I just bought and loaded the Litchi app after watching youtube video "
Turn your Phantom 3 into a Phantom 4 - Litchi App"
... it looked great and worth the price but today I saw this warning:
Warning When using a Phantom 3 Standard or Phantom 3 4K (not to be confused with Phantom 3 Pro), be aware that the aircraft will not return to home automatically if signal is lost while Litchi has some or all control of the aircraft, it will hover instead. The following flight modes are affected: VR with Immersive/Joystick Head Tracking active, Follow, Focus and Track. All other aircraft models and flight modes are unaffected by this issue.
Note: I have had lost signal while flying the Phantom 3 standard with the DJI app and the drone DOES automatically return home. I also had it automatically return home when the battery gets too low. IMO, Both these features are needed since they both saved my aircraft.
I saw this subject raised in another thread, but could not find a resolution within the thread.. sorry if the answer was given somewhere else, but I have a question that I need answered before I use the Litchi app..
I am assuming that the following happens:
If the signal returns, does the Litchi app regain control of the Phantom 3 standard? This seems like a logical question but I did not see it addressed anywhere.
Thanks in advance for any help offered.
Turn your Phantom 3 into a Phantom 4 - Litchi App"
... it looked great and worth the price but today I saw this warning:
Warning When using a Phantom 3 Standard or Phantom 3 4K (not to be confused with Phantom 3 Pro), be aware that the aircraft will not return to home automatically if signal is lost while Litchi has some or all control of the aircraft, it will hover instead. The following flight modes are affected: VR with Immersive/Joystick Head Tracking active, Follow, Focus and Track. All other aircraft models and flight modes are unaffected by this issue.
Note: I have had lost signal while flying the Phantom 3 standard with the DJI app and the drone DOES automatically return home. I also had it automatically return home when the battery gets too low. IMO, Both these features are needed since they both saved my aircraft.
I saw this subject raised in another thread, but could not find a resolution within the thread.. sorry if the answer was given somewhere else, but I have a question that I need answered before I use the Litchi app..
I am assuming that the following happens:
- A pilot is flying the Phantom 3 Standard with the Litchi app and the signal gets lost.
- The Phantom 3 stops and hovers.
- Do I turn off the Litchi app and go back to the DJI?
- Could someone switch between the DJI and the Litchi app while flying and regain control of drone?
- Does ANY 'return home' feature work while using the Litchi app with the Phantom 3 Standard? Ex. will it return home if the battery level drops below a certain level? If no 'return home' safety features work with the Litchi app on the Phantom 3 Standard, this would be a 'show stopper' for the Litchi app IMO.
If the signal returns, does the Litchi app regain control of the Phantom 3 standard? This seems like a logical question but I did not see it addressed anywhere.
Thanks in advance for any help offered.