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docs/en/config/actuators.md

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#### Flap Scale and Spoiler Scale Configuration
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The channel setup of flaps and spoilers is described in [Flaps and Spoiler Control with Manual Control](../payloads/generic_actuator_control.md#flaps-and-spoiler-control-with-manual-control).
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"Flap-control" and "Spoiler-control" are aerodynamic configurations that can either be commanded manually by the pilot (using RC, say), or are set automatically by the controller.
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"Flap-control" and "Spoiler-control" are aerodynamic configurations that can either be commanded manually by the pilot (using RC or a Joystick, say) (see [Flaps and Spoiler Control with Manual Control](#flaps-and-spoiler-control-with-manual-control)), or are set automatically by the controller.
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For example, a pilot or the landing system might engage "Spoiler-control" in order to reduce the airspeed before landing.
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The configurations are an _abstract_ way for the controller to tell the allocator how much it should adjust the aerodynamic properties of the wings relative to the "full flaps" or "full spoiler" configuration (between `[0,1]`, where "1" indicates the full range).
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These are the elevator deflections added to compensate for the pitching moments generated by the flaps and spoiler actuators.
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In the case here the elevator would be deflected 0.3 up when the flaps are fully deployed to counteract the pitching down moment caused by the flaps.
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#### Flaps and Spoiler Control with Manual Control
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The preferred method to manually actuate spoilers and flaps is to map a manual control switch to an `AUX` output (see [Generic Actuator Control with RC](#generic-actuator-control-with-rc)), and then map that AUX output to the flap or spoiler function using [FW_FLAPS_MAN](../advanced_config/parameter_reference.md#FW_FLAPS_MAN) or [FW_SPOILERS_MAN](../advanced_config/parameter_reference.md#FW_SPOILERS_MAN).
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The source for the manual control can be RC or MAVLink.
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The following method is not recommended, and will be removed in a future release.
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If using it you should migrate to using the AUX-based method.
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It is also possible to define a flaps channel directly on the RC using [RC_MAP_FLAPS](../advanced_config/parameter_reference.md#RC_MAP_FLAPS).
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This channel can also be used to control the spoilers by setting [FW_SPOILERS_MAN](../advanced_config/parameter_reference.md#FW_SPOILERS_MAN) to `Flaps channel`.
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This method is not possible when the source for the manual control is MAVLink.
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#### Actuator Roll, Pitch, and Yaw Scaling
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docs/en/payloads/generic_actuator_control.md

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You could then use set the RC channel to control the `AUX3` output using `RC_MAP_AUX5`.
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### Flaps and Spoiler Control with Manual Control
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The preferred method to manually actuate spoilers and flaps is to map a manual control switch to an `AUX` output (see [Generic Actuator Control with RC](#generic-actuator-control-with-rc)), and then map that AUX output to the flap or spoiler function using [FW_FLAPS_MAN](../advanced_config/parameter_reference.md#FW_FLAPS_MAN) or [FW_SPOILERS_MAN](../advanced_config/parameter_reference.md#FW_SPOILERS_MAN).
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The source for the manual control can be RC or MAVLink.
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The following method is not recommended, and will be removed in a future release.
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It is also possible to define a flaps channel directly on the RC using [RC_MAP_FLAPS](../advanced_config/parameter_reference.md#RC_MAP_FLAPS).
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This channel can also be used to control the spoilers by setting [FW_SPOILERS_MAN](../advanced_config/parameter_reference.md#FW_SPOILERS_MAN) to `Flaps channel`.
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This method is not possible when the source for the manual control is MAVLink.
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## Generic Actuator Control in Missions
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To use generic actuator control in a mission you must first [configure the outputs that you want to control using MAVLink](#generic-actuator-control-with-mavlink).

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