A better hands free climb/descent for INAV, ArduPilot, and other flight controller firmware

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In this video, we revisit a nice addition to your transmitter model. This will allow you to climb or descend as a set rate. I have shown you how to do this before. But this new version is much better. Now you can enable and disable your climb or descent without needing to change the rate. There are also nice automated entries and exits for this assistance feature.

✈️ Contents ✈️
00:00 Introduction
01:16 How the old version worked, and how the new version will work
02:08 How I have the basic models setup on the transmitters
02:47 Step 1 - Disable the trims (OpenTX/EdgeTX)
03:35 Step 1 - Disable the trims (ETHOS)
04:15 Step 2 - Adding the pot and curve for the hands free climb/descent (ETHOS)
07:07 Step 2 - Adding the pot and curve (OpenTX/EdgeTX)
09:33 Step 3 - Setting up the logic and assigning it to the mix (OpenTX/EdgeTX)
10:15 - Logic for detecting the flight modes
12:12 - Logic to activate the hands free climb/descent
14:45 - Logic to deactivate hands free climb/descent
16:25 - Latching switch for hands free climb/descent enabled
17:35 - Setting up the switching in the mixer
17:58 - Demo of the system working
19:00 Step 3 - Setting up the logic and assigning it to the mix (ETHOS)
19:02 - Logic for detecting the flight modes
21:40 - Logic to activate the hands free climb/descent
23:55 - Logic to deactivate hands free climb/descent
25:59 ETHOS comments and how they can be really useful
27:09 - Latching switch for hands free climb/descent and the OR for activating
29:25 - Setting up the switching in the mixer
29:50 - Demo of the system working
30:50 Conclusion

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