DJI Spark GPS

pmshop · 2017-10-23

Nice!
After 2 weeks (one week there and one week back) DJI sent me a new Spark.
GPS Home Sets in 30 seconds and I got up to 18 sats on the first flight.
I never saw over 14 with the other and that was rare.
Averaged 9-12

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pmshop Posted at 2017-10-23 15:18
Nice!
After 2 weeks (one week there and one week back) DJI sent me a new Spark.
GPS Home Sets in 30 seconds and I got up to 18 sats on the first flight.

I have had my Spark drone now for a week and I am having serious issues with the gps. I live in Utah County and I have mountains close, but wow it has almost always been in Atti mode. Normally I only have 6-8 satellite connections. I’ve had it up to 13, it even in flight it keeps dropping satélite all the time and Atti mode will be in and out and that has almost cause me to lose it a couple times, but luckily I was able to retrieve.
Today after connecting to DJI go 4 app it says i needed to recalibrate gps. I did and the app kept crashing while recalibrating. I had to delete and reinstall app. Now it doesn’t crash. Got a successful recalibration, but again getting it to connect to gps in order to get a home point is still non existent.
Is this Spark gps a complete piece of garbage on all units, or is that just mine?

Wodnik

Hello Everybody, I'm new user of brand new Spark.
I't is possibile to fly with GPS but without any tablet, smartphone etc. only with controller?
If I want to use GPS signal should I use smartphone?

Regards

pmshop

Wodnik Posted at 1-6 03:30
Hello Everybody, I'm new user of brand new Spark.
I't is possibile to fly with GPS but without any tablet, smartphone etc. only with controller?
If I want to use GPS signal should I use smartphone?

GPS is within the craft for stable flight.
GPS with a mobile device is only needed if you want to track the flight accurately.
Most of the time, a hotspot generated by a phone does well with non-GPS enabled mobile devices.
But controller only will only let you fly 100ft (30m) up and 200ft (60m) away.

Please open a new topic thread when asking a new question.
Of all things, this was my first post on the forums :O

Wodnik

pmshop Posted at 1-6 04:16
GPS is within the craft for stable flight.
GPS with a mobile device is only needed if you want to track the flight accurately.
Most of the time, a hotspot generated by a phone does well with non-GPS enabled mobile devices.

Thank you very much for answer. I couldn't create new post because I'm new and was not enough points.

pmshop

Wodnik Posted at 1-8 04:38
Thank you very much for answer. I couldn't create new post because I'm new and was not enough points.

Anyone should be able to.
This was my first original post ever on DJI and did it right after signing up.