FLIGHTZOOMER IN A NUTSHELL

FlightZoomer is a GCS (Ground Control Station) which is made to fly and not to manage...

  • FlightZoomer Cockpit 3 is Windows 10 app, which runs on a PC, notebook or tablet and serves as cockpit to fly UAVs, drones or RC aircraft.
  • FlightZoomer supports a variety of flying vehicles, such as RTF drones or ArduCopter or ArduPlane based self-built vehicles.
  • The system allows to plan, control, navigate and manage the flight of remote controlled unmanned aircraft.
  • Features borrowed from manned aviation: the look&feel (based on the Boeing 787 cockpit), IFR capabilities (instruments, autopilot, Flight Management System) and the support of professional procedures.
  • Low cost solution, perfect for hobby or FPV pilots, as well as for expert applications.
Image by Tis Meyer / Drone-Art.net
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SYNTHETIC FPV CAMERA

No video feed is needed to get this innovative outside view!!

FlightZoomer offers a synthetic 3D outside view just based on telemetry data, that shows outstanding FPV characteristics: 
Unlimited range, never dropping, full HD, perfect image stabilization, no fog, no clouds, never night and superior versatility to adjust camera parameter inflight.

Alternatively the FlightZoomer cockpit allows to display the feed of a real FPV camera as well. Either side-by-side with the synthetic view or instead of it.


Watch demo on YouTube

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COMPREHENSIVE AUTOPILOT MODES

FlightZoomer has a super versatile autopilot, that offers all the control modes, you would find in a modern jet aircraft.

On the diagram, lateral modes are shown with red arrows, vertical modes with blue arrows and the speed mode with green arrows.

You can easily control all these modes using the touchscreen and the Mode Control Panel (MCP):


Watch demo on YouTube (still with the version 2 app)

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TERRAIN VIEW

Never be surprised by raising terrain anymore!!

The terrain map and the vertical situation display provide excellent terrain awareness. The colors indicate the terrain elevation relative to the current aircraft altitude:

  • Red: terrain is higher than the current aircraft altitude
  • Yellow: the aircraft is not more than 50m above the terrain
  • Green: the aircraft has a safe altitude

  • Watch demo on YouTube

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    FLIGHT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES

    Work with the integrated Flight Management System as real pilots do!!

    FlightZoomer allows creating flightplans based on an integrated, self-maintained navigation database.

    Using the LNAV- and VNAV-mode of the autopilot, the route is automatically followed laterally and vertically.

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    CONTROL THE FLIGHT ENTIRELY USING A RADIAL CONTROLLER

    One hand and the Surface Dial - nothing more is needed to fly!!

    The Surface Dial rotary controller allows to command all autopilot modes.

    Pressing the dial iterates through the four basic modes (altitude, vertical speed, track over ground and forward speed), while turning the knob changes the respective target value.


    Watch demo on YouTube

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    TRAIN, INSPECT OR EXPLORE FLIGHTZOOMER USING THE INBUILT SIMULATION MODE

    Fly to the ends of the earth with the simulator!!

    The FlightZoomer cockpit app has a simulation mode, that conveniently allows to get aquainted with the most important features.


    Watch demo on YouTube

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    SYSTEM TOPOLOGIES

    The following diagrams show supported operation scenarios.

    The FlightZoomer system context diagrams show all the supported components and their related interfaces. The little arrows are colored based on the used interface type.

    Legend:
    • Grey function blocks: Traditional setup of an Ardupilot equipped RC aircraft or multicopter
    • Red function blocks: FlightZoomer components and interfaces
    • : WLAN connectivity
    • : Bluetooth connectivity
    • : Cellular network connectivity
    • : RC transmitter connectivity
    • : Wired connectivity (e.g. USB/Serial/Video S/PWM)
    • : FPV video transmission
    • : 3rd party radio telemetry
    • : Local app-to-app connectivity


    SYSTEM TOPOLOGY WITH AN RTF AIRCRAFT

    In this setup the cockpit app is connected with an RTF (ready-to-fly) multicopter. Smallest possible FlightZoomer footprint with only the cockpit app added.



    SYSTEM TOPOLOGY WITH A FULL DIY-SETUP USING 3RD PARTY RADIO TELEMETRY

    This setup connects the cockpit app to an existing radio telemetry solution.



    SYSTEM TOPOLOGY WITH CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY USING ANDRUAV

    This system topology has an onboard smartphone, that connects with the Cockpit-app via cellular networks using the 3rd party software solution Andruav.

    EDITIONS OF THE SOFTWARE

    Version 3


    FlightZoomer Cockpit 3 FlightZoomer Cockpit 3 - Simulation Edition

    DESCRIPTION Cockpit and groundstation app, that is used by the pilot to plan, navigate and control the flight Cockpit app, that offers the simulation mode in order to evaluate and train FlightZoomer at no cost
    PRICE Free

    The most exclusive features are offered as in-app purchases:
    • ROI Sequences
    Free
    SUPPORTED OS Windows 10 desktops or tablets Windows 10 desktops or tablets
    AVAILABILITY Available! Available!
    LEGACY
    X (Obsolete because the normal Cockpit app is now free as well!)