MA2 - can you switch off GPS on it?

[RonanCork]

Hey Guys,

My MA2 arriving next week (can't wait!). I had the MA before that. I like flying around a forest near me. When I flew there last year I was flying under the tree canopy and as there (due to canopy) was patchy GPS I noticed the drone jerking to left/right at times. Original thread on this here.

At the time Meta4 suggested: "...Flying in those conditions with GPS drifting in and out, you might see jerky movement of the drone. It would have been smoother if you had no GPS or full GPS but having GPS coming and going was probably the issue.."

I'm wondering - can you switch off GPS on the new MA2 out of curiosity?

Thanks Ro

 

[GadgetGuy]

Hey Guys,

My MA2 arriving next week (can't wait!). I had the MA before that. I like flying around a forest near me. When I flew there last year I was flying under the tree canopy and as there (due to canopy) was patchy GPS I noticed the drone jerking to left/right at times. Original thread on this here.

At the time Meta4 suggested: "...Flying in those conditions with GPS drifting in and out, you might see jerky movement of the drone. It would have been smoother if you had no GPS or full GPS but having GPS coming and going was probably the issue.."

I'm wondering - can you switch off GPS on the new MA2 out of curiosity?

Thanks Ro

You can cover the compass with aluminum foil, but there is no ATTI switch. It will switch to ATTI mode on its own if insufficient satellites are available.

 

[Meta4]

I'm wondering - can you switch off GPS on the new MA2 out of curiosity?

You can't switch off the GPS is any DJI drone.
None of the mavic line allow you to switch to atti mode (which ignores GPS).
Some users modify their Mavics to replace another flight mode with atti mode.