SkyHand

Fly a camera drone over hills, a lake and a small town, steered by your bare hand.

Pre-flight check

CameraAllow camera access when your browser asks.
Hand tracking modelDownloads once and takes a few seconds.
Your handHold up an open hand, palm toward the camera.

No camera? Fly with W A S D and the arrow keys.

Your hand is the controller

Pinch and hold: Take off or land
Raise or lower: Climb or descend
Tilt fingers toward the screen: Fly forward; tilt back to reverse
Tilt like a steering wheel: Turn
Move left or right: Slide sideways
Make a fist: Brake and hover

The pose you pinch with becomes "sticks centred", so start relaxed.

Controls

One hand

Pinch and hold: Take off or land
Raise or lower: Climb or descend
Tilt fingers forward: Fly forward; tilt back to reverse
Steering-wheel tilt: Turn
Move left or right: Slide sideways
Make a fist: Brake and hover

Two hands, radio style

Left hand up or down: Climb or descend
Left hand sideways: Turn
Right hand up or down: Forward or back
Right hand sideways: Slide

Keyboard

WS: Forward, back
AD: Slide left, right
↑↓: Climb, descend
←→: Turn
Space: Take off or land
H: Return home
C: Camera: chase, FPV, gimbal, pilot
F: Flight mode: cine, normal, sport, attitude
T: One or two hands
G: Wind strength
P: Take a photo
M: Sound on or off
R: Reset the drone
Mouse wheel: Chase camera distance

Like a real drone it tilts to move and leans into the wind to stay still. Attitude mode turns off the position hold, so you feel how pilots fly without GPS help.