Introduction

Thank you for choosing AeroRemote! AeroRemote will enable you to use your flight app better, more efficiently and more safely.

No more releasing the brakes, no more pens on touchscreens – your hands stay where they belong!

This guide explains how to perfectly combine your AeroRemote and your flight app to meet your requirements in the air. Take the time to set this up once and enjoy relaxed and safer flights!

Features

The AeroRemote has the following features

1. 10 freely configurable buttons for use with your flight app (supports burnair Go, FlySkyHy, SkyTrackPro, XCTrack, and more to come)
2. Zello PTT functionality
3. AnyTone PTT functionality (D878 and D890)
4. Insta360 camera control (short press = power on & start/stop recording, hold = power off — all on one button)
5. Firmware updates over BLE
6. 2 joysticks with 5 directions each (left, right, up, down, and a centre press)
7. Battery life of at least 2500 hours (yes, you read that right)
8. Charging via USB-C
9. Software updates via USB-C
10. Pressing both joysticks towards each other powers it on. No need to find a power button when you are already airborne.
11. On power-up the device blinks the current battery level:
    • 3 green blinks = above 4.0 V (excellent)
    • 2 green blinks = above 3.85 V (good)
    • 1 green blink = above 3.7 V (acceptable)
    • 1 red blink = below 3.7 V (low/critical)
    There is a 2-second pause after the blinks before the blue advertising LED starts.
12. When you shut down your flight app, the AeroRemote will power off after 60 seconds of inactivity. Nothing to worry about, nothing to forget.
13. Manual power off by pressing the center of both joysticks at the same time for 3 seconds. Useful if you want to upload your flight to XContest and want to enter a comment - as long as the AeroRemote is connected, you will not see an onscreen-keyboard.

Video Guide

These short clips walk through mounting, powering on and charging, and configuring each supported app. They answer most questions people write to us about — worth the few minutes.

Getting Startednecessary

First, decide where you want to mount the AeroRemote. We recommend mounting it directly above the brake attachments on the riser, directly below the lines.

You can use the AeroRemote on the left or right. The two joysticks always point inwards – i.e. to the right when mounted on the left riser and vice versa.

Mounting the AeroRemote

1. Open both velcros, but do not remove them from the AeroRemote completely
2. Hold the AeroRemote to the riser where you want to mount it
3. Wrap the velcro around the riser, starting with the end pointing inward
4. Pull the velcro as tight as possible before starting to close it
5. Once satisfied with the tightness, close the velcro completely
6. Cut the excess velcro 1 cm inwards from the trailing edge of the AeroRemote
7. Insert the excess velcro into the slit on the back of the AeroRemote
8. Massage the Velcro fasteners again with your fingers so that they hold perfectly.
9. Done!

Connecting the AeroRemoterecommended

Now it's time to connect the AeroRemote to your computer to configure it. Follow these steps:

1. Make sure your computer is Bluetooth enabled.
2. Press both joysticks towards each other for 3 seconds to power it on. It will stay powered on for 60 seconds while unconnected.
3. If your AeroRemote is already connected in your system Bluetooth settings, disconnect it there first. The web configuration tool needs exclusive access to the device.
4. Open the AeroRemote Control Center and click the Connect device button.
5. A popup will appear asking you to select the AeroRemote from the list of devices. Select it and click "Connect".
6. Your system will ask you to enter a code on your AeroRemote. Just ignore it.
7. The AeroRemote should now be connected and you can start configuring it.

Finding your way around

The Control Center has three modes, switched at the top of the page:

• Easy Setup — the guided flow, and where you land. It asks what you fly with, then walks you through the buttons one at a time. Each step is written to the device as you finish it, so there is nothing to save at the end. This is all most people ever need.
• Expert Mode — every setting on one screen, grouped into Buttons, Timing and Device. Changes here save themselves too.
• Help — this manual.

Button Configurationrecommended

The AeroRemote has 10 buttons. For most people Easy Setup is all that's needed: it asks which apps and devices you use, then walks you through assigning a button to each one. If you press a button that is already taken, it names what currently uses it and asks before swapping. Every button can also be set individually in Expert Mode, which is what this section covers.

