![]() ![]() The flight time is impressive: more than half an hour in ideal conditions. You can adjust the sensitivity of each mode (turning speed, flight speed) as desired. You can choose from four flight modes: film, sports, cinematic, and racing. The drone makes relatively little noise, and the buzzing sound is acceptable (not whiney). The Anafi USA is quickly ready for use: open the controller, attach the telephone (or tablet), fold out the arms of the drone, switch on the device, and fly. The Skycontroller works for approximately two and a half hours on one battery charge. The gear icon provides access to an extensive settings menu. At the bottom, you will find drop-down menus for changing camera settings and accessing advanced flight functions. ![]() In addition to the live camera image, the main screen shows the necessary information about battery status, GPS signal strength, distance, and altitude of the drone. There is also a switch with which you can change the flight mode.įor further operation and live camera view, you need to install the Parrot FreeFlight6 app on your smartphone or tablet. Unfortunately, an HDMI output is missing. In addition to the control sticks, there is a return to home button, a button to move the camera up and down, a second tilt button to zoom in and out, and buttons for taking a picture and resetting. For a drone that costs more than 7,000 euros, the controller is very cheap. The Skycontroller 3 is exactly the same controller that comes with the regular Anafi. The drone only has an ultrasonic sensor for altitude determination at low altitudes and a sensor for the relative position determination if no GPS signal is available. So it really comes down to your own flying skills to prevent crashes from being made (hint: set the RTH height sufficiently). The Anafi USA does not have sensors for obstacle detection. What is special is that the camera can rotate 90º downwards as well as upwards: which is handy for inspections that also require looking upwards. Thanks to special stabilization algorithms, the camera remains focused on the subject even with extreme zoom. The stabilization on the third axis is solved by software. The gimbal is mechanically two-axis stabilized. The thermographic data is projected over the visual image. The FLIR sensor has a resolution of 320 × 256 pixels. That enormous zoom range is, therefore partly optical, partly digital. By combining the images of the two RGB sensors in combination with digital zoom, the user can zoom in continuously up to 32x. The camera module contains three sensors in total: two RGB cameras (wide and tele) and a FLIR Boson thermal imaging camera (infrared). The drone itself resembles the “normal” Anafi but is slightly larger. In addition to the drone, we find a controller, three batteries, a charger, a tablet holder, a short quick-start manual, a set of spare props, and a memory card. The Parrot Anafi USA comes in a sturdy case. First Impression and specs of the Parrot Anafi USA The user only needs to register and take care of the basic drone certificate A1 / A3: a minimal investment. This brings interesting possibilities: think of roof and facade inspections, tracing heat leaks, inspections of solar panels, etc. This means that you can also fly it within built-up or urban areas, even if you might briefly fly over people who are not involved in the drone operation. The drone is in Open category A1 until 31-12-2022. ![]() The fact that the drone weighs just under 500 grams also makes the Anafi USA extra interesting for European users. Partly because of this, the Anafi USA can bear the “ Blue sUAS” label, which means that the drone can be used by American government organizations. Search & rescue operations, and security applications. The growing criticism from the US government on competitor DJI provided an excellent opportunity to develop drones specifically for the US military, so-called Blue sUAS drones. Just under two years ago, Parrot decided to take a different approach: there was insufficient growth in the market for consumer drones, so Parrot focused on the commercial market. Many drone pilots still associate the French company Parrot with the AR.Drone, which was succeeded by the Bebop 1, the Bebop 2, and later the Anafi 4K and Anafi Thermal. ![]() Parrot Anafi USA review: thermal inspection drone – Blue sUAS Made in the USA Thanks to Skytools for making a Parrot Anafi USA drone available for this review. But how does the device perform in practice? Nevertheless, the drone has a FLIR thermal imaging camera and an RGB camera with 32x zoom. Because with its weight of less than 500 grams, the drone is currently in Open subcategory A1 ( European drone rules). Do you want to conduct (thermographic) inspection flights within an urban area? Then the Anafi USA from Parrot is definitely a drone to consider. ![]()
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