Link the controller and learn the controls

Link through DJI Pilot 2

Power on the aircraft and controller before starting. The controller and aircraft use different indicator patterns during linking, which makes it useful to check both ends of the connection rather than relying on one screen alone.

1. Tap Linking on the app homepage.
2. Confirm the controller beeps and its status indicator flashes blue.
3. Hold the aircraft power button for at least five seconds; release it after the beep.
4. Confirm the aircraft power indicator flashes green.
5. Wait for Linking Complete and for the controller to stop beeping.

Use the controller-button shortcut

The physical-button method enters the same linking workflow without starting from the homepage control. This is useful to know when setting up a controller with a different aircraft, but the completion check remains the same.

1. Press C1, C2 and Record at the same time.
2. Confirm the controller beeps and flashes blue.
3. Hold the aircraft power button for at least five seconds and release after the beep.
4. Look for Linking Complete and the end of the controller's beeping.

Position the antennas and prepare the launch

Unfold and orient the controller antennas as demonstrated. Before starting the motors, DJI places the pilot at least five metres from the aircraft and facing its rear. Review the control layout before launch so a stick movement has an expected result.

1. Unfold and adjust the controller antennas.
2. Stand at least five metres away, facing the rear of the aircraft.
3. Start the motors using the demonstrated combination-stick command: both sticks to the inner bottom corners or both to the outer bottom corners.
4. Once the propellers rotate, gently raise the left throttle stick to take off.

Learn the left-stick movements in Mode 2

In the demonstrated Mode 2 layout, the left stick combines vertical movement with yaw. Forward and backward on this stick change altitude; left and right rotate the aircraft. Yaw changes the direction the aircraft faces, which also changes how forward flight relates to the scene.

Practise these separately: make a small climb, settle, then make a small turn. This gives the operator time to connect the aircraft's movement with the input before combining axes.

1. Push forward to ascend and backward to descend.
2. Push left to turn left and right to turn right.
3. Return to a stable position between practice inputs.

Learn the right-stick movements in Mode 2

The right stick moves the aircraft horizontally. Forward/backward moves along its heading; left/right moves it sideways. A camera looking away from the aircraft's nose can make the view less intuitive, so begin with a simple orientation and a recognizable reference point.

1. Push forward to fly forward and backward to fly backward.
2. Push left to move left and right to move right.
3. Practise one horizontal movement at a time before combining it with yaw or altitude changes.

Practise the Flight Pause control

During flight, pressing Flight Pause once makes the aircraft brake and hover in place. Learn where this button is by touch during preparation, then include it in the familiarization exercise. The useful outcome is an operator who can identify the connected aircraft, explain each stick axis and deliberately pause a movement.

1. Press Flight Pause once to brake and hover.
2. Re-establish the aircraft's position and orientation before continuing the exercise.