Thanks I am a newbie and have just downloaded the Litchi app, looking forward to trying some of the various modes that this app has. I found your Tutorial very informative and the way you present it very easy to comprehend.
Thanks, it did add a few things to my understanding. However I was looking for the Gimble Focus POI 0%? Is that facing straight down? Thanks in advance. Subscribed.
A gimbal angle of 0° would be horizontal. You would get that if the height of the POI was the same as the altitude of the aircraft. A gimbal angle pointing straight down would be -90° . You would get this if the aircraft was directly above the POI. Thank you for questions and comments and thank you for viewing.
Thanks. I just started this App and was wanting some help in how to setup a mission from a desktop and able to share with coworkers. Do you have to have Google Earth open as well as the Litchi App at the same time. Thanks.
To use the desktop to create missions, you just need to be on the Litchi Mission Hub ( flylitchi.com/hub). You'll need to login and then you will have access to Google Earth and you can plan and save missions. When logged in to your account from your phone or tablet with Litchi, all missions will be visible. You can also share missions with others that have a Litchi account. Missions you create and save on your tablet or phone while logged in will also be available on the Hub. Thank you for questions and comments and thank you for viewing.
A couple questions: 1. How do you plan an orbit mission in the Litchi Mission Hub? 2. How do you insert a waypoint between 2 existing waypoints? Thanks!
Just answered my own 2nd question: There's an "insert" button at the top of the waypoints settings box. But, circular orbit around a POI? I'm not finding that.
The Hub only allows creation of Waypoint missions. Even if you create an orbit mission on your mobile device, it doesn't appear on the missions available on the Hub, since there is no selection of mission type other than Wyapoiint. Thank you for questions and comments and thank you for viewing.
Thanks for the quick reply! That is such a strange thing; you'd think being able to create an orbit mission in the mission hub would be a no-brainer. I hate having to waste my battery hovering around while planning a mission in the app, on a tiny screen that I can't see in the sunshine, while people gather around to watch and ask questions. Maybe they'll update the mission hub one day.
You don't need to have the aircraft running to plan a mission. I just use my tablet or phone with nothing attached. As long as the you have a GPS location in Litchi and have access to the Internet, you can plan just as with the Hub, but with all Litchi features. When you see the map, just scroll to the location you are planning for, zoom in to cover the area, plan the mission and save it. The map will be cached and when you go to the site, start everything up and load the mission. You must select the type of flight first. So, if you have an orbit mission saved, select Orbit and the load the mission. Saves a lot of time and you won't be distracted while trying to set up a mission. Since the map is cached, you no longer need GPS for the phone or tablet, although you probably will still have it with the phone. My iPad doesn't have GPS built-in, so I use a Garmin GLO or a hot-spot from my iPhone if I need GPS for the tablet on location.
I believe the RUclips logo is just automatic on playing the video. The Litchi Hub map is a screen recording from my computer that I make while producing the video. I incorporated that recording into the tutorial along with dubbing in my discussion and any overlays or additional video I might need. I hope this answers your question. Thank you for questions and thank your for viewing.
Montana Monk, I just flew my first real mission of any consequence. From my home on Troutbeck Rise in Lakeside, ciruitously down to the public dock and out over the lake, then direct to home. Everything went pretty well except for the photos. I would have the drone stop for 10 seconds, turn off recording, take picture, and turn on recording. It only took pictures at one out of four stops where pictures were programmed. And in that stop it only took two of three photos requested. I did not have it in curve mode and if I had, it wouldn't have taken any pictures at all. I did have screen record running the whole time but that wouldn't affect it, right? Again, if it did then no photos should have been taken. Thanx. --Rick
Rick, if you did the things in the order you indicated, photos would be irregular. Assuming recording was started at the beginning of the flight and you wanted a 10 second video of the location before shooting the photo, you need this order: Stay for 10 seconds, Stop Recording, Stay For 4 seconds, Take Photo(s), Stay For 4 seconds, Start Recording. Each time you want a photo when recording is running, you must Stop Recording, Stay For 4 seconds, Take Photo, Stay For 4 seconds, Start Recording. It takes time to switch from video recording mode to photo mode. I have found 4 seconds is about the minimum to be reliable. If the Stay For precedes the Stop Recording, it doesn't provide time to switch to photo mode. The Stay For must follow the Stop Recording. You are correct that screen record running during the mission should have no affect on these things.
