BEBOP 2 - Firmware 4.7 | Comprehensive Test | Follow me | RTH | Manual Landing

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

What changed in 4.7.1 Video where -->> kzbin.info/www/bejne/lX26iWqggMt4m8U

[@johnwoodruff3487]

Thanks Anthony, another great video so concise,detailed and full of insight into the Bebop system.

[@grumpy_ken]

your editing is great and the video is beautifully shot as always. you are very lucky to have such lovely countryside to fly in

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Drone-Eating Tree thanks bud. Yes it is beautiful but it isn't anywhere close to me I have to drive at least an hour to get to unrestricted areas to fly. Sometimes I drive 6 hours just to get some decent scenery lol.

[@grumpy_ken]

that commitment is why your videos always look so good! i enjoy the technical subject matter and how each new vid makes me want to plan a trip to France lol

[@jimmyriding6353]

Great review of the updated firmware. Not updated yet but will do shortly awaiting for version 4.7.1. Cheers

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Jimmy Riding 4.7.1 has been out for almost 2 weeks. Thank you for your kind words. Happy flying 🙏

[@tdrdronesebikesandscooters8377]

Thanks for the update, better get mine charged up.

[@ItBusinessyoutube]

great, professional video

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Thank you Mario 🙏

[@katis999]

very nice Video!

[@tekn0lust]

Thanks for these vids. I am late to the bebop 2 show but just got one last week so going through all the learning. Wish I had such a beautiful landscape to fly mine :) cheers.

[@harnelbearnaudlebot4341]

Thanks for doing this vidéo !

[@paul._david]

I am very pleased with firmware 4.7 on my Bebop 2 power. Landing and take off now show major improvements.

[@LandsPlanes]

Paul David please can you tell me your impressions about 4.7 update?

[@paul._david]

Roberto Enther hello, I find take off quicker and more stable. Landing is also more accurate and no longer bangs down hard. I have tried hand launch and hand landing it it works great. I have had 4 full battery flights and everything was really good.

[@josephtabet6638]

Thanks Anthony your test it's very interesting

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Thankyou Joseph, have a great day.

[@josephtabet6638]

Merci .courage et réussite dans tes projets. ✋

[@JAZPER53]

It has been reported by others on youtube and parrot's forum that firmware update 4.70 has control problems and it is advised not to update and keep the original 4.4.2 firmware, for those who have installed 4,70 there are instructions on parrot's forum to reverse process; I thought parrot had removed the a 4.70 update 2 days ago.

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Unfortunate, parrot also released 4.7.1 which I have included at the end of the video but you may have missed it!

[@JAZPER53]

ANTHONYVLOG I have just checked for latest updates and there are none. 4.4.2 is the present firmware. Maybe 4.7.1 is for power version only?

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Be patient my friend. It will come out soon, 4.7.1 they just updated the changelog when I uploaded this video.

[@shootingbydrone9285]

Thanks for this vidéo

[@TrevorQuinnPhotography]

No update for me either when I checked last week. I see you said they pulled it and are now going to release a 4.7.1 so that would explain it

[@r4ym1n13]

Thanks, i gotta watch more of your videos about my bebop 2. Where do you live ? Awesome scenery im jealous

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

You're welcome. I live in France around the alps

[@MrBombom25]

Thanks for sharing✌

[@tanjukarababa]

The flight time of the product is good, the wind resistance is very good, there is no vibration in the image. Nice product but a chronic problem. routing it can detect late. Sometimes the command you give is not perceived and moves according to the last command. That's why I dropped the drone twice. They said that although I had to buy a second time drone, I could do nothing for this problem. I definitely do not recommend it. In support issues They do not help. I took the same Drones twice and regret it.

[@droneready8278]

Quick question...what should the internal resistance of each cell read on a completely healthy Bebop 2 battery...I use a balance connector that I acquired from Mr.kent and I use a toolkitrc M6 charger that allows me to see the internal resistance...I'm averaging about 22 minutes per battery

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Drone Ready cell packs IR that i had averaged 1.6mO including the bms so divide by 3 to get per cell impedance! (Parrot OEM) 2700mAh battery.

