hello

is there abutton or switch to trigger from gps mode to manual mode while in mid air?

thanks

You probably mean ATTI mode (flying without the GPS for position holding). No, there isn't a way to do this other than modify the Mavic.

WolfgangStiller Posted at 2018-4-20 18:18
You probably mean ATTI mode (flying without the GPS for position holding). No, there isn't a way to do this other than modify the Mavic.

what if the gps suddenly failed will switch automatically itself to manual mode while in the air?

Hi there, please check the user manual of the Mavic air to know more details about the flight mode, you can check the page 11 directly: https://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/ ... 0Manual%20v1.2.pdf. Hope this help, thanks!

Public Washroom Posted at 2018-4-20 18:20
what if the gps suddenly failed will switch automatically itself to manual mode while in the air?

Not sure what you are thinking about. Why would the gps need to switch?  Ideally you only want to fly with good gps signals. If it switches  you need to have your skills up to fly in ATTI mode.  I have flown a lot with non-gps drones, so I am used to this should it happen.

WolfgangStiller Posted at 2018-4-20 18:18
You probably mean ATTI mode (flying without the GPS for position holding). No, there isn't a way to do this other than modify the Mavic.

Its a pity - there really should be a way to practice control in ATTI and OPTI modes - for when GPS fails.   It's not uncommon for GPS to be occasionally jammed in parts of the UK for military exercises etc.
On one of my early flights with the Mavic I  had GPS suddenly fail mid flight. The Mavic just drifted away with the wind.  I was totally unprepared - very scary watching £1000 drifting away.

RocketChap Posted at 2018-4-21 15:10
Its a pity - there really should be a way to practice control in ATTI and OPTI modes - for when GPS fails.   It's not uncommon for GPS to be occasionally jammed in parts of the UK for military exercises etc.
On one of my early flights with the Mavic I  had GPS suddenly fail mid flight. The Mavic just drifted away with the wind.  I was totally unprepared - very scary watching £1000 drifting away.

Yes, people have been requesting that since the Mavic first came out.

You can use foil to cover the top of drone to cut GPS signal. But need to take the risk as don’t know what will happen. Not recommended to try with expensive drone like MA.

GDL Posted at 2018-4-25 20:53
You can use foil to cover the top of drone to cut GPS signal. But need to take the risk as don’t know what will happen. Not recommended to try with expensive drone like MA.

Yes - but to practice there really needs to be a way to switch GPS mode back on quickly if you get into trouble.

Like you say the foil idea isn't really a recommended method.

Don’t understand why you need practice manual mode with MA. A cheap toy drone is much better for practice. If you can manage unstable toy drone well, no way you can’t handle MA in ATTI mode.

RocketChap Posted at 2018-4-25 23:06
Yes - but to practice there really needs to be a way to switch GPS mode back on quickly if you get into trouble.

Like you say the foil idea isn't really a recommended method.

As GDL said why would you bother risking your €1300 drone when you can pick up a cheap one for €50 and crash it all day long.

GDL Posted at 2018-4-26 02:37
Don’t understand why you need practice manual mode with MA. A cheap toy drone is much better for practice. If you can manage unstable toy drone well, no way you can’t handle MA in ATTI mode.

IMHO when the GPS failed then manual mode kick there is a 90% chances to save your drone than to drifting away  and flying with manual mode is more fun, perhaps you never been flying in manual mode before? it would be nice if dji has this features when gps out of service the drone will hover and the pilot will takeover to control.

I won’t use MA to fly with fun on manual mode. Other drone can do this much better.

I don’t worry about gps fail for MA as it’s much easier to handle than the drone I fly before. Keep it on your sign and avoid strong winds will be OK. Regardless the vision position function backup when gps failed.