Thanx MM...I've certainly never seen anything written down like you've described. I'll try those things. BTW, my approach to landing at my house is loading on Facebook as we speak (search Richard Fleming Lakeside Montana)
I haven't seen anything official on this technique. However, I have tried shorter times between Stop Recording and Take Photo and 4 seconds seems to be the shortest reliable time. If you fly manually and start recording from the controller and then stop recording and take a photo, you will see a little delay. I think this is because the video buffer has to be saved after stopping the recording before a photo can be taken. I put the Stay For 4 seconds after the photo is shot to be sure the photo buffer is clear.
nice video my question is how come my drone stops at each waypoint ? what settings in mission hub will allow my quadcopter to keep moving at each waypoint? it only seems to stop at each poi. i want a smooth continous flight through each waypoint and poi. what should be checked off in this example? Gimbal PItch ( DISABLED) ( FOCUS POI) ( INTERPOLATE). not sure what is disabled mean other than the fact that you have full control of the camera pitch throughout the mission. my main concern is i dont want the drone to stop at each waypoint and poi. thanks for any info and hope to hear back from you
Great - Thanks! I have been looking around after registering but cannot seem to open up the in my vicinity when signing in; each time, I see the whole continent and have to zoom/pan to get to my area every time - is that normal (it seems the tutorials all start in close-in scale)? One minor thing I found on the Mission Hub is, when looking at another member's mission, the back arrow takes you all the way to the login page rather than where you were before.
I use my Windows computer to access the Hub and can't duplicate the problems. However, when using Safari on my iPad, I also get the continent view. I thought it might be because my iPad doesn't have GPS built in. However, when I attached my Garmin GLO, I got the same behavior. When I look at other missions on the Hub, I can move back and forth with the arrows, even on my iPad, so I don't know what is going on there. Are you using an Apple device, Android device or computer? I'll do some more checking an let you know if I find any solutions. Thanks for viewing and for questions and comments.
Yes, using an iMac desktop and when clicking the browser back arrow (to go to the previous page), it goes back to main Litchi page. No biggie - It is just annoying, that's all...perhaps because I have not planned any missions at all yet...? OH - ONE more question! ...does Litchi contain the same airspace restrictions as DJI Go? If so, how/where to unlock these? I have my Part 107 cert, and also have a window of authorization near a local AFB that spans from Jan to July of this year --- don't want to get the lock when I'm in my allowed "zone." I'm a real estate photographer.
Litchi has what it calls the GEO system, which is supposed to provide information about areas where regulation may be in effect. The map shows restricted flight areas. I haven't been blocked from any locations I fly, but I'm distant from the restricted area. The feature can be disabled in settings, so it should work for you. Glad you got certified and are working within the rules. I'm a private pilot and would really dislike hitting one of these in the sky, so I encourage everyone to fly by the rules. Thanks.
Thank you so much! You are a treasure of information, and I have subscribed. Impressed that you are a REAL pilot - always wanted to do that and, in fact, got all the way through solo (after only 12 hours) before running low on funds in my college days. By the way, I did not know they had airports in Montana...HeHe. Thanks again!
Several Mission Settings are not available on the Hub. Finish Action is one of them. Others that are missing are Heading, Max Flight Speed, Default Gimbal Pitch Mode and Rotations Direction. I don't see an obvious reason for leaving them out. However, once the mission is saved to your mobile device, you can set the missing parameters and resave the mission. Interestingly, if you save a mission on the mobile device with Back to 1 set, call it up in the Hub and save it to a different mission, when you open the new mission on the mobile device, the Return to 1 is still set. So, it appears the parameter space is available on the Hub, just no way to set it, or change it. Hopefully, they will fix this in some future update. Thank you for viewing and for comments.
Since I made the video, the Mission Hub export has changed. It now exports a few more aspects of the mission, including the Point-of-Interest positions. This is true whether the mission is set for Straight Lines or Curved turns. Thank you for questions and comments and thank you for viewing.
That is the best Litchi tutorial that I have watched, Thank You!! One question that I have is in regard to the heading, is it possible to have the aircraft heading to be directly to where it is heading and not have to adjust it at every waypoint?
