How to set Low Battery Return Behaviors on Skydio 2/2+ Enterprise
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Customize your return settings to ensure no obstacles, people, or animals will be in the pathway of your returning drone. Skydio will retain its current obstacle avoidance setting while returning.
You have two options when selecting a Low Battery Return Behavior:
Your selected setting persists across flights and power cycles.
[note] You must set a Home Point to use Return to Home Point. [/note]
[caution] Always Ask and Return to Home Point require a GPS connection. [/caution]
When your battery is low, there will be a series of notifications and actions to ensure a safe landing. There are two different types of low battery notifications:
No Home Point set |
Home Point set |
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Always Ask |
The Battery Range Warning will ask if you want to Keep Flying or Return to Controller | The Battery Range Warning will ask if you want to Keep Flying or Return Home |
[note] If you continue flying after receiving a Battery Range Warning, you will receive a Low Battery notification when Skydio has two minutes of flight time left. [/note] |
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Return to Home Point |
The Battery Range Warning will ask if you want to Keep Flying or Return to Controller |
Skydio will automatically return to the Home Point when the battery is only sufficient to return and land |
Step 1 - Select the Settings menu icon Step 2 - Select the Drone tab Step 3 - Select Return Behavior |
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Step 4 - Select Low Battery |
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Step 5 - Choose your return behavior |
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