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Status Bar

The the status bar shows important parameters one should always check after switching on the transmitter and drone. Only when the drone and transmitter are connected, the data will be displayed on the top right corner of the application.

Given below is the example of how the status bar will look when the drone is not connected to LaunchPad.

Not Connected

Given below is the example of how the status bar will look when the drone is connected to LaunchPad.

Connected

Components (from left to right)​

Flight mode​

The first parameter is flight mode, in the above picture it is shown as Hold.

Given below are some of the flight modes available:

  • Hold: It is a flight mode where the drone just keeps hovering at its position where the last command was issued and does not move around. It is liked the drone is glued to that particular spot in mid air.

  • POSCTL: Stands for position control. When there are enough satellites connected with the drone GPS let us say a minimum of 10, the left switch on the transmitter can be toggled to POSCTL mode.

    In this mode the altitude of the drone and position of the drone are fixed until the user gives inputs using the sticks on the transmitter to move from its place.

    This is the very same mode in which automated missions are performed, so always check if the transmitter is put in POSCTL before executing any automated mission.

  • ALTCTL: Stands for altitude control. In this mode the drones altitude is fixed and its keeps moving in that altitude as it does not use satellites. Therefore even a tiny gust of wind can quickly alter the drones position.

    The pilot should always be focused on the drone when flying in this mode.

  • Mission: This is the flight mode that will be shown when the drone is performing an automated mission.

  • RTL: This is the flight mode that will be shown when the drone is performing a return to launch.

    RTL can be manually triggered by the pilot from the transmitter or remotely from the NextConsole, or automatically when the battery percentage touches 15%.

LTE signal strength​

This feature is only available to drones that have NextCC installed.

LTE

The third icon from the left which can be seen in our cellphones represents exactly the same thing in the transmitter as well which is the mobile network strength symbol.

From the above image it is clearly seen that there is no 4G Signal connectivity are the symbol is not solid filled white. This is not required to fly the drones, this will ensure that various parameters of the drone such as altitude, speed, etc., along with the live video feed of the drone camera will be transmitted to NextConsole and viewed anywhere in the world.

Satellite connectivity​

Satellites

The tiny number right beside the symbol which looks like a satellite depicts the number of satellites connected to the drone at the moment.

For example, in case of the image right above the number displayed is 10. meaning that 10 satellites are currently connected to the drone.

Battery percentage and voltage​

Battery

The last status you need to keep track of is the battery voltage.

Never try to fly a drone that does not have enough charge. As it can lead to the mission being incomplete due to RTL being triggered because of low battery. This can degrade the battery and reduce the number of life cycles it can actually provide.