In Mission Settings, select Heading - Auto. Then put in your waypoints. The aircraft will fly pointing in the direction of successive waypoints. If you edit the waypoints, the Heading will show 0 degrees and will be disabled. However, if you look at the picture of the aircraft at each waypoint, it will show the direction the aircraft will be pointing during the flight. If you are not adding actions to waypoints, selecting Mission Settings - Path Mode - Curved Turns will cause the turns to be smooth around the waypoints. However, with Curved Turns, all actions are disabled, so you wouldn't be able to start and stop video or shoot photos with actions. Thank you for viewing and for questions and comments.
I forgot to mention, if you are using the Mission Hub, the option for Heading - Auto is not available. You must set that from your mobile device. You can still use the Hub to setup the mission. Just change to Heading - Auto on your mobile device when you are ready to fly and all the aircraft headings will change to the proper direction. You could then re-save the mission and the setting would be saved.
Hi, Found this tutorial very informative. However, I must be missing something. For some reason I can't see missions saved on the HUB in the Litchi app on my Ipad. Also, can't see missions saved in the app on the HUB. I am signed in properly on both the hub and the app. Tried contacting Litchi about it but have not gotten any response.
The only thing I can think of that might cause this is that you are not signed in with the same ID with both the iPad and the Hub. Be sure you use the same method for logging in to both. If they are different, you may have to create a new login on the Hub that matches the iPad. Thanks for viewing and for questions and comments.
Actually, you are correct. The email address I registered with on the HUB was in all caps and the app was not. I guess that makes a difference. I re registered on the HUB without the caps and all seems to be working now. Thanks.
Just seen this and don't know how I missed it?? So messing about trying this out (I was just on the verge of selling my drone but now saw this and got excited), So, I have done a Litchi Mission Hub, and saved it for when I go to my caravan and looked on Litchi on my Ipad and it is there. Brilliant. So here is the question. The mission is from my caravan park to my daughters caravan park and it is saying it is 3.6 miles and 17 mins and this is at cruising speed (17.9mph). I have 3 or 4 stops on route to take photos with 4 second pauses before the photo and after the photo and then heading back. Is this too far for the battery and what would happen if I set it off on the trip? would it return home if it was running out of battery? This would be with my DJI Phantom 4 Drone. Am I getting too ambitious? Or on another note, would I be able to fly it to their caravan park and land it on the road outside their caravan? for them to pick up and bring it back to me? (halve the distance) is it that precise or am I being ambitious again LOL.
While the batteries *should* provide enough power for a 16 minute flight, I was always concerned when other pilots said they *should* have enough fuel to make it to their destination. If there is any question of success, don't take the chance. Also, to be within FAA rules, the aircraft would have to be within line-of-sight for you and I suspect 1.8 miles is further than you can see your aircraft (of course, I am assuming a fairly linear route). I know many drone pilots fly out of sight, but I prefer to fly more short flights, keeping the aircraft in sight, rather than a long flight with the potential for a lost aircraft. If you loose communication with the aircraft, it may attempt to return home, but that is not guaranteed to be successful. Failure means scouting a large area to find a downed craft. Flying the one-way trip would probably be successful if there are no obstructions for either an automatic landing or pilot-controlled landing. If you choose to fly the mission, be sure your altitude is high enough to clear any obstructions, but not so high you interfere with regular aircraft (i.e., stay below 400 feet AGL). Also remember that the ground elevation may change and you must take that into account in your mission plan. Flying at a fixed altitude with respect to home is frequently a mission for disaster, which a friend discovered the hard way. I wish you success with your mission.
Thank you for that. I fly Microlights (UK) (Ultralights to you I think)? and the bit about the height is a good point. I was flying through France, took off setting the Altimeter height to zero on the ground. (which was also about 100 feet above sea level) and flew across a mountainous region and the altimeter was saying 4000 feet, and the mountains were only 500 feet below so again. You made a good point.
Hi, I have the same problem as Steve. I am signing in with the same username on both my laptop and iPad. However, the missions on the flight hub only show on my laptop and the missions on the Litchi app only show on my iPad. Any thoughts?
I suggested to Steve that his login on the iPad and on the Hub were likely different. He discovered that he had used upper case on the Hub and lower case on the iPad. The logins in both places must be the same method and ID. Hope this helps. Thanks for viewing and for questions and comments.
