transferred to the remote drone operator for manual operations.
To learn how to tailor keyboard settings to suit your preferences, you may refer to the "Advanced Settings" documentation.
Upon clicking, the 'Keyboard' option is illuminated in blue, indicating that the keyboard is now active for manual control input.
Refer to the following documentation to know more about Payload Access Control:
Click the keyboard button located on the payload access control panel.
Click on the Joystick button located on the payload access control panel.
To test Xbox 360 controls in the joystick simulator, refer to the following .
Click on the Joystick button located on the payload access control panel.
