Can I remove the delay when a waypoint group starts?

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March 18, 2023 17:11
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I'm fairly new to Dronelink and still trying to figure out some of the nuances using it with my DJI Mini 2. There is a pause at the start of waypoint groups and I'm hoping someone can help me eliminate it. As an example, I have a simple mission with 2 waypoint groups. When my drone starts the second waypoint group it stops and pauses at the beginning. Similar to the stop and pause at the first waypoint after takeoff. Appreciate any insight. Thanks.

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Jim McAndrew Dronelink Staff
- March 18, 2023 18:12
Can you share your mission plan please.

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Martin Reading Dronelink Expert
- March 18, 2023 18:46
if you select the component, at the top you'll see it says start, click on that and if you scroll down you'll see arrival time, the default is 4 seconds, you can reduce it to 1

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B N
- March 18, 2023 19:32
Thank you both for the reply. Link to the test plan below. It's very basic and only to help me figure out the transition. I did change the Arrival Time as you suggested Martin but set it to zero just for kicks to see what would happen. It's about a second or so in actuality but still a big improvement and thanks for that! Ideally the experience I'm trying to create is a smooth flight with no pauses as it transitions components and with a final stop at the completion of the last component.

https://app.dronelink.com/b-n-e4pvn9mbNMd8Xss9EueP/test-missions/plan/GTThwcNWu7Ex86qJU6IG/Hp7ObBJo5nVrAvfTpeVC

Thanks again.

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Jim McAndrew Dronelink Staff
- March 18, 2023 19:35
It doesn’t look like you are stopping to do anything at the final waypoint of the first group, so I would suggest just using one big component for all the waypoints.

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B N
- March 18, 2023 22:47
Yeah, i think that's the best thing to do. I'm making it more complicated than it needs to be. I'm also learning about Lists, and creating some templates which I'm planning to load as I build out new missions. I also spent some time today learning more about the concept of components, lists, and nesting.

Thanks again for the advice and definitely learned a few new things today.

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Martin Reading Dronelink Expert
- March 18, 2023 23:31
Anything you're not sure of then just come on here and ask, plenty of experienced Dronelink pilots on here willing to offer advice

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