Setting up and flying Waypoint Missions in INAV

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In this video we take a look at how to set up a basic waypoint mission in INAV. I'm using version 6.1.1. so some of the options may not be available on older version. We look at:
- The mode you need to fly a waypoint mission
- What settings are available on the Advanced Tuning page
- How to set up a basic mission in Mission Control
- Flying the mission
This should give you all the information you need to know to setup and fly your first INAV mission.
NOTE: Please do not fly a mission before making sure that your aircraft is fully set up and correctly tuned. You should be 100% confident that the aircraft can fly safely and reliably in both standard and navigational flight modes. For example, if RTH is not smooth and predictable. Do not fly a mission until is it setup and tuned correctly, so that it is.
✈️ Contents ✈️
00:00 Introduction
00:21 What do you need on the transmitter?
00:41 How I'm demonstrating this
00:56 Adding the NAV WP mode
01:17 The Waypoint Navigation settings on the Advanced Tuning page
02:11 - Waypoint Radius
02:47 - Waypoint Safe Distance
03:22 - Load Waypoint on Boot
03:43 - Enforce Altitude at Waypoint
04:40 - Waypoint Tracking Accuracy
05:07 - Waypoint Tracking Angle
05:42 - Waypoint Turn Smoothing
06:28 - Restart Waypoint Mission
07:09 Planning the mission in Mission Control
07:39 - Set the first waypoint within the Waypoint Safe Distance from your arming position
08:06 - Moving the map and markers
08:20 - Creating a basic mission
09:20 - Setting waypoint options
09:48 - Getting the approximate ground elevation data and how to stay above it
11:00 - Speed
11:30 - Waypoint types and setting RTH on the last waypoint
12:08 - Saving and checking the mission
13:09 Flying the mission
14:07 - The indicator for NAV WP mode
14:19 - Indicators for the next waypoints
17:20 Conclusion
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@marcidannafpv 4 ай бұрын

da l'italiano 🇮🇹 un enorme grazie boss e stato molto utile il tuo video 👌👌👍🤗🤗🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️

@IngeW2891 10 ай бұрын

I would love a video going in depth with the advanced setups for WP nav, like triggering logics at WP, and setting up Pilot Actions at Waypoints. Thank you for doing in depth videos. Your explanations are exelent. Keep doing what you do.

@Jay-zc7iq Жыл бұрын

Nice one new on the scene to inav so I’m sure I’ll pour over this a few times , appreciate the efforts & knowledge 🙏👍

@MrD 11 ай бұрын

You’re welcome 👍🏻

@qyitonefpv6551 11 ай бұрын

Inav needed an up to date tutorial on this subject. Great video sir. 🍻

@MrD 11 ай бұрын

High praise coming from a Mission Maestro. Thanks Shawn 👍🏻

@tonyyeung821 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Seeing the Mission Elevation Profile was very useful. I wasn't aware that was there. You mentioned the drawback of using "Load waypoint on boot". It will prevent you from arming, if the first WP is too far and you would need to use the stick command to unload the mission before you can arm. Consider the drawback of NOT using the option. You've taken off (without loading the mission). If you enable WP mode without a mission loaded, iNav goes into RTH mode. You can exit RTH by turning off WP mode, but you have no way of loading the mission while you are flying. You have to land; use the stick command to load the mission and take off again before you can fly the mission. To me, the correct time to enforce the "distance to first waypoint" should be when you enable WP mode, not when you are trying to arm.

@MrD 11 ай бұрын

I think the usefulness of auto load depends on how often you fly missions. If it’s all the time, then it’s definitely useful. If it’s rare thing, then loading a mission all the time could be a pain. Especially if the mission is outside the safe distance and you have to unload the mission before you can fly. I see both sides with the safe distance. Ultimately, I think 1.5km for the first waypoint is a fair compromise.

@amax2624 11 ай бұрын

Flying missions for a longer time ,I just stepped in to look, if I could catch something new.....but since you selected the Goodwood area, I had to stay the whole video. I am big fan of all Goodwood events.

@MrD 11 ай бұрын

Goodwood is awesome. I need to go back to the Festival of Speed next year. There are always amazing cars there to see.

