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  • Page 3 Read entirely at least once: it answers most questions that most users encounter when they discover Keep it for reference and stay alert for updates: they will be advertised on all Parrot websites and social media. The Table of contents, on page 7, is active. Click a title to access the corresponding section.
  • Page 4 2. Download FreeFlight 6 on your iOS or Android smartphone: requires FreeFlight 6 to fly. The app will enable you to update your Parrot Skycontroller 3 and when you power them on for the first time. Android FreeFlight 6 QR code...
  • Page 5 If the prompt does not appear on your screen when you connect your device to your Parrot Skycontroller 3, launch FreeFlight 6 manually, as any other app. iOS FreeFlight 6 homepage 3. Tap the green “FLY” box on the homepage of FreeFlight 6 to launch the initial updates.
  • Page 6 update: tap the green “CONTINUE” box to proceed. FreeFlight 6 displays an animation and a progress circle on a screen labelled “Preparing your drone”. When the update is finished, the screen displays “Your drone is ready” and a “CONTINUE” box. Tap this “CONTINUE” box to come back to FreeFlight 6 homepage. 6.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Ready to store or carry ........................17 Ready to pilot..........................17 Camera and gimbal controls ......................18 LED status indicator color codes ....................18 Pairing to a Parrot Skycontroller 3 ................18 published on September 17, 2020 User Guide v6.7 –...
  • Page 8 ..........................20 Equipment ............................. 20 Regulations ........................... 20 Flight conditions ..........................20 ............................. 21 ............................22 Ground take-off ..........................22 Hand launch ..........................22 ..............................23 ........................... 24 RECISE ETTING ........................24 ............................24 .............................. 25 Hand landing ..........................25 ..........................
  • Page 9 ............................37 Controls ............................37 Presets............................37 Thermal ............................38 Interface ............................39 Safety ............................39 Camera ............................40 Network ............................40 ..........................41 Making videos ..........................41 Taking photos ..........................43 Creating Panoramas ........................46 ......................... 50 Gimbal tilt control .......................... 50 Zoom control ..........................
  • Page 10 ........................... 64 About Thermal Imaging ......................... 64 Presentation of the Thermal HUD (post-processing) ............... 64 Relative Thermal mode ........................65 Spot Thermal mode ........................66 .......................... 67 ......................69 360° .............................. 69 Reveal ............................69 Spiral ............................70 Epic ............................... 70 .............................

  • Page 11: About

    About Wi-Fi Parrot asks you to switch off your device’s Wi-Fi connection when flying with both the Parrot Skycontroller 3 and your phone or tablet: with this configuration, the drone and the controller communicate through ’s Wi-Fi network and activating your device’s Wi-Fi can only result in interferences.

  • Page 12: About Auto-Rth (Return Home)

    Parrot drone) to let Parrot store your flight data. Sharing your data, even anonymously, benefits the community, as it enables us to improve our products. It also directly benefits all identifiable users in case they need to contact Parrot support teams.
  • Page 13 DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY, OR BOTH, which could result in serious harm or death. 3. Be aware that videos and photos that are promoted and advertised by Parrot Drones SAS and its affiliates have been made by and with experienced professionals and drone pilots.
  • Page 14 • Weight: 500 g / 1.1 lb. Sensor: FLIR BOSON • Maximum transmission range: 4 km (2.48 mi) with the • 320x256 resolution enclosed Parrot Skycontroller 3 • -40 °C to +150 °C temperature range • Maximum flight time: 32 minutes • Thermal sensitivity: <60 mK •...
  • Page 15 Your package contains: drone 3 smart batteries (2 + 1 preinstalled on 1 Parrot Skycontroller 3 1 tablet holder 1 multi-port fast USB charger 1 additional set of propeller blades 4 USB-A/USB-C cables 1 hard case Illustration picture: device not included in the pack published on September 17, 2020 User Guide v6.7 –...

  • Page 16: Ready To Store Or Carry

    Ready to store or carry Foldable arms and propellers Ready to fly Smart battery Battery extraction button Charge level LED indicators 250° tilt camera gimbal USB-C charging port Power button...