I'm trying to make missions go max speed in Litchi 54.0 kph 33.6 mph When I run missions the Mavic won't go more than 30 kph / 18 mph. There's no wind. I turned off obstacle avoidance settings in both Litchi and DJI Go, I turned off "beginner mode" in DJI Go, and I don't see any other speed limitations. In FPV mode I am able to go 54.0 kph / 33.6 mph in Litchi. I double checked that all waypoints are set to max speed. I also tried creating missions on Litchi's website to see if that would make a difference and it doesn't. I even tested a long straight line mission and it still won't go past 30 kph/18mph. Do you have any ideas? Edit: I'm in P-Mode
Use your mobile device (phone or tablet) for planning because not all things can be set from the hub. When you start a new mission, set Mission Settings before entering any waypoints. Set Cruising Speed to max. 33.6 mph and set Max Flight Speed to max. 33.6 mph. Set Path Mode to Curved Lines. Set Heading to Auto. These settings should eliminate any speed reductions when passing a waypoint. Then enter two waypoints about 100 yards apart. That should be plenty of time to get up to max speed. Check each waypoint to be sure Speed is set to Use Cruising Speed, which is at the zero end of the slider. These settings should allow the aircraft to go as fast as possible. Save the Mission. Then create another mission with the same settings but with the waypoints reversed. Fly both missions, noting the speed of each. To make sure the conditions are the same, just load the second mission when the first has finished while the aircraft is still in the air at the end of the first mission. If there is any difference in speed, it indicates there is some air movement at the altitude the aircraft is flying. Remember, the indicated speed is average ground speed over a few seconds rather than instantaneous and any air movement could be a factor, although the speed difference you indicate is more likely caused by the mission settings. With missions where you have multiple waypoints and have the waypoint speed set to something other than Cruising Speed, the aircraft has to pause at a waypoint to change speeds. Hope this helps. Thanks for questions and comments and thank you for viewing.
Thank you very much. I just follwed you instructions step by step. I would have sworn on my life that I had set the max speed in Litchi to be max speed but it was set at 30kph *face palm*. Did a test mission with your instructions and voila, max speed from point to point. Thanks very much.
I have watched this GREAT video a number of times, but still have something REALLY CRITICAL I do not understand... In my Mission Hub, my very first saved mission states the ground elevation above sea level at each Waypoint - Example: at Waypoint 3 (which I have set at 50 feet) the mission hub states, "Ground Elevation: 320ft (21ft above first waypoint)" Indeed, the level above sea level is 320 feet at that location, and it is 21 feet above the 10" set at Waypoint 1. I'm sure that is probably correct. My obvious concern is - I'm afraid ALL my waypoints are LOWER than the ground surface, relative to sea level! So, I am sure this is a DUMB question, so feel free to laugh but do I need to go back and adjust all my Waypoints by ADDING the 320' Above Sea Level figure??? In other words, should Waypoints be set at altitude above sea level, or altitude above the ground where I am flying? If simply above the actual ground, why is the mobile hub even offering this sea level information? Thanks again for a great video, Sir.
The altitude of a waypoint is the altitude above the ground elevation of waypoint 1. The ground elevation is the level above mean sea level (MSL), which is the main reference used in aviation. Successive waypoints are all referenced as the height above the ground level of waypoint 1, so you have to be careful to adjust the altitude of a waypoint if the ground level changes significantly compared to waypoint 1. For example, if the altitudes for waypoints 1 and 2 were 20 feet and you flew from waypoint 1 with MSL 3200' to waypoint 2 with MSL 3230', the aircraft could crash trying to fly level at MSL 3220. To get the aircraft to fly at the same distance from the ground (Above Ground Level - AGL), you would have to add the difference between the MSL values. In this example, since the MSL at waypoint 2 is 30' above the MSL at waypoint 1, you would have to add 30' to the 20' altitude. So to maintain a 20' AGL you would need a waypoint altitude of 50' at waypoint 2. A friend recently flew into a tree just because of this. In an airplane, we typically reference everything using the altimeter, which is calibrated to show altitude as pressure changes. The altitude is typically calibrated by setting it before takeoff using the ground MSL elevation or by setting it to the proper barometric pressure. During a flight, you can't re-reference to the ground level without landing but can get changes in barometric pressure from weather stations or control centers. This can be crucial when you fly among the mountains and need to clear to tops, especially when crossing areas where there are major changes in pressure. Even though we use the altimiter as the reference tool, we still have to know and take into consideration AGL. For example, a traffic pattern at an airport may be 1000 feet AGL but if the airport is at 3200 feet, the MSL is 4200 feet. Most literature for pilots use the MSL altitudes, so we don't have to think too hard ;-)
Thank you for clarifying this! I believe I am now in the land of knowing enough to proceed with confidence, and will do a planned practice on a gentle hill, checking off each waypoint to behave as predicted.
