Hey there, Natalie with Autel Robotics.
Now that you have your X-Star drone,
you probably want to try and make sure that your investment is protected while it's up in the air
Luckily the X-Star drones come with some built in safety features to help make sure you do that
Let's go over Go home and Failsafe
Let's get ready to fly so we can show you how it works.
The Go Home function commands your aircraft
to return to and land at a home point that
you have specified in Starlink.
This function is available in the GPS flight
mode, which is what your X-Star will be set
to when you take it out of the box, because
it is the safest and easiest to use.
By default the X-Star will drop a home point where you start your motors in GPS mode
We’re hovering and using the camera view in Starlink so we can see what the X-Star’s
camera sees.
On the left side of the screen you’ll see
the Flight Control Panel.
This is where we’ll find the Go Home and
the Home Point icons.
You’ll also find a Go Home button on your
remote controller, right next to the power
button.
First, let’s decide what our Home Point
should be for this flight.
We have two options here, either my location
as the pilot, or the real-time location of
the aircraft.
I want the X-Star to return to the spot where
it’s currently hovering when I tell it to
go home, so I’ll tap this icon.
Now, if at any point in my flight, I decide
that I want to change the home point, I can adjust it
To reset your home point during flight tap the pinpoint icon with an "H" on the left side of your screen
Tap the icon with a person to reset your home point to where you are with the remote controller
Now, let’s say I’ve been flying here for
a while, and I’ve gotten the footage I need.
I’m ready to tell the X-Star to Go Home.
All I have to do is press and hold the Go Home button on the remote controller
and the X-Star will maneuver back to the home
point we set up earlier.
Make sure that there aren’t any buildings
or obstacles in its path.
This is important because the X-Star will be flying a straight line back to the home point.
by default you won't be able to control the aircraft with your remote controller during it's return flight
However, you will be able to regain partial control during the landing sequence.
You can also override the Go Home function by pressing and holding the pause button on your remote controller
will cancel the Go Home function and allow you to regain full control.
A couple things about Go Home,
First the X-Star must be above 30 meters from the ground in order to trigger the Go Home
If it’s lower, it will automatically ascend
to 30 meters before it come home
You can also adjust the Go Home altitude
within Starlink app
make sure you choose a safe altitude for your surrondings
Second if you active Go home withn 10 meters of the homepoint it will automatically land.
You should always set your home point and your go home altitude  and the beginning of your flight
to make sure your protected in case of an emergency
Now speaking of emergencies lets go over the X-Star's failsafe features
which will use that Go home functionality we just talked about
to get your drone to the ground safely
Failsafe is designed to send your X-Star home or land in case of a communication loss
or a low battery
Your controller will alert you when you have lost communication.
If GPS is available the Go home procedure will start
and it will fly back to the predetermined homepoint.
If GPS is not available when failsafe is activated
the aircraft will hover for 10 seconds while it attempts to re-establish connection.
If the aircraft can not establish GPS signal it will land at it's current location
The other situation that will activate the failsafe mode is a low battery
The X-star is constantly calculating how much power it needs to return home and land safely
when that minimal battery level is reached
the Go Home sequence will automatically be triggered
when it reaches the minimal level to return home
the failsafe mode will automatically begin the go home process
it will also activate when you receive that low battery warning
and by default you get that warning at about 25% battery
Your remote controller and starlink app will alert you of a low battery warning
and you can also tell by looking at the aircraft rear LED lights
which will turn to a slow flashing red
The low battery warning is designed to return your drone home safely
However, if you choose to override it the next warning is the critical low battery warning
this will trigger an auto land sequence whenever the aircraft is
when it reaches the minimal battery level to land
remember this warnings and failsafe features are in place to protect your aircraft
So now you have a basic understanding of how Go home and failsafe work
and let me tell you mastering the home point as been key in avoiding some scary situations
I'll see you next time.
