Reading the goggle HUD

The HUD is modelled on the DJI Avata 2 goggle OSD. It is meant to feel familiar, not to claim that every number is aircraft telemetry.

Top controls (1–8)

1. Setup — Settings.
2. Search locations — Fly Location.
3. Show place names — hybrid basemap labels; auto-hides after 10 minutes.
4. Fly here — scripted cinematic move to the reticle target.
5. Flight plan and shots — the active plan.
6. Annotate by flying — the pen toolbar.
7. More map tools — shot bar and clean capture view.
8. Controller warning — no RC connected. Tap for help.

Compass (9)

The compass shows the drone's heading. The red needle points to the drone's forward direction relative to north; it is not a map-north indicator for the screen. Use it to hold a heading while yawing.

Gimbal rocker (10)

A vertical rocker on the left edge. Moving it changes the camera tilt at a fixed rate; releasing it holds the current angle. The travel matches the Avata 2's camera: roughly −90° (straight down) to +15° (slightly up). The G readout shows the current angle.

Touch sticks (11 and 15)

These appear when no RC is connected. The left stick is THR / YAW; the right stick is PITCH / ROLL. Both self-centre when released. The sticks are not shown while an RC 3 is connected.

Flight assists (12 and 14)

• Pause / Play — holds a hover or resumes. When disarmed, Play takes off.
• H — auto-return to home and hover. Any stick input cancels it.

Shutter (13)

Tap to take a photo or start/stop video. Hold the button, or tap the PHOTO / VIDEO label, to switch modes. The label also shows REC while recording.

Mode badge (16)

N is Normal, S is Sport and M is Manual. Tap the badge to toggle N and S. Manual is selected in Flight Setup or by the physical N/S/M switch on the RC 3.

Telemetry (17 and 18)

Status cluster (bottom right)

• Link quality number and bars — derived from the controller report rate. With no controller, it shows --.
• HD / Mbps — cosmetic video-link styling. It does not represent a real aircraft video feed.
• Battery percentage — the phone's battery, not a drone battery.

HUD guides

Settings → HUD guides adds a rule-of-thirds grid and a horizon line. It is off by default. The guides are useful when you are learning to hold a horizon level or place a subject on a third.

Clean capture view

More map tools → Clean capture view hides the whole HUD but keeps the live map. Double-tap the map to bring the HUD back. This is the mode used for the clean demo frames in these docs.

Related guides

• Tour of the main interface
• Normal, Sport and Manual
• Play, Pause, Home and the gimbal