Flight Controller
Initial setup, sensors, radio, outputs and parameters.
STARTX ACADEMY / MISSION PLANNER
UNDERSTAND
THE SYSTEM.
A practical learning path for working with Mission Planner and ArduPilot: connect the flight controller, configure the platform, validate safety behaviour, build missions and diagnose the system from real data.
01 / LEARNING PATH
FROM CONNECTION
TO DIAGNOSTICS.
01 / SETUP
Connect & identify
Establish communication, understand the interface and confirm the flight controller state before changing parameters.
02 / CALIBRATE
Sensors & control
Accelerometer, compass, radio, GNSS, servos and ESCs — configured with a clear understanding of what each calibration changes.
03 / SAFETY
Modes & failsafe
Build predictable behaviour for RC loss, GCS loss, battery events, RTL and other safety-critical transitions.
04 / MISSION
Plan & verify
Work with mission commands, altitude, terrain, parameters and preflight checks before committing a mission to the aircraft.
05 / DATA
Logs & diagnostics
Use messages, telemetry and DataFlash logs to move from a symptom to evidence and a testable explanation.
02 / PRACTICAL SKILLS
NOT WHERE THE BUTTON IS.
WHAT THE SYSTEM DOES.
Safety Logic
Flight modes, failsafe, RTL and expected recovery behaviour.
Missions
PLAN workflow, NAV / DO / CONDITION commands and validation.
System Data
Telemetry, messages, EKF/GNSS indicators and DataFlash logs.
03 / METHOD
LEARN THROUGH
VERIFICATION.
MISSION
Build, inspect, simulate
A mission is not finished when waypoints exist. Commands, altitude logic and expected aircraft behaviour have to be checked.
FAILSAFE
Define expected behaviour
Understand what should happen before deliberately testing the scenario in a controlled environment.
LOGS
Evidence before diagnosis
Identify the relevant signals, correlate events and distinguish a plausible hypothesis from a demonstrated cause.
STARTX ACADEMY
SET UP. VERIFY. OPERATE. DIAGNOSE.