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  • Page 2 <PAGE BLANK ON PURPOSE> P A G E I S B L A N K O N P U R P O S E...

  • Page 3: We Are Parrot. Welcome To The Team

    The indispensable prerequisites, on the next pages, will not occupy more than 5 minutes of your time: ANAFI Ai requires the FreeFlight 7 app to fly, and to make sure your drone and controller are fully up to date with the latest features.

  • Page 4: Prerequisites

    ANAFI Ai Prerequisites You want to put ANAFI Ai to work as soon as possible, so do we. Refer to the enclosed Super Quick Start Guide (SQSG) if you need illustrated guidance to get these quick prerequisites out of the way.
  • Page 5 3. Tap “Allow”: FreeFlight 7 runs. Skycontroller 4 If the prompt does not appear on your screen when you connect your device to your FreeFlight 7 launch manually, as any other app. FreeFlight 7 Update screen 4. Follow onscreen instructions to update your ecosystem. Skycontroller 4 Tap “Software”...
  • Page 6 ANAFI Ai A NA F I A i Tap “Software” from the page to launch the update Tap “Install all” Update complete 5. Follow onscreen instructions to carry out calibrations if required – refer to the “Calibrations” section of this guide for further information.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    LED status indicator color codes ................................18 Top ............................................19 Bottom ..........................................19 Right Side ..........................................19 Pairing ANAFI Ai to a Parrot Skycontroller 4 ..........................20 HDMI video sharing ..................................... 20 4G Connectivity ..................................... 21 About 4G connectivity ....................................21 Installing and retrieving the nano SIM card ............................
  • Page 8 Data sharing and User accounts ............................24 Anonymous sharing (default option) ..............................24 Private mode (zero data) .................................... 26 Parrot.Cloud account & Full sharing ..............................27 PIX4D account – 3 offered photogrammetry missions for new users ................28 Skyward account ......................................30 Obstacle avoidance ..................................
  • Page 9 Media retrieval ....................................54 Installing and retrieving the microSD card ............................54 Retrieving photos and videos .................................. 54 Compatible microSD cards ..................................55 Direct media retrieval (drone to PC) ..............................55 FreeFlight 7 Gallery ...................................... 55 MicroSD card formatting ................................... 56 Introducing FreeFlight 7 ................................
  • Page 10 Projects ..........................................115 Maintenance and Troubleshooting ............................. 118 Changing propeller blades ..................................118 Rebooting all systems ....................................119 Reinstalling FreeFlight 7 .................................... 119 Resetting ANAFI Ai....................................119 Resetting the Skycontroller 4 ................................120 Resetting the smart battery (reminder) ............................120...

  • Page 11: Foreword

    About GPS ANAFI Ai does not need a satellite – GPS, Glonass, Galileo – synchronization (or fix) to take off. It can therefore be piloted indoor and through cluttered areas, stabilized by its onboard sensors. However, automated and assisted flight modes require both ANAFI Ai and the FreeFlight 7 device synchronization to geocoordinate satellites –...

  • Page 12: About The Smart Batteries

    About the smart batteries As you will find out by reading this guide, the batteries of both ANAFI Ai and the Parrot Skycontroller 4 are smart enough to enter a wintering mode when you are not using them for ten days in a row. This also means you need to wake them up and charge them completely before you fly ANAFI Ai for the first time.

  • Page 13: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer 1. ANAFI Ai IS NOT A TOY and should not be used or handled by a person under the age of 18 years. 2. Using ANAFI Ai carries no particular health requirement. 3. BEFORE USING ANAFI Ai: (A) CAREFULLY READ the user manual and all information and documentation available on www.parrot.com, which is susceptible to be updated at any time and without prior notice...

  • Page 14: Technical Specifications

    ANAFI Ai Technical specifications DRONE SKYCONTROLLER 4 ⋅ Size folded: 304 x 130 x 118 mm ⋅ Size without terminal: 238 x 147 x 55 mm ⋅ Size unfolded: 320 x 440 x 118 mm ⋅ Maximum size: 315 x 147 x 55 mm ⋅...

  • Page 15: Package Contents

    Package contents Your ANAFI Ai pack contains: ANAFI Ai drone 1 Parrot Skycontroller 4 1 smart battery, preinstalled on ANAFI Ai 1 hard case 1 international USB-PD fast charger 2 long USB-C to USB-C cables for charging and pairing 2 short USB cables (1 Lightning and 1 USB-C) to connect devices...

