CLUSTER DRONE-FLIGHT-MISSIONS · 28 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2018-12-28
Drone mission planning and control software
This cluster comprises software for drone operations, spanning mission planning, flight control, telemetry monitoring, simulation, airspace visualization, and safety compliance. The dated history is thin but shows sporadic entries from 2018 through 2024, a modest increase in early 2025, and a single entry in May 2026. Traction is minimal: DJI-FCC-Unlock-iOS leads with 1 star, while other tracked products have 0 stars.
Entry timeline
ENTRY TIMELINE
Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.
Members by activity
Activity signals, not revenue.
Build origin · 3 ai-built · 1 hand-coded · 16 unlabelled
Operator · 8 hobby · 1 commercial · 4 open source · 7 unlabelled
Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.
- 01DJI-FCC-Unlock-iOS5★22 dayslivehobbyiOS app that unlocks FCC mode and raises altitude limits on DJI drone remote controllers, running entirely on-device without a server.
- 02AeroPlanner0★1 mo—hobbyLocal-first app that plans, simulates, and visualizes drone survey missions, generating flight paths and exportable mission files for professional operators.
- 03hackphs-dot0★1 day—hobbyAirport safety app that detects birds and drones near runways using camera feeds and generates incident reports for tower operators.
- 04GroundMissionControl0★12 days—Open-source web ground control station for drones that plans missions, configures flight controllers, supports gamepad flight, and uses AI for tuning.
- 05drone-missions-v20★1 moliveWeb app for planning and managing drone flight missions with waypoint routing and flight logs.
- 06sticktime-fpv0★1 moliveai-builtcommercialSaaS for drone pilots that logs flight hours, manages gear and maintenance, and supports team collaboration.
- 07TerraVision0★14 days—hobbyWeb-based mission control system that reconstructs metric 3D models from drone video completely offline for GPS-denied environments.
- 08fpv-drone-sim0★14 dayslivehobby3D FPV drone flight simulator that runs in the browser on desktop and mobile with realistic physics, maps, customization, and controller support.
- 09blackbox20★10 days—hobbyStandalone viewer for flight controller log files that lets drone pilots open and analyze blackbox data without connecting hardware.
- 10fleet-ops-dashboard0★1 molivehobbyA web console that visualizes drone fleet telemetry with live maps, trends, and alerts.
- 11drone0★1 moliveApp for designing and controlling drones.
- 12dji-mini4pro-mission-control-V.10★28 days—hand-codedhobbyAndroid drone control app that executes automated flight missions on DJI Mini 4 Pro via MQTT remote commands, including recording and photography.
- 13fpvtop0★1 moliveopen sourceTerminal dashboard that provides a live btop-style monitor for drone flight controller telemetry and performance.
- 14DriX-Fuel-Planner-Public0★1 mo—Web-based mission planner that computes fuel burn, endurance, and return-to-port reserve for DriX-8 drone missions given sea state and wind.
- 15apm_planner-bin0★4 moliveopen sourceDesktop ground station for planning drone missions and monitoring MAVLink autopilot telemetry.
- 16escadrille-ops0★3 mo—Web platform for aerial application contractors to plan routes, track chemical manifests, generate compliance reports, and manage pilots.
- 17drone-flight-time-calculator1★1 yrabandonedliveai-builtA web tool that calculates drone flight times based on battery configurations, helping hobbyists and operators plan flights efficiently.
- 18ardupilot-mission-planner0★7 mostaleliveopen sourceDesktop app that plans drone missions, configures autopilot parameters, and displays live flight telemetry.
- 19Crazyflie Client0★1 yrabandonedliveopen sourceMobile app that connects to a small quadcopter drone over Bluetooth or radio dongle to control flight, lighting, and sound effects.
- 20skybound-drone-ready-check-570★1 yrabandoned—ai-builtA web application for drone operators to run through pre-flight safety checks, verifying equipment and weather conditions before takeoff.
Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.