[@droneready8278]

@@ANTHONYVLOG I will tell you what each cell reads on my charger... Cell1...4.20 volts 18mR Cell2...4.20 volts 17mR Cell3...4.20 volts 19mR This is after balance charging at 3.5 amps until the charger notifies me that the charge is complete. I have about 85 charges/discharges on these batteries. Each averaging almost exactly the same flight time. 22 to 23 minutes landing always around 5 to 7 percent. Could you tell me possibly what is the average number of charges/discharges I can expect from the stock batteries? Thanks man.

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Drone Ready 600 cycles, but that is only if the battery is not discharged that low. I recommend landing before 17%

[@xtianocubano]

Thank you.

[@gemster18]

Thank you for testing that firmware update. Anthony, I have a question if you could help me out? Someone on KZbin mentioned that when you use the Waypoint function, once the Bebop begins to follow the waypoints there is no way to pause it or stop if you wanted to a problem like altitude or obstructions, is this true? Because someone else on KZbin said that there is a way to pause the Waypoint mid-flight and take over manual control. I really hope that the latter is the case... it would be very disparaging if there would be no way to pause the waypoints until they are complete. Thank you in advance, Joey

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Hello Gemster18, in FlightPlan you can pause and stop the flight anytime you can also override the flight plan by taking control and flying it manually. This is disengage (autopilot). I haven't made a tutorial on flight plan yet but maybe I should to clear the air and give more insight to flight plan. It is by far the best waypoint system I have worked with on consumer drones. From what you wrote I think the person saying there is nothing you can do when you send it on flight plan is flying out of range of connection. At this point no control inputs can be registered. So my advice, plan your flight plan within your wireless range and possibly within visual line of sight (no obstacles between you and the drone) if you must.

[@BC-nt3xm]

Good job with the video bro.. actually i havent update my bb2 firmware since im waiting for others make a review about it and finaly u made the review 👍👍 but when i check on the ffp apps there still only update to 4.7.0 not the 4.7.1 Talking about the RTH homepoint l, is it the place when u take off is automatically set as its home point for RTH? Or the RTH homepoint is automatically set where u calibrate n flat trim before fly? Thanks brother 😊👍

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Normal flying take off point is RTH Point. When you use Follow me, the RTH point becomes the last point of your controller when Follow me is Stopped or a disconnection is made. Calibration has nothing to do with the RTH home point brother its for the gyro, video stabilisation, level etc.

[@BC-nt3xm]

ANTHONYVLOG what happened with the new video bro? I cant access ur newest video

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Bebop2 Boy I'm re making it, it had some errors in the text, and audio had a hum in it which I didn't notice. The video was the tutorial for Hand Landing with the new feature.

[@eugenenault4935]

Hi Anthony, when flying indoors what precautions re: gps lock etc. should be taken into consideration. Thanks

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Hi Eugene, for flight indoors with any drone here are my checklist. 1. Propeller guards installed. 2. ATTI Mode (For parrot it is in ATTI when there is no GPS) so nothing to do. 3. Set piloting mode to Video. Sports mode is too fast for indoor flying. 4. Clear a 1x1 floor area for take off and landing 5. After taking off, do not hover close to the ground the turbulent air can increase its chances of drifting. So hover at about 1m - 1.5m 6. Should the drone drift, make micro adjustments (small joystick inputs). Large inputs will increase the speed of correction and may overshoot your desired hover point. 7. Ensure there are no animals or humans around. Animals like to jump at it lol. 8. Set your return delay after disconnection to 120s this allows you to have the most time to reconnect to the drone in the case of a disconnection. Not that the drone will do anything because without GPS RTH won't activate. But its nice to be able to have a lengthier time to try to reconnect. 9. Have loads of fun and always maintain visual contact.

[@dj69brisbane]

@ANTHONYVLOG i got confirmation from Parrot that FFP6 is purely only for the Anafi.. the bebops wont get this version of FFP :(

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Oh nooo :'( ill still wait for it to role out than we can tweak the app a little ;) having all the features in FFP6 would make the BB2 amazing haha.

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

UPDATE 4.7.1 is now available for download.

[@Georgewrigley]

Great review of the new fw upgrade. My Bebop landed suddenly when I brought her back in- thanks for that final section on your video, now I know why lol. Great addition Parrot. :) How was your battery after you got it down to 1%? Cheers:)

[@dronemanflyin6943]

There is no update through Free Flight Pro app. I updated to 4.7 and now I have no return to home function. When I push the button the drone just goes to the ground and will try to land wherever it is located. The dronies work fine and I have a good GPS lock on both tablet and drone. If 4.7.1 is out I hope that solves my problem. I am scared to fly it too far away in fear of it just dropping to the ground .