  • Page 17: Ready To Store Or Carry

    Ready to store or carry Left control stick Right control stick Power-on foldable arm and device holder Ready to pilot LED status indicator Wi-Fi antenna RTH (return home) button Take-off/landing button published on September 17, 2020 User Guide v6.7 –...

  • Page 18: Camera And Gimbal Controls

    USB-C charging port (red: charging; green: charged) USB-A device port LED status indicator color codes When the Parrot Skycontroller 3 is powered on, its LED status indicator gives you an instant visual indication: flashing green: Skycontroller 3 update in progress;...
  • Page 19 6. Wait for synchronization between Parrot Skycontroller 3 and (steady dark blue LED on the controller): check that the left trigger of the Parrot Skycontroller 3 activates the drone’s gimbal to ensure the synch is complete. 7. Unplug the controller from the drone.

  • Page 20: Equipment

    Check the weather: do not fly in the fog or in a wind exceeding 15 meters per second or 50 km/h. Due to the operating mode of its vertical camera and ultrasound sensor, Parrot recommends you do not fly over water and other reflective surfaces (mirrors, glass, and so on).
  • Page 21 4. To start the drone, place it on a flat horizontal surface and press the power button. 5. a) If you use Parrot Skycontroller 3, unfold the central part of the controller to power it on, wait for the steady dark blue light, then plug your device to the controller using a USB cable.

  • Page 22: Ground Take-Off

    Press the button on your Parrot Skycontroller 3, or tap the green “TAKE-OFF” box, on the screen of your device. takes off and stabilizes at 1 m (3 ft) from the ground, waiting for commands from the pilot.
  • Page 23 Left control stick (default mode) Right control stick (default mode) Rise Forward Descend Reverse Turn right Move to the right Turn left Move to the left Note that you can modify ’s controls through the PREFERENCES menu of “PREFERENCES / Controls” FreeFlight 6.

  • Page 24: Precise Home Setting

    To bring back to its take-off position, press the button on your Parrot Skycontroller 3, or tap the icon on the screen of your device. rises to 30 meters over its take-off point – or to the altitude you have set, through FreeFlight 6, between 20 and 100 meters –...

  • Page 25: Hand Landing

    Setting up for landing, Android directly over a flat, even, and clear surface, then press the button, or tap the orange “LAND” box on the screen of your device. lands. Precise Landing, Android Hand landing Be especially careful when you hand land .

  • Page 26: Battery Removal

    Set the drone on a flat and even surface (such as a table), and position the battery’s three hooks into the drone’s corresponding slots. Place your middle finger on the Parrot logo of and your thumb on the back of the smart battery. Squeeze your fingers together until you feel and hear the battery clicking into the body of the drone.
  • Page 27 (USB-PD standard), using a USB-C to USB-C cable (not included in the box). In that configuration, full charging time of the battery can be reduced to 115 minutes. About USB-PD power banks: Parrot does not recommend users to invest in a USB-PD power bank, as not all of them support USB-C to USB-C charging of ’s battery.

  • Page 28: Battery Update

    LED indicators. The battery needs to be charged to exit the wintering mode and start operating as described in the earlier paragraphs: this behavior preserves the battery over time. Parrot recommends you always run a full charge of your smart battery before flying Like all other LiPo batteries, ’s smart battery must be handled, transported and...
  • Page 29 The battery’s LEDs flash quickly, one after the other, alternating green and red: the hard reset is successful! published on September 17, 2020 User Guide v6.7 –...

  • Page 30: Installing A Microsd Card

    Parrot recommends you backup your photos and videos, and you empty your microSD card after each flight, to ensure you always have available memory space to capture new still or moving images.

  • Page 31: Freeflight 6 Gallery

    “Gallery” box, at the center of the interface. is powered on and connected to the device (directly or through the Parrot Skycontroller 3, the FreeFlight 6 Gallery displays the microSD card media, by default. Tap any media to preview it.

