Does anyone here fly their drone?

[jwilson]

I think he’s classing using automated flight such as the use of waypoints as flying your drone. To me, that is only flying the drone once and then letting some software do the flying while you twiddle your thumbs and being bored as he’s wittering on about the same DJI software not doing what he wants it to!

I don't fly for the enjoyment although that is part of it. I fly to get the video. Sometimes waypoint missions seem to work better

 

[jwilson]

In reality, even if there was a thread about this wayoint mission renaming problem, I wouldn't of seen it and still would of update fly. I thinking now if I can restore fly to the previous version. Does anyone know how to do that and can it be done?

 

[Rchawks]

Alot of times I fly just for the fun of flying not taking picture or video at all, just to fly. I’ve always had the flying bug. I have many drones and they all have a different feel which keeps me interested in the hobby. Flying model planes, helicopters without GPS, now that was a completely different animal from todays world of drones.

 

[jwilson]

Alot of times I fly just for the fun of flying not taking picture or video at all, just to fly. I’ve always had the flying bug. I have many drones and they all have a different feel which keeps me interested in the hobby. Flying model planes, helicopters without GPS, now that was a completely different animal from todays world of drones.

I'm taking video even before I take off. I'm always worried something will go wrong.

 

[WNYBill]

Yes, I fly my drone and I am a true novice. Don't use way points or half the ability of my Mini 3. My only problem is with DJI, if I don't fly regularly, I lose my connection with DJI. Don't fly during the winter. I think I have written down what I have to do to re-connect.... but I don't know where.

 

[Rchawks]

It will pass with practice. I had 25 yrs of flying under my belt before I purchased my first drone and was sill worried as you are about what might go wrong even though it was fun. It took time and patience to get used to this type of flying for me. Just be careful about how and where you fly and make sure you’ve covered everything that needs checking and not be in a hurry and the anxiety will pass. I’ve used waypoints a few times and I’m more comfortable flying it myself than using this method. I do think it’s amazing that there is a waypoint option, for those who want to use it.

 

[Riptide]

Yes, I fly my drone and I am a true novice. Don't use way points or half the ability of my Mini 3. My only problem is with DJI, if I don't fly regularly, I lose my connection with DJI. Don't fly during the winter. I think I have written down what I have to do to re-connect.... but I don't know where.

By losing your connection with DJI do you mean you get logged out of the DJI Fly app?

 

[jwilson]

Yes, I fly my drone and I am a true novice. Don't use way points or half the ability of my Mini 3. My only problem is with DJI, if I don't fly regularly, I lose my connection with DJI. Don't fly during the winter. I think I have written down what I have to do to re-connect.... but I don't know where.

I don't think DJI has waypoints for the mini 3. My mini 3 pro doesn't have DJI waypoints but you can buy a third party app to get them, like DroneLink or Litchi. The problem with those is you always have to stay corrected to the RC. The drone doesn't have the capability to store the waypoints in it's memory. Why DJI always insists on you logging in if you haven't flown for a long time is beyond me.

 

[WNYBill]

Not sure exactly what happens, but after not using the drone for a month or so, it will not fly. I have to go back to DJI and reconnect. And I can't find my notes that tell me how. I was hoping somebody would tell me how to make a permanent connection.

 

[Riptide]

Not sure exactly what happens, but after not using the drone for a month or so, it will not fly. I have to go back to DJI and reconnect. And I can't find my notes that tell me how. I was hoping somebody would tell me how to make a permanent connection.

By “go back to DJI and reconnect” do you mean login to your DJI account again or pair the controller to the drone again?

 

[Droning on and on...]

@WNYBill, the manner in which you're describing this makes no sense to the rest of us – DJI drones are never completely disabled from flying due to lack of contact with DJI over the internet.

If a long enough period goes by, DJI Fly will be logged out from the user's DJI account, limiting height and distance to 30m and 50m. However, it will still fly with full control within those limits.

You must connect DJI Fly to the internet, on your phone or with an integrated RC like the DJI RC2, and log in to your account again to remove the height/distance restriction.

Absolute inability to take off sounds more like the behavior of the old geofencing system, which could still be impacting you if it's been a long time since you've updated the firmware and/or Flysafe database.

 

[jwilson]

Not sure exactly what happens, but after not using the drone for a month or so, it will not fly. I have to go back to DJI and reconnect. And I can't find my notes that tell me how. I was hoping somebody would tell me how to make a permanent connection.

You just login on the Fly app.

 

[WNYBill]

Next time it happens I will keep better notes. I just remember I had to call DJI and some Kid in China walked me through it. I am going to make a point of firing it up every 2-3 weeks.

How much does freezing weather effect the battery?

 

[Riptide]

Next time it happens I will keep better notes. I just remember I had to call DJI and some Kid in China walked me through it. I am going to make a point of firing it up every 2-3 weeks.

How much does freezing weather effect the battery?

Allot
Keep them in your pockets close to your body to warm them up before flight

 

[sawman]

I've never had an issue renaming missions. Then again, I use DroneLink so maybe that's why.

 

[jwilson]

Got this email from DJI yesterday:

Greetings from DJI Technical Support!

We hope this email finds you well.

Thank you for sharing your concerns with us. We completely understand your frustration and sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused, especially when preparing for important trips.

Your experience and satisfaction are very important to us.

After consulting with the relevant department, we were informed that, following the latest firmware update for the Mavic 3 Pro, it is currently not possible to update the name of the waypoint or share it to iTunes.

This limitation was implemented intentionally to help users easily identify waypoints based on the date and time they were created, ensuring better organization and avoiding confusion during flight planning.

However, we’d like to better understand how crucial the ability to rename waypoints is for your usage so that we can accurately relay your feedback to our product teams for future improvements.

We appreciate your patience and understanding and remain committed to delivering the best possible experience for you. Please feel free to share any additional thoughts or questions you may have.


So dumb. If you don't want to rename your waypoint missions, you don't have to. You could leave them as date and time. But I much prefer giving them meaningful names. Some times I wonder about DJI.