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If your monitor device fails shouldn't it still fly wth the controller?

DebianDog

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I was tracking and testing my theory that all the issues I was having were related to the USB type-C cable that came with my Mavic. I ran 7 flights back to back using an iPhone 6, the built in WiFi, iPad, and Nexus 6P using the bottom USB port and my own cables. Then I put the original "ribbon" USB cable back and set it to hover so if the signal was lost it would not fly up in to a tree since I am in a heavily wooded area if I was flying low when an error hit. Sure enough the DJI go app failed while I was trying to punch out over the trees. With a nearly FULL battery and no trees below me so I was in no way concerned. So...

I restarted the app wouldn't connect, restarted the phone, restarted the controller, unplugged both ends of the cable. Nothing. No control it just sat there, in a hover, at 154 feet. After trying everything I could think of I used the phone as a video camera and shot this video.

Now, my main gripe is what if I had not had another device with DJI Go loaded handy? I mean you would think the joysticks and controller would still work without a device attached. No?

 
It does, my iPhone 6 died as I was flying off 3 batteries today, the phone expired, it was a few hundred yards away so I flew it back on the controller and landed it as normal.
 
Well mine didn't yesterday and the video clearly shows this. ;) But today I tested it after reloading the firmware and it seemed to work fine.

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I had a similar experience on my very FIRST flight.... at only 25 feet away the connection failed, then the app crashed and froze. I had zero stick input autority, it just sat there 6 feet above the ground and 25 feet away. I finally got the app re-started and the craft connected, then I landed it.

All subsequent flights (only three more so far - bad weather here) were OK, but not a very good way to start out!...
 
Mine flies fine without the app connected


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Mine flies fine without the app connected


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Yes I tested it after the failure with another cable. At this point I'm sure it has something to do with a crossed/broken wire in that particular cable. That cable is currently in the trash!

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My dji go app crashes all the time and it flies fine with just the controller...
 
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