garyphayes
lvl.3
Flight distance : 27840676 ft
Australia
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PHL Posted at 2017-6-18 21:22
The Mavic is pretty stable even in Atti mode, but the latest firmware doesn't allow it to go that far without GPS lock (probably in response to people who needs the GPS to fly).
All aircraft, no matter how expensive, will at some stage likely lose GPS lock and/or other flying aids, so it is contingent on us to learn to fly without those aids. They should be the nice to have, rather than must have. That's why pilots still go through simulators for various system failures; if you follow the same line of thinking of expecting something costing $2k to be utterly reliable, then I expect something costing a few hundred million $ to be perfect, but they are not.
I suppose part of the fault is marketing; it's suppose to not require thinking to fly a drone, which, obviously, is not the case.
Thanks PHL - yes I have no issues about flying in ATTI if required - I was flying RC planes 30 years ago and even my Parrot drones circa 2010 were non GPS. This is more about intermittent loss I suppose, especially if filming long sequences or in tight corners, just being taken out of a shot or dropped into flying with little room for error with no apparent reason is the key issue. |
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