# TABLE OF CONTENTS

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| Topic                                                                                                                                                                           |
| [**1 GENERAL**](https://docs.cubepilot.org/user-guides/cubepilot-ecosystem/cubepilot-partners/union-robotics/meadowhawk-2/meadowhawk-2-user-guide/table-of-contents/1.-general) |
| 1.1 Introduction                                                                                                                                                                |
| 1.2 Warnings, Cautions and Notes                                                                                                                                                |
| 1.3 Description                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1.3.1 Three-View-Drawing of the sUAS                                                                                                                                            |
| 1.3.2 Dimensions                                                                                                                                                                |
| 1.3.3 Motors \| Propellers \| Electronic Speed Controls                                                                                                                         |
| 1.3.4 Flight Control Surface                                                                                                                                                    |
| 1.3.5 Avionics \| Navigation \| Communication Systems                                                                                                                           |
| 1.3.6 Flight Battery                                                                                                                                                            |
| 1.3.7 Weights                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 1.4 Remote Pilot Station                                                                                                                                                        |
| 1.4.1 Function Controls Layout                                                                                                                                                  |
| 1.4.2 Command and Control Link                                                                                                                                                  |
| 1.5 Firmware \| Software                                                                                                                                                        |
| 1.6 List of Definitions and Abbreviations                                                                                                                                       |
| 1.6.1 Abbreviations and Acronyms                                                                                                                                                |
| 1.6.2 Definitions                                                                                                                                                               |
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| **2 OPERATING LIMITATIONS**                                                                                                                                                     |
| 2.1 Introduction                                                                                                                                                                |
| 2.2 Airspeed Limitations                                                                                                                                                        |
| 2.3 Mass \| Centre of Gravity Limits                                                                                                                                            |
| 2.3.1 Longitudinal Centre of Gravity Limits                                                                                                                                     |
| 2.3.2 Lateral Centre of Gravity Limits                                                                                                                                          |
| 2.4 Flight and Maneuver Limitations                                                                                                                                             |
| 2.5 Flight Battery Limitations                                                                                                                                                  |
| 2.7 Range and Endurance Limitations                                                                                                                                             |
| 2.7.1 Flight Battery                                                                                                                                                            |
| 2.7.2 Command and Control Link                                                                                                                                                  |
| 2.8 Kinds of Operation                                                                                                                                                          |
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| 3 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES                                                                                                                                                          |
| 3.1 Introduction                                                                                                                                                                |
| 3.2 Emergency Procedures                                                                                                                                                        |
| 3.2.1 Motor Failures                                                                                                                                                            |
| 3.2.2 Electrical Power Failure                                                                                                                                                  |
| Battery Exhaustion                                                                                                                                                              |
| 3.2.3 Avionics System Failure                                                                                                                                                   |
| Pilot Loss of Aircraft Orientation                                                                                                                                              |
| Unexpected Flight Control Behavior                                                                                                                                              |
| 3.2.4 Control Station Failure                                                                                                                                                   |
| 3.2.5 Data Link Communication Failures                                                                                                                                          |
| Loss of Video Signal                                                                                                                                                            |
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| **4 NORMAL OPERATING PROCEDURES**                                                                                                                                               |
| 4.1 Introduction                                                                                                                                                                |
| 4.2 Normal Operation Checklists                                                                                                                                                 |
| 4.2.1 Pre-Flight Inspection                                                                                                                                                     |
| 4.2.2 System Assembly and Pre-Flight Inspection                                                                                                                                 |
| Pre-Flight Inspection                                                                                                                                                           |
| 4.2.3 Systems Start                                                                                                                                                             |
| Power On the Aircraft                                                                                                                                                           |
| Power On the Radio Controller                                                                                                                                                   |
| Connecting the Radio Controller to the Aircraft                                                                                                                                 |
| Flight screen                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Pre-Flight Checklist Screen                                                                                                                                                     |
| Verify Controls Screen                                                                                                                                                          |
| Arming the Meadowhawk                                                                                                                                                           |
| 4.2.4 Take-Off \| Launch Systems                                                                                                                                                |
| 4.2.5 Flight Modes                                                                                                                                                              |
| Loiter                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Return-to-Launch (RTL)                                                                                                                                                          |
| Smart Return-to-Launch (SmartRTL)                                                                                                                                               |
| Land now                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 4.2.6 In-Flight Monitoring                                                                                                                                                      |
| Ground Station Software Overview and Telemetry Display                                                                                                                          |
| Alarm Indications                                                                                                                                                               |
| Control Panel                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Camera Controls                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Map View                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Layers                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 4.2.7 Missions                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Missions                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Mission Vehicles Type                                                                                                                                                           |
| Waypoint Missions                                                                                                                                                               |
| Takeoff Point                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Spline Points                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Return Home                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Land                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Deleting a Waypoint                                                                                                                                                             |
| Terrain Following                                                                                                                                                               |
| Grid Missions                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Turns                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Guide Point                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Wall Scan Missions                                                                                                                                                              |
| Tower Scan Missions                                                                                                                                                             |
| Horizontal vs Vertical                                                                                                                                                          |
