Flying And Shooting Video - Sony Airpeak S1 Startup Manual

Flying and shooting video

1
Bring the aircraft to the take-off site.
Regarding the flight environment, see "Flight environment" (page 46).
2
Start the "Airpeak Flight" app and tap [Start flight].
3
Launch the aircraft.
Manual takeoff
 Tilt the left and right control sticks of the remote controller either inward and downward or outward and downward
at the same time.
The motors will start and the propellers will rotate.
 Operate the control sticks on the remote controller to make the aircraft ascend.
Automated takeoff
 On the flight screen of the "Airpeak Flight" app, tap
The motors will start and the propellers will rotate so that the aircraft ascends*.
* The landing gear will rise when the aircraft ascends to a certain altitude from the takeoff position.
4
Operate the control sticks on the remote controller to fly.
The left and right control sticks work as follows under default stick operating mode ([Mode 2]).
Ą Left stick
• Tilt up/down: Ascend/descend.
• Tilt left/right: Turn left/right.
Ą Right stick
• Tilt up/down: Fly forward/backward.
• Tilt left/right: Fly left/right.
5
Tap (MOVIE) on the "Airpeak Flight" app flight screen to start recording.
To stop recording, tap
6
Land the aircraft.
Manual landing
 Operate the control sticks on the remote controller to make the aircraft descend.
The landing gear will lower when the aircraft descends to a certain altitude from the ground.
 Keep operating the control sticks until the aircraft lands and the motors stop. After the motors stop, release the
control sticks to return them to the central position.
Automated landing
 On the flight screen of the "Airpeak Flight" app, tap
The landing gear will lower when the aircraft descends to a certain altitude from the ground, and then the aircraft will
land and the motors will stop.
Notes
• Keep away from the spinning propellers and motors in use.
• When [Auto landing gear control] is turned off, raise or lower the landing gear manually.
40
(stop) on the "Airpeak Flight" app flight screen.
(Automated takeoff) and follow the instructions on the screen.
(Automated landing) and follow the instructions on the screen.