So I did know this BUT only cos of seeing a similar video previously. The point being that the bebop 2 is indeed a great bit of kit... but the guys that write the instruction manuals at parrot need a serious rethink of their careers. Thanks to people like you we find out the right way to use the kit, no thanks the manufacturer!

@johnposey5909

5 жыл бұрын

sure u right...

@richardsimmons6470

4 жыл бұрын

THe Anafi is much better

Honestly don't know what I would do without helpful videos like this. Thank you!

Thanks for posting this, it was very useful! I just recently bought one (how could I not with their insane summer sale), and I love it. Still learning, and I rely on a lot of videos like yours to guide me through and help me get the most enjoyment from my Bebop as I can.

I think connecting the drone via WiFi is meant only if you don't have the skycontroller with you.

I've seen about 20 video and none were able to solve my issue with the range disconnect. After seeing this video I was able to fly at higher attitudes than I ever had. Thank you so much. Keep making videos

@louididdy

5 жыл бұрын

Bob Bob Thank you so much for your support! I'm glad your range has increased and that I was able to help you. Theres nothing like the feeling of flying these things, aren't they great? Happy flying!

@adamshortnacy5911

5 жыл бұрын

@@louididdy hey friend I tried this today but when I did my GPS turned off. My GPS for drone was red and my return home showed off. Are you saying it will still return. How is that possible. I certainly would be afraid to fly long distance like it is. How do we know it'll work.

OMG, I been using my skycontroller incorrectly all this time too; Now i know why my flight range is bad. I through it was the city electrical grid that's blocking my connection. Thank you.

I'm going top try this right now! Thank you for the video. I have had my Bebop for almost 2 weeks and love it!

@billydarley6925

6 жыл бұрын

hows the video? dji fanboys talking out their asses say its horrible. they also are dumb enough to compare it to a 4k camera.

@charlieclark7900

6 жыл бұрын

I did a lot of research and for $500 I decided on the Bebop. Very happy with the decision and the video/pictures are as good as a smart phone. Have not had one problem so far with the Bebop.

@billydarley6925

6 жыл бұрын

thats exactly what i figured :) i plan to get one someday. maybe next summer. i want to explore and see what im exploring. i have no desire to do professional anything. ill already have a job if i can afford a drone. lol

Thank you sooo much, I’ve been doing it wrong, now it makes sense And great video by the way, you don’t talk for nothing, straight to the point A+++

Thank you very much sir for this! Helps a ton can't wait to test a flight this afternoon!

Just ordered one of these and will definitely keep this video In mind. You have earned a like from me, great video

Thank you i've been looking for someone to explain the connection the right way and easy to follow.

I use to think over a year ago, that you had to connect to some external wifi. So I'm thinking, if I'm out in the middle of nowhere land, how am I going to fly my drone if there is no wifi connection in remote areas? Then Parrot explained to me that the wifi connection is only between the drone and the skycontroller! Hahaa! I never put my drone in airplane mode and I didn't even look to connect to a wifi because I knew it wasn't there. I flew my drone this year in Ha Long Bay,Vietnam over water while on a boat (among large limestone rocks) from the top deck. I took off flew around at around 200 feet, took great video and safely landed back on the boat deck. No lost connection....nada. Got great video and I was nervous as heck flying over water 100% of the entire flight!

I was doing exactly the same lol easy done, thanks for the info. Happy flying.

thank you for shearing your video my friend!... very helpful! Super cool vid of the train👌🏻👍🏻😊

Thanks bro I’ve been trying to figure this out forever

I currently have a ticket open with Parrot on this very issue, but your video was just an amazing revelation that saved me some serious frustration. At no point did I ever think that the Skycontroller 2 was the substitution for the Wi-Fi network that the Bebop 2 produces when turned on. That was not written down or made clear anywhere. So it’s likely ive been using this incorrectly the past 3 years. I’m now rejuvenated to take flight with the full potential of the controller + drone. But more important, it’s all connecting and working again. Thanks again!

@louididdy

4 жыл бұрын

Matthew Zwicker I appreciate your comment, time to take to the skies my friend! Happy flying!

LOL. I always forget the lens cap. I wonder, "Why don't I have a dang picture?!" Then, finally it hits me.

@G0dkill3r

5 жыл бұрын

same

Thank you very much!!! I was having the same issue and didn’t know why?

