How to teleop with Skydio Remote Ops

Manually fly your Skydio drone remotely from anywhere with a computer and internet connection. Take control of an automated mission to get a closer look, or launch a docked drone on demand when you need immediate visibility.

• Entering Teleop
• Teleop cockpit
• Flight controls

Entering Teleop

Step 1 - Select the Fleet menu (the default home screen) Step 2 - Select your vehicle Step 3 - Select Fly Now
Step 4 - Select Launch Skydio will ascend to 7 ft (2.13 m), rotate 360° and hover

Teleop cockpit

Teleop settings

• • Desired Vehicle Speed - Configure how fast the vehicle moves in all directions, including yaw and camera gimbal pitch
    • • Only configurable during Teleop after launching
      • Resets to default after each flight
  • Manage Media/Vehicle - delete all files on the media SD card
  • Return Settings - visit Skydio Remote Ops Return Behaviors for more information

Flight controls

Lateral movement

W - pitch forward S - pitch backward A - roll left D - roll right

Rotation and camera gimbal pitch

Option 1: Use arrow keys   Up arrow - look up Down arrow - look down Left arrow - yaw/rotate left Right arrow - yaw/rotate right
Option 2: Use mouse/trackpad   Select Enter Pointer Lock or toggle C key the yaw and camera gimbal pitch of the drone will be locked to your mouse or trackpad. A white circle will indicate the position and direction of your drone. While in this mode, you will not be able to select anything on the screen  Select C or Esc to exit Pointer Lock Arrow keys are disabled when in Pointer Lock

[note] Tapping any of the keys will move the drone a fixed distance in that direction.
 Distance is determined by the Desired Vehicle Speed slider. [/note]

Hide/display control menu

Select ~ to hide or display the control menu.

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