Plan ready to go - does not recognize a connected Mavic

Flight - Discussion and Q&A
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Summary: After planning a new flight, the DD app would not recognize that my Mavic was connected. Why not?

Extended:

  • Flew this drone (Mavic Pro) for the first time at Baylands Park in Santa Clara.

  • Using the DJI GO app and my iPhone first, I was able to set up, fly, take videos/photos, and land happily. I needed to unlock the area first, as the app considered my to be in a no-fly zone.

  • Started up the DD app, centered on current location, and created a new flight plan with maybe an acre of coverage. Only the Save icon was showing. See this image as an example: https://www.dropbox.com/s/aee8b3lp7ixfqed/DD%20no%20connected%20drone.png?dl=0 .

  • Could not get the Save icon to turn into the Fly icon. Tried:

    • Restarting DD app
    • Disconnecting and reconnecting phone from controller
    • Restarting controller and drone
    • Switching to DJI Go app and Pix4D app (both worked fine)
    • (the next day, at home) flipping the Sport switch back and forth

  • The next day, well away from Baylands, I could connect, plan a flight, and fly with no problem.

DD app version 2.00-2.0.29
iOS 10.2.1

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Perhaps it was because you were within the Enhanced Warning Zone for San Jose International Airport? Not saying for sure, just tossing an idea out there.

3

I’d guess the same thing, and that’s where I’d start looking in the code, but as it stands the message is both: a) not meaningful, and b) impossible to get around. At least in DJI Go I can click through to disable the No Fly Zone warning.

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Any feedback from DroneDeploy on this one? I’d rather get this sorted out so I know what to look for and I’m not blocked from working when I get on site somewhere.