Updating location for RTH?

[BostonFJ40]

If you launch, from a boat for example, and the boat is moving and is in a totally different location from where you launched from where does the AC return to when you hit RTH (or a low battery RTH)? If I remember from my Phantom, it would return home to the launch point. If so is there a way to update the RTH location?

 

[Neel194]

Haven’t tried it but can’t you click the “update home location” during flight?

 

[Meta4]

If so is there a way to update the RTH location?

It's one of the features in the app.
But if you are using an Apple phone or tablet, it might not work.

 

[BobWinNV]

It's one of the features in the app.
But if you are using an Apple phone or tablet, it might not work.

Why is that?

 

[Meta4]

Why is that?

It's a mystery but for over a year, the app has not been recognising GPS data from Apple devices.

 

[BostonFJ40]

It's a mystery but for over a year, the app has not been recognising GPS data from Apple devices.

That's unfortunate.

 

[bp328i]

It's a mystery but for over a year, the app has not been recognising GPS data from Apple devices.

I never had an issue with my Phantom 4 Pro and my iPad Pro 9.7in. It will be interesting to see what happens when my MA2 arrives, I bought a iPad Air 3 to use specifically with it.

Edit: after a quick Google search I do see where people were having issues.

 

[Ice_2k]

It's one of the features in the app.
But if you are using an Apple phone or tablet, it might not work.

are you talking about the Fly app? I've been using it with an iPhone since the Mini launched and didn't see any issues with getting the GPS location.

 

[Meta4]

are you talking about the Fly app? I've been using it with an iPhone since the Mini launched and didn't see any issues with getting the GPS location.

I don't have an Apple device to experiment but many users have been complaining about thisnfor the last year.
It might be an interesting issue to investigate.

 

[Ice_2k]

I don't have an Apple device to experiment but many users have been complaining about thisnfor the last year.
It might be an interesting issue to investigate.

interesting, if you have a link at hand please drop it here, you made me curious. I didn't see this problem mentioned before and did not encounter this issue during my own usage.

 

[UGDroneR]

interesting, if you have a link at hand please drop it here, you made me curious. I didn't see this problem mentioned before and did not encounter this issue during my own usage.

As a beginner...
I thought there was an option to "return to controller" (location.)

 

[Ice_2k]

As a beginner...
I thought there was an option to "return to controller" (location.)

you have the option to manually update your RTH to your controller's position. You can't have it automatically update its position to the controller's position all the time. Imagine being on a boat, if you lose connection you would have no idea what was the last controller position that was sent to the drone.

 

[dawgpilot]

It's a mystery but for over a year, the app has not been recognising GPS data from Apple devices.

That's typically only an issue with Wi-Fi only iPads that don't contain a GPS chip. iPhones or cellular-capable iPads should be able to set RTH just fine.

 

[Meta4]

That's typically only an issue with Wi-Fi only iPads that don't contain a GPS chip. iPhones or cellular-capable iPads should be able to set RTH just fine.

It's not that simple.
There have been many Apple users, with functioning GPS receivers in their iPhones and iPads getting a message that says Weak GPS Signal (which means no GPS signal) when they try to start Follow-Me flight or reset the home point to the current location of their controller.
Here are a couple of examples:

iPhone gps signal too week to use me as home point

When I try to use myself as home point, I get a message stating my device signal is too weak to use as home point. Yet I can set my current location no problem. I really want to be able to have my new DJI pro 2 follow me. I use and iPhone 11 Pro. What is the solution? I thank you in advance.

mavicpilots.com

Mobile device GPS signal weak

hey I recently brought a mavic air about two weeks ago and I'm having issues with the return to remote feature. I was wondering if anyone could help me out? (keeps telling me Mobile device GPS signal weak) I want to be able to use the active track when I'm snowboarding and return to the remote...

mavicpilots.com

Search for weak gps signal and you'll find many more.

 

[Ice_2k]

It's not that simple.
There have been many Apple users, with functioning GPS receivers in their iPhones and iPads getting a message that says Weak GPS Signal (which means no GPS signal) when they try to start Follow-Me flight or reset the home point to the current location of their controller.
Here are a couple of examples:

iPhone gps signal too week to use me as home point

When I try to use myself as home point, I get a message stating my device signal is too weak to use as home point. Yet I can set my current location no problem. I really want to be able to have my new DJI pro 2 follow me. I use and iPhone 11 Pro. What is the solution? I thank you in advance.

mavicpilots.com

Mobile device GPS signal weak

hey I recently brought a mavic air about two weeks ago and I'm having issues with the return to remote feature. I was wondering if anyone could help me out? (keeps telling me Mobile device GPS signal weak) I want to be able to use the active track when I'm snowboarding and return to the remote...

mavicpilots.com

Search for weak gps signal and you'll find many more.

None of those are about Mavic Mini, so not about the DJI Fly app, which the Air 2 uses.

 

[roadapple]

land . take off again . home-point has been updated .

 

[GadgetGuy]

As Meta4 has previously sagely recommended, you can always periodically reset the home point to the current aircraft location, as a decent workaround, while having the aircraft follow a moving boat. Using the GPS in the aircraft is exactly how the home point is set initially anyway, independently of the iPad GPS capability, or lack thereof.