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  1. Pilot's Operating Handbook

System Overview

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Last updated 10 months ago

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Astro is a compact professional multi-rotor aircraft designed for enterprise, industrial, and cinematic applications. Astro is built on the success of the Alta family of aircraft and includes new technologies like Auterion Skynode and Freefly SuperLight Batteries.

Astro is the next generation of Freefly aircraft, which emphasizes expandability and customization to make sure it can stand up to all challenges thrown its way while still being the reliable workhorse drone that Freefly pilots know and love.

Key Components

Astro Aircraft Layout

Astro Transmitter

SuperLight Battery

Astro LEDs

There are 5 total status LEDs on the Astro. The 4 boom LEDs at the end of each arm show constant lights in most circumstances. By default, the rear two boom LEDs are red, and the front two boom LEDs are green. These LEDs will blink as the battery gets low, and blink quickly if there is an error.

The Astro uses a multi-color status indicator LED to communicate aircraft status on the ground. This LED is located on the front-left boom of the aircraft (pictured below in blue on boom 4). See the table below for complete information on the color codes

Status Indicator LED Color Codes

Color

Meaning

Detail

Solid Blue

Armed, No GPS Lock

Indicates vehicle has been armed and has no position lock from the GPS. Position, Mission and Return flight modes are not available.

Pulsing Blue

Disarmed, No GPS Lock

Indicates vehicle is disarmed and has no position lock from the GPS. Position, Mission and RTL flight modes will not be available until GPS lock is acquired.

Solid Green

Armed, GPS Lock

Indicates vehicle has been armed and has position lock from the GPS. All flight modes are available.

Pulsing Green

Disarmed, GPS Lock

Indicates vehicle is disarmed and has position lock from the GPS. All flight modes will be available.

Solid Purple

Failsafe Mode

Indicates an error has been encountered during flight and the vehicle will activate the Failsafe Action (Return To Launch by default).

Solid Amber

Low Battery Warning

Indicates a battery voltage below threshold.

Flashing Red

Error / Setup Required

Indicates an error, typically an issue with sensor calibration or autopilot configuration.

The current iteration of Astro ships with , our custom controller. For more information, check the .

Astro shipped with the controller as the pilot handset before late 2023. It runs a custom version of as its flight software.

SuperLight Lithium-ion batteries are designed and manufactured by Freefly. You can find more information on the battery in the section of the wiki.

Pilot Pro
Pilot Pro wiki
SuperLight Battery
Auterion Mission Control
Herelink
Location of the Status Indicator LED (Blue)
color code