| Survey Missions                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Creating a Survey                                                                                                                                                               |
| Survey Settings                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Saving a Mission                                                                                                                                                                |
| Flying Missions                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Skipping to Items in Mission                                                                                                                                                    |
| Pausing/Resuming Missions                                                                                                                                                       |
| Editing from the Mission Layer                                                                                                                                                  |
| Visual Observation                                                                                                                                                              |
| 4.2.8 Landing Approach                                                                                                                                                          |
| Landing                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 4.2.9 Systems Shutdown                                                                                                                                                          |
| Disarming the Vehicle                                                                                                                                                           |
| 4.2.10 After Landing Inspection                                                                                                                                                 |
| 4.2.11 System Disassembly \| Storage                                                                                                                                            |
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| **5 PERFORMANCE**                                                                                                                                                               |
| 5.1 Introduction                                                                                                                                                                |
| 5.2 Performance Table                                                                                                                                                           |
| 5.2.1 Take-Off Area (Distance)                                                                                                                                                  |
| 5.2.2 Climb Performance                                                                                                                                                         |
| 5.2.3 Cruise Performance                                                                                                                                                        |
| 5.2.4 Landing Area                                                                                                                                                              |
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| **6 WEIGHT AND BALANCE EQUIPMENT LIST**                                                                                                                                         |
| 6.1 Introduction                                                                                                                                                                |
| 6.2 Weighing Procedures                                                                                                                                                         |
| Operating weights and loading (batteries \| payloads)                                                                                                                           |
| Centre of Gravity range and determination                                                                                                                                       |
| 6.3 Equipment List                                                                                                                                                              |
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| **7 DESCRIPTION OF THE sUAS AND SYSTEMS**                                                                                                                                       |
| 7.1 Introduction                                                                                                                                                                |
| 7.2 Airframe                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 7.3 Flight Controls                                                                                                                                                             |
| Throttle                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Yaw                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Pitch                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Roll                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Anti-Collision Light / Orientation Lights                                                                                                                                       |
| Cargo Release Hook                                                                                                                                                              |
| Loading the Hook                                                                                                                                                                |
| 7.4 Propulsion System                                                                                                                                                           |
| 7.4.1 Motor \| Propeller \| Electronic Speed Control                                                                                                                            |
| 7.4.2 Flight Battery                                                                                                                                                            |
| 7.5 Electrical System                                                                                                                                                           |
| 7.6 Avionics System                                                                                                                                                             |
| 7.6.1 Navigation                                                                                                                                                                |
| 7.6.2 Communication                                                                                                                                                             |
| 7.6.3 Telemetry                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 7.7 Launch \| Flight Recovery System                                                                                                                                            |
| Launch                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Arming the Meadowhawk                                                                                                                                                           |
| Return-to-Launch (RTH)                                                                                                                                                          |
| Smart Return-to-Launch (SmartRTL)                                                                                                                                               |
| Land Now                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 7.8 Payloads                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 7.9 Remote Pilot Station                                                                                                                                                        |
| Radio                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 7.10 Ground Support \| Surveillance                                                                                                                                             |
| Share Video Stream                                                                                                                                                              |
| Enable the video stream on the radio controller                                                                                                                                 |
| Connect over Wifi Tethering                                                                                                                                                     |
| Display the video stream                                                                                                                                                        |
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| **8 HANDLING, CARE AND MAINTENANCE**                                                                                                                                            |
| 8.1 Introduction                                                                                                                                                                |
| 8.2 Transport \| Storage                                                                                                                                                        |
| 8.3 Assembly \| Disassembly                                                                                                                                                     |
| 8.3.1 Propeller Care                                                                                                                                                            |
| 8.3.2 Aircraft Components                                                                                                                                                       |
| Top Canopy                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Front Canopy                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Bottom Canopy                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Motor                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Arm                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Leg                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 8.4 Cleaning and Care                                                                                                                                                           |
| 8.4.1 Aircraft Cleaning                                                                                                                                                         |
| 8.4.2 Battery Care, Storage, and Use                                                                                                                                            |
| Aircraft Battery Storage                                                                                                                                                        |
| Aircraft Battery Use                                                                                                                                                            |
| Aircraft Battery Charging                                                                                                                                                       |
| Radio Controller Charging                                                                                                                                                       |
| 8.5 Scheduled Maintenance                                                                                                                                                       |
| 8.5.1 Annual Inspection                                                                                                                                                         |
| 8.5.2 500 Hour Preventive Maintenance                                                                                                                                           |
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| **9 SUPPLEMENTS**                                                                                                                                                               |
| 9.1 General                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 9.2 Index of Supplements                                                                                                                                                        |
| 1. Sony RX0                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 2. Sony RX100                                                                                                                                                                   |
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