  • Page 16: Presentation Of Anafi Ai

    ANAFI Ai Presentation of ANAFI Ai Ready to store or carry Foldable arms and propellers Gimbal protection 4G cover Right LED Ready to fly Stereo obstacle avoidance cameras Charge level LED indicators 180° tilt 4K camera gimbal Smart battery USB-C charging port...

  • Page 17: Bottom View

    Its luminosity increases with the drone’s height over its take-off point, up to 5 meters. Assistance white lights turn on in low light conditions, when ANAFI Ai is flying between 0.25 and 5.9 meters above ground.

  • Page 18: Presentation Of Parrot Skycontroller 4

    Status indicator LED Take-off/Landing Sliding handles LED status indicator color codes When the Parrot Skycontroller 4 is powered on, its LED status indicator gives you an instant visual indication: Flashing green: Skycontroller 4 update in progress Alternating light blue and dark blue:...

  • Page 19: Top

    Gimbal tilt trigger Zoom trigger Optics reset Media recording Neck strap loops Bottom USB-C charging port Micro-HDMI port Charging status LED Right Side USB-C device connection port Spare control stick storage (2 one on the opposite side) v1.0.2 – published on April 20, 2022...

  • Page 20: Pairing Anafi Ai To A Parrot Skycontroller 4

    4. Plug the drone to one of the USB-C ports of the controller (side or bottom) with an USB-C to USB- C cable. 5. The LED of the Parrot Skycontroller 4 flashes briefly in green: it is acknowledging ANAFI Ai. 6. Wait for synchronization between Parrot Skycontroller 4 and ANAFI Ai (steady dark blue LED on the controller): check that the left trigger of the Parrot Skycontroller 4 activates the drone’s...

  • Page 21: 4G Connectivity

    Installing and retrieving the nano SIM card The nano SIM card slot of ANAFI Ai is located on the right side of the drone, under the “4G” cover. To install the nano SIM card, lift the cover open and insert the nano SIM card straight into the slot, shortest side first and connectors turned to the back of the drone –...
  • Page 22 ANAFI Ai Access the ANAFI Ai page of the dashboard. Top right of the interface, the “Cellular access” tile displays “Sim locked” as on the following screenshot. Drone page: SIM locked Tap the “Cellular access” tile to access the interface shown in the following screenshot.
  • Page 23 Note that selecting “Reset SIM” from this interface and confirming this action causes the drone to reboot, with a “SIM locked” status. Note that although creating a Parrot.Cloud account is always recommended, it is not mandatory to activate ANAFI Ai’s 4G functions.

  • Page 24: Data Sharing And User Accounts

    From the FreeFlight 7 dashboard, tap the “Log in” button to access data sharing and account options. FreeFlight 7 dashboard By default, on first launch and as the ecosystem is free from all links to Parrot or partners accounts, FreeFlight 7 forwards anonymous software data to our servers, which help Parrot improve its products.
  • Page 25 Tap the “Data sharing” box to display the option. FreeFlight 7: Data sharing and user accounts Manage flight data sharing: Anonymous sharing v1.0.2 – published on April 20, 2022...

  • Page 26: Private Mode (Zero Data)

    Note that activating the Private mode considerably limits your ability to get technical support, warranty, or both from Parrot Support. Although the ecosystem produces data to enable safe flight and mission, NONE of it is saved after the ecosystem is powered off.

  • Page 27: Parrot.cloud Account & Full Sharing

    Parrot.Cloud account & Full sharing Logging in to a Parrot.Cloud account enables you to save your flight data and your Flight Plans on the Cloud. Creating a Parrot.Cloud account is optional, but this option also enables you to maximize your access to technical support, warranty, or both.

  • Page 28: Pix4D Account - 3 Offered Photogrammetry Missions For New Users

    Existing PIX4D users can link their account to their drone, start programming photogrammetry missions directly from FreeFlight 7 and enjoy 4G upload to PIX4D. New users can enjoy 3 offered photogrammetry missions, courtesy of Parrot and PIX4D, provided they create a PIX4D account.
  • Page 29 PIX4D connect page Log in or create a PIX4D account Follow in-app instructions to log in or create an account - creating a PIX4D account may require a confirmation from your email account before full activation. Refer to the “MISSIONS: PHOTOGRAMMETRY” section of this guide for additional details on photogrammetry missions.

