Hi,
is there a way to fly perfect circles around a building, without using Autopilot from Hangar?
A circle around  a person is no problem with my Spark, but i need the possibility to fly around large objects like buildings.

What is your hint for me?

Thanks

Roland

Wait for DJI to add POI to Spark firmware might be your best bet. I have tried to use both circle and active track to capture larger objects and it just does not work, I can not get it to lock on. You could try a third party app like Litchi or Autopilot as you mentioned but it is a bit of an at your own risk adventure. I will say I had good success with Autopilot and my phantom 3 but I have not tested it with the spark. I have tried Litchi with the spark on some very short flights.  I have had some wonky behavior such as the AC flying faster and being less responsive to the stick controls. It concerned me enough that I am just waiting out more updates and I remain hopeful that DJI adds POI to the Spark. Best of luck to you, if I find a successful method I will be sure to follow up this post.

Autopilot, and forget dji app ever having this feature. If they ever do it won't work as well.

Sasquad Posted at 2017-10-6 08:13
Autopilot, and forget dji app ever having this feature. If they ever do it won't work as well.

This.  

Autopilot has made my Spark into a new drone.  It's slightly complex yes, but totally doable and worth it.

Litchi does not have orbit for Spark yet

Mick92627 Posted at 2017-10-6 10:10
This.  

Autopilot has made my Spark into a new drone.  It's slightly complex yes, but totally doable and worth it.

I also think that Autopilot is a great Software, but i'm not sure what DJI think about the warranty in this case.

Here is a video I captured today using Autopilot and Orbit mode and my spark. I would say the quality is not perfect with some jerky motion of both the gimble and aircraft. I just wish it were a bit smoother. But as a fly around it is better then anything I could reproduce without software assistance.

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Please review the Intelligent flight modes on the Spark to get a better understanding on what the aircraft is capable in doing. You can find that information here: https://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/ ... ser+Manual+V1.4.pdf