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Hi David, that is totally understandable. Parrot has released the changelog notes for 4.7.1 which I translated to English at the end of the video. The update is yet to be sent by parrot through OTA which is when we will see it in FFP. Regards, Anthony

[@SuperSport1966]

So, I took mine to fly today. Checked for the update, but nothing was there, so I left for the flight area. Had it up around 300 feet when it just cut off and landed in a River! No warning, nothing, just dead instantly! Really Bummed about this... still on 4.4.2.

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

So sorry to hear that SuperSport1966, if it is still under warranty please contact Parrot. They are very kind in dealing with unexpected problems that users face. Best of luck!!

[@SuperSport1966]

Thank you. I doubt it is under warranty, but I'll check. They already replaced it once due to the WiFi not working right out of the box. They were pretty easy to deal with last time, so I'll give it a shot again.

[@joebiddy3699]

Yes, they sent me a new controller, and it only took three months and a bunch of runarounds

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Excellent, glad it all worked out.

[@Iwilldestroyyoo]

SuperSport1966 ouch, sorry to hear this! 😢😱 I hope Parrot can help you, even if the warranty is expired. I still love their drones, and particularly excited about the Anafi! I stopped by your channel and subbed ya! 👍

[@leonardocastaneda904]

Hello man! Do you recommend me the Bebop? Or should I buy a spark @2 q first drone?

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Hello Lenardo I am sorry I can not make a recommendation, but I will however tell you to consider the Parrot ANAFI as an option to the DJI Spark. Regards, Anthony.

[@leonardocastaneda904]

ANTHONYVLOG thanks man!

[@bernek9000]

I don't even see the 4.7.0 or the 4.7.1 updates ?! I wonder what is going with Parrot lately ... Skycontroller 2 I see only 1.0.7 ... I deleted the apps and cache from iOS and Android and reinstalled the apps ... power cycled all the devices several times. Firmware 4.7.1 or 4.7.0 doesn't show up anywhere ! Any ideas Anthony ? :)

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Free Fly it's not available yet. 4.7.1 will be released soon. I was fortunate enough to download 4.7.0 when it was online. It is no longer there as parrot took it down. Hope this explains.

[@bernek9000]

Crazy times :D what about SC2 version ? What about Android/iOS app versions ? I'm a bit puzzled with all the information regarding updates that "do not exist"

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Free Fly the latest ffp is built for marshmallow and lowest jellybean. SC2 is 1.0.7 SC2P different version. So need to know if its a power or normal bb2

[@0leandr1]

Nice video. It seems there's no bumping now as hyperlapse looked quite stable. Where did it land after battery drain? Just on the spot or is it calculating path to perform RTH? bw. about landing - any tip to manage landing on hand? I tried to hold it near ultrasound sensor but it still tried to lift and I had to stall motors. Any other way?

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

AndRand I'll make another video to help explain more

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

AndRand for the emergency landing at 1% on the spot

[@garry1220able]

hi Anthony, mine won't detect this 4.7 firmware update. still on 4.4. and the SC2 firmware is 1.0.7..... i watch edthe other vlogs and seems like there's problem with the new 4.7 firmware. how is that so?

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

garry1220able hello, Parrot has released 4.7.1 which fixed the bugs with the power versions having problems

[@fastfreddy7111]

Hey Anthony I can never get my BB2 to follow me when using the SC2 It just follows me with the camera but the drone never moves from it spot...Camera follow's me but drone does not. If you know what I mean?..Thanks Love your videos.

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Hi Frederick sounds like only cameraman is active and not follow me. After you have selected yourself by drawing a box around you or double tapping you can tap on follow me which will show in green at the bottom of the screen once a subject is locked.

[@fastfreddy7111]

@@ANTHONYVLOG I will give it a try, But Im sure I did double tap..It just stays red..

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

@@fastfreddy7111 ahh ok, try flying closer or further away may just be the distance if you can see follow me at the bottom after selecting yourself. :D

[@fastfreddy7111]

Yes It still does not Follow me, Only the camera..

[@fastfreddy7111]

@@ANTHONYVLOG Yes I see it..tell u what I will do a video of the steps I take and maybe you can see what I am doing wrong..Seems pretty simple to me, But yet here we are..lol..Thanks for your concern.