  • Page 30: Skyward Account

    ANAFI Ai Skyward account Skyward users must scan the following QR code to download their very own Skyward InFlight app. Follow in-app instructions and refer to Skyward documentation to set up InFlight.

  • Page 31: Obstacle Avoidance

    OA activated, degraded operation Red: OA activated, but inoperative In the following screenshot, the OA icon is green. Parrot strongly recommends deactivating the OA whenever the icon is NOT green. OA activated and operating optimally If you see a “Stereo camera failure” notification associated with a red shield, deactivate the OA...

  • Page 32: Obstacle Avoidance And Manual Piloting

    ANAFI Ai Red shield: deactivate the OA immediately. Obstacle avoidance and manual piloting The OA is designed to help the pilot, not to replace his control over the drone. Do not lose sight of the drone and always remain focused on its flight.

  • Page 33: Obstacle Avoidance And Automated Flights

    Obstacle avoidance and automated flights During automated flights, the drone manages its trajectory to keep the OA fully functional. However, you must carefully plan and monitor your automated flights in the following conditions, as the OA might not work optimally. Dynamic (moving) environments.

  • Page 34: Calibrations

    ANAFI Ai Calibrations This section presents the calibration procedures required by the ecosystem: one procedure for the Skycontroller 4’s magnetometer and four procedures for ANAFI Ai’s systems: Gimbal calibration Horizon calibration Magnetometer calibration Obstacle avoidance calibration Skycontroller 4 FreeFlight 7 may require you to calibrate the magnetometer of your Skycontroller 4 if it has been exposed to a strong magnetic field or if your flying conditions change radically –...

  • Page 35: Gimbal

    Use the first option to perform a gimbal calibration, that is more precise than the quick calibration which occurs when ANAFI Ai is powered on. Both the main camera and the stereo camera gimbals are calibrated successively. Stereo camera calibration in progress Be aware that FreeFlight 7 can prompt you to carry out this calibration when needed.

  • Page 36: Horizon Calibration (Exceptional Procedure)

    Your ANAFI Ai’s camera has been factory-calibrated with unparalleled precision. Unlike the magnetometer calibration of ANAFI Ai or that of the Parrot Skycontroller 4, which must be carried out periodically, the horizon calibration must not be carried out unless it appears necessary –...

  • Page 37: Magnetometer Calibration

    Magnetometer calibration When the calibration of the magnetometer of the drone is required, FreeFlight 7 guides you through the following procedure. Magnetometer calibration screen Calibrating the Z axis Calibrating the Y axis v1.0.2 – published on April 20, 2022...
  • Page 38 ANAFI Ai Calibrating the X axis...

  • Page 39: Obstacle Avoidance

    Optimal calibration (120 meters) option provides the best quality calibration, and must be favored whenever possible. Tap an option to select it: ANAFI Ai takes off, reaches the selected height, performs a 360 (full rotation) and descends. Calibration in progress...
  • Page 40 ANAFI Ai When prompted by FreeFlight 7, land the drone to complete the calibration. Calibration successful confirmation Drone landed, calibration sequence complete...

  • Page 41: Pre-Flight Reminders

    • Make sure ANAFI Ai’s gimbal protection has been removed. • Make sure ANAFI Ai’s lenses are clean – if you need to clean them, do it before you power the drone on: hold the gimbals between two fingers so that you do not pressure their mechanisms when you clean the lens, and gently wipe the lens with a microfiber cloth.

  • Page 42: Getting Started

    5. Press the Skycontroller 4’s power button for 3 seconds, wait for the steady dark blue light, then plug your device to the controller using a USB-C to Lightning cable. Parrot recommends you always fly ANAFI Ai with Parrot Skycontroller 4 and a device, for the best flight experience.

  • Page 43: Taking Off

    Taking off Ground take-off Position ANAFI Ai on a flat, even, and clear surface. Power it on, move at least 2 m (6 ft) away from ANAFI Ai and check that the surroundings of the drone are absolutely clear. Press the button on your Parrot Skycontroller 4.

