Rally Points¶

Rally points are a list of home points for the APM. On entering a failsafe mode (and the parameters are set to return home) the autopilot will fly the UAV to the nearest rally point. Note that a maximum of 5 rally points are supported per autopilot.

This is useful during long range flights, where it would be safer for the UAV to return to a closer home point rather than flying all the way back to the original home point.

A rally menu is available on the GUI console.

rally list¶

View the currently loaded rally points on the autopilot.

rally load¶

Load a new set of rally points from file.

rally load filename.txt

rally save¶

Save the set of current rally points to file.

rally save filename.txt

rally clear¶

Delete the rally points from the autopilot.

rally move¶

Move a specific rally point to a new location. When entered, a new location can be selected on the map window. This requires the map module to be loaded.

rally move 6

rally add¶

Add a new rally point. When entered, a location can be selected on the map window. This requires the map module to be loaded.

rally remove¶

Remove a specific rally point.

rally remove 6

rally land¶

Command the autopilot to land from a rally point. See this DIYDrones article for full details.

rally land