[@detodounpocord8409]

Ya lo he probado, va mejor y estable el drone, está más pulido y mejor trabajado, ahora solo falta actualizar FreeFlight pro y agregarle algunos apartados como es la opción de ver la bateria

[@gonzalotx]

Eso se compra por separado?

[@brammetje8584]

Hey mate i got a question c: What are the best video settings Like fps etc 😎

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4q6kJmsrt-Ffck

[@craigkelly3868]

Hi Anthony. I'm Craig from south Africa capetown. Please help. I have a bebop 2 power with all the latest updates. My problem is my skycontroller lags. When I move any of the controller sticks up.. down. Left or right it only moves about 5 seconds later. What is wrong with it or the bebop. I've also done a full hard reset. And reloaded the app. Please help

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Hello Craig, can tou confirm that your phone has WiFi disabled when connected to the controller? You can also go into FreeFlightPro and reset all the settings to default. Than go from there. Let me know how it goes

[@craigkelly3868]

@@ANTHONYVLOG I dont fly on wifi at all. Yes my phone does have wifi. Have also done a reset on the app.

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Craig Kelly try this, take the propellers off, power on the drone. Turn off your phone, power on the controller after the controller connects to the drone hit the take off button. Once the motors start spinning try the joystick left / right. Let me know if the drones response is instant or delayed. In this test its important to keep your phone switched off. We will do a elimination process, to see where the problem is.

[@craigkelly3868]

@@ANTHONYVLOG ok great will try this now and give you back a report . I really appreciate your help on this.

[@craigkelly3868]

Hi Anthony. Ok so I did this whole test outside. Better gps than inside. Not sure what i was to be looking for . But drone didnt budge at all but made weird noises so I'm not sure what to look for did exactly what you said.

[@kitt28]

i wish they would make the landings land softer

[@froznfire9531]

Max Knight they gave Manual Landing

[@GunDrone]

I cant seem to find this new firmware or mention of it on the parrot site... Before i update i was hoping maybe you can do a range test. i'd like to know what they are fixing.

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

I have noted what 4.7.1 has updated and fixed at the end of the video. It is translated from the release note on parrots French forum. The OTA update is yet to be released. As for the range test I have tested it up to 500m and it remained at full signal strength so it could go allot more. Although I have a specific way I set up my bebop and I made a video about which is under the Disconnection title. Regards, Anthony.

[@ReeseB.]

Hi Anthony, every since I've updated to 4.7.0 my drone isn't getting a GPS lock all indicators remain Red after calibration, and I haven't received a notification about 4.7.1 update yet. What am I doing wrong?

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Hi Ultimate Droner, it is possible that your drone if its a Power may be one of the units that has problems with 4.7.0 there is instructions to downgrade back to 4.4.2 on parrots forum should you wish to or you can wait bit for 4.7.1 which has rectified some glitches. Although I would not know if you are testing the drone indoors or outside in open space. Regards, Anthony

[@ReeseB.]

Yes it was outdoors and no it’s not the Power version but I returned it this morning for a brand new model that hopefully doesn’t require 4.7.0 to operate.

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Excellent! Happy flying....

[@ayoubnzineb4617]

hello tank u for video but I have a problem in the spasm of the image

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Ayoub BnZ hi can you explain what the problem is please?

[@ayoubnzineb4617]

My drone parrot beppot 2 i have a prblm the image vidéo watch the vidéo kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqOUnXx5jM92q5Y

[@ayoubnzineb4617]

Is there a solution ! Plz help me bro

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Ayoub BnZ small problem only. Buy new propellers original. Video will be normal. Also be careful when carrying drone because propeller is soft and can bend easily resulting in this (jello) 🤓

[@ayoubnzineb4617]

@@ANTHONYVLOG i changed it but still bro

[@denisbalobin]

Hi, I have issue, in follow me mode I can't make 360° flight, drone going down((( I don't know a reason...

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Denis, can you explain what you are doing with detail please.

[@denisbalobin]

ANTHONYVLOG 1.click icon follow mode; 2. Put an object to the frame; 3.click icon follow which are below on the screen; 4 choose 360 degrees mode. And after that drone starting flight around an object but going down, looks in this mode drone not hold altitude..,

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Denis Balobin try at a higher altitude, you are using follow me with magic dronies

[@denisbalobin]

ANTHONYVLOG which should be a minimum?

