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Emergency Behaviors
Skydio X2 loses GPS
• In the event that the GPS signal is lost, the drone will continue flying as normal. You will still be able to Return
Home and fly to waypoints, however the flight will be less accurate. If Skydio X2 loses GPS for an extended
period of time, actions that require GPS (Return to Home/Controller, fly to a waypoint, Waypoint missions) will be
disabled.
• When Skydio X2 is flying at high altitude or over large bodies of water, visual positioning becomes more dicult
and the drone relies on GPS to assist with lateral positioning. In the event that GPS is lost in such conditions,
lateral positioning will be aected and the drone may initiate an emergency landing.
Skydio X2 loses GPS during Waypoint Mission
• X2 will attempt to fly to each waypoint, but may experience some location inaccuracies. At the final waypoint a
GPS Lost alert message will display. Manually pilot the drone and attempt to regain a GPS signal and restart the
mission.
Skydio X2 loses GPS during GPS Night Flight
• If Skydio X2 loses GPS while in GPS Night Flight mode, it will initiate an emergency landing.
Skydio X2 never had GPS
• If Skydio X2 never obtains a strong GPS signal, you may not be able to set a Home Point, fly to a waypoint, or
return to Controller/Home. If your Return Type is set to Vision, however, you will be able to reliably return to the
Launch Point using the vision navigation system.
Lost Connection
Lost GPS
If the Map Coordinate setting is enabled the coordinates of the current or last known location are available making
it easier for you to locate your lost drone:
Step 1 - Select the INFO menu
Step 2 - Select your device name
Step 3 - Select Find Drone
Find Drone
If Skydio X2 loses connection to the Skydio Enterprise Controller during flight, it will return to the Launch Point, or the
Home Point if one was created. Establishing lost signal connection return behaviors is a critical component in pre-
flight planning to ensure that your Skydio X2 returns safely and lands in an accessible location.
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 - specify the amount of time that you want X2 to wait before it initiates a return flight, allowing
time to reconnect.
Land Once Returned -
• Enabled (default): X2 will return, hover for a specified amount of time, and then land
• Disabled: X2 will hover in place until it runs out of battery
Wait Before Land - specify the amount of time between that you want X2 to wait before landing.
• 0 to 300 seconds (default - 240 seconds)
• only available when Land Once Return is toggled on
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