hello!
I create a waypoint mission for the mini 4 pro to test the onboard platform. The mission runs good, but when I turn off the controller to test if the mission continues, the drone does a RTH. I remove all RTHs settings (on DJI fly and litchi pilot) but the drone continues to perform the RTH on the signal lost.
There is some kind of setting that I missed?
thanks!
If you are in Europe, this behavior is due to a firmware restriction imposed to comply with CE regulations (especially under EASA). For the DJI Mini 4 Pro, when the RC signal is lost, even in a waypoint mission, the drone is forced to perform an RTH for safety reasons continuing the mission autonomously is not permitted in CE (Europe) firmware versions.
Even if you disable all RTH options in DJI Fly or Litchi Pilot, the loss of signal will still trigger RTH because the firmware enforces this as a mandatory failsafe in CE regions. This is not the case in FCC regions (like the U.S.), where the drone may continue the waypoint mission even without RC signal.
Thank you for the fast answer!
Anyway, is there a way that I could “go around” this restriction?
Sell the EU drone and then buy an identical one from the US that is FCC complaint and not EU restricted. The latest firmware “upgrade” sneaked on EU users cannot be reversed to a previous firmware version, by design from DJI.
The drones are the same for all countries. They switch behaviors depending upon what country they are in using geolocation.
This is very bad news because it suggests that a remotely actuated crippling of any drone can occur regardless of whether or not the drone owner has avoided falling into the trap of accepting any DJI firmware “upgrades”, and regardless of where the drone owner lives on this planet. Very depressing news to ponder on this rainy day in Outer Mongolia.