Awesome. Thanks for the info!!

Thank you for the nugget of knowledge. Very useful.

Very useful information 😎👍 Thanks for sharing.

Wow, I was doing this wrong as well. Thanks so much for the video

Thankyou so much!!! All this time I thought something's wrong with my bebop.

Thanks for this info . I had the same problem.

Yes, useful information. Thanks

Thanks for this Video !

thanks louidy , great help

I was doing the same thing. I didn't see this information in any of Parrot's videos, or their setup guide/ Thanks for the help.

THANK YOU SOOO MUCH, I just got to 1000 ft finally!!!!!!

useful and helped me a lot

God bless you !!! Thanks for the tip !

Thanks man!! It worked- woohoo!

holy crap i had no idea! i wondered why i got nowhere close to the advertised range...

Thank you for this video! I have noticed the lack of clear documentation from Parrot. I love the products but the instructions are lacking. For instance the new “hand launching” mode. I have read everything I can find on it but nobody shows how to enable this or what to push when launching. It’s cool but not well documented. Videos like this are invaluable! Thanks

Parriot Bebop2 is a fantastic drone, and it to me a almost a year to a constant solid connection.

So why do Parrot tell you to connect to available wifi networks on smartphone in their setup instructions ? I just received my bebop 2 have not flown it yet trying to sus it out setup looks confusing to me...

Great vid😊

Thank you!

very helpful video.....

This could be the single most significant reason you have so many people believing their drone has 'flown away' they most likely had their phone on wifi. After watching many of the live fly-away drone videos, they all have the exact same distance where the drone disconnects, and this indicates to me that they may have had their phone wifi on, and not set to airplane mode. The other factor is that when you depend on your phone, the drone manufacturer assumes you don't have malware and 10 apps trying to connect and send info. over the phone service at the same time, and this can't be good for drone flights.

Very helpful, I would not of considered this at all

Great vid

im not getting the usb sign on my phone im using all up to date firmwares, im only getting 210m, with the skycontroller 2

Thanks for the video. You and MrKent helped a lot on this topic. I tried with wifi for my first flight and got 360m or 1181 feet and then lost my FPV signal. I pressed return to home and it came back. I guess it comes back automatically on fpv video loss. So it came back started to decend..and at about 30 feet up it ran out of battery and dropped to the grass upside down. No damage that I can see. It was at 30% when I lost FPV view at 1181 feet away. By the time I got reception back it was 10 %battery....lol. That could have ended off very badly. This was my maiden voyage. So any distance flights I will only attempt with my battery at 100 percent and Im going to try no wifi mode.

Just bought my kit on Thanksgiving for 249.00 and ready to go. Glad I found your vid. I subbed too seeing as how your my city neighbor. Im in San Antonio.

@louididdy

5 жыл бұрын

Reel Yakin That’s an amazing price! Where did you find it at that price? Start slow and enjoy it!

@FishnTv

5 жыл бұрын

@@louididdy at best buy. It's still on sale right now. Only problem I see is that no one carrys the spare batteries in store. Gonna have to order one now. Oh I will start slow at first. This isnt my first drone, I had a yuneec typhoon.

@KryonTV

5 жыл бұрын

@@FishnTv Same Here! Except Amazon for $249.99. I signed up for the amazon prime credit card and they gave me $60 Gift Card, then just paid it off. I flew it today in 10 MPH wind, with no problems and did great. Thank you for the video!

I see you have FEET rather than meters in this. I use Android, is this option only for iOS? Also, how do I make sure I get the USB symbol? Because even with my wifi off on my phone, it doesn't show a USB symbol and sometimes I cant get a GPS lock on the controller

I was doing it over WiFi too and was constantly disconnecting, I will try this, thank you😃

@louididdy

6 жыл бұрын

Glad to help out other pilots, please report back with your results if you could.

Good info video. I have always flown in airplane mode. I knew WiFi will shorten your flight distance.