@stonesrcchannel Жыл бұрын

Awesome tutorial on flying waypoint missions thanks Darren

@MrD 11 ай бұрын

No problem 👍

@FipsXG 11 ай бұрын

Works great !!! THANKS. Did my 1st mission yesterday... 16km circuit with landing at the ladt wp. But 90° waypoint-turns with wing was scary 😮

@WinstonSmith1984 Жыл бұрын

Thanks this is a useful update. I think 1 programming event feature that will be most practical is aborting a mission and executing RTH when the battery is capacity is lower than a minimum threshold, and (this may be tricky) if possible also on the condition that any of the next waypoints are further from home than the current position. That's especially important if the mission may continue out of radio range (there is a inav setting for that).

@MrD 11 ай бұрын

That should be possible with the programming framework. But, you can set up estimated flight time and distance. I’ve not looked in to this a great deal. But the setup is: - on the configuration page, change the battery capacity from mAh to Wh, and enter the correct details for your pack. - on the advanced tuning page, there are settings related to this. Off the top of my head, it has stuff like Watts for cruise and some other settings that you’ll also need to set - you’ll also need a well calibrated current sensor and voltage sensor Once that’s all set up. The flight time and distance OSD elements should work. I’m not sure if those values are available in programming. But if they are, they’d be the best values to use for the return point. If they’re not in programming, I may well add them.

@WinstonSmith1984 11 ай бұрын

@@MrD Thanks so much, I'm going to give it a try after first calibrating my current sensor.

@Ard1400 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks.

@MrD Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ard 👍🏻

@rrenegadoo Ай бұрын

excellent tutorial, I was able to follow step by step to setup my first Waypoint Mission. How did you watch the mission on the computer? Thank you.

@MrD Ай бұрын

The flight on the computer is using HITL. I believe there’s a link to how to set it up in the video description.

@cyborgfpv7361 Жыл бұрын

Ok got it, I'm just about to try WP mission, thanks men 👍

@MrD 11 ай бұрын

No problem 👍

@paulsonnen3600 11 ай бұрын

Great Video!

@MrD 11 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍🏻

@mayberrywj 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic video, thanks for creating and sharing........:)

@MrD 2 ай бұрын

I’m glad it was helpful 👍🏻

@DontEverGrowUp 11 ай бұрын

It would be awesome if you could just drag the points on the mission elevation profile graph to set the altitudes for each waypoint.

@miksterr 11 ай бұрын

Was wondering the same - being new to this was waiting for Darren to 'drag' the points to clear the terrain.

@MrD 11 ай бұрын

That would be pretty cool.

@egtreadway4232 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Darren I've been waiting for this video, were I fly its all mountains in every direction, so if I use the sea level setting and at takeoff location is 1800ft above sea level and altitude is set to 300ft but along the mission I'm crossing mountains that are 2500ft to 2800ft above sea level will plane maintain the 300ft automatically or will it be at 300feet above the launch site? I don't want to fly into one of these mountains lol. Thanks again for all you do

@egtreadway4232 11 ай бұрын

I didn't explain my question very well but I would like for plane to stay at set altitude according to were it is not the launch point because of my terran, so would I need to enable the sea level on each waypoint? Thanks again

@MkmeOrg Жыл бұрын

Great vid. Sure Id like to see triggering a release at a waypoint.

@MrD Жыл бұрын

Given the current situation in Eastern Europe. I won’t be showing this. But I can show how to start video recording at a certain point.

@MkmeOrg Жыл бұрын

@@MrD Yeah I get it but they already use iNav and a waypoint activation of a release would be useless for munitions. Way too inaccurate. Have fun with the next one. Cheers

@egtreadway4232 22 күн бұрын

I've been researching my question on loosing rc link during waypoints mission but no luck, cli won't except set failsafe_mission = off

@robertdroner 8 ай бұрын

Very informative, thank you! I would like to fly missions on my computer screen like that! How is this accomplished may I ask? I should add - is that part of Mission Control?

@MrD 8 ай бұрын

You can fly with INAV on the computer using Hardware In The Loop, or Software In The Loop. Here’s a video on how to use HITL. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e9R9q5SUq7LdZH0.htmlsi=AJq6CmRYfzF5yXvl

@egtreadway4232 24 күн бұрын

Thanks for video Darren but I'm still not sure about if I loose rc link during waypoints mission, if set to resume will it continue mission? I know older inav versions I would do set failsafe_ mission = off. Thanks again

@Videolinquency Жыл бұрын

Thanks for a brilliant overview! A future look at advanced features would certainly be welcome as well. One question: Is it safe to specify negative WP altitudes in sloping terrain, or could negative values confuse the system? Negative values would be more handy than using sea level reference for low terrain missions, and they seem to work OK in Mission Control, but I never dared try for real.

