How do I use the Touch & Fly function of ANAFI Ai?

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. The live image captured by ANAFI Ai is minimized in the bottom right corner of your screen.

 

Single tap a point on the map to select a destination for ANAFI Ai: this point is marked as a black circle with a green border. Use the sliders on the right of the screen to set the drone’s altitude and speed. Tap “<” from the top right of the interface to exit the WP settings options.

Tap the green “Play button” on the bottom right of the interface to send ANAFI Ai to its destination.

Touch & Fly: POI

The Point of Interest (POI) “Touch & Fly” mode enables you to fly ANAFI Ai around any point on the map, keeping this particular point at the center of the map. Tap “Touch & Fly” from the “PILOTING MODE” box menu. The map of your surroundings opens full screen. The live image captured by ANAFI Ai is minimized in the bottom 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. Tap “<” from the top right of the interface to exit the POI settings options.

Fly ANAFI Ai around your POI. The drone keeps the POI 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 the POI clockwise. If you push the right joystick of the Parrot Skycontroller 4 to the right, ANAFI Ai circles around the POI counterclockwise.

When the Touch & Fly POI mode is activated, ANAFI Ai manages the gimbal tilt to keep the POI in the frame. Therefore, the left trigger of the Parrot Skycontroller 4 is deactivated in this mode. However, you can still control the zoom, with the right trigger.

 

When you release the commands in Touch & Fly POI mode, ANAFI Ai hovers and and keeps the POI at the center of the frame.

 

To end the following of the POI, tap the white square on red background (“STOP button”) in the bottom right corner of the HUD.