Once you have joined a mission, you will see the aircraft's main User Interface. On this interface, you will see the aircraft's health and setting bar across the top of the screen and the telemetry bar at the bottom of the screen.   To the Right side of the screen you will have your camera options and settings.  To the left for DroneSense customers will have your notifications bell icon, as well as a preview media icon.  

Aircraft Health Information and Settings 

Aircraft health and setting menus are located across the top of the display.  This provides easy access and visual representation of the aircrafts health and settings menus.  The Aircraft’s Connectivity status to GPS, Datalink, Video, and Wifi connectivity are displayed on the top left portion of the screen.  Battery Remaining for the aircraft and controller are located on the top right next to the pilot information settings, as well as the Anti-Collision settings. Additionally, the aircraft battery remaining slider displays the estimated time remaining on the battery on board the aircraft.  In the example below, the aircraft was on, but not in flight with the battery showing hours of time remaining.  This will change as the motors turn on and power consumption increases.  

DroneSense iconography uses a red, yellow, and green status indicator system.  

Green =  Go 

Yellow = Use Caution 

Red = Requires Attention/Action 

DroneSense Pilot User Interface

1. Flight Planning Menu

2. GPS Connectivity 

3. Aircraft Connectivity 

4. Wifi/Internet Connectivity 

5. Pre-Flight Checklist Status (Red for Incomplete/Green for Completed) 

6. Aircraft Battery Remaining Percentage

7. Display Device Battery Remaining Percentage 

8. Thermal Settings (If Equipped) 

9. Mission/Pilot Information Settings

10. Visual Navigation Settings Shortcut 

11. Aircraft Settings Menu 

12. Battery Time Remaining Sliding Indicator 

13. Notification Bell 

14. Activate/Stop Flight Plan 

15. Media Preview (Not Recommended During Flight) 

16. Marker Menu 

17. Camera Selection 

18. Beacon Control/Status

The menus and additional information can be accessed by tapping on the screen in their locations. 

Tapping on the Aircraft Connectivity Icon (3) will bring up your video and data link strength indicators.

Tapping on the WiFi/Internet Connectivity Icon (4) will bring up the strength of your internet connection to enable streaming and connectivity to incident command.  In this dropdown, the Pilot will also be able to click on a share icon that will display a QR code for the Mission's Magic Video Link. 

Tapping on the Checklist Icon (5) will bring up your preflight Checklist.  Once completed the icon will turn green. Tap anywhere on the screen to close the checklist. 

Tapping on the Aircraft Battery Remaining Percentage Icon (6) will bring up detailed information on the battery, including temperature, current output and remaining charge.

Tapping on the Thermal Setting Icon (If equipped) (8)  will allow the user to select palette, ISO level, and Scene type.

Tapping on the Pilot Information Setting Icon (9) will allow you to see the unit Call Sign, Mission, and Pilot, as well as allow you to log out and change mission or pilot. 

Tapping on the Anti-Collision Settings Icon (10) will bring up the Anti-Collision menu.

Tapping the General Settings Icon (11) will bring up the General Setting Menu for the Aircraft. 

Thermal Equipped Aircraft

An additional icon will show for most thermal-equipped aircraft, with the exception being the Parrot Anafi USA.  Within the Aircraft Health Bar between the power levels and the pilot menu a thermometer Icon will appear. 

This provides quick access to the thermal pallet, turning on and off ISO, as well as the Scene type.  

Telemetry Bar

The telemetry bar provides detailed information about your aircraft’s current state in the flight operation.  

Gimbal Views: Shows the camera direction and vertical tilt.

Drone/Pilot Distance: Displays the distance between the pilot and drone, as well as the relative direction the drone is facing from the pilot.

CAUTION: For WiFi-only devices, the distance to pilot can be inaccurate depending on the RF environment and several other factors. Do not rely solely on this indicator for these devices.

Attitude Indicator: Displays the direction and orientation to the horizon (vertical and horizontal).  On certain aircraft it will also give a wind speed and direction indicator in the center of the screen. 

Speed: Shows the horizontal and vertical speed of the drone. Negative vertical speed indicates the drone is moving toward the ground.

Height: Indicates the drone's altitude Above Ground Level (AGL) and Height Above Terrain (HAT). You also can slide this indicator to the left to view the Mean Sea Level (MSL). Note that these values are calculated by the difference in altitude from the launch point and the distance traveled, as reported by the drone. These height readings are dependent on the overall accuracy and resolution of the map data for the area you are flying in.

Preview Media Icon 

To preview media, which will include photographs and videos taken by the aircraft, the user/pilot will click on the preview media icon located under the Bell Notification Icon on the left side of the screen. 

This will bring up a Caution Advisory that viewing media in flight could present a risk.  Once you preview the media you will not be able to see aircraft health or telemetry information.  Therefore, it is recommended that any time you preview the media recorded, the aircraft be in a safe location to reduce risk.  

Once you click confirm, the media screen will come on, providing thumb nail images of the media that can then be viewed.