Description
Drone Ace ★★★★★ is the most feature rich app to control your AR.Drone. No other app provides video recording, image capture, object tracking, autonomous flight, drone animations, and light control.
AR.Drone 2.0 is not supported yet. We are working on an update but want to do it right, so it may take some time. It might be another app. We are not going to release a FreeFlight clone with a flip button.
Open the app while not connected to the drone for additional features.
NOTE: Drone "Fly-Aways" are caused by the AR.Drone firmware/hardware and not any app. It is a rare occurrence. Please don't blame our app for being the one you are using during a "Fly Away".
Got a Mac? Check out Drone Station on the Mac App Store.
Please visit http://drone-apps.com videos and much more.
This app works with AR.Drone firmware 1.5.1 through 1.7.11 .
See a video of some of Drone Ace capabilities here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYh7lory_qM
Drone Ace provides 26 possible combinations of control options allowing you to find the way you like to fly.
Drone Ace is the only app that allows you to record your iPod, iPhone, or iPad audio while recording video from the AR.Drone’s cameras.
Have two or more device’s? Watch and record video from your iPad while controlling the drone from your iPhone. To use this feature, just connect the device you want to control with to the AR.Drone first. Then start connecting secondary devices. Once Drone Ace determines the AR.Drone is already being controlled, it will allow you to connect as a non controller.
When using the iPad 2 as a display you can mirror the video to your HDMI compatible television while controlling the AR.Drone from a 2nd device.
Control Options:
■ Standard accelerometer (default AR.Drone style).
■ Reversed Standard (left handed).
■ RC Modes 1, 2, 3, & 4
■ Optional elevation control inversion.
■ Optional combined yaw for coordinated turns.
■ Autonomous target stalking with yaw and elevation or yaw, elevation, and pitch. (target following).
Records video into H.264 encoded QuickTime movie format with optional device audio and optional flight data overlay (altitude, etc) or both. (Note: Video and Audio will be out of sync as we can’t control the possible lag times of the video reception over wifi). You can preview videos and images in the app and choose to delete them or export them to your camera roll. You can also export the movies and images using iTunes File Sharing.
Drone Ace allows you to record video from either the horizontal or vertical camera or a combination of the two. You can switch channels or even take pictures while recording. The videos are all full frame without black border even from the bottom camera.
This app is also the only app that ignores the device tilt settings when you choose to not use the accelerometer. Other apps can cause unexpected results from stick style control. Drone Ace allows flyers to have full range of control when using the sticks instead of a fractional finger movement causing a full blown command.
A major portion of development time was spent tweaking the joystick controls. We hope that flyers will enjoy the improved precision and range of motion provided by Drone Ace. The joystick touch detection algorithms allow fine control and reduce accidental elevation and roll changes when what you meant to do was pitch or yaw. (e.g. You can put the AR.Drone into a full power spin without changing altitude).
LED control and AR Drone action animations are configured while on the ground via an optional three button HUD overlays on the left and right side of the screen. After take-off, these buttons change from configuration buttons to command buttons and send commands to the drone.
User selectable HUD styles keep the drone pilot informed with instrumentation showing altitude, roll, pitch, and battery level.
Check applicable recording laws in your state/country prior to recording.
support [@] logicapplications.net
What's New in Version 1.27
-Prevented opening media viewer while in flight.
-Repaired ability to open "Display Only" mode on second,third, fourth, fifth, etc... devices.
Customer Reviews
very good
I was looking for a recording app. If you read the reviews this one is the best regarded of those available. It is also the one mos recently updated.
Great app, very intuitive to fly and to record.
This is a GREAT app for the AR Drone
I have never flown any type of R/C before. I got the drone and downloaded this app and was flying in no time. Yeah I had a few
moments of " Oh oh.." but within a few minutes I was flying and recording my flight right to my iPad!! I had a couple of questions and sent an email to the support and received a reply in a very timely fashion...great app and great support.
Not compatible with AR.Drone 2.0?
I bought this app to use with my new AR.Drone 2.0 but have only gotten it to connect twice. Usually the app just sits at the loading screen and never gives the option to fly. Also, the 2 times it did work, there was no video feed. I'm hoping an update will fix this soon and then I can actually review it.
- $5.99
- Category: Utilities
- Updated: Feb 10, 2012
- Version: 1.27
- Size: 6.2 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Logic Consulting LLC
- © 2012 Logic Consulting LLC
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation) and iPad.Requires iOS 4.0 or later.