@MrD 11 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍🏻 With regards to the negative values. I really don’t know. I guess the best way to find out is set up a mission with negative values and try it in HITL. No risk involved then.

@bjornkullberg3793 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting walkthrough! How did you set up the h/w in the loop-simulation? Could be handy when testing a new mission😊

@MrD 11 ай бұрын

I just followed some idiot’s video 😉 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e9R9q5SUq7LdZH0.html

@michaelchambers9838 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@MrD Жыл бұрын

Thank you Michael 👍🏻

@michaelchambers9838 Жыл бұрын

@@MrD You more than Welcome, I have a Queston if You don't mind I've been looking for info on reverse thrust, Sunnysky v3 motor/INAV 6.1.1/RM TX16s/Crossfire latest stable/HK Skywalker 60A ESC,I asked HK For reverse ESC and they did not understand me. Question can a Logical Switch be set-up to use let's say Inertia switch on TX16S to reverse my motor if so would you write it PLEASE THANK YOU

@MrD Жыл бұрын

@@michaelchambers9838 no, you would need to use a specific ESC or have a centre throttle for reverse thrust. Thanks again 👍🏻

@michaelchambers9838 Жыл бұрын

@@MrD THANK YOU

@redsharkss 4 ай бұрын

Great video Just I am wondering what will happen if the mission is far away from RC signal or if I turned the radio off? Will it continues the mission or will turn to RTL? Thanks

@MrD 4 ай бұрын

It depends on what you have set up. By default, it will failsafe and perform whatever you have set for that.

@travelrideandfly8355 5 ай бұрын

Hi! Is there any way to skip a waypoint in flight during mission fly ?

@rahadyanmuhammad271 7 ай бұрын

HI i really want to build an autonomous RC Plane (simple waypoints) Do you have any recommendation for me to read/learn the step by step guide? Thanks

@user-fs7oz3gn8g 4 ай бұрын

If you lose radio contact will craft complete mission or failsafe?

@flat-earther 3 ай бұрын

can't see what you do because everything looks too small on my laptop

@jvalovcik Ай бұрын

Great video i have one question if you have a problem with the mission if you just turn the waypoint switch off on your radio then does everything go back to normal flight and you have complete control?

@MrD Ай бұрын

Yes. If you exit WP mode. It will use whatever mode you have selected.

@ecor1987 11 ай бұрын

Hi Darren, thanks so much. How can you choose where to fly in XPlane? Can you an arbitrary starting point anywhere on the globe?

@MrD 11 ай бұрын

You have to select the airport you want to take off from.

@ebikefe 8 ай бұрын

What about the NAV WP mode - when do you need to use it if there are stick commands to load missions?

@MrD 8 ай бұрын

the NAV WP mode is used like any other navigation modes. When you want to start flying the mission, you switch to the WP mode. The stick commands are to load the mission before you arm the aircraft.

@IAmTheCraftsman 9 ай бұрын

I’m on a Mac, but have access to a PC. Is there a mission planner for inav that allows for pre drawn missions? For instance you want to do a mapping mission. I’m thinking a shape you drag and drop on the map that has the amount of passes you want and the mission is shaped like a rectangle, but you can drag the corners to re-shape the mission or add points to change the shape. Once the mission is correct, a file can be created that can be uploaded to the FC or it can be directly loaded from the software.

@ThalesHaskell 11 ай бұрын

I made a waypoint mission using this tutorial but cannot get my plane to go to the first waypoint, I setup my NAV WP mode and when I turn it on I just loiter around home. Am I missing a setup?

@MrD 11 ай бұрын

There’s not really enough information here to say what’s going on. Did you enable auto load mission? If not, did you load the mission with stick commands? If the mission is successfully loaded, is there a system message saying the first waypoint is too far away?

@traube800 11 ай бұрын

Hello, I don't have the Nav WP under modes? The question is why not, do I have to set something separately! I fly a quad with F722 HGLRC board! Is it maybe because of that? Thanks in advance

@MrD 11 ай бұрын

You will need to meet the hardware requirements. With a quad you would need GPS and magnetometer. Maybe barometer too. Please see the note in the video description about making sure everything works perfectly before attempting missions.

@traube800 11 ай бұрын

@@MrD Yes, that was exactly my problem, the magnetometer is missing. I can't retrofit it either, because I'm missing SDA & SDL on the board! Thank you for quick help!! Greetings from Germany!!