Great tutorial! Thanks. I used the email option from the litchi app and sure enough, received an email. But..... what app do you need to read the attachment in the email? It's gobbledigook in TextEdit
What is the filename of the attachment? Or, you can send me a copy at rich@montanamonk.com. Maybe I can figure it out. Thank you for comments and thank you for viewing.
Thanks I am a newbie and have just downloaded the Litchi app, looking forward to trying some of the various modes that this app has. I found your Tutorial very informative and the way you present it very easy to comprehend.
Thanks, it did add a few things to my understanding. However I was looking for the Gimble Focus POI 0%? Is that facing straight down? Thanks in advance. Subscribed.
A gimbal angle of 0° would be horizontal. You would get that if the height of the POI was the same as the altitude of the aircraft. A gimbal angle pointing straight down would be -90° . You would get this if the aircraft was directly above the POI. Thank you for questions and comments and thank you for viewing.
Thanks. I just started this App and was wanting some help in how to setup a mission from a desktop and able to share with coworkers. Do you have to have Google Earth open as well as the Litchi App at the same time. Thanks.
To use the desktop to create missions, you just need to be on the Litchi Mission Hub ( flylitchi.com/hub). You'll need to login and then you will have access to Google Earth and you can plan and save missions. When logged in to your account from your phone or tablet with Litchi, all missions will be visible. You can also share missions with others that have a Litchi account. Missions you create and save on your tablet or phone while logged in will also be available on the Hub.
Thank you for questions and comments and thank you for viewing.
A couple questions: 1. How do you plan an orbit mission in the Litchi Mission Hub? 2. How do you insert a waypoint between 2 existing waypoints? Thanks!
Just answered my own 2nd question: There's an "insert" button at the top of the waypoints settings box. But, circular orbit around a POI? I'm not finding that.
The Hub only allows creation of Waypoint missions. Even if you create an orbit mission on your mobile device, it doesn't appear on the missions available on the Hub, since there is no selection of mission type other than Wyapoiint.
Thank you for questions and comments and thank you for viewing.
Thanks for the quick reply! That is such a strange thing; you'd think being able to create an orbit mission in the mission hub would be a no-brainer. I hate having to waste my battery hovering around while planning a mission in the app, on a tiny screen that I can't see in the sunshine, while people gather around to watch and ask questions. Maybe they'll update the mission hub one day.
You don't need to have the aircraft running to plan a mission. I just use my tablet or phone with nothing attached. As long as the you have a GPS location in Litchi and have access to the Internet, you can plan just as with the Hub, but with all Litchi features. When you see the map, just scroll to the location you are planning for, zoom in to cover the area, plan the mission and save it. The map will be cached and when you go to the site, start everything up and load the mission. You must select the type of flight first. So, if you have an orbit mission saved, select Orbit and the load the mission. Saves a lot of time and you won't be distracted while trying to set up a mission. Since the map is cached, you no longer need GPS for the phone or tablet, although you probably will still have it with the phone. My iPad doesn't have GPS built-in, so I use a Garmin GLO or a hot-spot from my iPhone if I need GPS for the tablet on location.
Oh...that's good to know! Thanks again for the reply, I appreciate it!
how do i get RUclips icon on the Litchi hub map ???
I believe the RUclips logo is just automatic on playing the video. The Litchi Hub map is a screen recording from my computer that I make while producing the video. I incorporated that recording into the tutorial along with dubbing in my discussion and any overlays or additional video I might need. I hope this answers your question. Thank you for questions and thank your for viewing.
