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Table of Contents
Before starting
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Installing
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Flight Plan
Preflight
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checklist
Composing
a Flight Plan
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Launching
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Flight Plan
Main
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screen
Creating
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a route
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Changing
map mode
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Inserting
waypoints
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Flying
the drone towards the first waypoint
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Moving
a waypoint
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Changing
the altitude of a waypoint
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Inserting
a waypoint in a line
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Deleting
a waypoint
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Changing
the speed of the drone between waypoints
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Changing
the direction of the drone's camera
Point
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of interest
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Creating
a POI
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Changing
a POI
Progressive
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course
Adding
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actions
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Adding
and deleting actions
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Editing
an actions
Managing
Flight Plans
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Opening
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a Flight Plan
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Opening
a new Flight Plan
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Opening
a saved Flight Plan
Saving
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a Flight Plan
Deleting
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a Flight Plan
Performing
a Flight Plan
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Display
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modes
Stopping
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the Flight Plan in progress
Regaining
.......................................................................................................................................................24
control over the drone
General .......................................................................................................................................................25
information
Terms
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Registered
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trademarks
For easy reading, iPhone, iPad and other compatible telephones or tablets
are referred to as 'smartphones' in the manual.
Before starting
Flight Plan is available for iOS and AndroidTM devices.
Flight Plan is compatible with:
the Parrot Bebop Drone from firmware version 2.0.57 and above
the Bebop 2
the FreeFlight 3 app from the iOS: 3.7.11, Android 3.7.12 and above.
To display the drone and FreeFlight 3 versions:
1. Connect the drone to your smartphone. For further information refer to the
Parrot Bebop Drone user guide or the Bebop 2 user guide.
2. Launch FreeFlight 3.
3. Press Start >
4. Scroll through the pages until you reach the Information screen.
To update the firmware version of your drone please refer to the Parrot Bebop
Drone or the Bebop 2 web page and select the Software update section.
Preflight checklist
Prior to piloting your drone please read the following guidelines and
suggestions:
Regulation
Make sure that you have authorization to pilot the drone in the area you
Before starting
intend to fly. In some areas flying a drone is not permitted such as military
bases, parks, cities and airports.
Check local regulations prior to flying. If you are required to keep visual
contact with your drone, make sure your Flight Plan will not take your drone
out of line of sight.
Check local regulations regarding Wi-Fi and Wireless networks.
Check local regulations regarding video recording, storage and use.
Local regulation may require a license or specific documents in order to pilot
the drone.
Flight conditions check
Do not pilot the drone at night.
Check weather conditions. Do not pilot the drone whilst it is raining, snowing
or in a foggy environment.
Do not pilot the drone if the wind speed exceeds 40 km/h (25 mph).
Pre-flight check
Check each propeller and confirm it is correctly and securely installed.
Check the battery, making sure it is correctly installed to the drone.
Make sure both your drone 's battery and your smartphone battery are fully
charged.
Check the Wi-Fi connection between the drone and your smartphone.
Calibrate the drone. For further information, please check the full User Guide
of the drone.
Ensure you had a valid GPS signal before taking off. The GPS icon must be
green.
Before starting
Main screen
Description
Description
Add actions
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Creating a route
You need an internet connection to display the map. If your Flight Plan is located
on an area without internet connection, create and save your Flight Plan
beforehand.
Ensure that the route of your Flight Plan is located in an unobstructed area.
Pinch the screen with two fingers to zoom in & out.
> The buttons disappear. To display the buttons again, slide two fingers
downwards.
then select:
Satellite
Map
Hybrid
Inserting waypoints
1. Tap on the map to create a waypoint.
> Next to the first waypoint you will see a "1" displayed:
. Subsequent
To delete the line between the first and the last waypoint:
1. Make a long press on your Flight Plan.
2. Press OPEN.
Moving a waypoint
Press and hold the waypoint to change its location.
Note : For smoother video, leave at last 5m between each waypoint.
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Deleting a waypoint
1. Press and hold the waypoint.
2. Press DELETE.
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Point of interest
With this option, your drone performs its flight plan while filming a precise point.
To do so, you must create one or several points of interests (POI) and link them to
one or several segments of your flight plan.
Creating a POI
Define one or more POI while creating your flight plan.
1. Make a long press on the map.
> A list of options opens.
