JtrJr-UAV Pilot
 Second Officer
Flight distance : 4341 ft
United States
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No, you can use the stock DJI firmware. Only some of the Alpha and Beta test releases have required developmental firmware. The version available through the Playstore is for use with the stock firmware.
You use Litchi instead of the DJI Go app. You can then create static waypoint routes similar to what you may do with a GPS unit in your car. You can do this at your kitchen table with nothing powered up except for your tablet and your network connection. At each waypoint you can tell the bird what you may want it to do, things like rotate, change camera angle, take a picture, etc. Once you've completed your waypoint mission you can save it to a file on your tablet. You can then take your bird to that location, fire up your bird, open Litchi and load that file onto your tablet. You then will use Litchi to "upload" that file to your Phantom. Litchi will send those precise instructions to your bird and let you begin that mission. The bird will now fly that flight with the instructions already on the bird. You will just "watch" the flight. You can regain control of the bird at anytime as long as you still have control signal. If the bird loses control signal it will continue on the route it was assigned. Once the bird comes back into control signal range, you will be able to take over the control of the craft if you choose. The most important aspect of this type of flight is proper and thorough understanding of all failsafe mechanisms, understanding Litchi and very detailed waypoint planning. I may plan a flight for an hour or more, sometimes many hours even though the flight itself may only last 10, 12 or 15 minutes. Probably a longer answer than you were looking for but that's the long and short of it.
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