  • Page 44: Flying

    Reverse Turn right Move to the right Turn left Move to the left Note that you can modify ANAFI Ai’s controls through the SETTINGS menu of FreeFlight 7. Refer to the “SETTINGS/ Controls” section of this guide for additional information.

  • Page 45: Returning Home: Smart Rth

    When short on battery power, FreeFlight 7 alerts you that it will enter Smart RTH mode. If you feel confident you can bring ANAFI Ai back to its take-off point or if you wish to land it at a different location, you can cancel the Smart RTH directly from the alert pop-up.

  • Page 46: Ecosystem Link Loss Smart Rth

    ANAFI Ai Ecosystem link loss Smart RTH ANAFI Ai features a seamless connectivity switch capability, between Wi-Fi and 4G. It is therefore exceptionally equipped to avoid any complete link loss between the elements of the ecosystem, however difficult the flight environment – refer to the following screenshots for an example of behavior of the ecosystem, facing strong interferences.

  • Page 47: Pilot Smart Rth

    For this reason, we recommend ANAFI Ai pilots not to move, after they have activated an RTH procedure, when in “Pilot” advanced RTH mode. ANAFI Ai performing a Pilot RTH – note that under 20%, the battery power indicator is highlighted in orange v1.0.2 – published on April 20, 2022...

  • Page 48: Landing

    Drone GPS synchronization is mandatory for a successful hand landing. Do not attempt a hand landing in a wind strong enough to make ANAFI Ai “fight” to hold its hovering position.
  • Page 49 Press the button of your Skycontroller 4: 1. If necessary, ANAFI Ai rotates to align perfectly with your hand. Landing button pressed, hand detected v1.0.2 – published on April 20, 2022...
  • Page 50 ANAFI Ai 2. ANAFI Ai slowly and safely lands on your hand. Drone aligned, hand landing in progress...

  • Page 51: Smart Lipo Battery

    Smart LiPo Battery ANAFI Ai’s smart LiPo battery is preinstalled on the drone. It can be charged whether it is installed on ANAFI Ai, or not. Battery removal To remove the smart battery from the drone, unfold the arms of ANAFI Ai, press the push-button located under the battery and disengage it from the drone.

  • Page 52: Battery Care And Safety

    12 days without use, this smart battery enters hibernation with a charge level which never exceeds 65 %. If you leave your ANAFI Ai battery for 12 days, you will find out its power button does not activate the charge level LED indicators.
  • Page 53 Finally, note that ANAFI Ai’s smart battery will only allow charge in ambient temperatures between +10 °C and +45 °C, and that using ANAFI Ai in temperatures approaching 0 °C will reduce its flying time. To minimize this slight drop in the smart battery’s capacity, keep your battery as warm as possible before starting a flight in a cold environment: be aware that if the temperature of the core of the battery drops below 5 °C, it will not power the drone.

  • Page 54: Media Retrieval

    Installing and retrieving the microSD card The microSD card slot of ANAFI Ai is located on the left side of the drone, under the “SD” cover. To install the microSD card, lift the cover open and insert the microSD card straight into the slot, shortest side first and connectors turned to the back of the drone.

  • Page 55: Compatible Microsd Cards

    Use the enclosed USB-C to USB-C cable to connect the drone to the USB-C port of your PC (Windows OS computer). If your computer has no USB-C port, you can use a USB-A to USB-C cable to connect ANAFI Ai to your computer.

  • Page 56: Microsd Card Formatting

    ANAFI Ai Access the media you have downloaded to your device by tapping the “Local” box, at the top of the interface. MicroSD card formatting Tap the “Format SD card” button of the SD Card screen of FreeFlight 7 Gallery to access formatting options.

  • Page 57: Introducing Freeflight 7

    The HUD (head-up display) interface of FreeFlight 7 is the companion to ANAFI Ai. It enables you to access all the features of ANAFI Ai, from the screen of your device, at the touch of your thumbs. This section explores FreeFlight 7 functions, starting with a presentation of HUD information.

  • Page 58: Hud Slider Management

    Note that both GPS icons are green, on the presentation screenshot. This means that the device and ANAFI Ai are both synchronized to enough GPS, Glonass and Galileo satellites to optimize the stability of the drone, especially at higher altitudes.
  • Page 59 Slider: more map Note that on larger devices (tablets), the map is displayed on the lower part of the screen. v1.0.2 – published on April 20, 2022...

