Apps/en

Planning

UAV Forecast

UAV Forecast is the preferred app for weather data, especially for drone pilots. The app displays important meteorological information, such as temperature, wind speeds, twilight times and the Kp index, clearly arranged in tiles. Color markings intuitively indicate potential dangers. The option to adjust threshold values to the individual capabilities of your own drone is particularly helpful.

One major advantage is the display of the wind profile at different altitudes, as the wind speed often increases with altitude - a function that classic weather apps do not offer. This allows pilots to better estimate the safe flight altitude of their drone.

While UAV Forecast is tailored to the needs of drone pilots, the no-fly zones displayed are unreliable. Most of the functions are free, but additional functions can be activated for a small fee for long-term forecasts or more detailed information.

• iOS - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/uav-forecast/id1050023752
• Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uavforecast

Advantages:

• Clear weather data display
• Customizable threshold values for your own drone
• Wind profile display at different flight altitudes

Disadvantages:

• Unreliable display of no-fly zones

Create waypoints

The drone manufacturers do not all offer a function to create waypoints in advance and let the drone automatically fly a route. Only with the Air3 came for the first time a waypoint function. Far more mature but only in combination with the cell phone there are other software solutions. But CAUTION!!! The use of such software can shorten the warranty and cause crashes. Therefore no support from the manufacturers.

• Litchi
  • Creating waypoints on PC https://flylitchi.com/hub
• Maven
• Dronelink

Photo Editing

Adobe Lightroom

Probably the most widely used software for quickly improving photos is Adobe Lightroom. With numerous templates, you can quickly get more out of the photo. It also supports DNG (RAW).

Video editing

On the PC

Davinci Resolve

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Davinci is a professional solution to edit videos and photos on PC. The free version offers enough tools. The Pro version costs 275 EUR and is aimed at professionals and companies. The program is becoming increasingly popular, making numerous youtube videos available on the subject. Link: Davinici Resolve

Gyroflow

Especially when flying FPV, the videos are very fast and can be shaky. Many drone or action cam manufacturers rely here on the technology RockSteady or Hypersmooth. A software that stabilize the image. The solution is already very good, but it leaves no possibility of fine adjustment. Here the software Gyroflow is used. The software offers very good results to stabilize the image. One should only note that one deactivates the in-house software. This is the only way to generate the necessary image information (gyro data) for Gyroflow.

Mobile

LightCut

LightCut is the official solution from DJI. The app connects directly to the drone to cut the footage. Link: LightCut

Drone Management

Drones collect a lot of data, which can be evaluated sensibly. Be it now to find out if the batteries are still all working or to have a clear logbook.

Airdata

Airdata offers in the free version already very much useful information and supports numerous drones.

Airdata Dashboard

The following features are offered: Automatic upload of flight logs: With this feature, you get instant insights into your drone's performance, identify potential issues, and avoid manually collecting flight information. The app is available on Android and iOS and enables detailed analysis of drone data. It also supports maintenance, reporting, notifications and sharing of flight information.