I don't know if it's a bug or what
I feel that Dronelink is too sensitive. Why can't I set a starting point outside the area where I started the drone manually? It shold fly to the point I want it to start before doing missions.
All too often I get error messages that the drone is off course.
Are there any restrictions on range?
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First question answer is, GPS. It needs to know from where your launching it to adequately know the proper telemetry. Starting it manually and flying to a take-off points defeats the purpose of having it automated. It starts and runs the mission all automated so no reason to fly manually. Just starting it from beginning to end of mission will solve your issue. Just Curious why you want to fly it to the starting take-off point ?
Second questions answer is, either slow down the drones speed (and or) increase the “Motion Tolerance” default is 75 feet. Speed and winds can push it off course easily. It’s normal.
Share a link to your plan if you want.
Good luck, Mike.........
I can spend hours planning a mission that is far from my current location, for example on vacation / travel, etc. Sometimes the location is not suitable for takeoff. Then I have to do a takeoff somewhere else.
Then go with litchi if Dronelink is holding you down. Maven perhaps?
I do the same thing. I use Goggle Earth Pro to Pre-Run the missions which gets me extremely close. If it’s that far away from what l the starting point was just move it. Only takes a moment. I’ve done it many times. Don’t need to move anything but the starting point. Good luck......
You don't have to set a takeoff restriction. Yes, you will still receive a warning that you are starting your mission from a different area than what was planned, but you can ignore it if you want. The whole reason you are getting a warning, though, is because the drone measures altitude relative to the takeoff location, so if you did any amount of verification of the altitudes in the mission against the terrain, all that verification might be out the window.
This article discusses causes and solutions.
Dronelink requires a constant connection to function (learn more). The better the connection, the better the results, which depends on your hardware. For example, drones that use OcuSync 2.0 (Mavic 2, Mavic Air 2, etc) will be much better than drones that use wifi (Spark, Mini).
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