Omg thank you so much I been using it wrong too ....you the best

@louididdy

5 жыл бұрын

MIAMILIFE STYLE Shout out to the 305. 😉😎

Bel video complimenti

The instructions that come with the Parrot Bebop drones are very poor and very vague. I basically got 1 sheet with very little detail about how to connect the Bebop up, also it talked about downloading an app that didn't exist, it took me a while to figure out the Freeflight Pro app had basically become the new app to download. It is quite a process and has to be done in a specific order the first time you connect everything up, it didn't help that the drone and skycontroller both wanted to update in their own different ways while I was connecting everything, just to confuse me even more. I basically knew how it all connected but in practise it was not easy. Had to abort my first flight out in the field, came home and figured it all out at home. The main problem most people encounter is connecting their Bebop to the phone instead of the skycontroller ⚠️ On the Bebop 1 the phone connects to the skycontroller via a wifi connection, not by USB, just to be even more confusing! The Skycontroller establishes it's own wifi connection to the Bebop again via wifi. On the Bebpp 2, everything is the same except your phone connects to the Skycontroller 2 via USB, in my opinion a much better connection, avoiding any wifi interference issues 👍😎

great vid

Very Interesting

Thanks for this information! I am about to buy the Parrot Bebop 2 and I have been watching many KZread videos on it! This, by far is probably one of the most important things to understand! Not sure why others have not addressed this. I had a feeling that using WIFI would mean range limitations as my understanding is that it is not meant for long range use. Hmmm? Go figure! Thanks again.

@theurbanartist775

2 жыл бұрын

What it do drone up 👍🏼 rainy day here and I’m just watching videos 😂 I remember the days of the Bebops. They were my start.... I can remember when Bebop 1 was the best drone out several years ago.

Thanks for the info! I originally followed parrots instructions which were woefully thin on detail, including mentioning an app that didn't even exit, I had to use free flight pro instead. I have the bebop 1 and skycontroller 1 but the same thing applies. I have been flying my bebop with my phone connected to the skycontroller via wifi, flight mode on but wifi on as well, making sure it says skycontroller on my phone wifi settings, not bebop! But I should be connecting my phone via USB! Turning the wifi off on my phone will help reduce wifi interference! I'm still getting good range this way because the skycontroller is connected to my bebop. Next time I fly I'll connect my USB cable. New supporter for your channel, hopefully you'll check out my bebop related channel and naybe support? 👍😎🙂

im disconnected to my bebop 2 power at about 1500 feet away without turning off my wifi and not in airplane mode. Im just wondering its to close on your takeoff area to be disconnected.

Hey @louididdy that's a great help! Thanks for clearing that up, I have my bebop 2 for about 2 weeks now and I noticed that the image distorts very quickly on the FPV, that must be the wifi. Does the image stay more "Solid" at further distances by using your method?

@louididdy

7 жыл бұрын

Keith Heavey Yes! In the flight in the video (my second one in the same area, same kind of flight path/distance as before) it didn't lose the image where before it had (Video called "Catching The Train").

@keithheavey

7 жыл бұрын

louididdy I can't wait to give it a try this week! I will report to my findings 🤗🤗

@keithheavey

6 жыл бұрын

John Sterling it worked! Like if your path is clear that is, Nothing obstructing the signal. It went much further for me than it did when hooked on wifi, anytime I fly now I get airplane mode and fly on the Skycontroller 2!!

@Roboticdoughbull3k

2 жыл бұрын

For fpv goggles put video on 720 for clearer video and faster refresh rate

How do you record using just the sky controller? I tried once before without pressing the record button and once pressing the record button and got nothing.

My free flight pro doesn't show that USB sign/logo any fixes?

Try pinching your sticks instead of thumbing I bet you will be able to smooth out those rotations. Great spot to get some cool shots!!

Great video, what city is that?

i know im late but does this work with the bebop 1 and skycontroller 1 aswell ?

but the app required gps location, if airplane mode is on than of course I have no data for GPS so how is it supposed to startup

@Swagops101

5 жыл бұрын

Jason Wheat turn WiFi on and look at the map and load some parts in. When you are ready to fly turn on airplane mode

Dude! thanks for this video. I've been having a problem with losing video shortly after the flight begins. I will try these settings as well. I assume that it works the same with android too.

@louididdy

6 жыл бұрын

It should yes, but I haven't used it myself. Let us know what you find out!

@madsciencemedia873

6 жыл бұрын

Sorry it took so long to get back in touch. it does work with Android as well. thanks for this MUCH NEEDED video!

so in case I missed it somewhere, what was the "max" range ended up getting?

I was going to get the bebop 2 good flyer & good video for stablised video. Got the Anafi May still get Bebop later after Christmas. That looks like same location as Al Duran flys Duranfy channel.