  • Page 32: Microsd Card Encryption

    Confirm your selection from the next screen to launch the formatting. Note that both options delete all microSD card contents, including flight data. MicroSD card encryption Tap the “Encrypt SD card” button of the SD Card screen of FreeFlight 6 Gallery to access the encryption profile creation page.
  • Page 33 The HUD (head-up display) interface of FreeFlight 6 is the ultimate companion to It enables you to access all the outstanding features of , from the screen of your device, at the touch of your thumbs. This section explores FreeFlight 6 functions, starting with a presentation of the top and bottom bars of the HUD (iOS and Android).

  • Page 34: Presentation Of The Ios Hud (Video Mode View)

    Presentation of the iOS HUD (video mode view) Drone horizontal distance from pilot Next available action Drone height relative to take-off point Controller box (charge and GPS synch) Drone ground speed Drone box (charge and GPS synch) Back to homepage Preferences Speed (Film or Soft shutter...
  • Page 35 GPS, Glonass and Galileo satellites to optimize the stability of the drone, especially at higher altitudes. Parrot therefore recommends you always check both your FreeFlight 6 HUD’s GPS icons are green (and not red), before you make your take off.

  • Page 36: Presentation Of The Android Hud (Photo Mode View)

    GPS, Glonass and Galileo satellites to optimize the stability of the drone, especially at higher altitudes. Parrot therefore recommends you always check both your FreeFlight 6 HUD’s GPS icons are green (and not red), before you make your...

  • Page 37: Controls

    NO / YES About EV Trigger: when activated, the EV Trigger enables you to control the EV (exposure value) directly from the zoom (right) trigger of the Parrot Skycontroller 3 (refer to the “PARROT SKYCONTROLLER 3 PRESENTATION” section of this guide for additional information).

  • Page 38: Thermal

    About horizon and Banked turn: refer to in-app information for details about these features. Note that “Global reactivity”, “Inclination”, “Vertical speed” and “Rotation speed” values are the ones which carry the biggest impact on ’s acceleration and general flying behavior. Corresponding sliders turn to orange instead of green to warn users the settings they have selected require extreme care, superior piloting skills, or both, when flying .

  • Page 39: Interface

    Show framing grid NO / 3x3 / 6x6 Measurement system AUTO / IMPERIAL / METRIC FPV Goggles Tap “CHANGE” to access the following options: Parrot – CockpitGlasses 1 Homido Parrot – CockpitGlasses 2 Merge VR Parrot – CockpitGlasses 3 BNext Google –...

  • Page 40: Camera

    Note: By activating advanced RTH features, if you select return to Pilot or Custom position, the drone might not be able to reach its destination in case of low battery. Parrot will not be held responsible in case the drone lands in a different location. Return position TAKE-OFF / PILOT / CUSTOM Tap “RESET ALL SAFETY PREFERENCES”...

  • Page 41: Making Videos

    Although you can film and take pictures using your device as ’s only controller, we recommend you always use the Parrot Skycontroller 3 and your device, for the best controlled, most precise, and safest filming and photos-shooting flights. Making videos...
  • Page 42 When you are happy with your settings and your framing, press the hard shutter button on the right of Parrot Skycontroller 3 (or tap the soft shutter button of the HUD) to start filming. The soft shutter button of the HUD animates and displays a cycle between red square, and red circle.

  • Page 43: Taking Photos

    Taking photos To access the photo camera of , tap the photo/video toggle in the middle of the bottom bar of the HUD, to circle the photo camera (left icon) in white. Five photo modes are available on : Single shot, Burst, Bracketing, Timer and Panorama (5 formats).
  • Page 44 Selecting the “Timelapse” mode opens six options: 5 secs, 10 secs, 15 secs, 30 secs, 60 secs, and 120 secs. When one of these options has been selected, the soft shutter button of the HUD displays a Timelapse icon. Selecting the “GPS Lapse” opens six options: 5m, 10m, 20m, 50m, 100m, and 200m. When one of these options has been selected, the soft shutter button of the HUD displays a GPS Lapse icon.
  • Page 45 Android photo formats: DNG+JPEG RECT In “Single” mode, the screen flashes white then freezes briefly in black and white to confirm a picture has been taken. The number to the left of the soft shutter button (the number of media on the microSD card) of the HUD is increased by 1. In “Burst”...

