Software Release Notes
Current Versions
Pilot Pro Software Bundle v2.3.4
Summary: Support for Astro Software v2.1
Release Date: September 2025
Versions in this package:
Pilot Pro Firmware: v2.3.4
Pilot Pro App: v2.2.0
Notes
New: Aircraft Settings page to configure Astro Max for high-altitude flights.
New: Added RC_CHANNELS message support in MAVLink mode (enables use cases such as flying the Hovermap payload with Astro Blue). Link to instructions.
Fixed: HID devices not working in Host Swap mode.
Fixed: Pilot Pro not entering bootloader mode for firmware updates.
Fixed: Doodle Labs radio toggles no longer show an incorrect state before data is fetched.
Previous Versions
Pilot Pro Software Bundle v2.1.3
Summary: Support for Astro Software v2.0
Release Date: May 2025
Versions in this package:
Pilot Pro Firmware: v2.1.1
Pilot Pro App: v2.1.3
Required User Actions
Update Pilot Pro firmware to v2.1.1.
Note: Turn off drone before initiating firmware update because Pilot Pro may prevent you from doing a firmware update while it has a live connection to a drone.
New Features
Support for Astro Software v2.0
Added drone status info and ability to launch AMC for Astro users.
Support ability to add Pilot Pro as an asset on Auterion Suite.
Enabled native screen mirroring from the tablet to an external display. (since v2.0.24)
Support new Doodle FW v1.7 and hardware revisions.
Improve pairing process and channel scanning UX for Doodle integration.
Improvements
Apply optimal tablet display refresh rate for AMC video
Pilot Pro Software Bundle v2.0.24
Summary: Pilot Pro Screen Mirroring
Release Date: February 2025
Versions in this package:
Pilot Pro Firmware: v2.0.27
Pilot Pro App: v2.0.24
Notes
Pilot Pro App
Unlocked ability to do tablet screen mirroring
Pilot Pro Software Bundle v2.0.23 (All Pilot Pros)
Summary: Pilot Pro Solo Capabilities (Input Output Mapping), Unification of Software for Pilot Pro Tab Active5 and Tab Active3
Release Date: November 2024
Versions in this package:
Pilot Pro Firmware: v2.0.27
Pilot Pro App: v2.0.23
Notes
Pilot Pro App
Ability to apply manufacturer and custom input/output mapping preset.
Power ON/OFF Pilot Pro with the main power button on the controller instead of tablet.
Pilot Pro Tab Active5 and Pilot Pro Tab Active3 hardware variants can be put back on the same Pilot Pro App and firmware version with this update
New version of app opened comes with a release note that user has to acknowledge
Input calibration mode.
Better radio management messaging.
Improved software version / module tracking.
App logging bugfixes.
Risky features are disabled when drone is armed
Pilot Pro Firmware
Ability to remap any input or output using MAVLink parameters
Ability to apply expo, smoothing and window to any analog input
Ability to choose the MAVLink system ID and component ID of the vehicle
TLog logging
Ardupilot mode parsing
Improved power on UX
Pilot Pro Software Bundle v1.4.8 (Pilot Pro Tab Active5) / v1.2.40 (Pilot Pro Tab Active3)
Summary: Pilot Pro Doodle Configuration Hotfix release
Release Date: October 2024
Versions in this package:
Pilot Pro Firmware: v1.4.5 / v1.2.2
Pilot Pro App: v1.4.8 / v1.2.40
Notes
Fixed a configuration bug that caused some settings to not be set correctly. Users were requested to go through the pairing process again.
Pilot Pro Software Bundle v1.4.6 (Pilot Pro Tab Active5)
Summary: Support for Pilot Pro RFD radio
Release Date: September 2024
Versions in this package:
Pilot Pro Firmware: v1.4.5
Pilot Pro App: v1.4.6
Notes
The primary change for this release was to support Pilot Pro RFD900 variant
Pilot Pro Software Bundle v1.3
Summary: Support for Pilot Pros that have Samsung Active5
Release Date: July 2024
Versions in this package:
Pilot Pro Firmware: v1.3.1
Pilot Pro App: v1.3.2
Notes
Support for Active5 tablet. Samsung has end of lifed the Active3 tablet. New Pilot Pros are manufactured with the Active5 tablet starting late July 2024
Power On/Off behavior has changed: Entire system (Pilot Pro + Tablet) should now be powered on / off from the Pilot Pro power button. (This is only valid for Active5 variant right now, but it will also come to the Active3 variant in future release.)
New Freefly Updater UI with backend changes for improved app update/install experience
Improved messaging in the Pilot Pro app for radio channel changes
Pilot Pro Software Bundle v1.2
Summary: Support for Astro (Blue/NDAA) with the Doodle radio module
Release Date: July 2024
Versions in this package:
Pilot Pro Firmware: v1.2.2
Pilot Pro App: v1.2.13
Notes
App: New Radio settings screen for Doodle radio management. It includes
Status display
Channel selection
Pairing manager
Firmware updates
Advanced settings
Firmware:
Mavlink based control support for Doodle radio
Map S1 to SBUS channel 15
Feature to only start radio comms if the App has granted permission
Blue security improvements
Pilot Pro Software Bundle v1.1
Summary: Pilot Pro Bugfixes and Improvements
Release Date: May 2024
Versions in this package:
Pilot Pro Firmware: v1.1.11
Pilot Pro App: v1.1.4
Notes
Fixed a bug where letting the Pilot Pro get to low power could make the unit inoperable. This was due to under voltage battery state sometimes causing a radio fault that doesn’t clear when power cycled.
Rockers and joysticks can now be configured to have various levels of smoothing applied
Added a self check feature that automatically checks user inputs during boot
More:
New Host Swap mode for easier development. Read more about it here
Added a warning for when a low power USB C charger is used
Added a warning for when too much power is being drawn from the controller
Added separate warnings for when radio is not programmed, corrupted or disconnected
Made the battery undervoltage warning more urgent
Added Battery cycle counting
Adjustable radio UART and SBUS UART baud rates
Improved state of charge estimation
Improved SD card logging reliability
Increased the amount of information logged
Fixed bug which allowed over-voltage external batteries to briefly charge the controller
Pilot Pro Software Bundle v1.0 Bugfix
Summary: Pilot Pro Bugfixes and Improvements
Release Date: October 2023
Versions in this package:
Pilot Pro Firmware: v1.0.7
Pilot Pro App: v1.0.10
Notes
Pilot Pro Firmware v1.0.7
New Features:
Added audible low battery and undervoltage warnings
Introduced a dedicated warning screen
Added support for new PCBA hardware version (rev D)
Improvements:
Renamed "NO CONN." to "NO LINK" for better clarity
Enhanced battery state of charge calculation.
Added logging for MAVLink states, app commands and radio status
Power off and reboot is now quicker
Fixes:
Fixed issue where the controller failed to parse shutdown commands from the App
Resolved problem with external battery charging in low power charge mode
Multiple bug fixes for power management
Pilot Pro App v1.0.10
Added Pilot Pro logging! It includes:
Toggle to enable or disable Pilot Pro logging on the tablet
Easily access logs to share with Freefly Customer Support
Automatically prunes the oldest logs to keep total Pilot Pro logs to less than 3GB
Here is how you can share logs
Improved notification for when Pilot Pro firmware update is available
Updated available Pilot Pro firmware version to v1.0.7
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