Just curious, being a newbie to Litchi..........
Where is the waypoint program information stored, in the AC or the RC, for example:
If I program a Litchi Waypoint course and one of the points is outside the control range of the RC, will the AC continue out to that point using just its GPS and then come back again or, when it got outside the RC range, would it just return to home?
Hi Cheddarman,
I have flown hundreds of Litchi missions over several years with my P3P and my
Mavic 2 Pro, every one has been successful. I believe that most of the Litchi mission data is stored on the AC like the Lat/Long and altitude above the ground if you choose "above the ground" during programming. However it needs RC connection for camera pitch and POI heading to operate properly. That is why I choose to set the
camera pitch angle manually after the start of the mission. It will then hold that pitch angle during RC loss. I think it may need RC contact for
camera (AC) heading for POI missions.
I would sure like more discussion detail on this topic of what does not work like you would expect during a Litchi mission when RC contact is lost. I am also 83 years old and really enjoying Litchi. I just broke my right hip 7 days ago.
Also use Litchi Mission Hub to program your missions.
However my AC's have always followed my planned mission in both altitude above the ground and in flight path with or without RC contact loss. I always test fly my missions with VLM or Chrome VLM to make sure I am not going to crash into the side of a mountain in advance. If you go up higher on the side of a mountain, still staying within 400 feet of the ground, you need set the AC max height to 500 meters or 1640 feet above take off.
Be sure and check for ground clearance
between waypoints too. Use VLM or Chrome ext VLM
I hope this helps.
From the manual:
Waypoint Gimbal Pitch
Litchi can control the gimbal pitch automatically during the mission, as long as the aircraft is within range of the remote controller. To specify how the gimbal pitch should be controlled, each waypoint has a Gimbal Pitch setting which can be one of the following: