TheDenimac
lvl.3
Flight distance : 468028 ft
United Kingdom
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Hi Guys, total newbie here. Just considering my first drone and the Mavic Air looks perfect for me with the exception that it does not support waypoints. As a videographer, this feature would be very useful for my needs, and so I contacted DJI to find out if it would be made available.
I first contacted DJI SUPPORT. They could not help and had no idea about if, or when, waypoints would be made available. So I next contacted THE DJI DEVELOPMENT TEAM. They seemed most surprised that waypoints were not supported - their reply was "Where did you get the information that it doesn't have waypoint missions like the Mavic Pro. We would support this feature for the Mavic Air".
So I asked if waypoints would be made available throught the DJI GO4 app, or if it would be included in the next SDK update. Their reply "What We could answer you is that for the current stage, Mavic Air would be supported by the mobile SDK when our mobile SDK 4.5 is released. We couldn't give you any answer on the DJI GO 4 for supporting the features on the Mavic Air". They gave no indication of when the SDK will be released. So It looks like waypoints are not going to be supported in the near future.
As an alternative, I contacted Autel about the Evo. The Evo does support waypoints, but the release date for the drone is very vague. All they will say is "it is coming very soon". Guess I will have to wait a little longer before deciding which drone to buy. By then the Mavic Pro II will probably be out, although I suspect that will be too expensive. |
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