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Skydio 2/2+ - Operator Manual © 2021 Skydio, Inc. All rights reserved.
When your drone’s battery is low, there will be a series of notifications and actions to ensure a safe landing:
• Skydio will assess your altitude and distance from the Home Point, then warn you when it is time to return home. It
is recommended to you initiate a return or land at this time, however you can choose to keep flying.
• Skydio will then notify you when it has 2 minutes of flight time left based on its current altitude and the battery
indicator will begin a two-minute countdown. You may choose to continue flying, however it is strongly
recommended that you fly to a safe location and land.
• When the two-minute countdown is complete, Skydio will initiate an automatic landing that you will be unable to
cancel. You will maintain the ability to nudge the drone in roll, pitch, and yaw to avoid any obstacles.
Low Battery Behavior
NOTE: Skydio will not automatically return to the home point when it reaches low battery. It will simply notify you that
it’s time to return, at which point you will need to command a return using the Return to Home button in the app or on
the Skydio Controller.
Emergency Behaviors
Lost GPS Behavior
In the event that the GPS signal is lost, Skydio will continue flying as normal. You will still be able to Return Home and
select Fly Here Now on the map view, however Skydio flight will be less accurate.
If Skydio never obtains a strong GPS signal (it’s either poor or non-existent throughout the flight), you may not be
able to set a Home Point, Fly Here Now, or Return to Home/Phone.
Read How does Skydio 2/2+ use GPS? for more information on Skydio GPS capabilities.
NOTE: When Skydio is flying high up in the air or over large bodies of water, visual positioning becomes more dicult
and the drone relies on GPS to assist with lateral positioning. In the event that GPS is lost in such conditions, Skydio
lateral positioning will be aected and the drone may initiate an emergency landing.
Emergency Flight Termination
When flying with a controller, you will now have the option to terminate your flight* in the event of an extreme
emergency. Simultaneously press and hold the Land and Return buttons on the controller for three seconds while in
flight to immediately stop your drone’s motors.
*Only available when flying with the Skydio Controller.
WARNING: Terminating a flight will cause your drone to crash. Damage resulting from Flight Termination is
not covered under warranty and may result in injury or damage. Use only in extreme situations.
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