  • Page 60: Settings

    ANAFI Ai Settings Access FreeFlight 7 settings through the icon on the extreme right of the top bar of the HUD. This section presents the Quick and Controls settings. Quick For each item, tap to toggle (Map or 3D view) or activate and highlight – as Audio, Geocage and Auto- record on the following screenshot.

  • Page 61: Advanced Settings

    For each item, the default value (DV) is displayed in bold characters or highlighted on screenshots. Presets The Presets settings allow you to adapt the flight behavior of ANAFI Ai for each mode (“Film” and “Sport”). Use each slider to fix your values.

  • Page 62: Interface

    ANAFI Ai Interface For each item, Map type or Measurement system, tap an option to select it. Interface settings Tap “RESET INTERFACE SETTINGS” on the bottom of the page to reset to default. Geocage The Geocage is activated (“On”) by default, with the following values:...

  • Page 63: Rth

    When the Geocage is activated, FreeFlight 7 displays an alert when the drone approaches the set limit, and it stops when it reaches them, as in the screenshot below. The Geocage limit is reached Through RTH settings, you define the behavior of your drone when the RTH feature is activated. The following screenshot displays the default values of the menu.
  • Page 64 About Picture signatures: this feature allows authentication and proof of integrity of files produced by ANAFI Ai (to serve as evidence, for example), but it can increase the achievable time interval between photos in Timelapse and GPS-lapse modes.

  • Page 65: Connection

    Connection Connection settings let you manage your 4G connection, change your ANAFI Ai’s Wi-Fi network name, password & band, and broadcast your DRI. The following screenshots highlight default values for each item. Connection settings: Cellular data Connection settings: Wi-Fi v1.0.2 – published on April 20, 2022...
  • Page 66 4G data plan associated to your nano SIM card. About Wi-Fi Password: click on “PASSWORD” to define the Wi-Fi key shared by ANAFI Ai and the Skycontroller 4. Parrot defines a unique random password for each ANAFI Ai and Skycontroller 4 package, but Parrot highly recommends you define your own password.

  • Page 67: Videos, Photos And Panoramas

    Making videos By default, ANAFI Ai and FreeFlight 7 are set to start recording a video as soon as ANAFI Ai takes off. This literally means all you have to do, to start filming, is to fly ANAFI Ai into the sky.
  • Page 68 When you are happy with your settings and your framing, press the hard shutter button on the right of Parrot Skycontroller 4 (or tap the soft shutter button of the HUD) to start filming. The round soft shutter button of the HUD turns into a square and displays a double timer: time since the video started (main timer, top) and remaining filming time (small timer, bottom).

  • Page 69: Taking Photos

    Taking photos To access the photo options of ANAFI Ai tap the “Mode” box in the bottom bar of the HUD. Six photo modes are available on ANAFI Ai: Photo (single shot), Timelapse, GPS Lapse, Panorama (4 formats), Bracketing and Burst.
  • Page 70 In “GPS Lapse” mode, the screen flashes in black and white to confirm a picture has been taken. Control and move ANAFI Ai: when the drone reaches any point on a 0.5 to 200-meter radius sphere around the initial photo, depending on your option choice, the drone takes another photo, and so on until you press the shutter button again to stop the GPS Lapse.
  • Page 71 Indeed, RAW formats retain all the information gathered by photography sensors, contrary to JPEG formats – which are compressed and processed renderings of this comprehensive information. In consequence, RAW pictures such as ANAFI Ai’s DNG are heavy files, but they offer the very best post-processing and retouching possibilities.

  • Page 72: Creating Panoramas

    For this reason, Parrot recommends you always frame the main subject of the intended panorama before pressing the shutter button. Bear in mind ANAFI Ai will not enable you to proceed with a panorama if the drone is short on power (capturing a 360 Panorama takes ANAFI Ai 85 seconds).
  • Page 73 To download the Panorama pictures to your device, land ANAFI Ai. Then, from the homepage of FreeFlight 7, tap the Medias page to access the Gallery. Like other medias, Panoramas are marked with their distinct icon and a green download box, which shows the size of the corresponding series of pictures.
  • Page 74 ANAFI Ai Finally, select the panorama you want to generate from your Local gallery: FreeFlight 7 displays the following screen. Panorama generation page Tap “Generate Panorama” to create the panorama (or browse the individual pictures with the slider on the right).

