Command the sky with ease. With the intuitive FT Aviator, DJI drone hobbyists and professionals can fly complex maneuvers within no time. Oh, and it’s really, really fun!
The FT Aviator is a durable, premium grade drone controller with a quick and easy set-up. With a shorter learning curve than traditional controllers, it provides the ability to master complex maneuvers faster.
The FT Aviator drone controller precisely enables the four degrees of freedom of flight applicable to drones: forward and backward (X-axis), left and right (Y-axis), up and down (Z-axis) and turning left and right (Yaw).
The FT Aviator reduces the “cognitive workload” for drone pilots with its natural and cognitive translation of hand-to-device movement, allowing focus on the image capture, and not the mechanics of how to get there.
The FT Aviator is not prone to cross-coupling, or inadvertent movements, enabling precision flight.
The unique situational display indicators provide your drone's location and orientation at all times.
A connectivity status light on the display indicates active correct connection between the FT Aviator and devices.
This unique controller always provides visual and real-time critical situational awareness cues, guiding safe maneuvering of a drone in the event a pilot momentarily loses sight of it.
The advanced “return to zero” anti-drift capabilities and tactile feedback when commanding a motion (or not) prevents inadvertent motion inputs in other degrees of freedom.
The controller has dedicated buttons to slow the rates of tilt control to get smoother video sequences, as well as other commonly accessed camera functions, without having to dive into multiple layers of the app.
The FT Aviator reduces training time with easy-to-learn flight control.
The FT Aviator leverages the native DJI transmitter-receiver radio, which is considered very secure, with frequency hopping and other security measures.
Current compatibility includes Mavic Series, Phantom 3 & 4, Inspire 1 & 2, and Matrice Series. We will continue to work on compatibility with other DJI models as our technology and the DJI Air Force grows.
Mavic 2*
Mavic Air
Mavic Pro Platinum
Mavic Pro
*some camera features not supported at this time
Note: not compatible with the DJI Smart controller at this time
Phantom 3 Advanced
Phantom 3 Pro
Phantom 4
Phantom 4 Pro v2.0
Phantom 4 Pro*
Phantom 4 Advanced*
Phantom 4 RTK
*Please note: the models with an integrated monitor built into the controller are not compatible
Inspire 1
Inspire 2
Matrice 200 Series
Matrice 600 Pro
Prototyping is the most fun part of the innovation process, and usually involves cobbling together duct tape, balsa wood and spare parts! In the case of our first pre-FT Aviator models – cleverly named “v1” and “v2” – we had a good idea of the general shape and basic mechanical features we wanted, so we churned out dozens of 3-D prints to get to the refined form factor and functionality we have now. We teamed with brilliant engineers at Motivo Engineering, Spark Aerial and Innovate, LLC to apply a lot of human factors know-how, and to dial in all of our advanced features into the product.