Apologies if this has been answered elsewhere; but today I tried to fly, but was greeted with a message stating that the NFZ database needed to be updated (again). That was fine; except that I couldn't get it to do anything. Eventually, I figured out that it wanted the USB cable connected directly to the P4P to do the update (the original instructions said nothing about connecting directly to the drone--just make sure the RC is on--which would imply no direct cable connection--but I digress). Then it hung at 99% for several minutes, before I tried restarting both the Go4 app and the P4P. The message didn't come back, and the "Cannot Fly" message was gone--15 minutes after I initially was hoping to lift off.
Anyway, it made me wonder what I would have done if I hadn't had a cellular data connection out in the field? I know there was some ridicule on these forums against people who were paranoid about the ability to fly "off-line" after the latest firmware / app updates; but these random NFZ database updates could indeed ground your drone it seems.... Does anyone know how this works? I can appreciate if you have no internet connection at all when you first start the Go App, that it wouldn't know there was an update to potentially ground your drone; then again, what if while your mobile device was connected to the internet, the Go 4 app downloaded a trigger that there was a new update, that you would be oblivious to until you hike days away into the mountains only to find out you can't fly because your Go App says there's a new database but you have no means of downloading it? ***EDIT: Are NFZ database updates pushed with a Go App update? If so; at least that would be at least an indication to fire up your drone at least once after a Go App update. ***
I suppose in any case, perhaps I need to include in my "off-the-grid" pre-flight routine to always turn on my drones and Go App in an area with internet connection right before anytime I wander off somewhere with no internet connection--just to make sure I'm not grounded by a random NFZ database update.
Anyway, it made me wonder what I would have done if I hadn't had a cellular data connection out in the field? I know there was some ridicule on these forums against people who were paranoid about the ability to fly "off-line" after the latest firmware / app updates; but these random NFZ database updates could indeed ground your drone it seems.... Does anyone know how this works? I can appreciate if you have no internet connection at all when you first start the Go App, that it wouldn't know there was an update to potentially ground your drone; then again, what if while your mobile device was connected to the internet, the Go 4 app downloaded a trigger that there was a new update, that you would be oblivious to until you hike days away into the mountains only to find out you can't fly because your Go App says there's a new database but you have no means of downloading it? ***EDIT: Are NFZ database updates pushed with a Go App update? If so; at least that would be at least an indication to fire up your drone at least once after a Go App update. ***
I suppose in any case, perhaps I need to include in my "off-the-grid" pre-flight routine to always turn on my drones and Go App in an area with internet connection right before anytime I wander off somewhere with no internet connection--just to make sure I'm not grounded by a random NFZ database update.
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