  • Page 75: Gimbal Tilt And Zoom Controls

    Gimbal tilt and zoom controls ANAFI Ai features a controllable gimbal (180° tilt range, from nadir to zenith) and a 6x zoom. This section presents these features and the way to activate them. Gimbal tilt control ANAFI Ai’s gimbal tilt control is activated through the left trigger of Parrot Skycontroller 4. It is available in all video and photo modes, and in all manual piloting modes.
  • Page 76 WIDE formats (JPEG and DNG+JPEG), and it has an impact on the resolution of the pictures in JPEG RECT format. By contrast, ANAFI Ai offers impressive lossless zoom capabilities for 1080p (4x) and 4K (2x) videos. 4K 1x zoom...
  • Page 77 1080p 1x zoom 1080p 6x (max) zoom v1.0.2 – published on April 20, 2022...

  • Page 78: Advanced Imaging

    ANAFI Ai Advanced imaging ANAFI Ai is set to deliver high quality and balanced 4K videos and 48MP 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 79: Iso Value (Iso)

    1/15 second for the photo mode. Note that ANAFI Ai can shoot pictures and videos when it is not flying. You can even hold it in your hand and use it as a premium stabilized 4K video and photo camera.
  • Page 80 ANAFI Ai Auto WB Incandescent WB Fluo WB Sunny WB Cloudy WB Shaded WB WB 2 000 K WB 10 000 K...

  • Page 81: Lock Ae

    AE” box appears in the Notifications & Alert zone, below the top bar of the HUD. Move ANAFI Ai around or tilt its gimbal to change the frame: the exposure settings remain as they were when you activated the function.
  • Page 82 ANAFI Ai Exposure is locked on a building: shutter speed is set at 1/160 s and the image is correctly exposed...

  • Page 83: Hdr

    Select “HDR On”: a HDR notice appears in black inside a yellow box, at the center of the top of the HUD. Press the hard shutter button on your Parrot Skycontroller 4 (or the soft shutter button of the HUD) to start filming in HDR or to take an HDR photo.

  • Page 84: P-Log

    ANAFI Ai P-Log The P-Log option is also available through the “HDR box”. This alternative imaging style makes images a little less contrasted and saturated: P-Log style is ideal for videos you want to edit and postprocess using professional grading tools and filters.

  • Page 85: Missions: Piloting

    Tap a mission to select it. Each Mission is associated with a specific behavior, which this section and the following describe. The Piloting Mission is ANAFI Ai’s default Mission. It enables you to pilot the drone and fully control its camera tilt and zoom.

  • Page 86: Missions: Photogrammetry

    The ASPRS was created in 1934, but the field of photogrammetry has since greatly benefited of the emergence of flying cameras such as Parrot drones. One of the leaders of the field is PIX4D, which became a Parrot Group company in 2012.

  • Page 87: Grid

    Grid Simple grid photogrammetry flights are useful to create 2D maps. Simple grids can be precisely adapted to any shape, to match the borders of a field or a coastline, for example. Follow these steps to program and launch a simple grid mapping flight. Tap the map to create a square grid.
  • Page 88 ANAFI Ai Tab box to select Image Parameters: Resolution 12MP / 48MP -3.0 to +3/0 EV (DV: 0.0 EV) Exposure White balance Auto / Sunny / Cloudy Tap box to select Flight Parameters: 4G upload Yes / No Obstacle avoidance...

  • Page 89: Orbit

    Orbit Orbit photogrammetry flights are useful to model an isolated building or structure in 3D. Follow these steps to program and launch a circular mapping flight. Tap the map to create a square flight area. Tap and slide the square to position the object you want to map at the center of the flight area. Tap and slide the green corners of the square to adapt the flight area to the part surrounding the target object you want included in the 3D model.

  • Page 90: 1-Click

    ANAFI Ai 1-Click 1-Click photogrammetry flights are designed to create the 3D model of a single building, with a single tap on the screen. Tap the box which appeared on the map over the building you want to model. The box turns green.

