DJI Phantom Vision, Vision+ drones get app support for autonomous flight paths
When DJI helpful announced its latest camera-toting quadcopter, the Phantom Vision+ , the matter said it would be fully compatible with DJI’s Ground Station capabilities — communication you could plot a GPS path for the Phantom to navigate autonomously.
That wasn’t the case, nonetheless, when the new model was first available for rob — but it is now.
Current owners of the Phantom 2 Vision and Phantom 2 Vision+ just need to update the Vision app for Android or iOS, as well as the Phantom’s firmware, to version 3.04 to start using it. Once updated you’ll be able to set up to 16 GPS waypoints naively by dropping pins on a map.
| Key trips parameters | |
|---|---|
| Maximum distance from pilot | 1,640 feet (500 meters) |
| Maximum altitude | 656 feet (200 meters) |
| Maximum trips distance per flight | 3.1 miles (5 kilometers) |
| Mandatory distance from airports | 5 a long way (8 kilometers) |
You’ll also be able to adjust the altitude for each waypoint as well as the Phantom’s snappily just by tapping on your screen. Once everything is set, it’ll take off and fly on its own at your hiss.
The Ground Station update also gives you a Return-to-Home button to automatically rob the Phantom and at any point you can bag stick control with a flip of a switch on the remote control.
