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FrankC
Jul 21, 2009, 01:13 PM
I have been looking at the autopilots for a while now, mostly attopilot and ardupilot but also some of the others. Do they have a data-entry program where you can enter all of the parameters for a flight? I am talking about entering the waypoints, but also the other items like airspeed (throttle), altitude, and other items. I would like a normal looking program where you have a prompt and an entry field. It would also be nice to be able to retrieve and edit an existing file. If these autopilots have this feature it would be nice to see some screenshots. I am not necessarily talking about ground control software that monitors the flight, but the software that defines the flight.

CenTexFlyer
Jul 21, 2009, 09:40 PM
I believe that Dean and co. are working on that very thing.....

FrankC
Jul 22, 2009, 06:26 PM
It popped into my head because I am a programmer... one of the laid off programmers... 2nd time in the last 16 months, so I am pondering the future.