Rate Controls
How to fine-tune gimbal pointing controls
Pilot Pro features dedicated rate knobs that provide real-time control over aircraft and gimbal speeds. These knobs are tightly integrated with the drone software to enable precise, smooth control for filming, inspection, and other applications requiring fine adjustments.
Rate Knobs
Pilot Pro has four rate knobs located on the top of the controller. By default, from left to right:
Gimbal Tilt - Controls gimbal tilt rate
Aircraft/Gimbal Yaw - Controls aircraft and gimbal yaw rate
Aircraft Vertical - Controls aircraft vertical speed
Aircraft Horizontal - Controls aircraft horizontal speed
These knobs allow you to dial in the exact speed you need for the situation, from slow precise movements to full-speed flight.
Position Slow Mode
For the best gimbal pointing control, use Position Slow Mode.
Position Slow mode is a flight mode that toggles several things, including zoom rate scaling, adjustable rates, expo, window, and smooth control.
When the vertical and horizontal rate knobs are set to maximum, the maximum speeds of the aircraft will match Position mode
Control Parameters
As of Astro FW 2.0, new features and parameters have been added for smoother and more precise control!
The parameters described below can be found in AMC in Advanced Mode under Advanced > Parameters > Component 154.
Tilt Window
Dead zone on the tilt rocker
Position Slow Mode
Parameter:
MC_SLOW_WIN_PIT
0-1000
Tilt Expo
Reduces rocker sensitivity around the center for easier small, precise adjustments
Position Slow Mode
Parameter: MC_SLOW_EXPO_PIT
0-100 %
Tilt Smoothing
Smooths out input pitch commands
All flight modes
Parameter: GMBL_P_STICK_SM
0-30
Tilt Rate
Adjust tilt speed
All flight modes
-
Tilt Zoom Rate Scaling
Reduce the tilt rate in proportion to the camera zoom level
All flight modes
-
-
Pan Window
Dead zone on the yaw stick
Position Slow Mode
Parameter: MC_SLOW_WIN_YAW
0-1000
Pan Expo
Reduces stick sensitivity around the center for easier small, precise adjustments
Position Slow Mode
Parameter: MC_SLOW_EXPO_YAW
0-100 %
Pan Smoothing
Smooths out input pitch commands
All flight modes
Parameter: GMBL_Y_STICK_SM
0-30
Pan Rate
Adjust yaw/pan speed
Position Slow Mode
-
Pan Zoom Rate Scaling
Reduce the pan rate in proportion to the camera zoom level
Position Slow Mode
-
-
Max Pan Rate
Set the max yaw/pan rate of the aircraft
All flight modes
Parameter: MPC_MAN_Y_MAX
0-75 deg/s
Tilt Invert
Change tilt rocker direction
All flight modes
-
Pilot Pro Input Shaping
Pilot Pro can also do input shaping on the commands sent to the gimbal. However, we recommend changing the parameters above on the drone side instead. The following settings (defaults) are recommended for Pilot Pro:
RockLWindow = 2.5
RockLSmooth = 0
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