  • Page 46: Creating Panoramas

    ” section of this guide for additional information on exposure locking) of the frame with which you start your panorama. For this reason, Parrot recommends you always frame the main subject of the intended panorama before pressing the shutter button.
  • Page 47 Panorama formats, Android When you are happy with your framing, press the hard shutter button on the right of the Parrot Skycontroller 3 (or tap the soft shutter button of the HUD) to begin the Panorama capture. starts taking pictures and the bottom of the HUD displays a progress bar which fills with green as the capture unfolds.
  • Page 48 displays the Local (device) gallery, which contains only the media you have downloaded from ’s microSD card. Local (device) gallery Finally, select the panorama you want to generate from your Local gallery: FreeFlight 6 displays the following screen. Android panorama generation page Tap “Create”...
  • Page 49 iOS: generating a Sphere panorama When the panorama creation is complete, FreeFlight 6 displays the panorama and gives you the option to delete the original files. For each Vertical or Horizontal panorama capture, you will be able to generate one panorama only.

  • Page 50: Gimbal Tilt Control

    To aim the gimbal toward the sky, pull the tilt control trigger up. To reset the gimbal tilt to a horizontal position, press the optics reset button on the left of Parrot Skycontroller 3 (this action also resets the zoom factor of the lens to 1x). Zoom control ’s zoom control is activated through the right trigger of Parrot Skycontroller 3.
  • Page 51 Android 4K x1.4 zoom Android 4K x2.8 zoom As already mentioned, presents no lossless zoom capabilities for pictures: the zoom is deactivated by design in WIDE formats (JPEG and DNG+JPEG), and it has an impact on the resolution of the pictures in JPEG RECT format. By contrast, offers impressive lossless zoom capabilities for 4K UHD (x1.4), 2.7K (x1.9) and 1080p (X2.8) videos.
  • Page 52 iOS 1080p x1.4 zoom iOS 1080p x2.8 zoom...

  • Page 53: Camera Calibration: Correct Horizon (Exceptional Procedure)

    When is correctly positioned, perpendicular to its straight horizon reference, power it on, along with the Parrot Skycontroller 3 and your device, as you would for any flight. published on September 17, 2020 User Guide v6.7 –...
  • Page 54 Access “Camera calibration” from the box of the homepage or the HUD of FreeFlight 6, or from the “PREFERENCES-Camera” menu. Select the “Correct horizon” option from the following screen. : gimbal/camera calibration (Android) The following screen appears. Gimbal/camera calibration: before (Android) Tap “–“...

  • Page 55: Camera Calibration: Gimbal Calibration

    Gimbal/camera calibration: after (Android) When you have straightened the tilt of the camera, tap the “<” icon on the top left of the screen to confirm your setting and exit camera calibration. Camera Calibration: Gimbal calibration Use this option to perform a gimbal calibration, similar to that which occurs after is powered on.
  • Page 56 Tap “-“ or “+” on each axis to align visible and thermal views. : Camera alignment, after (Android) Tap “<” on the top left of the screen to exit the interface and confirm your settings.

  • Page 57: Exposure Value (Ev)

    is set to deliver high quality and balanced 4K videos and 21MP photos, out of the box. Some image enthusiasts and all professional directors, videographers and photographers, however, will find their way through pro-imaging settings. This section is designed to help you exploit manual settings and develop your filming and photography styles.

  • Page 58: Iso Value (Iso)

    ’s f/2.4 aperture lenses lets a lot of light in, even compared to most professional SLR lenses, your drone can achieve very fast “s” values (down to 1/10000s) and capture very fast action. It can also be used for slow shots, up to 1 second for the photo mode.

  • Page 59: Hdr

    Tap the WB box to open the white balance options. Select the WB option that is best suited for your shooting conditions, your subject, or both. The display of the HUD reflects your settings and helps you make the best choice.

  • Page 60: Natural Style

    “next available action” box, at the center of the top bar of the HUD. Press the hard shutter button on your Parrot Skycontroller 3 (or the soft shutter button of the HUD) to start filming in HDR or to take a HDR photo.

