Disconnecting Issues - Fix seemed to have worked.

[jasonp]

A few days ago, I posed ( Disconnecting issues ) about my DJI M2P constantly disconnecting. It had done so on several jobs I was on and I almost lost the drone one one occasion. Well, after posting here on the forums, two ideas/solutions were suggested. One was to purchase a better cable, which I did off of amazon ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079L6BMT3/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 ) It was also suggested that I run my android phone in airplane mode. Well today I had two jobs and used the new cable and ran my phone in airplane mode on both. In over two hours of work, not a single disconnection issue. I don't know which solution fixed it (maybe both) but it is working great this far. Just thought I'd post since it seems so many others are having the same issue(s).

On another note, I bought this bracket, used it today and really like it. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CMVJ8K8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Hope this helps someone..

 

[brettbrandon]

On another note, I bought this bracket, used it today and really like it. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CMVJ8K8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I looked at that one awhile back. I see its updated now. Then there were alot of complaints about the plastic nut breaking. Now that it is a metal nut it should be a pretty solid unit.

 

[HoozierDroneDaddy]

FYI the quality of your cable will have an impact on your signal. My earlier cables with the Mavic Pro, worked well for a few flights, then began having problem with connection. At first I thought it was a controller signal problem. When I put on a new cable it was good for a few more flights and the same thing happened. I started purchasing a higher quality cable and have never had a problem in over a year with many flights. Anker makes a good quality cable. Here is the one I use with my iPads.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N522SM2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Inspirephil]

I’ve had similar problems with the cables myself and I simply started using better quality ones and that solved my problems.
As for the Skyreat mounting bracket I bought it and it didn’t last long until the nut on the back split in half and rendered it completely useless. I bought two different mounting brackets, one from PolarPro and also the MavMount brackets. Between the two I prefer the “flight deck” from PolarPro the best. But after using both of them I went back to just putting my iPad mini 4 into the arms of the controller and that way I don’t have to block my vision of the remote control screen and the sticks.

 

[Lawman]

I tried a PolarPro and like it except for it not having a tab to stick into the controller itself. Using one of the larger CrystalSky monitors moves around a lot of weight. A lot of you grip, because of your thumb placement goes through the monitor and that pressure is transmitted through the little arms holding the mobile device arm mounts. You can feel the controller moving independently of the PolarPro mount and the mobile grip arms. If they change their casting to incorporate a tab that protrudes into the controller itself binding the 2 together like the MavMount or Chris Allec's design then they would have a very desirable unit. It would take nothing to remedy this.

 

[Inspirephil]

I tried a PolarPro and like it except for it not having a tab to stick into the controller itself. Using one of the larger CrystalSky monitors moves around a lot of weight. A lot of you grip, because of your thumb placement goes through the monitor and that pressure is transmitted through the little arms holding the mobile device arm mounts. You can feel the controller moving independently of the PolarPro mount and the mobile grip arms. If they change their casting to incorporate a tab that protrudes into the controller itself binding the 2 together like the MavMount or Chris Allec's design then they would have a very desirable unit. It would take nothing to remedy this.

I rarely use my crystal sky monitor anymore so that’s not a problem for me but I understand what you’re saying about PolarPro not putting the tab on their flight deck mounting bracket. You would think they would have done that on the front of it, after all the trouble they went to designing everything else.
I’ll probably be having a fire sale on mounting brackets here in a little while and get rid of almost all of them.