Live iOS Utilities

Drone Start

Pre-flight checks, airspace and weather before every drone launch.

Download on the App Store Free with in-app subscription
Advanced pre-flight checks grid — terrain, light, sensors, return-to-home, battery, weather, wind, airspace and GPS
Flight plan on a map with route length, elevation change and battery remaining for a DJI Mavic Pro
FlyCast weather forecast graph with a plain-language summary of flying conditions
Battery Manager showing battery health charts and per-battery stats
Dashboard with sunset and golden-hour times and a Start button
Overview

Drone Start is an advanced flight-check and planning tool for drone pilots. It brings together pre-flight checks, weather, wind and GPS forecasts, terrain elevation, no-fly-zone alerts and battery management — with notifications for solar storms and nearby active drones — so every flight starts safe and well planned. Supports DJI models.

Features

Pre-flight checks & planning

Run through pre-flight checks and plan the whole flight before you take off.

Weather, wind & GPS

Weather, wind and GPS forecasts, plus terrain elevation, for exactly where you’re flying.

No-fly zone alerts

Stay legal with alerts for restricted and no-fly zones around your location.

Battery & alerts

Battery management with solar-storm and nearby-drone alerts. Built for DJI models.

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