Parrot Skycontroller - A True Piloting Experience
Dock and connect your smartphone or tablet, and sync with your BeBop Drone over Wi-Fi on FreeFlight 3 app. Or use Skycontroller as a standalone remote control.
High Precision Joysticks & Pads
Take control pf the drone via two ultra-previse joysticks. Top right stick lets you control the angle the camera in a 180 degree field. Top left stick enables you to navigate the app in FPV mode.
Range Extender
Skycontroller benefits from a doubled Wi-Fi connection. Optimized for a perfect connection and latency reduction, Skycontroller is safer and adapted for long distance flights. You enjoy a robust Wi-Fi link specially designed for BeBop, hence long distance as well as a short distance Wi-Fi connection that maximizes interoperability with tablet or smartphone. BeBop Dron'es range is extended to 2 km as a result!
4 Ways to Pilot Your Parrot BeBop Drone with Skycontroller
- Pilot BeBop Drone with Skycontroller only and benefit from long range Wi-Fi
- Pilot BeBop Drone with Skycontroller and a smartphone or tablet (not included) and enjoy more controls over short range dedicated Wi-Fi.
- Pilot BeBop Drone with Skycontroller and FPV glasses (not included) and benefit from FPV on your glasses via HDMI port for BeBop Drone camera video streaming with telemetry (distance, altitude, cape, horizon management, battery level and more)
- Pilot BeBop Drone with Skycontroller, FPV glasses (not included) and a smartphone or tablet (not included) and enjoy even more immersive FPV flights. Add more fun by live sharing dron'es view video stream with your friends through the smartphone or tablet!
A New and Immersive Flying Experience
Parrot's goal is to provide pilots with a comprehensive FPV experience. For now FreeFlight 3 App and Skycontroller is compatible with FPV glasses fitted with HDMI input, for instance Zeiss Cinemizer and Sony Personal Viewer and many more soon!
Watch Through Drone's Eyes
With Skycontroller, pilot BeBop Drone with 2 ultra-precise joysticks and control the orientation of the fisheye (180 degrees) camera with one dedicated pad to change the viewing angle.
Foldable Sunshade Cover, Neck Strap and More
The included foldable sunshade cover:
- Embodies a first step into immersive piloting
- Eliminates the sun reflections on your piloting device
- Enables you to access your tablet easily without dismantling the cover
- Is portable, you can take it with you for all your sessions
- Is foldable, you carry your tablet inside if you decide to move fast to another spot
- Fits with all tablet sizes (phablet adapter included) and can be used without Skycontroller
The packaging includes a high quality neck strap that insures a good balance of the Skycontroller over your shoulders, resulting in fewer efforts to concentrate even more on piloting. To extend the experience, 3 batteries and 1 dedicated charger are also part of the packaging as well as a plastic adapter to fit more tablets.
State of the Art GPS Functions
During flight, user gets real time data, a great help for a more accurate piloting. THese never seen before flight data are crucial to make most of the quality of the image of BeBop Drone, thanks to its 3-axes unique stabilization. User not only gets sound alerts, the piloting HUD that also displays all relevant information makes it easier to pilot BeBop Drone. They include: Where is my BeBop Drone, at which distance it is located and at which altitude it is flying, horizon management.
Return Home
Thanks to its embedded GPS, BeBop Drone comes back to the pilot automatically or upon push on a dedicated and easily accessible button. GPS enables to locate your BeBop Drone even more precisely so you can focus on flying.
Fully Customizable
Skycontroller in an Android-powered device and FreeFlight 3 app is installed by default. Parrot software will be open-source enabling developers to extend functionalities of the Skycontroller. Plug any USB device to enhance piloting possibilities. You can plug different kinds of Wi-Fi antennas for instance and personalize your flying experience! All smartphones and tablets running FreeFlight 3 app are compatible with Skycontroller. 4:3 Tablets up to 10.6 inches and up to 20 cm height for 16:9 ones can be plugged thanks to the adjustable dock.
Compatible Glasses
FPV glasses using HDMI interface are compatible, such as:
- Sony FPV
- Zeiss Cinemizer
- And more to come!
Skycontroller can recharge your FPV glasses batteries over USB.
Specifications
Geolocation
- Built-in GPS antenna
- Compatible Glonass
Connectivity
- HDMI extension (For FPV devices)
- USB: several usage (sensors)
- Micro USB: Update
- MCX: Coaxial RF connectors
Wi-Fi and Transmissions
- Short range: Access point network to connect easily to any Smartphone
- Long range:
- Video streaming range up to 2km in open-field conditions
- 2,4 and 5 GHz Wi-Fi 802.11n up to 36dBm
- 2 high-gain MIMO bi-band antennas
- Channels: 11 to 13 2.4GHz / 4 to 8 with 5Ghz
Battery
- Same removable battery than Parrot Bebop Drone
- 1200mAh / 20C 3 cells Li-Po Battery
- Autonomy: 150min
- Charging time: between 60min/90min
Hardware and Software
- Parrot P7 processor ? Android 4.2.1
- Linux - Cortex A9 with 800MHz
Dimensions
Weight
- 1550g, sunshade cover included
