Recent content by peteonthefly

If this is true, it is a huge disappointmen and the reason that i will never spend the $ on another DJI drone. Virtual sticks is a very poor substitute at best. My MP1 was a far more capable drone that this cash guzzler. I am amazed that DJI thinks this drone is worth more than $1000.

Mike, those are absolutely beautiful! I lived on Whidbey Island from 1990-2006. Those views never get tiring. Thanks!

If you hop in a rowboat (or other water-borne conveyance of your choice) and go out to sea, hoist the Jolly Roger and declare your independence from the state, then you can fly free like the seabirds. So can your drone. I think that technically you might also be able to salvage from the...

Is there a way to get an older version. I would gladly go back to an older version if it would solve this.

Thanks for that suggestion. I was flying over the water on a calm sunny day and there would have been lots of reflection off the water. I will try disabling the sensors and try it again.

I was wondering if this could have anything to do with obstacle sensing Errors. I was flying over water completely free of all objects for a good 100 feet.

As far as I know, nothing changed. It is a mission that I had flown a year earlier and it flew just fine. I think I am going to do some “new” short missions to test this and see if I can figure out what is going on. Thanks for the reply. Suggestions always welcome.

Just recently I flew a waypoint mission with my Mavic Pro using Litchi. Takeoff was uneventful, but once airborne, the drone started lurching forward and almost stopping, lurching forward, then almost stopping. It seemed to only do this while flying forward, and not when flying sideways. The...