User's Guide

objects nearby. Pilots maintain full responsibility for the safe operation of their
Skydio 2 drone at all times during flight.
Flying Safely
● Keep your fingers away from the propellers anytime they’re spinning such as during
launch, flight, and landing.
● Do not intentionally try to crash the vehicle.
● The Skydio 2’s chassis may become hot to the touch in high temperature environments
or direct sunlight, even if powered off. The chassis may also become hot if powered on
while on the ground for long periods of time.
● The Skydio 2 only avoids obstacles that are not in motion. Cars, balls, animals, other
drones, other people, or similar moving objects will not be avoided if they’re moving
faster than walking speed. If you know that you’ll be around others in motion, enable the
Minimum Height setting to ensure Skydio 2 maintains a safe elevation.
● Do not fly over bodies of water more than 30 ft. across if Skydio 2 indicates a GPS
quality warning.
● Skydio 2 can’t see certain visually challenging obstacles. Do not fly around thin
branches, telephone or power lines, ropes, netting, wires, chain link fencing or other
objects less than ½ inch in diameter.
● Do not fly around transparent surfaces like windows or reflective surfaces like mirrors.
● If your Skydio 2 does hit an obstacle it can’t see, it will do its best to stabilize itself and
continue the flight.
● When the sun is low on the horizon, it can temporarily blind Skydio 2’s cameras
depending on the angle of flight. Your drone may be cautious or jerky when flying
directly toward the sun.
● Your Skydio 2 can fly up to 36 mph under most conditions.
● If your Skydio 2 can’t see you, it may stop following you temporarily. It will wait until it
reacquires you visually or uses your phone’s GPS to find you.
● Skydio 2 does not avoid obstacles when landing. When landing, Skydio 2 descends
straight down, so be sure your landing area is flat and clear of obstacles.
● Be sure to watch the flight tutorials in the app and pay attention to any in-app messages.
Check out skydio.com/safety and skydio.com/support for more information and helpful tips,
videos, articles. Contact us at [e-mail] to speak with our support team if you need any
help.