Orbit at three metres?

[GSARider]

Hi guys

I need to do an orbit around an object at three metres, what's the best way to do this? I tried the orbit function and it says minimum 5 metres height?

 

[BorisTheSpider]

Have you tried litchi? I'm not able to try right now but if may be able to fly in focus mode with a smaller radius.

Another thing that occurs to me though I haven't tried it is that if you set the object as a POI so that the mavic automatically yaws to keep it centred in the frame that's one less thing you have to do if you then manually fly a circle around the object.

 

[GSARider]

Thanks, I only discovered Litchi ten minutes ago...!

I'm going to try poi mode again, but it was giving a minimum 5 metre height warning.

 

[BorisTheSpider]

Cool. Another thing that might work is active track the object in spotlight mode where the aircraft hovers by default and keeps the camera on the target, but it can be maneuvered with the sticks (apart from yaw which is under auto control at that point in order to keep the camera on the object) - if you then push say right on the right hand stick, I would think it should circle the object since "right" would continually be changing as the drone yaws around to keep pointing at the target. Please do be careful though - I'm not exactly sure how well it will work!

 

[GSARider]

Thanks again, I will give it a try too.

 

[Big Fil]

Fly it by the sticks

 

[GSARider]

With less than three hours flight time, I doubt I have skills yet

 

[beachcombing]

With less than three hours flight time, I doubt I have skills yet

Then wait until you do and keep practicing.

 

[ThisIsCusel]

Find a location 2m lower in elevation nearby to launch from.

 

[ThisIsCusel]

Cool. Another thing that might work is active track the object in spotlight mode where the aircraft hovers by default and keeps the camera on the target, but it can be maneuvered with the sticks (apart from yaw which is under auto control at that point in order to keep the camera on the object) - if you then push say right on the right hand stick, I would think it should circle the object since "right" would continually be changing as the drone yaws around to keep pointing at the target. Please do be careful though - I'm not exactly sure how well it will work!

Spotlight basically puts it in courselock while locking the camera on subject. Once engaged, from the direction it is facing at the start, left is always left, right always right, forward remains forward, you get the idea. The current yaw status doesn't affect the direction it will fly.

 

[Pepino Grande]

Why do British people write meters like it sounds like meat rays?

 

[BorisTheSpider]

Why do British people write meters like it sounds like meat rays?

Meat rays sound good - like some sort of futuristic barbecue gun.

 

[BossBob]

Why do British people write meters like it sounds like meat rays?

Because that is the way that metre and centre are spelt in English. We also spell colour differently with an extra u. The alternative spellings are "International English".

 

[Owen Manderfield]

Or set up a Litchi waypoint mission with object as a poi. You can even set negative heights relative to the home position. (There is a settings option for this I believe - or is that in Autopilot?)

 

[Pepino Grande]

Meat rays sound good - like some sort of futuristic barbecue gun.

How good does a Kill-o-Meat-ray sound?lol

 

[GSARider]

Got the shot using the poi mode today - thanks chaps.

 

[Robbyg]

Why do British people write meters like it sounds like meat rays?

It's their language, we are the ones that changed it

Rob

 

[blackcamo]

Metres sound the same as meters and even measure the same [emoji6] I'm not British or American though, so probably should keep my mouth shut. I do find funny how Americans say turbine - it sounds much like turban. Wind turbans lol.

 

[Pepino Grande]

Metres sound the same as meters and even measure the same [emoji6] I'm not British or American though, so probably should keep my mouth shut. I do find funny how Americans say turbine - it sounds much like turban. Wind turbans lol.

That = True. lol

 

[Michael Ainsworth]

What about buoy, 'Mericans pronounce it booe.