  • Page 91: Missions: Flight Plan

    Tap the “MISSIONS” icon in the left bottom corner of the HUD of FreeFlight 7 to access missions options. Tap “Flight Plan” to select this mission. The map of your surroundings opens full screen. If you are not connected to ANAFI Ai, the minimized live view is black, as on the next screenshot. New Flight Plan interface Tap “New Flight Plan”, then edit and confirm the name of your project to start.

  • Page 92: Flight Plan: Creating Poi

    It is isolated and its area also offers a good take-off point for the flight. Slide the selector left or right to define the height of the POI: it is the point ANAFI Ai’s camera will aim when filming the POI.

  • Page 93: Flight Plan: Creating And Managing Wp

    Repeat the procedure to add more POI and set their height. Note active POI are displayed in bright green (as on the earlier screenshot), and idle POI are each displayed in different colors (as on the following screenshot). Three POI set Flight Plan: creating and managing WP Let us zoom to the area of the first POI, that of the tallest lighthouse, where we intend to start and finish the flight.
  • Page 94 ANAFI Ai Direction of camera changed Tap a point on the screen to create a new WP: by default, it is set at the same altitude and camera angle as the one before, and the camera points in the direction of the flight which brought the drone to the WP –...
  • Page 95 WP #2 altitude changed POI selected and WP #2 linked First lighthouse inspection programming is complete v1.0.2 – published on April 20, 2022...
  • Page 96 WP #16 in a straight line implies flying too close from houses. This gives the opportunity to check the Segment interface. Tap a segment to activate the Segment interface: you can modify the speed of ANAFI Ai for any flight segment (from 0.5 m/s to 12 m/s by 0.5 m/s increments – default value: 5 m/s).
  • Page 97 Segment interface activated Tap the “+” on the middle of the segment to create a new WP there: note that by default, the altitude of the new WP considers flight level change between the WP before and the next WP. Tap and slide the new WP to move it away from the village.
  • Page 98 ANAFI Ai Creating a temporary POI can be an useful aid for framing. With the next screenshots, you can check that a constant -5.0° camera angle should keep a nice framing on the village, provided WP #17 is moved away from the POI: camera angle adapts in real time as you move a POI-linked WP.

  • Page 99: Flight Plan: Image Parameters

    Flight Plan: Image parameters The Flight Plan is complete. As you can see on the next screenshot, FreeFlight 7 estimates it will take about 17’40’’ to complete the 4.8 km flight. Time to set the Image parameters. Flight Plan complete Tap the “Image parameters”...

  • Page 100: Flight Plan: Flight Parameters

    Tap “X” to close Image parameters and confirm your settings. Flight Plan: Flight parameters Tap the “Image parameters” box to open the corresponding interface. Four flight parameters determine the behavior of ANAFI Ai during a Flight Plan (default values in bold): Obstacle avoidance Yes / No...

  • Page 101: Flight Plan: Execution

    Flight Plan: execution Close FreeFlight 7, get to your take-off area, set up ANAFI Ai for the flight with your Parrot Skycontroller 4 and your device. Tap the “MISSIONS” icon in the left bottom corner of the HUD of FreeFlight 7 to access missions options.

  • Page 102: Missions: Cameraman

    Tap a potential target to select it, or draw a rectangle with your finger on the screen of your device, around the object or subject you want ANAFI Ai to follow. When your target is locked, it appears highlighted in green, as in the next screenshots, where a...
  • Page 103 Fly ANAFI Ai around your target. The drone keeps your target at the center of the frame. Therefore, if you push the right joystick of the Parrot Skycontroller 4 to the left, ANAFI Ai circles around your target clockwise. If you push the right joystick of the Parrot Skycontroller 4 to the right, ANAFI Ai circles around your target counterclockwise.
  • Page 104 ANAFI Ai When no target is selected, or when the following of the target has been ended by the pilot, ANAFI Ai’s behavior is similar to that of the Piloting mission. Activate and monitor the Cameraman mode with care: always check your flight plan and the trajectory of your subject are clear from obstacles and safe, always retain visual contact with ANAFI Ai, and always be ready to stop the following (tap the “STOP button”...

  • Page 105: Missions: Vehicle

    The pilot retains control of the flight of the drone, relative to the vehicle’s reference. In other words, the drone follows the vehicle by default, when no control command is activated. However, you keep control of the precise trajectory of ANAFI Ai, of its direction, and thus of the framing of the camera.

