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Skydio X2 Color/Thermal - Operator Manual © 2022 Skydio, Inc. All rights reserved.
Pre-flight
Return Behavior - customize return-to-home behavior
Drone Looks - set to look toward or away from destination while returning
Return Type - set to either GPS or vision
• set return type to Vision when you fly in GPS denied environments
• obstacle avoidance setting is respected while returning
Return Height - set the height the drone ascends to before returning
• default return height is set to 66 ft (20 m)
Height Behavior - set to Absolute or Relative
• absolute - ascends to a specified Return Height above the launch point
before returning
• relative (default) - ascends to a specified Return Height above the
drone’s current position before returning
Return Speed - set the speed the drone will fly when returning
Configure drone settings
Lost Connection -
• Return when Disconnected - toggle O to disable Return when
Disconnected and the Lost Connection menu. X2 will not return if it loses
connection—it will hover until it reaches low battery and land.
• Wait Before Return - set the amount of time that you want X2 to wait
before it initiates a return flight, allowing time to reconnect.
• Land Once Returned - when enabled, X2 will return, hover for a
specified amount of time, and then land.
• Wait Before Land - set the amount of time between 0 to 300 seconds
(the default is 240 seconds) that you want X2 to wait before landing.
This setting is only enabled when Land Once Return is toggled on.