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+-- support follow in GUIDED mode in plane
+
+local PARAM_TABLE_KEY = 11
+local PARAM_TABLE_PREFIX = "GFOLL_"
+
+local MODE_MANUAL = 0
+local MODE_GUIDED = 15
+
+local ALT_FRAME_ABSOLUTE = 0
+
+-- bind a parameter to a variable
+function bind_param(name)
+   local p = Parameter()
+   assert(p:init(name), string.format('could not find %s parameter', name))
+   return p
+end
+
+-- add a parameter and bind it to a variable
+function bind_add_param(name, idx, default_value)
+   assert(param:add_param(PARAM_TABLE_KEY, idx, name, default_value), string.format('could not add param %s', name))
+   return bind_param(PARAM_TABLE_PREFIX .. name)
+end
+
+-- setup SHIP specific parameters
+assert(param:add_table(PARAM_TABLE_KEY, PARAM_TABLE_PREFIX, 3), 'could not add param table')
+GFOLL_ENABLE     = bind_add_param('ENABLE', 1, 0)
+
+-- current target
+local target_pos = Location()
+local current_pos = Location()
+local target_velocity = Vector3f()
+local target_heading = 0.0
+
+-- other state
+local vehicle_mode = MODE_MANUAL
+local have_target = false
+
+-- check key parameters
+function check_parameters()
+  --[[
+     parameter values which are auto-set on startup
+  --]]
+   local key_params = {
+      FOLL_ENABLE = 1,
+      FOLL_OFS_TYPE = 1,
+      FOLL_ALT_TYPE = 0,
+   }
+
+   for p, v in pairs(key_params) do
+      local current = param:get(p)
+      assert(current, string.format("Parameter %s not found", p))
+      if math.abs(v-current) > 0.001 then
+         param:set_and_save(p, v)
+         gcs:send_text(0,string.format("Parameter %s set to %.2f was %.2f", p, v, current))
+      end
+   end
+end
+
+function wrap_360(angle)
+   local res = math.fmod(angle, 360.0)
+    if res < 0 then
+        res = res + 360.0
+    end
+    return res
+end
+
+function wrap_180(angle)
+    local res = wrap_360(angle)
+    if res > 180 then
+       res = res - 360
+    end
+    return res
+end
+
+-- update target state
+function update_target()
+   if not follow:have_target() then
+      if have_target then
+         gcs:send_text(0,"Lost beacon")
+      end
+      have_target = false
+      return
+   end
+   if not have_target then
+      gcs:send_text(0,"Have beacon")
+   end
+   have_target = true
+
+   target_pos, target_velocity = follow:get_target_location_and_velocity_ofs()
+   target_heading = follow:get_target_heading_deg()
+end
+
+-- main update function
+function update()
+   if GFOLL_ENABLE:get() < 1 then
+      return
+   end
+
+   update_target()
+   if not have_target then
+      return
+   end
+
+   current_pos = ahrs:get_position()
+   if not current_pos then
+      return
+   end
+   current_pos:change_alt_frame(ALT_FRAME_ABSOLUTE)
+
+   if vehicle:get_mode() ~= MODE_GUIDED then
+      return
+   end
+
+   local next_WP = vehicle:get_target_location()
+   if not next_WP then
+      -- not in a flight mode with a target location
+      return
+   end
+
+   -- update the target position from the follow library, which includes the offsets
+   target_pos:change_alt_frame(ALT_FRAME_ABSOLUTE)
+   vehicle:update_target_location(next_WP, target_pos)
+end
+
+function loop()
+   update()
+   -- run at 20Hz
+   return loop, 50
+end
+
+check_parameters()
+
+-- wrapper around update(). This calls update() at 20Hz,
+-- and if update faults then an error is displayed, but the script is not
+-- stopped
+function protected_wrapper()
+  local success, err = pcall(update)
+  if not success then
+     gcs:send_text(0, "Internal Error: " .. err)
+     -- when we fault we run the update function again after 1s, slowing it
+     -- down a bit so we don't flood the console with errors
+     return protected_wrapper, 1000
+  end
+  return protected_wrapper, 50
+end
+
+-- start running update loop
+return protected_wrapper()
+