Flying Gecko
lvl.1
China
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OK, so I went with a cheap Xiaomi mipad. Easily available, even second-hand, in China where I am based.
Hardware-wise it punches substantially above its price, "Retina" screen seems OK so far though I need to stick a matte screen protector on it and get a proper hood.
I couldn't get the Pilot app to connect at first but a simple reboot solved that. Also, once in a while the DJI Pilot app wont open from "sleep" but it sounds worse than it is. If I kill the app, and open it from scratch works (closing apps works the same as on an iOS device).
Apart from having to remember to start the Pilot app fresh and not from sleep, on the few flights so far, it has behaved impeccably. No issues at all.
It doesn't come with a GPS though... Since I am still just learning to fly it hasn't been an issue yet. But without a GPS on the controller side I can't change Home Point to the controller nor will I be able to use "Follow-me" modes once they get implemented.
The way around that would be to hook up the tab to a Bluetooth GPS or a phone with GPS. The tab can do that (just not with iPhones, I think). But I don't know if the Bluetooth is a source of interference best avoided.
Anyways, for the USD 130 I paid for this thing, I am happy that I am flying and have no real issues. |
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