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Denis Balobin I personally like using follow me above 12m + it gives space to clear small trees, and also is more accurate with tracking GPS and visual also the altitude is more stable because of the barometer. I forgot to ask you does your phone have an alter meter? If it does, the drone may be relying on the device altormeter and if its reading is inaccurate the drone will follow it down or up. I faced it with my old phone but its OK with my new phone it follows you going up and down too.

[@whodat3992]

I'm not seeing any VR headsets with this model, does it not come with them? If not, is the Beebop 2 headset compatible?

[@whodat3992]

Answering my own question, I'm guessing it makes no difference as its all on the phone anyways, although it would be good to see an updated version.

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

My apologies Stuart, the FPV goggles with the SK2 require a mobile device. There are two GUI's with FPV mode one with telemetry one with the radar on the OHD, and also toggle the phone camera so you don't have to take the goggles off to see the outside world during flying.

[@whodat3992]

ANTHONYVLOG I'm a big fan of the Beebop 2 and for the price you get a great bit of kit, it's a shame their after sales care is so poor, mine had a motor stall and it ditched into water never to be seen again, the warranty covers everything except water damage so now looking at having to fork out again, this time with insurance. 😢

[@george.giannop]

Do you know if all features work well with the LG G6?

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

G6 with andoird version 8, yes all the features in FFP works.

[@raphyki9441]

bonjours j'ai vu sur plusieurs forum notament celui de parrot que certains utilisateurs ne pouvais plus faire voler leur drone apres avoir effectuer cette mise a jours donc ma question est a quoi sert cette mise a jours merci de votre reponse

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Bonjour, 4.7.1 va arriver bientôt pour reparer le problem avec 4.7.0. je pense que l'utilisateur a arrêté le drone pendant la mise a jour.

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Version 4.7.1 Nouvel algorithme de re-calibration du magnétomètre pendant le vol Les limites de la géo-barrière s’appliquent aux animations follow-me Le Return To Home n’est pas annulable par une sur-commande utilisateur Le Return To Home n’est pas enclenché si une déconnexion Wifi se manifeste pendant la phase d’atterrissage Une commande de descente maintenue pendant 1 seconde alors que le drone est au ras du sol enclenche un atterrissage Correction de bugs mineurs sur les fonctions follow-me et décollage lancé

[@raphyki9441]

merci pour la reponse rapide donc mon bebop power est en 4.4.2 je dois attendre qu'il me propose la 4.7.1 et pourquoi aucune info sur le site parrot ni sur le forum je suis perdu que dois-je faire??

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

bonsoir, regarde ici. community.parrot.com/t5/Base-de-connaissances-Bebop-2/Release-note/ta-p/15

[@raphyki9441]

merci je m'occupe de la mise a jour demain matin meci anthony longue vie a ta chaine

[@krivickas]

I can 't see any updates from the app. BB website shows only 4.4.2 version. Where did youi found the newer firmware?

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Hi Tomas it was from Parrot, but parrot removed the update soon after it was released. It will be replaced with 4.7.1 (when they decide to release it)

[@krivickas]

Ok, I see. I was surprised when I was unable to find any updates from app or website. Makes sense now. Thank you.

[@willproduction2138]

The camera seems a little bit unstable.

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

The Digital Stabilisation crop ratio changed in 4.4.2 so the same video will be from 4.4.2 carried to 4.7.1 this was probably due to allot of owners wanting more detailed video out of the drone and sacrificing digital stabilisation as we can stable video in software afterwards.

[@jimmythundarrsdrumcoverser492]

Still crash lands....I can't understand why u can't soft land a parrot!

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

That's the design. If you want a soft landing get a hard frame drone.

[@clickbaitclickbait807]

Thanks

[@Georgewrigley]

Great review of the new fw upgrade. My Bebop landed suddenly when I brought her back in- thanks for that final section on your video, now I know why lol. Great addition Parrot. :) How was your battery after you got it down to 1%? Cheers:)

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Georgewrigley the battery has been going OK no issues, even after neglecting them and tests etc. Still using the same batteries. 1% is 3.7v per cell.

[@Georgewrigley]

ANTHONYVLOG nice one. I have a battery That flashes. Will not charge. Any suggestions pal. Thanks in advance ✈️😊👍

[@ANTHONYVLOG]

Georgewrigley check the cell voltages first, if any of them are below 1v replace that cell with a good one and use a balance charger to line up the voltages for each cell.