1. Open the AeroRemote Control Center, open Expert Mode at the top of the page, then Buttons.
2. Start with Mounting side — which riser the AeroRemote is on. The firmware remaps the buttons to match, so up is always up.
3. Then set each button from the dropdown beside it. Your changes are written to the device by themselves a moment after you stop making them; there is no Save button.

Button Mode Reference

Each button can be configured to one of the following modes. Some modes are grouped by category.

Timing Settingsoptional

This is for advanced users only. It changes how the buttons react to a press, and how fast they repeat when held. Follow these steps:

1. Open the AeroRemote Control Center, open Expert Mode at the top of the page, then Timing.
2. Press sensitivity sets how long a press must last to count at all. The slider runs from Responsive to Stable: higher values ignore accidental brushes against the riser, at the cost of the button feeling slower.
3. Repeat speed sets how quickly a held button repeats, from Slow to Fast.
4. Fine-tuning opens the three raw values behind the repeat speed — Initial delay (how long before repeating starts), Acceleration (how quickly it ramps up) and Fastest repeat (the shortest gap between repeats). Moving the Repeat speed slider sets all three for you.

As in the rest of Expert Mode, changes are saved to the device by themselves.

Device Namingrecommended

Give your device a name so you can tell it apart in a Bluetooth list — worth doing if there is ever more than one AeroRemote around, at a launch site or in your own household. Follow these steps:

1. Open the AeroRemote Control Center, open Expert Mode at the top of the page, then Device.
2. Enter a name for your device. It will be prefixed with "AeroRemote_". The counter under the field shows how much of the available space you have used.
3. Click Save & restart. The name is the one setting that is not saved automatically: the device has to restart before it can advertise the new name, so you decide when that happens. After the restart you will need to reconnect to the AeroRemote Control Center.

Device Pairingnecessary

Depending on the button modes you use, you may need to pair AeroRemote with one or more devices. Each section below explains how.

Troubleshooting

Connection Issues

AeroRemote Control Center connection issues

• If you see "Device appears to be connected to your system" or similar message, go to your system's Bluetooth settings and disconnect & "forget/ignore" the AeroRemote first.
• Make sure no other applications or devices are connected to the AeroRemote.
• Try refreshing the web page and attempting to connect again.
• Ensure the AeroRemote is powered on.

Flight app connection issues

• Disconnect & forget the AeroRemote on any device nearby in the Bluetooth settings
• Power cycle the AeroRemote
• Disable & re-enable Bluetooth on your device

Firmware Updates

Firmware updates bring new features, improvements, and bug fixes to your AeroRemote. Updates are performed wirelessly through the AeroRemote Control Center.

⚠️ WARNING: Firmware updates cannot be undone. Make sure your device has enough battery before updating.

How to Update Firmware

1. Ensure your AeroRemote is connected to the AeroRemote Control Center via Bluetooth.
2. The Control Center checks for updates by itself as soon as you connect.
3. If one is available, Easy Setup offers it as a step right after connecting — take it, or choose Later and carry on. In Expert Mode you will find it under Device. Either way, click Install update.
4. Wait for the update to complete. Your device will restart automatically when finished.
5. Do not disconnect or turn off your device during the update process.
6. If your firmware is older than the Control Center supports, the update is not optional: you will be taken straight to it and cannot configure anything until it is installed.
7. If having troubles to connect after an update, try a bonding reset by, during power-up, pressing both joysticks towards each other for 30 seconds (until the red/blue LED pattern stops) and power cycle your devices (flight computer, smartphone etc.)

Troubleshooting: If the update fails, try the following:

• Ensure the device has sufficient battery (at least 50% recommended)
• Try reconnecting the device and attempting the update again
• Make sure you have a stable Bluetooth connection
• As a last resort, do a bonding reset by, during power-up, pressing both joysticks towards each other for 30 seconds (until the red/blue LED pattern stops)