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Missions always start from AlphaRelay Copilot. Mission Overwatch cannot start missions.

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Steps

  1. Open AlphaRelay Copilot on the Android device, iPhone, or iPad.
  2. On Android, tap Choose Scenario. On iOS, use the mission-setup screen.
  3. Select the operating person when the agency roster is available.
  4. Select a scenario category and template, or No scenario template.
  5. Enter the mission name your team will recognize and optionally add up to eight Mission-specific AI targets, one visible item per line.
  6. On eligible Android DJI SDK-controller setups, keep Controller Screen Capture — Recommended or complete the checks for Pilot mode.
  7. Tap Start Mission and complete the license check if prompted.
  8. Approve Android screen capture, or choose AlphaRelay Capture from the iOS broadcast picker.
  9. Open the native flight app when using screen capture. Use quick, manual, or Relay voice events and stop the mission when finished.
Copilot prevents a new start while another mission or unfinished capture is active. Use the startup recovery action to close the existing mission through the normal finalization flow; do not discard it to force a new start. When an online license refresh provides an agency operator roster, AlphaRelay requires a named owner, admin, or operator to be selected before start and records that person with the mission and field-created events. If the roster is unavailable, the app warns the crew and can continue without identified-operator attribution; reconnect and refresh before operational use when attribution is required. Built-in and agency-created scenarios can provide scenario-specific AI targets. AlphaRelay copies those visible watch items into the mission for AI live watch and post-mission AI Review. The mission-only targets entered at setup supplement them and can be updated during the active mission without restarting. Offline target edits remain queued until cloud sync succeeds. Organization admins manage agency scenarios under Organization Settings → Settings → Mission scenarios. Copilot starts an Internet mission and automatically starts Live stream (WebRTC) when the device has validated internet. If the device is offline, the mission still starts and stores work for later sync. On Android, remote live can be retried from Pilot console → Mission if internet becomes available during the mission. When supported Matrice aircraft or controllers are detected, Android Copilot may show additional camera tools such as wide/zoom/thermal source selection, visible zoom presets, thermal zoom, laser rangefinder, linked zoom, thermal super-resolution, or laser fill light. Validate those controls with the actual aircraft, payload, controller, and firmware before operational use. On integrated Android drone controllers, Copilot uses Controller Screen Capture automatically. Approve the Android screen capture prompt, then operate the aircraft in the controller’s native flight app. AlphaRelay records and streams the controller screen instead of taking over flight controls. On iPhone and iPad, choose AlphaRelay Capture in the ReplayKit broadcast picker, enable microphone audio if needed, and open the flight app. See the iOS Copilot guide. On a detected DJI SDK-controller setup — for example, an RC-N-series remote connected to the Android pilot device — the mission screen presents two choices:
  • Controller Screen Capture — Recommended keeps the flight app in control while AlphaRelay captures the visible controller screen.
  • Pilot mode gives AlphaRelay the DJI SDK connection and direct aircraft controls. It stays locked until you confirm a listed aircraft and AlphaRelay verifies that aircraft’s live connection.
For a DJI Avata with compatible DJI Goggles, first show the goggles live view in DJI Fly on the Android device. When Goggles Mode is active, opening AlphaRelay skips these mission-selection steps, starts a mission with no scenario, starts remote live, requests screen capture, and returns to DJI Fly.

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Remote live

  • Works over validated cellular, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, or VPN internet on the pilot device
  • Starts automatically with the mission when internet is available
  • Lets Mission Overwatch users watch and log events without a LAN connection to the pilot device
  • Can be started or retried from Pilot console → Mission if automatic setup is skipped or fails
The Local Network mission button is not presented in the current public Copilot workflow. See Mission connectivity if your Android deployment still exposes the LAN relay workflow.

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Choose Controller Screen Capture or Pilot mode

Use Controller Screen Capture — Recommended when the native flight app should retain flight and camera operation, when the aircraft is not in the Pilot mode list, or when AlphaRelay cannot verify a live supported-aircraft connection. This path blocks AlphaRelay aircraft commands, records one continuous controller-screen MP4 for the mission, and queues it after Stop Mission. To use Pilot mode on an eligible setup:
  1. Select Pilot mode.
  2. Open See all 12 compatible drones with photos and check the aircraft family.
  3. Tap My drone is listed — Use Pilot.
  4. Keep the aircraft and controller powered on and connected while AlphaRelay checks the live DJI flight-controller connection.
  5. Wait for Supported aircraft confirmed. Pilot mode is ready. before tapping Start Mission.
Android Copilot’s DJI MSDK 5.17 catalog includes:
  • DJI Mini 3
  • DJI Mini 3 Pro
  • DJI Mini 4 Pro
  • DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise (3E / 3T)
  • DJI Mavic 3M
  • DJI Mavic 3TA
  • DJI Matrice 30 Series (M30 / M30T)
  • DJI Matrice 300 RTK
  • DJI Matrice 350 RTK
  • DJI Matrice 4 Series (4E / 4T)
  • DJI Matrice 4D Series (4D / 4TD)
  • DJI Matrice 400
If the aircraft is not listed, the SDK is unavailable, or the live check fails, keep Controller Screen Capture selected and fly from the native flight app. A catalog entry is not a substitute for a successful connection check or field validation with the installed controller, aircraft, payload, and firmware.

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DJI Avata with DJI Goggles

  • Runs on a separate Android phone or tablet with DJI Fly
  • Uses the DJI Fly goggles live view as the live and recorded source
  • Starts the mission and remote live automatically with no scenario template
  • Uses compatible DJI Goggles and their paired controller for aircraft operation
  • Finalizes and queues captured DJI Fly footage after Stop Mission

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After start

  • The mission appears in Mission Dashboard after cloud sync.
  • Footage and events may upload during or after the mission depending on connectivity.
  • Tap Stop and complete mission or Stop Mission in Copilot (or Close Mission in Mission Overwatch) when field work is done.
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