Well when I bought my Bebop 2 I found that not only would the battery in the Sky Controlled 2 not hold a charge, but had an obsolete battery in it which could not be replaced. Parrot told me they would replace the controller with one that had the new style battery. That was over a month ago. Finally they told me to send them my old controller and they would replace it, that was two weeks and two phone calls ago, and I still have heard nothing and I have no controller at all. Might be a good drone as long as you don't have trouble with it.

I tried it and it was perfect. The only issue i got is that when i use a tablet, the app wants to synchronise before running. So, i have to switch to my phone which ha 4 g for sync. Do you experience the same?

thank you soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much

But if you turn the WiFi off you don't get the skycontroller 2 antenna to drone signal in the circle showing the position of the drone and the optimal position you should be pointing the antenna, or the gps map..

Thank you for that ,Aeroplane mode stops any interferance from getting calls coming through interupting the flight.getting messages saying cord not connected.

Do you have the fpv glasses? Do you know if an iPhone XR fits in them?

I can't seem to be able to do this using Bebop1 and skycontroller 1?

nice video, I just added this aircraft to my stable, question, is there a way to dampen the movements, in particular the yaw? seems very jerky and harsh? thanks

@louididdy

5 жыл бұрын

South West Florida Aerial There is a sport mode and a camera mode that will affect the movement. I tend to be a little nervous when flying, so keep that in mind. It could be my jittery fingers on the control.

I just got this drone for t Christmas so far I love it but yesterday I was out flying it and it totally lost connection and would not reconnect at no matter what I did luckily I had it low and was flying around the yard with it so I had to just let the battery drain down to the point where I dropped I don't know exactly what happened but maybe this was the reason why tomorrow if the weather permits for flying I'm going to definitely try this out thanks for taking the time to share this with us

@juicejesse

5 жыл бұрын

Danielle Ackerson try calibrating it with the app. Or recalibrate if you need to because I fell into the same situation but I found that both the controller and the drone need to be calibrated. To do so it is within the app but you have to connect both the Skycontroller and drone to your phone to be able to calibrate it. Calibrating is easy where you physically have to roll your controller/drone. Then spin it and rotate it as the diagram on the app shows. Hope it helped! If you have any questions I’ll try my best to answer them!

@randomvideoguy5277

5 жыл бұрын

@@juicejesse ok ty

I have tried this but sadly it doesn't work for me.firstly the connected controller symbol on the app is a different colour to yours because mine is green.secondly I don't have to green arrows I have one orange/yellow and one green. Please help

@russavery56

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Ben, can you elaborate on this? I want to see if I can provide any advice or help.

@ben_the_gamer6342

6 жыл бұрын

Russ Avery ok so I followed all the steps but when my device is on airplane mode instead of 2 green arrows I get 2 amber or red with no extra range and I'm afraid it won't return because of this any help will be appreciated thanks

@Dyin_gull

6 жыл бұрын

Did you get this problem resolved

Need some help. Using Iphone 6s, skycontroller with bebop 2. Firmware 4.7.1 GPS version 3.01F With airplane modus turned on, wifi out and connect the Iphone using a usb cable to the skycontroller. Problem: - nu USB sign in the freeflight app - no GPS signal from Bebop in the freeflight app. (only the left one indicating the skycntroller is green). Thanx from the Netherlands

As most of us I was doing the same mistake and it was taking ages (when not impossible) to connect all devices together (controller, phone, drone). I contacted Parrot about the issue and they wanted me to send back the whole kit to Amazon for refund, which I didn't as I still wanted my Parrot. I will try this next time but it seems it will solve my problems. Crazy that Parrot does not mention this "trick" when I was in contact with them for weeks.

What city is this? looks beautiful

I always used wifi and lost connection a couple of times n 1 crash maybe this will help

Thanks for your cool video! I've already ordered my own Parrot Bebop 2. Does it return home automatically when battery is low, or only when signal is lost?

@louididdy

6 жыл бұрын

DoctorMercutius Thanks! There is a setting to make it start the auto return if it disconnects for x seconds. It will warn you if battery is low and you can manually activate the RTH (return home) or just fly it back yourself.

@DoctorMercutius

6 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thanks!

@brentonburpee227

6 жыл бұрын

DoctorMercutius it will return when battery is low and when there is a weak connection.

