In this episode, the Roswell Flight Test Crew speaks with François-Xavier “FX” Charbonnel of Parrot Drones America about the company’s latest drone: the Anafi AI. This small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) incorporates a 4G connection through the Verizon network, providing both an alternative means of sending control signals as well as receiving video and telemetry as well as a channel to upload images captured for orthomosaic mapping missions directly to the cloud for processing. The new FreeFlight 7 app provides mission planning capabilities, including one-touch mapping of existing features. It is integrated with both Pix4D and Skyward.io’s integrated photogrammetry processing system. The Anafi AI also includes the new SkyController 4, which provides an HDMI-out feature for sharing the live video feed from the aircraft.
