Time limit to fly without reconnecting to Internet?

[lomposlapos]

What's the time limit to fly with full features without re-connecting to Internet? Mavic 3, Mavic 3 Pro, RC Pro.

 

[Yaros]

There should be no limit technically, but I had DJI Fly sign me out by itself, I'm not sure when this happens, but it does rarely.

 

[akdrone]

There is no specific time. It can happen every few months when you are required to re-establish your login or it may happen when a firmware update happens that somehow shows up as being required. How that happens when you are not on the internet...I'm not sure...but it does seem to happen. Good rule of thumb is to always turn on your drone and check for updates before going out to fly. Just yesterday my friend found he could not fly more than a few hundred feet without an update but he was not able to do so being out on the road.

 

[msinger]

I haven't seen this mentioned in any official DJI documentation. DJI employees in the DJI forum have mentioned it's 30 days.

 

[Capt KO]

Always happens at the worst times

 

[Exphantomflyer]

Guessing its to ensure that any updates are installed or its for theft prevention, if its locked to an account the thief only gets a limited time to fly before its logged out and needs the user to login to unlock it.

 

[Magpie]

There also may be a weird bug you encounter with the DJI Fly app. I started using an iPhone that has no SIM recently. I connect at home over WiFi and update everything before heading out. When I'm out in the field (and therefor have no data), the DJI Fly app likes to suddenly start popping up a prompt that asks to update the FlySafe Database. Checking at home with a WiFi connection shows there are zero updates, so it seems to be that there is some weird behavior when you have zero data in some instances.

 

[WanderLost]

Guessing its to ensure that any updates are installed or its for theft prevention, if its locked to an account the thief only gets a limited time to fly before its logged out and needs the user to login to unlock it.

I saw a DJI comment that said they wanted users to login from time to time so the drone could be updated with latest Fly safe database.

 

[msinger]

I saw a DJI comment that said they wanted users to login from time to time so the drone could be updated with latest Fly safe database.

Isn't that update always optional?

 

[WanderLost]

Isn't that update always optional?

It is. But it keeps DJI on the good side of the law by providing updated NFZs and restricted flight zones and removing ones that are no longer needed or were inaccurate/incorrect.

 

[Starz]

to ensure that any updates are installed

And at that point the ignore button comes in to play.

 

[stairtherefore]

There also may be a weird bug you encounter with the DJI Fly app. I started using an iPhone that has no SIM recently. I connect at home over WiFi and update everything before heading out. When I'm out in the field (and therefore have no data), the DJI Fly app likes to suddenly start popping up a prompt that asks to update the FlySafe Database, which can be frustrating if you're unable to do so without internet access, and I often wonder if bell customer service can offer any guidance on handling this issue. Checking at home with a WiFi connection shows there are zero updates, so it seems to be that there is some weird behavior when you have zero data in some instances.

The Mavic 3 Pro can fly for up to 43 minutes under optimal conditions. The RC Pro has a battery life of about 3 hours. Neither the Mavic 3 Pro nor the RC Pro requires an internet connection for standard flight operations, though certain features may need it.

 

[GadgetGuy]

Fortunately, FlySafe database updates are one and done in the U.S. now!