Bad descripition of the arming settings choices

[Montspy]

On the GCS, under Input > Arming Settings tab, the description "Arm airframe using throttle off and: [Choice here]" is confusing if you consider the choice "Switch". When using the switch for arming, no throttle down verification is done and it's possible to arm the airframe with full throttle.
IMHO, the best solution should be to change the description to : "Arm airframe using: [Choice here]" and to modify the choices to be :

• Always disarmed
• Always armed
• Throttle off and Roll Left
• Throttle off and Roll Right
• ...
• Switch only
• Throttle off and Switch

"Switch only" would not check is throttle is off while "Throttle off and Switch" would.
Both Switch choices should allow to disarm motors even if throttle is not off, I think it is a good safety feature.

[peabody124]

Good catch. The switch option is a recent addition and nothing about the text was updated to follow that.

As a separate question, should we only make the switch mode arm while throttle is low? This would seem safer, but if people try and fly 3D they might want to arm with the throttle at mid stick...

[Montspy]

Maybe check for low throttle for standard flight and check near-zero throttle for 3D flight. Or prevent user flying 3D to choose "Throttle off and Switch".

[guilhermito]

This change is not as straightforward as it seems since the values on the combobox are fetched from the uavo definition.
The easiest and cleanest way I can thinkoff is to add a note on the widget stating that if a switch is used it will arm the fc regardless of throttle level.

[Montspy]

As a short term fix it can be enough, but adding a mode with a check is a must-have IMHO.
I'll take a look at UAVO.