Pilot 2 software for Mac or PC

[johnlvenable]

Does anyone know if you can edit flight plans from a Mac or PC? I’ve found that building flight plans from the controller is a bit tough and it would be so much easier to do with a regular PC, Mac and Mouse. Thanks for any input.

 

[GFields]

I'm not sure about doing so with the Pilot 2 software, but I do know you can using Litchi.

 

[johnlvenable]

Thank you very much. I will give that a shot. Surprised that DJI doesn’t offer this natively within the pilot 2 software.

 

[GFields]

Thank you very much. I will give that a shot. Surprised that DJI doesn’t offer this natively within the pilot 2 software.

I agree.

I love using Litchi for mission planning. I only use it with my P4 v2. I don't trust using it with the newer drones that use the DJI Fly App, as it uses virtual sticks and connectivity must be constant.

BTW
Greetings from Birmingham Alabama USA, welcome to the forum! We look forward to hearing from you!

 

[mobilehomer]

Correction - if the DRONE supports on-board waypoints, Litchi does. If not, then Virtual Sticks.
From the Litchi site - It's important to know that not all DJI drones support waypoint navigation. Additionally, there are two primary implementations of waypoint navigation: "on-board" (firmware-supported) or "virtual-stick commands" (VSC). On-board waypoints are loaded to the drone prior to flying the mission and are executed autonomously by the drone without the need for a constant connection between the controller and the drone. Virtual-stick waypoints commands are sent from the controller to the drone in real-time necessitating a constant connection between the controller and the drone. On-board waypoint missions tend to result in much smoother execution than virtual-stick waypoint missions.

 

[GFields]

Correction - if the DRONE supports on-board waypoints, Litchi does. If not, then Virtual Sticks.
From the Litchi site - It's important to know that not all DJI drones support waypoint navigation. Additionally, there are two primary implementations of waypoint navigation: "on-board" (firmware-supported) or "virtual-stick commands" (VSC). On-board waypoints are loaded to the drone prior to flying the mission and are executed autonomously by the drone without the need for a constant connection between the controller and the drone. Virtual-stick waypoints commands are sent from the controller to the drone in real-time necessitating a constant connection between the controller and the drone. On-board waypoint missions tend to result in much smoother execution than virtual-stick waypoint missions.

That is exactly what I said and no correction is needed. Drones that use the DJI Fly App will use Virtual Sticks. The drones that use the DJI Go app will use what you're calling "on board"

 

[mobilehomer]

That is exactly what I said and no correction is needed. Drones that use the DJI Fly App will use Virtual Sticks. The drones that use the DJI Go app will use what you're calling "on board"

Nope, several Fly app drones use on-board waypoints. Here is the list

Current Status of DJI Drone Waypoint Support​

Drone Release Date	Drone Model	Waypoint Support	SDK	Litchi Support
Apr, 2015	Phantom 3 (all)	On-board	MSDKv4	Yes
May, 2016	Phantom 4 (all)	On-board	MSDKv4	Yes
Sep, 2016	Mavic Pro	On-board	MSDKv4	Yes
Nov, 2016	Inspire 1/2	On-board	MSDKv4	Yes
May, 2017	Spark	On-board	MSDKv4	Yes
Aug, 2017	Mavic Pro Platinum	On-board	MSDKv4	Yes
Jan, 2018	Air	On-board	MSDKv4	Yes
Aug, 2018	Mavic 2 Pro/Zoom	On-board	MSDKv4	Yes
Oct, 2019	Mini	VSC	MSDKv4	Yes
Apr, 2020	Air 2	VSC	MSDKv4	Yes
Nov, 2020	Mini 2	VSC	MSDKv4	Yes
Apr, 2021	Air 2s	VSC	MSDKv4	Yes
Jun, 2021	Mini SE	VSC	MSDKv4	Yes
Nov, 2021	Mavic 3	On-board	No	No
May, 2022	Mini 3 Pro	VSC	MSDKv5 (Android only)	Beta
Sep, 2022	Mavic 3 E/T/M	On-board	MSDKv5 (Android only)	Beta
Nov, 2022	Mavic 3 Classic	On-board	No	No
Jan, 2023	Mini 3	VSC	MSDKv5 (Android only)	Beta
Mar, 2023	Mini 2 SE	No	No	No
Apr, 2023	Mavic 3 Pro	On-board	No	No
Jul, 2023	Air 3	On-board	No	No
Sep, 2023	Mini 4 Pro	On-board	Q2 2024?	No

Key to information displayed in the table above​

• On-board: Waypoint mission is supported by firmware. Entire mission is loaded to drone prior to execution.
• VSC: Litchi waypoints supported by "Virtual Stick Commands". Litchi missions require constant connection between drone and controller. No DJI waypoint support.
• MSDK: Mobile Software Development Kit. A library of functions created by DJI to enable 3rd party control over selected drone functions.
• MSDKv4: Version 4 of the MSDK. Last release: 4.16.4 2022-11-11 (Android). Supports both IOS and Android.
• MSDKv5: Version 5 of the MSDK. Last release: 5.3.0 2023-04-07 (Android). Supports Android only.

 

[GFields]

I stand corrected.

 

[sarahb]

So I can use Litchi with my Air 3?

 

[slup]

So I can use Litchi with my Air 3?

As per post #7... no.



And that also include the beta version of Litchi Pilot as no SDK is released yet.

 

[honkihonk]

Does anyone know if you can edit flight plans from a Mac or PC? I’ve found that building flight plans from the controller is a bit tough and it would be so much easier to do with a regular PC, Mac and Mouse. Thanks for any input.

Have you tried Flighthub 2?

 

[johnlvenable]

Have you tried Flighthub 2?

I am not aware of where to get Flighthub 2 for iPad, Mac or PC. Can you direct me to where is download is available?

 

[johnlvenable]

I am not aware of where to get Flighthub 2 for iPad, Mac or PC. Can you direct me to where is download is available?

I didn’t realize this was

I am not aware of where to get Flighthub 2 for iPad, Mac or PC. Can you direct me to where is download is available?

I don’t realize this was a cloud based solution. Thanks for pointing this out, I will give it a try.