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3. Press
> Arrows appear on the linked segment. They are the same color of the POI. They
show the orientation of the drone's camera on the segment.
Note : you can create as many POI as needed for your flight plans.
Changing a POI
To change a POI, you must be in unlock mode:
You can:
Move the POI on your flight plan. To do so, press and hold the POI you want to
move and place it on your flight plan.
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Change the POI's height. To do so, select your POI and change its height on the
right hand side of your screen. When you are done, press the
button.
Progressive course
The progressive course enables the drone to move more smoothly towards the
next waypoint.
Define a progressive course:
1. Make a long press on the segment you want to apply the progressive course
to.
> A list of options opens.
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Adding actions
You can add specific actions to your Flight Plan.
To do so, press
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Description
Last screen
Lock / Unlock
Estimated time
Actions
Timeline
Waypoint
Line
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Icon
Description
Video record
Pictures
Pause
Comments
Flight Plan does not capture video by default. You
can initiate recording manually.
You cannot record a video and take pictures
simultaneously.
You can add a pause to your Flight Plan
The drone takes off automatically when you launch
Take off
Landing
Panorama
Tilt
Editing an actions
You can change the settings within:
pictures,
pause,
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panorama,
tilt.
To edit an action press the corresponding action within the timeline.
> A pop-up appears.
Pictures
Select a picture format:
RAW/DNG (High resolution fisheye pictures),
JPEG,
Snapshot,
JPEG 180 (fisheye picture).
The default format is DNG.
Tap on the interval value to change it (in seconds).
By default, the interval is 10 s.
Format
Minimum interval
RAW/DNG
8s
JPEG
6,2 s
Snapshot
1s
JPEG 180
6,2 s
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Pause
Tap on the duration value to change it (in seconds).
The default duration is 10 s. The maximum duration is 600 s.
You can plan several consecutive pause actions.
Panorama
Tap on the rotation angle value to change it (in degrees). To make the drone
rotate to the right, enter a negative value.
The default angle is 360= one full revolution to the left. The minimum angle is 3600. The maximum angle is 3600. In both cases the drone will perform 10
rotations on its axis in the desired direction.
Tap on the rotation speed value to change it (in degrees per second).
The default rotation speed is 30/s. The minimum rotation speed is 5/s. The
maximum rotation speed is 180/s.
For the best video quality we recommend you keep the rotation speed low.
Camera Tilt
Tap on the tilt angle value to change it (in degrees).
The default angle is null. The minimum angle is -60. The maximum angle is 60.
Tap on the tilt speed value to change it (in degrees per second).
The default tilt speed is 30/s. The minimum tilt speed is 5/s. The maximum tilt
speed is 180/s.
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> New.
If you have not saved the last Flight Plan you used, a pop-up asks whether you
want to save it. If you press "No" the last Flight Plan will be lost.
> Save.
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3. Open the Flight Plan you want to perform. You can perform:
a saved Flight Plan. For further information, see Managing Flight Plans >
Opening a Flight Plan,
the Flight Plan in progress.
4. Press
> If the drone is already flying it will fly towards the first waypoint. If the
drone is grounded it will take off and fly towards the first waypoint.
If the Wi-Fi connection between your smartphone and the drone is lost the drone
carries on the Flight Plan. If the drone GPS is lost the drone stops and hovers until
the GPS signal is reestablished.
Display modes
While the drone performs the Flight Plan you can display the following on your
smartphone as the main screen:
the Flight Plan display: the
the camera display: the video feed of the drone camera appears.
To switch modes press the minimized window of the camera display or the Flight
Plan display.
In case of an alert the minimized window of the camera display is framed in red
when the Flight Plan display is activated. Press the minimized window to display
the alert message.
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. The drone will fly towards the first waypoint and start the Flight Plan
again.
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General information
Terms
Refer to the "Terms" section of the FreeFlight 3 app.
Registered trademarks
Parrot, Parrot Bebop Drone and Parrot Skycontroller logos are registered
trademarks of Parrot Drones SAS.
iPad and iPhone are trademarks of Apple Inc. registered in the U.S. and other
countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.
iOS is a commercial trademark or registered trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc. in
the U.S. and other countries and is used under license.
Google Play and Android are trademarks of Google Inc.
General information
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