@AlbinoAnt

5 жыл бұрын

@@brentonburpee227 it will not return home on weak battery

I get the green gps on the drone but not the sky controller 2. What could this be and how could I fix it

Thanks it was a great video but can I ask why all my pictures ore of globe type and not normal pics

Fair point, I used an old phone as a controller. Never was connected to t'internet.

@louididdy

7 жыл бұрын

I didn't realize that the Bebop itself and the controller had GPS. I thought they depended on the mobile device.

@108mtsan

6 жыл бұрын

Does that mean you can’t locate or find your drone when it gets lost or crashes using your phone only?

Does this work with the SC 1 as well?

Awesome thanks just purchased one on Black Friday and it is awesome to fly. I did have one problem I was flying the original small test pattern and I had made a longer flight plan and flew it perfectly. When I flew the rest flight plan again it automatically went to the longer flight plan and was performing it I did not know it was doing it. I pushed the auto land button instead of the auto home by accident and it landed in the pool area of my daughters community thank god my son in law found it but that was scary. Learn the buttons on the sky controller

@raulgonzalez567

5 жыл бұрын

did u get waranty on it I just got one for Christmas the geek squad waranty is 180 covers accidental for 2 years not sure if it's worth it?

Thank you for video , what about IPad same set up Airplane Mode On , wi-fi OFF ??

@louididdy

5 жыл бұрын

Edvin Komarov Thank you. It doesn't really matter unless it's the cellular iPad model.

I’ve been doing the same thing this evening when I get home I’m gonna put bebop 2 back together from a crash and hopefully it works bc I only got like 1900 feet out

When I turn on my controller it is RED. Cant get it to go to GREEN IS THIS CORRECT

I don't own a Bebop 2 and am planning on getting an Anafi within a week or two. I will assume this info is valid for both. Getting very anxious.

How about helping me out with the proper setup for the FPV. Parrot has been NO help what it tells me to do on pages 34 and 35 of the manual doesn’t work for me! Help please thank you.

@Roboticdoughbull3k

2 жыл бұрын

Put video on 720 for fpv fast refresh rate

Should I turn my cellphone service off also

thanks.

I would just individually disable the WiFi and leave cellular on. That way you have access to real time maps should provide the same functionality but I will try this out.

It can go higher than that though right?

You do get longer ranger but loose the ability to see your self on the map and kinda half to try and see if your still pointing at the drone or not

I think u just solved my problem.. I was wondering why my bebop keep losing connection and returning to home after a very short range... I always connected it through the bebop 2 hot-spot.. Thanks

So you mean turn airplane mode ON and wifi off! I'll give this a try, thanks.

@russavery56

7 жыл бұрын

Exactly! @louididdy you need to update your video description to say "Make sure Airplane mode is ON"!! Thanks for the video. I wish I had known this too before flying my Bebop 2 for the first time (check out my first two crashes!). All good now though and enjoying the drone. Great video!

@louididdy

7 жыл бұрын

WHOOOOOOPS! I just updated it, thanks guys.

@eefan2027

6 жыл бұрын

DONT TURN AIRPLANE MODE ON. this turns GPS off as well, meaning return to home doesn't work, which is a major problem if you lose signal

@russavery56

6 жыл бұрын

@The 47th Chromosome - No man, that is completely inaccurate. DO turn Airplane mode on. You don't need GPS on your phone on, that is the whole point. The GPS is in the Bebop 2 and the SkyController. By turning Airplane mode ON you will avoid getting interference and fly-aways (see my crash vids from my first flights). Please trust me on this one. IF YOU ARE USING THE BEBOP 2 AND SKY CONTROLLER 2, TURN AIRPLANE MODE ON!! I fly with this setup every time now and everything works like a dream, including Return to Home.

@Altcine

6 жыл бұрын

The 47th Chromosome RTH does work with all radios turned off. Tbh I'm not seeing that much difference but I'm still using this setup as it's correct.

Dont you need wifi signal to have the return to home fiture enabled??

@louididdy

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t think so because GPS.

Hey,i just got my bebop 2 and i went flying it in a park next to my house..surprisingly i got only to a poor range of 300 meters and lost connection.had to press return home button.i am using the Skycontroller 2 connected via cable and wifi to the bebop 2. Help please?i wanna get a little more than 300m....thanks for the helpers!!!!!!

@louididdy

6 жыл бұрын

Turn wifi off, as the video explains.