[OPEN BETA] Litchi Pilot

Thanks.

For some reason the network I was connected didn’t register as “connected to internet” even when I was able to use internet with other apps. It was also to find Googles DNS 8.8.8.8.

Changing to an other WIFI network solved the issue.

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Beta Build 380 - September 19, 2024

  • improved reliability of waypoint camera actions. It is no longer necessary to add a Stay action in between camera actions

Beta Build 375 - September 12, 2024

  • added support for waypoint actions when using curves. The drone will stop in the middle of the curve if the waypoint’s actions require it
  • it is now possible to control the speed and direction of the drone along the waypoint flight path using the forward/reverse remote controller joystick (up to the max flight speed setting)
  • added support for ‘Hold’ finish action where the waypoint flight will not end when the drone reaches the last waypoint
  • when a waypoint flight is paused, it is now possible to manually control the drone, then resume the waypoint flight later from the pause location
  • VirtualStick flight mode renamed to Auto
  • fixed a bug where waypoint flights would not start when cruising speed was set to 0 with the DJI engine

Beta Build 350 - July 14, 2024

  • added “Use DJI Waypoint Engine” setting. When enabled, flight plans will be uploaded to the drone and executed onboard. The DJI Engine is only available for drones that support it (enterprise models)
  • added “Continue Waypoint Flight after Signal Loss” setting. Only applies when using the DJI engine
  • added “Action after Signal Loss” setting
  • the current waypoint number is now displayed when executing a flight plan

I started using this with my mini 3 pro, and other than a couple times the drone stopped moving (a pause/unpause got it moving again) this has been working great!

I’ve exported a track, then re-imported it after making some bulk manual adjustments in Excel, and it seems to work great.

My test plan moves to a location, stops, takes a -90deg down picture, then a -60 degree picture, then moves to the next location.

VERY excited to do much much more with this!

I have been testing out the Litchi Pilot beta on a DJI mini 3 pro.
Sometimes the drone gets “stuck” on a waypoint but a simple pause and resume seems to fix this.
However I’ve also been having problems with settings for Photo Capture Interval. No matter if I set it to use the generel settings or for each indiviual waypoint it always uses 10 second intervals no matter what I set it do. I tried to use both the generel settings and individual waypoint settings to set this to a 4 sec interval or based on meters, but it defaults to 10 seconds no matter what I set it to.

Has anyone else had this problem and maybe know how to fix this?

Hi,

Did you have a strong enough signal during the flight? We were not able to reproduce your problems, can you send us the faulty mission so we can test on our side? Give us more details about the flight, what photo format you are using (raw?), is your SD card fast enough…

Do we know when the flight modes will be installed. In particular I am looking for an Orbit. We are doing telephone poles and what I need is to setup and Orbit mission, then be able to move the POI to the next pole and have the drone fly the exact same mission. So PLEASE get the ORBIT working.

Thanks In advanced.

Been using this with my Mavic 3 E and it’s been very good.
I mainly use this to hop directly from waypoint to waypoint (usually not in numerical order).

Would it be possible to fix the “Starting Waypoint” so it can start from the final waypoint? Whenever I try this, it’ll start from the second last waypoint.

Also, would it be possible to remove the start from last waypoint prompt?
Instead, maybe add it as an option in the “Start Flight” window so there’s less prompts.

Having some issues with drone stopping at random way points and not continuing until I click end mission then start again and selecting the start point as the waypoint it’s hovering at.

This has only started recently on missions I have flown several times before - anyone else experiencing this?

We’re working on Hub 2.0 currently, Orbit will come at a later stage

Are you trying to execute the flight in reverse or do you want to just fly from the 2nd last to last waypoints?
We will try to improve the popup flow

Could this be a signal issue? Do you see any on screen error message when it happens?

Any chance you could elaborate on your experience with Litchi Pilot and M3E? I’m thinking of getting one just to bring my Litchi into the modern era - I’m currently using regular Litchi and a P4P v2, which I love.