SidePilot

The ArduCopter/Plane/Rover GCS

Published by: Tom Brereton

Description

This is the app for drone enthusiasts who wish to have a more portable ground station.
Works with ArduPilot platform via WiFi, Bluetooth Low Energy or Cellular connection, including 3DR Solo.
NOTE: You must have either WiFi, Cellular or Serial Bluetooth connection to your drone.
User Manual is available at https://sidepilot.net/pdf/SidePilot-UserManual.pdf
Features:
• Supports ArduCopter, ArduPlane and ArduRover via MAVLink protocol.
• Displays current drone location, with information such as altitude, yaw, pitch and roll.
• ADSB integration to display nearby aircraft and provide warnings.
• Create, edit and delete waypoints.
• Audible alerts for important information.
• Edit, save and load parameters.
• Perform a Pre-Flight checklist with live weather information.
• Low battery warnings and alerts.
• View onboard video, and live stream it to YouTube.
• Record telemetry logs and export for sharing.
• Follow Me - Have your drone follow you using your devices GPS location, or visually with Object Tracking.
• Orbit mode - Automatically orbit an object for a fantastic cinematic shots!
• Grid Waypoints - Create a survey grid to fly
• Tap to fly - Tap a location on the map to send your drone there!
• Perform calibrations at the field.
• And many, many more...
Quick-start guide (Using a WiFi connection):
1. Turn on drone and connect using WiFi.
2. Start SidePilot, navigate to settings and select either WiFi UDP, TCP or 3DR Solo (as applicable).
3. If setting up WiFi manually, click on WiFi Settings and input the correct IP address and port that the MAVLink protocol is running over.
4. Go back to the main screen and press the connect button on the top right. The app will begin displaying information about the drone. If not, double check your WiFi settings.
Please post suggestions and bug reports on the SidePilot Facebook page or via email to [email protected]

WARNING: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Note: iPads without cellular do not have GPS capability unless tethered to a iOS Device with cellular, and even then it is poor and not suitable for navigation.
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    Yes, SidePilot is completely free and it doesn't have any in-app purchases or subscriptions.

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Ratings History

SidePilot Reviews

Much Better now in Dec 24

Telldw on

United States

I had an early version and haven’t flown the drone in a while, and the drone wasn’t very stable figuring out if the gyros needed recalibration was fairly complicated, and this new version the app itself told me the gyros needed reconfiguration went into the configuration and walked me through it simply by hitting, turning on its side hitting next. excellent Job improvements. The drone is much more stable as well Probably because the gyros are properly configured now

Don’t use this app

2330gonzs on

United States

It messed up my drone I did the reset to get onto this app and I downloaded the new update and it ruined my drone

Issues with controller set up

hilldwler420 on

United States

While connect to drone and app I cannot change the a b button configuration for flight modes . Either app freezes or shuts down. Really would like the function to work properly.

Plug and play

Kweeveen on

United States

This app is pretty amazing. It just works. One thing that I have to work out is why many functions are “unsupported” (I think that’s what the voice was saying). Any ideas? Thanks for the useful app. Very much worth the money.

3DR Solo drone

JVRRDD on

United States

Tom this app is so great! You should be proud of the quality work you’ve done for all of us Solo iPhone pilots. I couldn’t even imagine how I could even be able to get my drone in the air without this incredible app. Thanks so much Tom

Brought my Solo back to life

cmplxviri on

United States

I don’t really leave reviews ever, but this app is so fantastic that I almost felt obligated to. Like a lot of people, when support ended for my Solo drone, the app was gone and I had eventually moved on with my phone so I could no longer fly my drone. Recently I dusted it off to see if I could get it going again and immediately had issues with calibration, but since the app was gone I couldn’t calibrate it, and couldn’t even fly it in manual mode. I found this app and used it to upgrade the firmware on both the drone and the controller with ease, and I was also able to calibrate the drone and get it flying with my live video feed working as well. I’m just now starting to mess with the map and waypoints and everything, but it looks intuitive so far, and there is good documentation provided. If you have a 3DR Solo that’s dead in the water, this app gives you everything you need to get her back in the air. I *highly* recommend it.

Saved my drone

kelballs on

United States

Without this app, I would not be able to use my drone anymore. It does the job well worth the money spent.

Excited to see developer starting again. Please keep doing up dates!

Anonymous GL on

United States

Excited to see developer starting again please keep doing updates!

Will not let youUpdate controller out of pre flight

rdiney on

United States

Why!

Gimbal left right movement

WhoDatAficionado on

United States

I have up and down movement but no left and right. The rest of the app works great. Just have to edit a leg on post out. Like the waypoints.

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