Recent content by DattaGroover

So hearing these warnings, tell me if I'm doing something wrong. Many times I've taken off from a ravine, gully, big mountains, or a heavy tree canopy (with only an opening straight up) where I cannot get a GPS lock. In those cases, I fly my Mavic straight up until it gets a GPS lock, then I...

Straight stock antennas or do you have anything boosting it?

Good test! I had a Marco Polo on my Solo, that crashed in the deep woods (my fault, I did a "return-to-home" when it went out of sight not realizing there were taller trees out of my vision). It worked perfectly, and I seriously doubt I would have found it otherwise.

I've used the Marco Polo for years. Love it.

. . . and a tracker. Having had 2 DJIs fly away, I now have GPS or Marco Polo trackers on everything I fly.