User manual
Table Of Contents
- Using this guide
- About ANAFI Ai documentation
- Prerequisites
- Foreword
- Disclaimer
- Technical specifications
- Package contents
- Presentation of ANAFI Ai
- Presentation of Parrot Skycontroller 4
- 4G Connectivity
- Data sharing and User accounts
- Obstacle avoidance
- Calibrations
- Pre-flight reminders
- Getting started
- Taking off
- Flying
- Returning home: Smart RTH
- Landing
- Smart LiPo Battery
- Media retrieval
- Introducing FreeFlight 7
- Settings
- Advanced Settings
- Videos, Photos and Panoramas
- Gimbal tilt and zoom controls
- Advanced imaging
- Missions: Piloting
- Missions: Photogrammetry
- Missions: Flight Plan
- Missions: Cameraman
- Missions: Vehicle
- Missions: Touch & Fly
- Flight logs and projects management
- Maintenance and Troubleshooting
- Appendix 1: Operational Checklist
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• Due to the operating mode of its vertical camera and Time of Flight (ToF) sensor, Parrot recommends
you do not fly ANAFI Ai low over water and other reflective surfaces (mirrors, glass, and so on).
Getting started
1. Charge the battery using one of the enclosed USB-C to USB-C cables and the enclosed charger.
Refer to the “Battery charging” section of this guide for additional information. Parrot
recommends you always run a full charge of your smart battery before flying ANAFI Ai.
2. Charge your Parrot Skycontroller 4.
3. Check that your flying zone is safe and clear.
4. To start the drone, place it on a flat horizontal surface and press the power button until the
drone’s fan starts turning (approximately 3 seconds).
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.
6. FreeFlight 7 runs automatically on your device and connects to ANAFI Ai and to Parrot
Skycontroller 4.
7. Check for controller and drone software updates, adapt the brightness of the screen of your
device to your flight conditions.
8. Calibrate your ANAFI Ai, your Parrot Skycontroller 4, or both, if required, following the
instructions on the screen of your device.
9. Check that your flying zone is still safe and clear, and that no one (people, animal) has approached
or is approaching ANAFI Ai.
10. Stay at least 2 m (6 ft) clear from the drone, press the button and enjoy the flight.
• As a safeguard measure, ANAFI Ai is programmed to cut its motors instantly in case of impact on one of its
propeller blades: always control your drone carefully.
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.
ANAFI Ai takes off and stabilizes at 1 m (3 ft) from the ground, waiting for commands from the pilot.