  • Page 106: Vehicle Take-Off

    ANAFI Ai Vehicle take-off 1. Set up ANAFI Ai in the direction of the movement of the vehicle. 2. Check your operating area provides GPS synchronization for both the drone and the controller. 3. Stabilize the speed of the vehicle under 25 km/h (17.5 mph).

  • Page 107: Vehicle Navigation Safety

    Always activate and monitor Vehicle missions with great care: it is easy to get disoriented when controlling a moving vector from another moving vector. Remember that when the tracking is active, the default behavior of ANAFI Ai is to track and follow the vehicle: it will not hover in the absence of pilot commands.

  • Page 108: Returning To Vehicle

    ANAFI Ai Returning to vehicle The Returning to vehicle (RTV) feature brings ANAFI Ai back to the vehicle from which it took off, and which hosts the Skycontroller 4. Smart rules associated with RTH features of ANAFI Ai (low battery, ecosystem link loss) are also valid for RTV.
  • Page 109 3. When the vehicle is identified, ANAFI Ai stays synchronized to its route and speed, and descends to the selected hovering height – or the “landing zone search” height, if you have selected the “Landing” ending from the Advanced RTH settings.

  • Page 110: Vehicle Landing Safety

    Vehicle landings consume more energy: increase the safety margins on your battery readings – if you normally land with batteries at 20 %, aim for 30 %. The landing sequence of a Vehicle mission implies the activation of a “landing zone search” by ANAFI Ai. This search can: occur automatically after an RTV, if you have selected the “Landing”...
  • Page 111 Precise landing activated This is ANAFI Ai’s final approach signal: from there it descends steadily, around 1 m/s, from 8 m height to its landing point. Stabilize the direction of your vehicle, and steady its speed under 25 km/h (17.5 mph).

  • Page 112: Missions: Touch & Fly

    Touch & Fly: Waypoint The Waypoint (WP) “Touch & Fly” mode enables you to fly ANAFI Ai to any point on the map. Tap “Touch & Fly” from the “PILOTING MODE” box menu. The map of your surroundings opens full screen.

  • Page 113: Touch & Fly: Poi

    ANAFI Ai is minimized in the top right corner of your screen. Long press a point on the map to create a POI for ANAFI Ai: this point is marked as a green square with a white border. Use the slider on the right of the screen to set the altitude of the POI.

  • Page 114: Flight Logs And Projects Management

    ANAFI Ai Flight logs and projects management If you have not activated the zero data mode of the ANAFI Ai ecosystem, FreeFlight 7 keeps your Flight logs and lets you easily manage your Projects (Flight Plans and Photogrammetry), from the dashboard.

  • Page 115: Projects

    Tap a flight to open it. Individual flight log From this screen you can edit the name of the flight with the pen icon, check the time, date and details of the flight, and share the flight (through all iOS sharing options). You can also delete individual flights from this screen (the app asks you to confirm).
  • Page 116 ANAFI Ai Tap a project to select it, the following options appear or activate: edit the project name with the pen icon; duplicate the project; delete the project; open the project (you can double tap projects directly from the list to open them in the Flight Plan mission interface).
  • Page 117 Tap a project to select it, the following options appear or activate: edit the project name with the pen icon; duplicate the project; delete the project; open the project (you can double tap projects directly from the list to open them in the Photogrammetry mission interface).

  • Page 118: Maintenance And Troubleshooting

    (wall, tree branch, etc.) can invisibly damage their structure. Remember that for safety ANAFI Ai is programmed to cut its motors instantly in case of impact on one of its propeller blades: always control your drone carefully.

  • Page 119: Rebooting All Systems

    AN AF I A i Resetting ANAFI Ai reverts the drone back to its latest firmware update: it cleans all media, logs and credentials from the drone. For this reason, remember to back up all your “Drone memory” FreeFlight 7 media before resetting ANAFI Ai.

  • Page 120: Resetting The Skycontroller 4

    If the behavior of your battery is not consistent with the elements contained in the “SMART LIPO BATTERY” section of this guide, and if you cannot get it to power your ANAFI Ai, you must reset your battery: plug it to a power source with one of the enclosed cables, then keep the battery’s power button pressed for 15 seconds (regardless of the behavior of the LEDs), and release the button.

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