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Summary of Contents for Aero Hawk Field Hawk
- Page 1 Instructions Manual Thank you for choosing the Field Hawk.
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Page 2: Disclaimer And Warning
Small Unmanned Aircraft System- Remote Pilot Airman Certificate. This product is a Aero Hawk product that offers easy to use flight when in good working order as set forth below. Visit http://www.Aero-hawk.com for the most current instructions and warnings and http://knowbeforeyoufly.org/ for more information about flight safety... -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Disclaimer and warning……………………………………….1 Table of contents…………………………………………………..2 What’s included.…………………………………………………..3 Fieldhawk diagram……………………………………………….4 Charging the LiHv battery…………………………………...5 Battery warnings…………………………………………………..6 Remote control diagram……………………………………….7 Using the remote control……………………………………..8 Charging the remote control battery…………………...9 Remote Basics………………………………………………………10 Connecting to the Field-hawk and camera………...11 Compass Calibration……………………………………….12-13 Using Mission Maker for Ardupilot…………………….14 Creating a flight plan using mission planner...15-16 Led symbol guide…………………………………………..…...17... -
Page 4: What's Included
What’s Included Please go through the list and ensure you received everything you purchased. Manual Battery Charging Safety ❏ ❏ FieldHawk with Camera Carrying Backpack ❏ ❏ Remote Control Usb Cable ❏ ❏ 2x LiHv Batteries 8x Propellers ❏ ❏ Optional: Battery Charger Telemetry Antennas... -
Page 5: Fieldhawk Diagram
Fieldhawk Diagram Propellor Motor Battery Plug Pixhawk 2 Gps Here+ Safety Switch Led State Indicator Battery Slot (rear of drone) Black Propeller Silver Propeller Camera Array Camera Power Wire Camara Readiness Light Camera Servo Gimbal Pixhawk 2 Usb Port Power & Signal wires Drone Body Silver Propeller Black Propeller... -
Page 6: Charging The Lihv Battery
LiHv amount of cells. R is the you find the Field Hawk Balance Chg and press Enter number of cells detected and S battery type LiHv and Press this will flash amount of is the number of cells you set. -
Page 7: Battery Warnings
Battery Warnings Proper Charge We recommend charging the 4S batteries at 3 Bat Voltage Capacity amps. This will help the batteries last beyond the industry standard of 300 charge cycles. A full 4S 17.40V 100% battery will indicate 4.3-4.4 Volts per cell, an empty battery is 3.2 volts per cell. -
Page 8: Remote Control Diagram
Remote Control Diagram 1.Power Switch 2.Strap Hook 3.Digital Trim Adjustment 4.Carrying Handle 5.LCD Display 6.Antenna 7.Flight Mode Switch 8.Emergency Motor Shut Off 9.Speaker 10.Left Stick Throttle and Yaw 11.Right Stick Pitch and Roll 12.Battery Cover 13.Earphone Port 14.Trainer Port 15.Remote Control Battery Voltage 16.Remote Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) 17.Title... -
Page 9: Using The Remote Control
Using the Remote Control Flight mode switch: Emergency motor cutoff switch. In UP: Loiter, accepts all input from case you every need to shut off the the sticks motors asap you can flip the switch CENTER: RTL, stands for Return up and it will cut the signal to the to launch site autonomously motors. -
Page 10: Charging The Remote Control Battery
Charging the Remote Control Battery 2. Gently remove the balance lead connector 1. To charge the QX7 battery remove the back from the back of the remote. Lid of the remote by sliding it down. Exposing the 2S Li-Io battery. 3. -
Page 11: Remote Basics
Remote Basics This description is based on the operator remaining at the launch point of the drone and assuming the operator is facing towards the drone, or the direction the drone came from. Left Stick Right Stick Commands Commands Left Stick Up Right Stick Up: Above 60%: Fly away from... -
Page 12: Connecting To The Field-Hawk And Camera
Connecting to the Field-hawk and Camera 1-Via Usb Cable 2-Via Wi-Fi 3-Via Telemetry antenna Cable provides Power to drone Drone must be powered via Drone must be powered via but not cameras. battery battery Cable connection 3ft dist. Wireless 30ft connection, Telemetry can be used on Fastest pic upload speed. -
Page 13: Compass Calibration
You May/will need to calibrate the compass for your region. Follow the steps below to calibrate your Field Hawk. Calibration must be performed in an area that is at least 20 meters from Metal Objects and buildings. For a Video on how to calibrate your Field Hawk visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmsueBS0J3E... - Page 14 Mag 1 & Mag 2 will begin to fill on your screen. 8. Start by grabbing the Field Hawk by an arm and spinning it 360°. Do this to each arm. Then spin it...
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Page 15: Using Mission Maker For Ardupilot
Using Mission Maker for Ardupilot on an Android device Using this app is simple but doesn’t do terrain following it is best used in flat locations. Mission Maker for Ardupilot is available on the google play store for android devices. Prefetch Map 1-Begin by opening 2-Select the menu button... -
Page 16: Creating A Flight Plan Using Mission Planner
Creating a Flight Plan Using Mission Planner →https://youtu.be/MhHomssqD7k 1. Open Mission Planner 2. In the Waypoints tab set Default alt to 400 ft. on Laptop and click on Select Terrain from the drop down box. And flight plan tab. check the verify height box. 3. - Page 17 Creating a Flight Plan Using Mission Planner →https://youtu.be/MhHomssqD7k 9. Select the Flight 8. Select Accept. Confirm the Drone is connected in the top right Data tab. corner of the screen. Then select Write WPS. 10. Below the Virtual horizon select status tab and move the slider 11.
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Page 18: Led Symbol Guide
Led Symbol Guide Yellow Symbols: Yellow and Blue -Double Flashing: Symbol with tone: Failing pre arm -Gps Glitch or Gps checks Failsafe activated -Single Flashing: Radio Failsafe activated. -Flashing with tone: Battery Failsafe activated. Blue Symbols: Red and Yellow -Flashing: Disarmed, Symbol with tone: No gps lock -Ekf or Inertial Nav... -
Page 19: Flying A Mission
2. Insert and plug the Battery pack into the Field Hawk Uploaded it to your Field Hawk. Take your and place the Field Hawk on the Ground at least 30 ft Field Hawk to the location you wish to fly. For from metal objects like buildings and Vehicles. -
Page 20: Uploading Images
The Aerohawk File Transfer Wizard can be downloaded for windows at https://aero-hawk.com/software/ 1. To upload pictures, power on the Field Hawk with a 2. Once you have selected WiFi or usb the battery, and open AeroHawk File Transfer Wizard V2 on second screen will show you the status of the your computer. -
Page 21: Using Aero-Hawk Maps
Using Aero-hawk Maps Watch the Video►https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9OW6jiX6SA 1.Download the latest Aerohawk maps application from Aero-Hawk.com. Locate Aero Hawk Maps in the start menu, right 5. In the camera click and open as administrator. After the initial setup you will not config table you can have to open as admin. -
Page 22: Using Aero-Hawk Maps
Using Aero-hawk Maps Watch the Video►https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9OW6jiX6SA 7. Once the program finishes it will navigate to the Visual Indexes tab. From here you can adjust the color channels, choose different indexes, save a single image or the tiled image, and see the coordinates wherever you hover your cursor over the map for ground truthing and issue investigation. -
Page 23: Maintenance
Maintenance The Field-hawk Camera Propeller’s To clean the To clean the Camera’s To clean the Cleaning lenses it is Propeller’s it is Field-Hawk it is recommended to use recommended to use recommended to use a damp cloth to wipe rubbing alcohol and a a damp cloth to wipe everything down.
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