Montana Monk, I just flew my first real mission of any consequence. From my home on Troutbeck Rise in Lakeside, ciruitously down to the public dock and out over the lake, then direct to home. Everything went pretty well except for the photos. I would have the drone stop for 10 seconds, turn off recording, take picture, and turn on recording. It only took pictures at one out of four stops where pictures were programmed. And in that stop it only took two of three photos requested. I did not have it in curve mode and if I had, it wouldn't have taken any pictures at all. I did have screen record running the whole time but that wouldn't affect it, right? Again, if it did then no photos should have been taken. Thanx. --Rick
Rick, if you did the things in the order you indicated, photos would be irregular. Assuming recording was started at the beginning of the flight and you wanted a 10 second video of the location before shooting the photo, you need this order: Stay for 10 seconds, Stop Recording, Stay For 4 seconds, Take Photo(s), Stay For 4 seconds, Start Recording. Each time you want a photo when recording is running, you must Stop Recording, Stay For 4 seconds, Take Photo, Stay For 4 seconds, Start Recording. It takes time to switch from video recording mode to photo mode. I have found 4 seconds is about the minimum to be reliable. If the Stay For precedes the Stop Recording, it doesn't provide time to switch to photo mode. The Stay For must follow the Stop Recording. You are correct that screen record running during the mission should have no affect on these things.
Thanx MM...I've certainly never seen anything written down like you've described. I'll try those things. BTW, my approach to landing at my house is loading on Facebook as we speak (search Richard Fleming Lakeside Montana)
I haven't seen anything official on this technique. However, I have tried shorter times between Stop Recording and Take Photo and 4 seconds seems to be the shortest reliable time. If you fly manually and start recording from the controller and then stop recording and take a photo, you will see a little delay. I think this is because the video buffer has to be saved after stopping the recording before a photo can be taken. I put the Stay For 4 seconds after the photo is shot to be sure the photo buffer is clear.
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nice video my question is how come my drone stops at each waypoint ? what settings in mission hub will allow my quadcopter to keep moving at each waypoint? it only seems to stop at each poi. i want a smooth continous flight through each waypoint and poi. what should be checked off in this example? Gimbal PItch ( DISABLED) ( FOCUS POI) ( INTERPOLATE). not sure what is disabled mean other than the fact that you have full control of the camera pitch throughout the mission. my main concern is i dont want the drone to stop at each waypoint and poi. thanks for any info and hope to hear back from you
use curved turns
Great - Thanks! I have been looking around after registering but cannot seem to open up the in my vicinity when signing in; each time, I see the whole continent and have to zoom/pan to get to my area every time - is that normal (it seems the tutorials all start in close-in scale)? One minor thing I found on the Mission Hub is, when looking at another member's mission, the back arrow takes you all the way to the login page rather than where you were before.
I use my Windows computer to access the Hub and can't duplicate the problems. However, when using Safari on my iPad, I also get the continent view. I thought it might be because my iPad doesn't have GPS built in. However, when I attached my Garmin GLO, I got the same behavior. When I look at other missions on the Hub, I can move back and forth with the arrows, even on my iPad, so I don't know what is going on there. Are you using an Apple device, Android device or computer? I'll do some more checking an let you know if I find any solutions.
Thanks for viewing and for questions and comments.
Yes, using an iMac desktop and when clicking the browser back arrow (to go to the previous page), it goes back to main Litchi page. No biggie - It is just annoying, that's all...perhaps because I have not planned any missions at all yet...? OH - ONE more question! ...does Litchi contain the same airspace restrictions as DJI Go? If so, how/where to unlock these? I have my Part 107 cert, and also have a window of authorization near a local AFB that spans from Jan to July of this year --- don't want to get the lock when I'm in my allowed "zone." I'm a real estate photographer.
Litchi has what it calls the GEO system, which is supposed to provide information about areas where regulation may be in effect. The map shows restricted flight areas. I haven't been blocked from any locations I fly, but I'm distant from the restricted area. The feature can be disabled in settings, so it should work for you. Glad you got certified and are working within the rules. I'm a private pilot and would really dislike hitting one of these in the sky, so I encourage everyone to fly by the rules. Thanks.
Thank you so much! You are a treasure of information, and I have subscribed. Impressed that you are a REAL pilot - always wanted to do that and, in fact, got all the way through solo (after only 12 hours) before running low on funds in my college days. By the way, I did not know they had airports in Montana...HeHe. Thanks again!
how do you set end of mission setting? I want to fly back to wavepoiint 1..but do not see that option in the mission hub
Several Mission Settings are not available on the Hub. Finish Action is one of them. Others that are missing are Heading, Max Flight Speed, Default Gimbal Pitch Mode and Rotations Direction. I don't see an obvious reason for leaving them out. However, once the mission is saved to your mobile device, you can set the missing parameters and resave the mission. Interestingly, if you save a mission on the mobile device with Back to 1 set, call it up in the Hub and save it to a different mission, when you open the new mission on the mobile device, the Return to 1 is still set. So, it appears the parameter space is available on the Hub, just no way to set it, or change it.
