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Importing and exporting Timeline Mission (Airpeak Plus exclusive)

Menu to import or export a mission
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Screen may differ depending on the country/region of use and the account status.

  • Import Timeline Mission in JSON, ESP, and KML file formats
    JSON: Format for reusing Timeline Mission created using the “Airpeak Base” app
    ESP, KML: Formats for using missions created using other companies’ services

  • Export Timeline Mission in JSON, ESP, and KML file formats
    JSON: Format for reusing Timeline Mission with the “Airpeak Base” app
    ESP, KML: Format for using Timeline Mission with other companies’ services

Specifying mission settings when importing a KML file​

You can specify adding maximum horizontal speed and hovering all at once when creating a Timeline Mission by importing a KML file containing flight path information that was created using another company’s service.

Dialog to import mission settings
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  • Automatically adjusting keyframes so the aircraft does not exceed maximum horizontal speed
    Ticking the check box “ON” will create a Timeline Mission using keyframes so the aircraft does not exceed the designated maximum horizontal speed.
    You can change maximum horizontal speed settings on the Timeline Mission screen’s title bar.

  • Adding 1-second hovering to all points
    Tick the check box “ON” to create a Timeline Mission by adding keyframes that hover for 1-second at all points other than the start and end points.
    To set hovering at points separately, select the keyframe on the Timeline Mission screen, then select Keyframes > Add hovering.

Specifying the camera direction when importing a KML file​

If there is no value for the direction of the main camera, you can specify a new direction for the main camera when importing a KML file containing flight path information that was created using another company’s service.
For example, this can be used for photographic surveying, inspection, or other missions where you want to adjust the direction of the main camera all at once.
At the start of a Timeline Mission flight, you can use the Airpeak Flight app to select whether the nose of the aircraft points in the direction of the main camera or in the direction of travel as much as possible.

Dialog to add camera direction
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  • Specify the angle relative to direction of aircraft travel
    Set the main camera to face a certain angle relative to the aircraft’s direction of travel

  • Specify the angle relative to north
    Set the main camera to always face a certain angle relative to the cardinal direction