To change the map engine on FreeFlight 6 USA Android:
1. Tap Settings.
2. The PREFERENCES menu opens, tap Interface.
3. Scroll down to Map Engine.
4. Tap GOOGLE MAP or MAPLIBRE.
Upload custom maps
Important: FreeFlight 6 USA automatically renames duplicate files by adding a number in parentheses
after the file name, for example: MyMap(1). Parrot recommends that you name each map file
differently before you transfer the map file in order to easily distinguish between 2 regions.
1. Connect your FreeFlight 6 USA device to a computer.
2. Copy the file(s) to the desired folder on the FreeFlight 6 USA device (Recommended folder:
FreeFlight 6 USA\Custom maps).
3. Return to the FreeFlight 6 USA home screen and tap the Load map tile.
4. The Prepare your map screen opens, tap Download Custom Maps at the bottom right.
5. The Custom Maps screen opens, tap Import at the top right.
6. The device File Manager opens. Tap on the My Files folder, in the device internal storage.
7. Search for the map file in the folder you selected in step 2 (Recommended folder: FreeFlight 6
USA\Custom maps) and select the file(s) that you want to import.
8. Tap Done. The Custom maps screen opens again, and a green circular progress bar indicates
that the map(s) is(are) loading.
9. Tap < Back. The Prepare your map screen opens again.
10. Tap < Back. The home screen opens again.
11. Tap FLY on the FreeFlight 6 USA home screen. The HUD screen opens.
12. Tap the circle showing the map on the bottom right of the screen. You can now see your map.
You may need to zoom to the correct location.
If a .mbtiles map file is corrupt, it may force FreeFlight 6 USA to crash. If you experience difficulties due
to a corrupted map, follow this procedure:
1. For FreeFlight 6 USA Android only, revert to the GOOGLE MAP map engine:
a. Tap Settings.
b. The PREFERENCES menu opens, tap Interface.
c. Scroll down to Map Engine.
d. Tap GOOGLE MAP.
2. Return to the FreeFlight 6 USA main screen and tap the Load map tile.
3. The Prepare your map screen opens, tap Download Custom Maps at the bottom right.
4. On the Custom Maps screen, swipe left on the corrupted map until you see the Delete tile.
5. Tap Delete, a menu opens. You must confirm if you want to delete the file.
6. Tap YES.
How to create your own custom DTED and GeoTIFF maps online
Alternatively, you can create DTED or GeoTIFF maps online, and then upload these maps to FreeFlight
6 USA. Follow these steps to create, download, and import custom maps.
1. Navigate to the USGS Earth Explorer, available at https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/.
Note: You must create an account, and log into USGS to download and order scenes.
2. Search for the area you want to create a map for.
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