Thanks, but is it worth the $25 or just use the (2) DJI Apps (DJI Go, DJI Fly) ?
I use the DJI apps when I want to fly manually. I use Litchi for autonomous flying. I can create a "mission" in Litchi to get smoother movements for video, which can be repeated over and over. This way I can fly the same exact route week after week, month after month, etc. If you are just flying for fun, then the DJI apps are fine. If you want to create missions that are repeatable, then Litchi is one option of many.
DJI's newer drones that use DJI Fly will not complete Litchi waypoint missions if signal connectivity between the drone and its controller is interrupted. DJI Fly drones flying Litchi missions will default to RTH in the event of a dropped controller-to-drone signal.
Did not know that.... SO glad I fly a P4Pv2 in that case lol. Is there any way around this or is it just the way it is with the newer drones? That would almost make a drone unusable for mapping since stuff like that happens kinda regularly. You'd have to be paying close attention in case a RTH was initiated so youd know where to start back from. And more than anything I think it would make your choice of fly location SUPER important since being centrally located would hopefully eliminate alot of it. That is definitely not a good thing tho lol....
Thus far there isn't a workaround solution that would allow DJI's newer drones that use DJI Fly to store Litchi waypoints on board before the Litchi mission is launched. The "Virtual Sticks" protocol introduced by DJI for those newer drones evidently sends waypoint specifications in small discreet signal bursts that rely on constant connectivity between the drone and the controller. Signal interruption instantly triggers RTH for such drones.
I’ve been having a helluva time with my flight apps lately (Drone Deploy and Measure Ground Control). I’ve been having trouble uploading the mission to the drone, first to go down was DD. So I switched to MGC and then it died maybe a month later same thing, failed to upload mission to drone lol. The really bad part is I’ve been able to carve out a nice little niche for myself in the construction/mapping sector so the flight app problem is a pretty big deal for me. So I’ve turned to Litchi which is not really a mapping app I know but for right now at least I will happily settle for “gets the job done” lol.
Litchi recently announced a dramatic increase in the number of waypoints permissible per flight plan so regardless of the complexity of the flight path you have in mind, it will be achievable with some careful planning using the Litchi Mission Hub.
What about the P4PV2+ model? I am currently looking at Terra but it has a high learning curve. I have not seen anyone talking about Terra to try to get some help from, or at least some FAQs.
