Extension cable for your RC to iPad Pro

[Mavic Mike Florida]

10ft charge /sync cable with lightning connector from Best Buy for 29.99.
Works great
I had to first connect with the short cable supplied with the Mavick but then disconnected it and plugged in the USB to the RC and the lightning to the IPad pro and it works great. nice to have a 10ft cord extension

 

[Cyberpower678]

10-Ft MFi-Certified Lightning Cable: 3-Pack | iDrop News Store

Get 3 of them for the same price.

 

[tmoerel]

10-Ft MFi-Certified Lightning Cable: 3-Pack | iDrop News Store

Get 3 of them for the same price.

Bad advice! Most cheap MFi cables are there are chinese fakes. They work....until they suddenly don't..... and you might be mid flight. Want to risk that?

Spotting the signs of a fake Apple Lightning cable

More than 90% of ‘genuine’ Apple chargers & cables sold on Amazon are fake, says Apple

 

[Cyberpower678]

Bad advice! Most cheap MFi cables are there are chinese fakes. They work....until they suddenly don't..... and you might be mid flight. Want to risk that?

Spotting the signs of a fake Apple Lightning cable

More than 90% of ‘genuine’ Apple chargers & cables sold on Amazon are fake, says Apple

Well mine have worked for over a year now.

 

[tmoerel]

Well mine have worked for over a year now.

I have had many third party lightning cables as well as apple made ones. Some third party ones have worked flawlessly over years. Other ones have failed miserably, some even went up in smoke. The apple made ones though never had any problem apart from mechanical damage due to my stupidity.

So yes you might have a good one. Are you wanting to take that risk with a device controlling a $1000+ drone??

 

[Cyberpower678]

Well I personally don't need to attach a 10ft cord to my Mavic but my DJI cable already failed so...

 

[Cyberpower678]

I have had many third party lightning cables as well as apple made ones. Some third party ones have worked flawlessly over years. Other ones have failed miserably, some even went up in smoke. The apple made ones though never had any problem apart from mechanical damage due to my stupidity.

So yes you might have a good one. Are you wanting to take that risk with a device controlling a $1000+ drone??

Personally my Apple cords last a year before they break. These new 3rd party cords are sturdier in my opinion and I have no complaints with them so far. Cheaper and longer lasting and you get 3 of them. So if one fails just attach another one.

 

[tmoerel]

Personally my Apple cords last a year before they break. These new 3rd party cords are sturdier in my opinion and I have no complaints with them so far. Cheaper and longer lasting and you get 3 of them. So if one fails just attach another one.

The problem is usually not mechanical. A lot of the counterfeit cables use sub par electronics which can behave erratically. An iOS device might even suddenly outright reject the cable and disconnect.

These sub par electronics are also often not protecting you phone against all kinds of possible power and other problems the way they should as defined in the MFi standard.
So yes they often work...but don't start crying when they fail spectacularly when least expected.

 

[dewster]

Show a photo of your setup and how you mount/use the iPad please.

 

[Mavic Mike Florida]

I just use the fold over cover and let it be a stand alone. I find this the easiest way to let 4-5 people enjoy the flight live like I do. pros and cons. Still use a sim less phone to fly on my own when I want.