Starting fall of 2021, all vehicles come with Flight Deck pre-installed on the ground control station. These instructions will help you get started with Vision Aerial Flight Deck.
Older vehicles may be updated to use Flight Deck. Please contact Vision Aerial if you would like to update your vehicle.
Flight Deck is based on the open source software QGroundControl. It has been customized to Vision Aerial vehicles and modified based on user feedback.
Getting started is easy.
- Turn on your ground control station.
- Click on the Flight Deck icon to launch it.
- Plug in the flight battery on your vehicle.
Note: An error message will pop up on the initial startup:
“Flight Deck Detected problems with app native libraries (please consult log for detail)” libQGroundControl.so; text relocations.”
There is no impact to the software. Disregard this message and close the error window when this appears.
That’s it! Your vehicle will run through its normal setup and preflight process. Once the preflight is complete, Flight Deck will display the Home View on the screen.
The main controls you see on the screen are as follows:
- Use the toolbar to switch between the main views:
- Application Settings: Configure the application.
- Vehicle Setup: Configure your vehicle.
- Plan: Create autonomous missions.
- Fly: Monitor your vehicle while flying, including streaming video.
- Click the Status icons on the toolbar to find out the status of the connected vehicle.
You may also download and install Flight Deck for Windows, Android, or IOS devices. See instructions for download and installation.
Note: This guide is a work in progress. Please contact us if you notice any errors or omissions.