Not true. Not everyone has a chance to participate in the Beta. Our time is now!
It has been confirmed that this removal was no oversight. It was completely intentional!
Only lobbying for it's restoral is the only chance of restoring it. However, I'm betting DJI legal (Brendan Schulman) is behind this change. If so, their minds are already made up, and we are stuck with it forever! It has been confirmed that this removal was no oversight. It was completely intentional!
Why would legal affairs be involved with drone functions? Has someone said this was a legal issue?
It is a clearly a legal issue, and that was the reason for eliminating the option. If Smart RTH cannot be turned off, crashes or landings at other than the launch point, due to battery exhaustion, can be virtually eliminated. Turning it off means the pilot must be in control and know what they are doing. DJI is moving away from pilot control and is trying to idiot proof their drones. Newbies love it. Experienced pilots hate it. We are becoming the minority, as everyone else joins our hobby/profession.
That is encouraging. However, as legal counsel, it was likely his idea in the first place!
Not so sure about that!That is encouraging. However, as legal counsel, it was likely his idea in the first place!
I hope I am wrong, but I can't see it being an intentional programmers' choice. Why would they care? Marketing would clearly want to keep the option in to keep everyone happy. Legal is solely concerned with liability and lobbying. Eliminating the option to turn Smart RTH off wreaks of GEO and DJI limiting pilot control in favor of their control. The Smart RTH algorithm has even been made more aggressive than ever before. If you reject it, it will nag you every 10 seconds until you land, or are back within its parameters.
Inability to turn it off before flight Is a serious distraction to safe flight! Whenever I forgot to turn it off, after firmware updates in the past, and it kicked in during flight, back when it would only nag you once (instead of every 10 seconds!), it always threw me off my game! Can't even imagine it canceling a Waypoint mission, and nagging me every 10 seconds, until I am back within its parameters, which will prevent landing at anything less than 35% remaining battery! This effectively limits the flight time to 20 minutes or less! Major crippling of the aircraft! Failure to clearly disclose this in the app update notes when it was intentional, is proof of the Trojan Horses DJI is slipping into every new app and firmware update!
I hope you also consider also stepping up and writing Schulman about this disaster. The more he hears from, the better.Inability to turn it off before flight Is a serious distraction to safe flight! Whenever I forgot to turn it off, after firmware updates in the past, and it kicked in during flight, back when it would only nag you once (instead of every 10 seconds!), it always threw me off my game! Can't even imagine it canceling a Waypoint mission, and nagging me every 10 seconds, until I am back within its parameters, which will prevent landing at anything less than 35% remaining battery! This effectively limits the flight time to 20 minutes or less! Major crippling of the aircraft! Failure to clearly disclose this in the app update notes when it was intentional, is proof of the Trojan Horses DJI is slipping into every new app and firmware update!
