I ordered the Autel Nano Plus mainly because I love the camera it has for a sub 249 drone. I also note while I should be receiving mine tomorrow as I ordered it from Autel-Pilot a while back, this Autel apparently does not have geofencing in its units. This forces pilots to be extra vigilant and know where they are flying to avoid breaking laws and suffering FAA prosecution. I appreciate the DJI geo-fencing but a few times I noted it fails me for example if I a flying at 396' in a non-restricted zone and click RTH, occasionally the drone will fail to RTH when it enters an authorization zone it just hovers at whatever elevation it previously was at, for example at 396' . This is especially the case where there is a large mountain nearby which reaches height of over 1250,' and nearby an authorization zone of 196.' I like to scale the mountain with my drones so the approach is low at 196' but as the elevation of the mountain terrain comes into play it is also about that point where the authorization area terminates so DJY Fly App allows me to scale the mountain all the way to the top, though the app informs me I may be breaking laws by exceeding 396'; I am always just above the terrain. So what bothers me about the Geofencing is if I get to the top of mountain and click RTH my DJI products will turn tail and head home but when they approach and enter the authorization zone they often will just hover, forcing me to intercede and lower the drone manually.
another issue with geo fencing occurs with another smaller mountain that is in an authorization zone. I cannot scale that mountain past 196' even though I may be just 10' above the terrain. I have tried making sure I am in bypass mode but that has no effect. [ I have considered landing the drone there and taking off again to reset the height but I do not know whether that will work and I dread have any sort of take off failure .)
I have ordered the Nano Plus which I should be receiving tomorrow. I love the DJI MINI 2 in comparison to my Mavic 3, the Mini 2 is a marvel in its own right, though I would like a better camera for low light conditions. I am also kind of intrigued that I will not supposedly have these RTH issues when traveling from a non-restricted to authorization zones. I will be curious to see what it is like to fly a drone with no geo fencing and be forced to constant compliance with self governed geo fencing. That will mean though the Nano plus will not likely on its own lower its elevation in an RTH as described above and will require the pilot to also be involved in the process of compliance but at least in this regard there is much less chance of an RTH failure.
Please no haters I am just describing my experience and why I am interested in an Nano Plus not trying to make anyone angry or hot under the collar.
Thank you!
another issue with geo fencing occurs with another smaller mountain that is in an authorization zone. I cannot scale that mountain past 196' even though I may be just 10' above the terrain. I have tried making sure I am in bypass mode but that has no effect. [ I have considered landing the drone there and taking off again to reset the height but I do not know whether that will work and I dread have any sort of take off failure .)
I have ordered the Nano Plus which I should be receiving tomorrow. I love the DJI MINI 2 in comparison to my Mavic 3, the Mini 2 is a marvel in its own right, though I would like a better camera for low light conditions. I am also kind of intrigued that I will not supposedly have these RTH issues when traveling from a non-restricted to authorization zones. I will be curious to see what it is like to fly a drone with no geo fencing and be forced to constant compliance with self governed geo fencing. That will mean though the Nano plus will not likely on its own lower its elevation in an RTH as described above and will require the pilot to also be involved in the process of compliance but at least in this regard there is much less chance of an RTH failure.
Please no haters I am just describing my experience and why I am interested in an Nano Plus not trying to make anyone angry or hot under the collar.
Thank you!
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