With most DJI products, they tend to come in pretty close to their original takeoff point and sometimes bang on the money. We’ve tried out the RTH a couple of times on this drone. ![]() You can also Return to Home by holding that brake button. You’ll want to use that when you’re above the spot where you want to touch down. It’s a good thing the auto-land feature (double click on the lock button) is built in. But we found it finicky for tight movements that require real control, such as coming down and trying to set up for a landing in a tight spot between two cars. When you’re simply hovering it’s easy enough to yaw and adjust camera motion. Well, that’s where we weren’t quite as keen. He absolutely loved it, and the flight looked amazing from the ground. His verdict: “This is a game-changer.” He said, given the option of flying this way with all drones, it would be his choice. It wasn’t long before he was flying at speed and with confidence. We gave him a fast briefing on the motion controller and he took off. On the weekend, we got together with an experienced drone pilot who also happens to be a professional commercial airline pilot. We’re going to do a separate post on this, but wanted to flag it now. We’re obviously used to flying with sticks, but the transition to this new way of flying was a snap. The process feels really natural, and we got the sense it wouldn’t take long to master this process. Is the motion controller for you? All depends…īut the drone went precisely where we wanted it to go, and reacted quickly at speed. We’ve ramped up the speed in the relevant portion of the video, but because this now produces a very high frame rate, the video looks a bit choppy. Unfortunately, our camera was set in slow-motion mode, so we didn’t quite capture the drone video we wanted to. So we did some basic takeoffs and landings (more on that in a second), flew to some nearby targets, and then tried a couple of fast runs down a path. At first, where the video was shot, we simply wanted to familiarize ourself with the product. We’ve now tried it at a couple of locations. So that dot is really a target for where you want to go. ![]() Then, with a gentle squeeze of the accelerator trigger, the drone began moving precisely toward where the dot was positioned. When we were out testing things, we simply pointed the dot at a tree. Think of it as a pointer for where you’d like to go. Tilt your hand up and the dot moves with the gimbal. You’ll also see a round dot floating somewhere near the centre of the screen. We’ve put in a request with DJI for a more technical explanation, so that’s it for now. This appears to be the area where the controller will work. When you get it in the smaller box, it turns green. A dot in the larger box tracks the position of your motion controller. Inside the goggles, you’ll see two things related to the controller: A small box in the bottom of the screen, with a smaller box inside of it. Tilt your wrist up or down and, though the goggles, you’ll notice that the gimbal angle is changing precisely with your movements. Twist your wrist left or right on a plane parallel to the ground and the aircraft yaws in space. When you first launch the drone using the controller, you’ll notice right away that – without any throttle – the drone is responding to your inputs while it’s in hover. Things can happen quickly at 90 mph (154 km/h), and that big button is hard to miss. It won’t save you in all situations, but it’s a super smart feature to have. ![]() Hit the button and the drone will come to a stop and hover, perfect if you’re having an issue and give it a quick click. It’s labelled as “brake” – and it could be a drone saver if you’re in trouble. The accelerator trigger is obviously for throttle, and it does allow you to ease into forward motion.Īnd the big feature (in addition to motion control itself)? That big black button. There’s a Gimbal Tilt Slider on the side, which allows you to position the gimbal to your desired angle. Tap the red “lock” button twice to start the motors hold it down for auto-takeoff double click for auto-land. But it’s much more than that: It promises to give you the option of flying DJI’s FPV drone simply by moving one hand – and it even offers you an emergency brake if things go south.īut does it do what it promises? Let’s take a lookįirst of all, the controller is super easy to use. Think of it as like a jacked-up controller from the original Wii, or perhaps a hand unit from the Oculus Quest. The concept of the motion controller is great: Give FPV pilots the option of flying in a more intuitive manner, simply by moving a controller that knows where it is in space.
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