HOW TO: Setup and use Waypoints

sinxa · Nov 28, 2016

can we create curve path?
i saw whole 6 pages of this thread all showing straight lines between points...

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niteliter · Nov 28, 2016

Can this be done with a P3S,or does it have to be a "Better" Phantom?

msinger · Nov 28, 2016

sinxa said:
can we create curve path?

No.

msinger · Nov 28, 2016

niteliter said:
Can this be done with a P3S

Yes.

niteliter · Nov 28, 2016

msinger said:
Yes.

Great
Thanks................

GadgetGuy · Nov 28, 2016

msinger said:
No.

Yes, you can create a curved path. Just insert more waypoints to create the curve you want. Curves are also created around each waypoint for smooth transitions!

Cometstorm · May 17, 2017

Bear with the Newbee!

Just got my P3A and Airpad 2 a couple days ago. Firmware updates went great. No flight yet, props not even installed.

Anyhoots, if I hit "pause" at any given waypoint, do I have any camera reorientation options to start aiming/
shooting at said waypoint?

Is there a way to set "hover time" at individual (or all) set waypoints?

Crash-Test · Dec 20, 2017

msinger said:
Some 3rd party apps (like Litchi) allow that.

Unfortunately not for the SE and Autopilot only runs on iOS

TorontoParamedic · Mar 13, 2019

Charles Vo said:
Thanks for this great tutorial and others related to GC. Just wondering what the logic is behind having to be airborne before getting access to these features. Wouldn't it be much better if one could plan and set up the waypoints, poi etc, on the app without having the quad sitting idle in the air consuming precious battery power?

This was exactly what I was thinking Charles. Can we not use the map and pre-select waypoints somehow? It just seems rather redundant if I have to manually fly the entire route first in order to record it. Unless there is a specific reason for wanting to repeatedly fly the same route, it just seems pointless. If I have to fly it myself to record it, I may as well just fly it myself. I assumed we could map out waypoint details prior to a flight to free us up to focus on camera activities. Oh well. I am still very grateful for you posting all the required details to set up a waypoint flight. Thank you. grjs

MADrone · Mar 13, 2019

TorontoParamedic said:
This was exactly what I was thinking Charles. Can we not use the map and pre-select waypoints somehow? It just seems rather redundant if I have to manually fly the entire route first in order to record it. Unless there is a specific reason for wanting to repeatedly fly the same route, it just seems pointless. If I have to fly it myself to record it, I may as well just fly it myself. I assumed we could map out waypoint details prior to a flight to free us up to focus on camera activities. Oh well. I am still very grateful for you posting all the required details to set up a waypoint flight. Thank you. grjs

You can use DJI Ground Station Pro to setup waypoints and actions then fly the route autonomously. Each point can be edited for camera angle, position, height, etc.