  • Page 61: Pastel Style

    PASTEL Style Another alternative Style to Natural looking images (default value) can be selected for both in the video mode, and in the photo mode. It is called “Pastel”. It makes images less saturated, but it brings out their warmest tones. Activate the “PASTEL”...

  • Page 62: Lock Ae

    Tap the “<” icon, on the left of the screen, to confirm your settings and exit the ADJUSTMENT menu. Lock AE Another great feature of FreeFlight 6 is the possibility to lock the general exposure of a view, to fine-tune the framing of a shot and keep the desired exposure. To access this function, tap the “Video settings box”...

  • Page 63: Lock Ae Touch

    Lock AE Touch With the “Lock AE Touch” (or “Spot AE”) function of FreeFlight 6, you can also lock the exposure of a frame on any detail of any view. To activate this function, follow the “Lock AE” procedure of the preceding section. When the exposure is locked, touch the part of the frame you want to base your exposure on.

  • Page 64: About Thermal Imaging

    About Thermal Imaging Thermal imaging – or infrared (IR) thermography – is the process of acquiring, measuring and analyzing thermal information from non-contact devices, such as ’s FLIR Boson camera. Thermal imaging devices transform invisible IR radiations, or heat transfers, into colored images the human eye can interpret and analyze.

  • Page 65: Relative Thermal Mode

    When in Thermal Spectrum, the choice of photo modes is limited to three options, each of which delivering 1280x720 rectilinear JPEG thermography images: Single shot Timelapse (10, 30, 60, 120 or 240 seconds intervals between shots) GPS Lapse (5, 10, 20, 50, 100 or 200 meters spherical intervals between shots) The Thermal Spectrum video mode is limited to a single option: shoots 9 frames per second 1280x720 thermography MP4 (H264) videos.

  • Page 66: Spot Thermal Mode

    Spot Thermal mode The Spot Thermal mode of is especially useful to isolate cold or hot spots. Use the inverted arrows button (under the scale, on the left of the screen) to toggle from hot to cold (or from cold to hot) and slide your finger along the scale to adapt the threshold of the scale to your scene and highlight only coldest or hottest spots.
  • Page 67 The Thermal analyzer feature of FreeFlight 6 provides you with a great tool to achieve quick thermal analysis, directly from your device. This function gives you full control over the on-screen rendering of any thermography video or photo you have taken with .
  • Page 68 Same image, (hot) Spot mode (Android)

  • Page 69: Reveal

    Make sure you have selected the video settings you require and tap “CINESHOTS” in the bottom bar of the HUD to access Cineshots. Tap a Cineshot to select it. For each, two options appear. ANAFI USA films all your Cineshots automatically – provided you have free space on your microSD card.

  • Page 70: Spiral

    Activate and monitor all Cineshots with care: always check your automated shot flight plan is clear from obstacles and safe, always retain visual contact with , and always be ready to reclaim control of your drone: any action on any stick of Parrot Skycontroller 3 immediately terminates the current Cineshot.

  • Page 71: Manual Flight

    When the Cameraman mode is activated, manages the gimbal tilt to keep the target in the frame. Therefore, the left trigger of the Parrot Skycontroller 3 is deactivated in this mode. However, you can still control the zoom, with the right trigger.

  • Page 72: Follow Me

    Tap “FLY” to access the Follow Me mode. Select one of the three Follow Me options (refer to in-app explanations for details): Track Lock Dynamic (Parrot recommends you only use this option in completely open and unobstructed areas)
  • Page 73 If you push the right joystick of the Parrot Skycontroller 3 to the left, circles around you clockwise. If you push the right joystick of the Parrot Skycontroller 3 to the right, circles around you counterclockwise. In the Follow Me mode, manages the gimbal tilt to keep you in the center of the frame.

  • Page 74: Smartdronies

    Tap a Dronie to select it. Tap the option you have chosen to activate the Dronie: after 2 seconds, starts moving around you. The corresponding Dronie box fills with green as the Dronie unfolds. Activate and monitor the Follow Me mode and each Dronie with care: always check your flight plan is clear from obstacles and safe, always retain visual contact with , and always be ready to stop the following (tap the “STOP”...

  • Page 75: Flight Plan

    Flight Plan Flight Plan is a powerful tool, which enables you to fully prepare and configure your flights and filming sessions, from home, on the train, in a plane, or anywhere else you can take your phone with you. Through an example, this section will teach you the basics of automated flight and shooting management, with and Flight Plan.
  • Page 76 First, select your initial waypoint: ideally, very close to your intended take-off point. Tap the screen to set it. The green circle represents the waypoint, the white figure the altitude of the drone, and the white arrow the direction of ’s camera.
  • Page 77 Tap the map to set the second waypoint: the distance between the two waypoints appears on the screen. Use the slider on the right of the screen to set the altitude of the waypoint. In this example, will climb from 3 to 30 meters between the initial waypoint and the second waypoint.
  • Page 78 Tap “Point of interest” to add the POI. It appears as a blue square diamond. The figure in the center represents the height of the POI, which you can modify using the slider on the right of the screen. All waypoints turn white as they can now be selected to be linked to the POI.
  • Page 79 All you have to do now is to close FreeFlight 6, to get to your flying spot, to prepare , your Parrot Skycontroller 3 and your device for the flight. Tap the “PILOTING MODE” box on the HUD to call the options. Select “Flight Plan”: the last plan you have set up appears.
  • Page 80 Tap the green arrow on the right of the left bottom bar of the Flight Plan interface to begin the Flight Plan: takes off, flies to the first waypoint and starts the Flight Plan. At the end of the Flight Plan, depending on your settings and depending on your version of FreeFlight 6, lands at, or hovers over, the last waypoint you have set.

  • Page 81: Touch & Fly: Waypoint

    POI icon. Control the height of the POI (the blue figure inside the square diamond) through the slider on the right: this effectively controls the tilt of the gimbal, while you use the Parrot Skycontroller 3 to fly around your target.
  • Page 82 Android Touch & Fly: POI Tap “STOP” from the red box at the center of the top bar of your screen to halt , or to reset a POI. From the “Smartdronies” box, next to the “Type” box of the lower bar of the HUD, you can also activate Smartdronies (Orbit, Parabola, Dolly Zoom, Boomerang) of your POI.
  • Page 83 This guide addresses all issues users may have encountered while discovering and using a drone from the series. DO NOT CONTACT PARROT SUPPORT before you have applied the procedures and tips relevant to your issue. ROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES ANAFI USA drone hard reset...
  • Page 84 7. Wait for synchronization between Parrot Skycontroller 3 and (steady dark blue LED on the controller): check that the left trigger of the Parrot Skycontroller 3 activates the drone’s gimbal to ensure the synch is complete. 8. Plug your device to the Parrot Skycontroller 3.
  • Page 85 What do I do if my Parrot Skycontroller 3 does not synch with my 1. Check no device is connected on ’s Wi-Fi network, with FreeFlight 6 running.
  • Page 86 (such as its vertical camera or its ultra-sonar), your drone will not be able to take off and a FreeFlight 6 alert will tell you to contact your Parrot Support Partner. In this case, be ready to provide the Parrot Support Partner with: a.
  • Page 87 This foolproof checklist has been developed with military series drone pilots. If it is useful to them, it is useful to every pilot. Update & calibration Device UPDATED FreeFlight 6 UPDATED Skycontroller 3 UPDATED UPDATED Magneto calibration Skycontroller 3 calibration Gimbal calibration Skycontroller 3 &...
  • Page 88 Skycontroller 3 & Skycontroller 3 (SC3) open, ON, flashing light to dark blue LED ON, gimbal calibration OK SC3 / Wi-Fi connection steady dark blue LED on SC3, L trigger moves gimbal: OK Device ON, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth OFF Device / SC3 link FreeFlight 6 launched, image feed &...
  • Page 89 Stored away Cables Stored away Documents Flight & batteries info Report on flight log If you have feedback or comments about the v6.7 of this user guide, please reach out to: technical.writer@parrot.com published on September 17, 2020 User Guide v6.7 –...

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