What makes you thing that you can't see the footage you are capturing during a Way Point mission? The recorded video is always available after in 2160p 4K, and the FPV view in 720p is continuously available, live, as long as there is RC reception during the mission.
I'm fully aware that you have a stream available whilst flying waypoint mode that's not my point. As OP admitted himself he didn't have vision during flight, and if he did then he could have easily avoided this accident or recovered as he'd have seen where it fell out the sky. He said he flew it to take a picture of his friends house so why not just go to the house and then deploy the drone there? Seems a lot more logical to me.
Not always possible to walk or drive round to a friends house to fly a drone?
Yes, it's very possible there is something there in the way that could prevent that.
Prevent what? If he's willing to fly it there 2km unmanned I'm sure he'd be willing to take off on his friends property.
Sure, and you could also climb a tree instead to take an aerial photograph!
Seems more logical to me, as then he wouldn't have lost his drone! Apparently, you don't fully appreciate the flexibility and capability of a full featured camera drone with a 4.3 mile range for remote aerial photography and videography, and using Litchi missions to extend the capabilities where LOS signal may be a problem. Suppose the OP were handicapped or otherwise house bound and still wanted an aerial shot of his friend's house. Does that work for you? Maybe an impassable river separates them? Maybe he just wanted to see if he could. Lots of possibilities. Next time you get into a car accident, remember, you could have taken the bus! 
Litchi is an extremely useful program with lots of legitimate functions.
All I was looking for is justification as to sending something out so far that's so expensive and also dangerous to civilians under it, whilst you can't see captured footage and also have no line of sight. To me it makes no sense at all, just wanted to see if my opinion could be changed but obviously it hasn't. Hope you find it in the end anyway.
It wasn't our intent to change your mind, as you already had it made up when you butted in...
You're not the only here that can converse with me so please don't speak for everyone as I'm sure there are others out there with the same view.It wasn't our intent to change your mind, as you already had it made up when you butted in...
