It allows for flights paths to be pre-selected w/o first having to fly the mission. Previous iterations of the waypoints feature (on the P2x birds) allowed for this.
Ah thank you very much. That makes sense. I do find "pre flying" the waypoints a hassle and waste of time and valuable battery resources. On the other hand I can also see why they implemented this to try and keep idiots safe from their own mistakes. I think there should be an "over ride" button where you can assume the liability and fly the waypoints w/o flying them first.
True but the odds are a wee bit better if the idiot flies the course first. They can't make it idiot proof or we would just have a large rock with a DJI decal on it.
This is something I was searching myself as well... but I bet it's very difficult to find out.
I am waiting on that app that can set way points on the map-- so we can fly rural property lines at long distances. We can already do that with the QAV500 by setting them up on a laptop. I am getting great range and penetration with the P3 now with the DBS mod and just need the app to work to fly waypoints with some distance.
That's awesome news. Hadn't heard that. I assume it will not need to be a hardware add of any sort? Direct application from DJI?
It was posted on the inspirepilots website with a link and then the link was pulled. But it was verified to be true. now, will they release it? Who knows. Just because they beta it, doesn't mean that it will be so. Fingers crossed. But it was beta tested with the phantom 3
I wonder how to upload missions to the bird... through the controller? Then the controller must be connected to the PC... and therefore controller's drivers must be released as well.
