Flyin Fun,
Congrats on the Waypoint mission! I am relatively new to the drone community and it took a lot of research before I decided to purchase the Autoflight Logic Autopilot app. I have not regretted that decision even once. I love the Waypoint feature and flew my longest Waypoint mission last weekend. I flew a loop about 1 mile in each direction without a single issue. I did purchase the SKYREAT parabolic gold antenna boosters from Amazon and my signal was flawless at 1 mile away. I've gained much more confidence using Autopilot now and feel much more comfortable letting the drone fly away out of sight for what seems like an eternity!
Actually, the only time I've ever had a real problem was when I was flying with the DJI GO app manually. I was flying to cave openings on a cliff face in Puerto Rico so it was practically impossible to tell on the map where the openings were. Long story short...the drone was so high up that I couldn't see it or hear it so I finally pointed the camera down and figured out where I was. I landed it with less than 1 minute of juice left!
I've never had an issue with the Autopilot app crashing and I've had it running for long periods. Have you tried deleting the app and reinstalling it? How about closing all other apps, restarting your device, and only open Autopilot? Just a few suggestions to try. I hope it might help.
GMack, as for Autoflight Logic merging with Hanger, I received an email from the founder, Jim McAndrew on Nov. 15. Here's what it said in case you didn't get the email:
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"Autoflight Logic Acquired by Hangar
Today I’m proud to announce that Autoflight Logic has been acquired by
Hangar, and we’re joining the Hangar team to build an amazing future for drone users and enthusiasts worldwide. You can read about the announcement
here.
What does that mean for you? Autopilot, Airspace and Autoframe will remain available as apps, and a primary focus of Hangar. We will still release regular, free updates with new features and new hardware support, and our customer support / community team will expand.
And in the future? One of the most exciting parts of joining Hangar is we’re going to be able to offer paid commercial work to any of our users who are licensed for operation in your region as we build out testing of new features and for new industries in the coming years. Interested? Fill out our
simple commercial form here and we’ll contact you when we expand into your region.
I’d like to thank you for being loyal users of Autoflight Logic, and supporting us during this awesome journey in creating this ever-evolving piece of technology.
Jim McAndrew
Founder
Autoflight Logic"
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I've watched the Autopilot videos over and over and learned something new each time. I can't wait to try out the Follow mode. There is a cool video on YouTube (I think it is one of the training videos) that shows a side-by-side comparison of Follow using the DJI GO app and Autopilot. There is absolutely no comparison. Autopilot nails it, smooth and silky video with the subject always in frame. One of the best features of Autopilot is the ability to have such granular control over the drone, if you want.
To all Autopilot users, enjoy! I sure do!!
And to those considering purchasing the app, do not hesitate, but spend the time to learn how all the settings work. Then enjoy!
To the Litchi users, I may have to get that app too and do my own comparison. We all spend a boatload on the drone, so what's another $30 to make your flying only easier?
-Steve