Hi,
I'm new to this so fair warning... I just purchased my first drone (DJI I2) and just recieved it. I bought it as a gift for my partner and we took it out for the first flight yesterday (its awesome). We are currently connecting my iPad mini 4 (cellular) to the RC, and that works perfectly... except i can see that being a problem if I need my iPad and he is flying his drone, alone. So I just bought him his own iPad mini 4 (WIFI only). I've been reading a lot of helpful threads about using wifi-only iPads with the Inspire 2 (and other DJI drones) but wasn't quite getting the answer I am looking for. My understanding is that you can pre-load maps onto the iPad, or tether the iPad to your iPhone via wifi for a GPS signal. Another thread recommended purchasing an external GPS reciever that connects to the iPad via bluetooth (such as the Garmin Glo). I noticed that DJI sells their own GPS module for the remote controller. Does anyone have experience with the DJI Inspire 2 - GPS Module? I'm wondering if, instead of purchasing the Garmin Glo (which is $99) for the Wifi-only iPad mini 4 (without GPS), I can just purchase the DJI gps module (which is $29) and connect it to my RC with the ipad and have all the GPS features i may need (such as follow me, return to home, etc.)


Thank you for sticking with me through that whole paragraph and thanks again for any help you can provide!

The I2 has it's own GPS so will RTH to the take off point.

If you want a dynamic homepoint (say shooting from a moving boat) or to follow the controller, then yes you'll need an external GPS either tablet or the DJI unit will be fine.

Ken

kenavata Posted at 2017-7-5 05:40
The I2 has it's own GPS so will RTH to the take off point.

If you want a dynamic homepoint (say shooting from a moving boat) or to follow the controller, then yes you'll need an external GPS either tablet or the DJI unit will be fine.

Thank you kenavata!
I personally dont see him using the dynamic RTH feature that much, so investing in a  $29 DJI module seems a lot more reasonable than the price jump for the Garmin Glo. It's probably just as reliable, if not more reliable.

Hello

I have the garmin glo with my ipad 4 mini an it works perfect , i use mobil to find the map first an then i conect the garmin glo . it gives me perfect folow me mode on my inspire 1 pro.