Is there an indoor height limit at the Spark?

I have flown in a high church, unfortunately there was about 8 m height the message  "limit reached" and i couldnt fly higher,

But I have to fly about 16-20 m high,

is it possible to override the limit somehow?

Hi, as far as I know the only limit other than your country's maximum height limit is one you set in the DJI4 go app. Check to make sure you didn't accidentally change it.

When you are flying without gps only in opti mode there is a height limit.

That might be a bummer.
Why would they have that?

Make sure that you are not in beginner mode or the height limit will be restricted

I was not in beginners mode and the outdoor limit was 100m,

I tried also to start from the balcony at the second floor,

Starting and ascend on the balcony was correct,
but when flying outside the balcony the Spark descended automatically to 6-8m above the lower floor,

Indoor was no Gps,
so I think, there is a limit at that height where the bottom sensors are working???

That might be the logic. No GPS = rely on bottom sensors = limiting height?

There is no GPS indoor, so the VPS will work. If you need to fly about 16-20 meters high, you may consider to disable the VPS, then the drone will enter ATTI mode. It requires high flying skills, I would recommend you to practice it in the outdoor first.

DJI Susan Posted at 2017-9-3 22:35
There is no GPS indoor, so the VPS will work. If you need to fly about 16-20 meters high, you may consider to disable the VPS, then the drone will enter ATTI mode. It requires high flying skills, I would recommend you to practice it in the outdoor first.

Good suggestion, would the absence of wind make ATTI flying more simple?

DJI Susan Posted at 2017-9-3 22:35
There is no GPS indoor, so the VPS will work. If you need to fly about 16-20 meters high, you may consider to disable the VPS, then the drone will enter ATTI mode. It requires high flying skills, I would recommend you to practice it in the outdoor first.

It's impossible to fly in ATTI outdoors because we can't switch to ATTI mode on Spark((( So we can only turn off VPS and fly indoors but not higher than 30m...

THX  
I will find a place indoor for practice

Only a matter of curiosity, who would fly a drone inside a Church?

LOKY Posted at 2017-9-6 09:42
Only a matter of curiosity, who would fly a drone inside a Church?

I had the same thought.  But I'm glad there is a max height when flying indoors or in ATTI mode.

Sparky_17 Posted at 2017-9-6 09:48
I had the same thought.  But I'm glad there is a max height when flying indoors or in ATTI mode.

See it here

Boernietiger Posted at 2017-9-6 13:51
See it here
https://youtu.be/ysbGHwIusrs

Very Nice !

How do you turn off vps?

ThirdEyeFlyin' Posted at 2017-9-6 16:11
How do you turn off vps?

Please note that you can not turn off VPS.

Montfrooij Posted at 2017-9-3 23:52
Good suggestion, would the absence of wind make ATTI flying more simple?

there might not be wind, but might be a fan running or wind from A/C?

LOKY Posted at 2017-9-6 09:42
Only a matter of curiosity, who would fly a drone inside a Church?

I can think of some very nice churches I would love to fly in and make some awesome footage.

Boernietiger Posted at 2017-9-6 13:51
See it here
https://youtu.be/ysbGHwIusrs

Beautiful!
Maybe you can slow down on the pan's a bit. Not sure if you speed them up in post or just had fast motion with your Spark

Montfrooij Posted at 2017-9-8 03:07
Beautiful!
Maybe you can slow down on the pan's a bit. Not sure if you speed them up in post or just had fast motion with your Spark

sorry  for the late replay

the indoor flight and the video are  only tests and the video is not ready at all,
the video shows the real speed, you are right ,
the pans are too fast - it was really exciting or fly there :-)

Montfrooij Posted at 2017-8-26 10:35
That might be a bummer.
Why would they have that?

Spark without gps indoors or outdoors is limited to 16ft as a precautionary measure, yes Atti mode without wind is somewhat easier to manage, but indoors gives you a much tighter space to work in and once you start moving spark you will continually need to be pushing sticks to control it , once you start creating propulsion you have to control this, you cannot disable VPS , so best option for flying indoors is perfect light good textured flooring fly in opti mode gps if you have it or if Aircraft goes between opti and gps . Set RTH to land or suitable height for environment this is crucial

Sparky_17 Posted at 2017-9-6 09:48
I had the same thought.  But I'm glad there is a max height when flying indoors or in ATTI mode.

There is a max height when flying without gps indoors or outdoors, this is a precautionary measure, if you are flying indoors and have gps there is no height limit, when flying indoors always remember to set RTH to land or set height to whatever suits the environment you are flying in.

hallmark007 Posted at 2017-9-10 01:45
Spark without gps indoors or outdoors is limited to 16ft as a precautionary measure, yes Atti mode without wind is somewhat easier to manage, but indoors gives you a much tighter space to work in and once you start moving spark you will continually need to be pushing sticks to control it , once you start creating propulsion you have to control this, you cannot disable VPS , so best option for flying indoors is perfect light good textured flooring fly in opti mode gps if you have it or if Aircraft goes between opti and gps . Set RTH to land or suitable height for environment this is crucial

Yes, it will require lots of practicing and common sense I guess.

Boernietiger Posted at 2017-9-9 22:38
sorry  for the late replay

the indoor flight and the video are  only tests and the video is not ready at all,

No problem, I can imagine

DJI Susan Posted at 2017-9-3 22:35
There is no GPS indoor, so the VPS will work. If you need to fly about 16-20 meters high, you may consider to disable the VPS, then the drone will enter ATTI mode. It requires high flying skills, I would recommend you to practice it in the outdoor first.

How to turn off VPS?

Montfrooij Posted at 2017-9-16 09:27
How to turn off VPS?

You cannot disable VPS on spark.

hallmark007 Posted at 2017-9-16 10:12
You cannot disable VPS on spark.

Ok, a small mistake from Susan that is.

Montfrooij Posted at 2017-9-16 09:27
How to turn off VPS?

Sorry, my fault, I just forget we are talking of Spark. The Phantom series and Mavic are available to disable the downward VPS.

Hallmark007, thanks for correction.

DJI Susan Posted at 2017-9-20 02:26
Sorry, my fault, I just forget we are talking of Spark. The Phantom series and Mavic are available to disable the downward VPS.

Hallmark007, thanks for correction.

Your welcome DJI Susan, it was DJI Thor who pointed it out to me.

DJI Susan Posted at 2017-9-20 02:26
Sorry, my fault, I just forget we are talking of Spark. The Phantom series and Mavic are available to disable the downward VPS.

Hallmark007, thanks for correction.

Nevertheless this video demonstrates that the Spark can be a very useful tool for architects, contruction workers, renovators etc. Thus the ability to switch off VPS also on the Spark might be a future feature to be considered by DJI.

DJI Susan Posted at 2017-9-20 02:26
Sorry, my fault, I just forget we are talking of Spark. The Phantom series and Mavic are available to disable the downward VPS.

Hallmark007, thanks for correction.

No problem, I have great admiration for your knowledge. So many things to remember

Wachtberger Posted at 2017-9-20 02:57
Nevertheless this video demonstrates that the Spark can be a very useful tool for architects, contruction workers, renovators etc. Thus the ability to switch off VPS also on the Spark might be a future feature to be considered by DJI.

That's right, I'm an architect :-)
The possibility to switch off vps would be very useful for indoor inspections

LOKY Posted at 2017-9-6 09:42
Only a matter of curiosity, who would fly a drone inside a Church?

I've flown in a couple of churches to get photographs that would be difficult even with a ladder.
Looking at the stained glass windows and other such decorations that are 10m or more up, or I will be when I figure out how to get it to overcome it's fear of heights.