The Land flight mode causes the vehicle to land at the position where the mode was engaged. The vehicle will disarm shortly after landing (by default).
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- Mode is automatic - no user intervention is required to control the vehicle.
- Mode requires at least a valid local position estimate (does not require a global position).
- Flying vehicles can't switch to this mode without valid local position.
- Flying vehicles will failsafe if they lose the position estimate.
- Mode prevents arming (vehicle must be armed when switching to this mode).
- RC control switches can be used to change flight modes on any vehicle.
- RC stick movement in a multicopter (or VTOL in multicopter mode) will by default change the vehicle to Position mode unless handling a critical battery failsafe.
- The mode can be triggered using the MAV_CMD_NAV_LAND MAVLink command, or by explicitly switching to Land mode.
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The vehicle will land at the location at which the mode was engaged. The vehicle descends at the rate specified in MPC_LAND_SPEED and will disarm after landing (by default).
RC stick movement will change the vehicle to Position mode (by default).
Land mode behaviour can be configured using the parameters below.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| MPC_LAND_SPEED | The rate of descent during landing. This should be kept fairly low as the ground conditions are not known. |
| COM_DISARM_LAND | Time-out for auto disarm after landing, in seconds. If set to -1 the vehicle will not disarm on landing. |
| COM_RC_OVERRIDE | Controls whether stick movement on a multicopter (or VTOL in MC mode) causes a mode change to Position mode. This can be separately enabled for auto modes and for offboard mode, and is enabled in auto modes by default. |
| COM_RC_STICK_OV | The amount of stick movement that causes a transition to Position mode (if COM_RC_OVERRIDE is enabled). |