Recent content by huntjock

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    Take off from altitude

    [Currently] your P3 can fly to +500m or to -200m relative to takeoff altitude.
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    Flying over 400ft Altitude with my P3S? o.O

    I fly missions where my copter is well above 400', even nearing the 500m (~1600') limit - and I never put the copter more than 100' AGL on those missions. I have always thought that there would NEVER be any fixed-wing craft or helicopters where I fly some of my missions. Yesterday (I was not...
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    Altitude limit: how can I do this?

    Yes. Here are a couple of (developer) references: (the first one you may need to expand the "altitude" link) DJIWaypoint Class Reference Generated Documentation (Untitled) To me, it doesn't make sense that you can scale up the side of a mountain rising up to 500m above the point where your...
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    Litchi for iOS Question

    ... shutting of the RC is essentially putting your bird out of RC and video range. I wasn't too clear about that step of the test.
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    Litchi for iOS Question

    That is what I am told. And, if the snow would stop, I would go out and run the simplest of tests, which is to setup a very short mission with perhaps 3 or 4 waypoints not too far off the ground, the last wp being at home point or right next to it, put the bird up in the air, load and run the...
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    Aircraft Firmware will not upgrade to 1.06

    Mine did similarly. I didn't follow the instructions to "make sure the RC is turned off" I had to turn off the A/C (aircraft), turn off the RC (meaning DJI GO was disconnected), then start the process over. After that, upgrade went as expected. After small gimbal light stays green, power down...
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    Phantom 3 Flight Capability Quiz

    A little more info from Litchi... "As far as I know, max flight distance is above 10km (15/20? DJI increased it a few months ago) and the max distance between 2 WP is 2000m. The mission linked should be achievable still (note how I say should, DJI can and sometimes does change things without...
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    Phantom 3 Flight Capability Quiz

    I like that approach. Simple wp mission completely in LOS, launch bird, shutdown RC. If the day ever comes when I can successfully fly the wp missions that I need, I will have already prepared myself for the inevitable - that the bird does not return. I hope to know the flight paths of the...
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    Phantom 3 Flight Capability Quiz

    I've asked Litchi for clarification on other limits, whether they are rumor or fact, trying to determine whether they are coded only in the GO app, or whether they are backed by the bird's firmware. I asked them to confirm if this mission is still possible with all of the latest DJI and Litchi...
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    Phantom 3 Flight Capability Quiz

    That is what I gathered from the Litchi response. Weather permitting, I will be attempting my first simple wp mission that flies BVR/BLOS tomorrow.
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    Phantom 3 Flight Capability Quiz

    You are absolutely 100% correct! Again, my ineffective communication skills. Ugh! What I was trying to say was that "If DJI were to do the right thing, they would not restrict us from flying any of the missions in the illustration. There are absolutely no safety issues whatsoever with any of...
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    Phantom 3 Flight Capability Quiz

    I asked Litchi: "Can Litchi (either before or after updating the aircraft to 1.5) preplan and then fly a mission that takes it where it is beyond transmitter control (out of range horizontally, over the back side of a hill, or behind a large building), without triggering RTH? " They responded...
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    Altitude limit: how can I do this?

    Thanks for the bit of history behind the DJI actions. Pretty interesting. "In truth, this perceived restriction affects very few users very little of the time and 500 metres s most flyers the ability to do whatever they want or need to do." The restriction is not perceived, it is actual. "DJI...
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    Phantom 3 Flight Capability Quiz

    Sorry - my response was not clear. I should have said: "...DJI firmware should ultimately support Litchi (and ANY 3rd party developer for that matter) to be able to accomplish all of these scenarios. ALL of them."
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    Phantom 3 Flight Capability Quiz

    Are you suggesting that with the 1.5 "upgrade" the RC and the bird need to remain connected, even in an f-mode autonomous flight? That would really be clipping the bird's wings! I will ask Litchi and then post their response.