A lot of lost drones [emoji15]

[saboken]

There has to be a better way to recover these expensive drones! A better Location device built in or something Dji still has a way to go

 

[Simmo]

Dji still has a way to go

Yep, its DJI's fault all right......

 

[saboken]

Yep, its DJI's fault all right......

The more lost drones the more they sell,

 

[Former Member]

Get a tracker. I use Trackimo.

 

[kakao]

The more lost drones the more they sell,

I dont' think so, quite to the contrary.
MP has its deficiences IMHO .. thus some of the loses ...

 

[Cyberpower678]

Get a tracker. I use Trackimo.

You do? I’ve never seen you use it. ;-)

 

[Cyberpower678]

There has to be a better way to recover these expensive drones! A better Location device built in or something Dji still has a way to go

Yes because it’s DJI’s fault that owners lose their drones. In nearly all cases of a reported lost drone it was pilot error.

 

[Former Member]

You do? I’ve never seen you use it. ;-)

I use it my drone, not my customers drones.

Did you get yours working again?

 

[locoman]

How can you lose it, if you have to keep it sight all the time.

 

[locoman]

Yep, its DJI's fault all right......

Yup, always someone else's fault.

 

[sar104]

There has to be a better way to recover these expensive drones! A better Location device built in or something Dji still has a way to go

The problem is that there is no single locating solution that works everywhere. In areas with good cell phone coverage a cell-based GPS tracker works well, but even that's not a single solution since different places use different cell phone systems. And out in the backcountry, cell-based trackers are largely useless, and so something like a Marco Polo is a much better option. In general you are better off choosing your own preferred location method.

 

[Cyberpower678]

I use it my drone, not my customers drones.

Did you get yours working again?

No I haven't had a chance to contact support. The hardware is clearly working correctly. I'm 95% certain it's a server issue on their end.

 

[Cyberpower678]

The problem is that there is no single locating solution that works everywhere. In areas with good cell phone coverage a cell-based GPS tracker works well, but even that's not a single solution since different places use different cell phone systems. And out in the backcountry, cell-based trackers are largely useless, and so something like a Marco Polo is a much better option. In general you are better off choosing your own preferred location method.

Trackimo practically works every as it can connect to any available tower and use it.

 

[sar104]

Trackimo practically works every as it can connect to any available tower and use it.

It's a pretty good solution if you have cell phone coverage at all, and if it is GSM-based, but still doesn't work in large swathes of the US. Almost completely useless in much my region, for example, where Verizon in really the only viable cell service.

 

[saboken]

No I haven't had a chance to contact support. The hardware is clearly working correctly. I'm 95% certain it's a server issue on their end.

I hate when companies rely on a cloud based system! It’s becoming the norm today I can’t even turn my house lights on or off while in it if the net goes down or my thermostat can’t be changes without the net it’s crazy how the rely on the web, but with something like a drone the cloud should be secondary and local data primary! Just because of the risks of flying! I’m shure regulations are coming that will force the manufacturers to design the software better? Dji is great but they still have a way to go.

 

[Cyberpower678]

I hate when companies rely on a cloud based system! It’s becoming the norm today I can’t even turn my house lights on or off while in it if the net goes down or my thermostat can’t be changes without the net it’s crazy how the rely on the web, but with something like a drone the cloud should be secondary and local data primary! Just because of the risks of flying! I’m shure regulations are coming that will force the manufacturers to design the software better? Dji is great but they still have a way to go.

I think you may want to backtrack what my response was in relation to. I was referring to my Trackimo, which is clearly sending tracking data to the server, but the server isn't updating it's position. ;-)

 

[saboken]

How can you lose it, if you have to keep it sight all the time.

True but there are cases it goes out of sight because of a glitch or one of my fears it’s shot but some trigger happy hillbilly, I have a lot of those around me no kidding!

 

[Former Member]

Here is a long standing way of finding lost (and escaped) things. Let Big Ole Red here take a sniff of your Mavic before you take off. If you crash, set him loose and see if he can pick up the scent trail.

 

[saboken]

Here is a long standing way of finding lost (and escaped) things. Let Big Ole Red here take a sniff of your Mavic before you take off. If you crash, set him loose and see if he can pick up the scent trail.

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Put some sent on it first B4 sending it off so Red can pickup on it better

 

[elwyn5150]

Has anyone found a spell checker for this thread?
"Shure" = sure
"Sent" = scent