Hopefully, they will fix this in some future update.
Thank you for viewing and for comments.
Thanks, I found the tutorial very helpful.
Would the point of interest Details export if you were not using curved Waypoints in flight?
Since I made the video, the Mission Hub export has changed. It now exports a few more aspects of the mission, including the Point-of-Interest positions. This is true whether the mission is set for Straight Lines or Curved turns.
Thank you for questions and comments and thank you for viewing.
When flying the Dji with Curved waypoints just point the Compass heading at the subject. And adjust the Camera Gimble manually as you pass by
Great tutorial! Thank you
That is the best Litchi tutorial that I have watched, Thank You!!
One question that I have is in regard to the heading, is it possible to have the aircraft heading to be directly to where it is heading and not have to adjust it at every waypoint?
I forgot to add that it's a P3P aircraft. Thanks
In Mission Settings, select Heading - Auto. Then put in your waypoints. The aircraft will fly pointing in the direction of successive waypoints. If you edit the waypoints, the Heading will show 0 degrees and will be disabled. However, if you look at the picture of the aircraft at each waypoint, it will show the direction the aircraft will be pointing during the flight. If you are not adding actions to waypoints, selecting Mission Settings - Path Mode - Curved Turns will cause the turns to be smooth around the waypoints. However, with Curved Turns, all actions are disabled, so you wouldn't be able to start and stop video or shoot photos with actions.
Thank you for viewing and for questions and comments.
I forgot to mention, if you are using the Mission Hub, the option for Heading - Auto is not available. You must set that from your mobile device. You can still use the Hub to setup the mission. Just change to Heading - Auto on your mobile device when you are ready to fly and all the aircraft headings will change to the proper direction. You could then re-save the mission and the setting would be saved.
I really enjoy your Video, I really learn a lot, I heard about this App (www.dronedeploy.com) Let me know what you think about it? Maybe a new video?
Thank you, I found the auto setting on my mobile but haven't had time to try it yet, hopefully this weekend!!
This was great, thank you!
Hi, Found this tutorial very informative. However, I must be missing something. For some reason I can't see missions saved on the HUB in the Litchi app on my Ipad. Also, can't see missions saved in the app on the HUB. I am signed in properly on both the hub and the app. Tried contacting Litchi about it but have not gotten any response.
The only thing I can think of that might cause this is that you are not signed in with the same ID with both the iPad and the Hub. Be sure you use the same method for logging in to both. If they are different, you may have to create a new login on the Hub that matches the iPad.
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Actually, you are correct. The email address I registered with on the HUB was in all caps and the app was not. I guess that makes a difference. I re registered on the HUB without the caps and all seems to be working now. Thanks.
Just seen this and don't know how I missed it?? So messing about trying this out (I was just on the verge of selling my drone but now saw this and got excited), So, I have done a Litchi Mission Hub, and saved it for when I go to my caravan and looked on Litchi on my Ipad and it is there. Brilliant. So here is the question. The mission is from my caravan park to my daughters caravan park and it is saying it is 3.6 miles and 17 mins and this is at cruising speed (17.9mph). I have 3 or 4 stops on route to take photos with 4 second pauses before the photo and after the photo and then heading back. Is this too far for the battery and what would happen if I set it off on the trip? would it return home if it was running out of battery? This would be with my DJI Phantom 4 Drone. Am I getting too ambitious? Or on another note, would I be able to fly it to their caravan park and land it on the road outside their caravan? for them to pick up and bring it back to me? (halve the distance) is it that precise or am I being ambitious again LOL.
While the batteries *should* provide enough power for a 16 minute flight, I was always concerned when other pilots said they *should* have enough fuel to make it to their destination. If there is any question of success, don't take the chance. Also, to be within FAA rules, the aircraft would have to be within line-of-sight for you and I suspect 1.8 miles is further than you can see your aircraft (of course, I am assuming a fairly linear route). I know many drone pilots fly out of sight, but I prefer to fly more short flights, keeping the aircraft in sight, rather than a long flight with the potential for a lost aircraft. If you loose communication with the aircraft, it may attempt to return home, but that is not guaranteed to be successful. Failure means scouting a large area to find a downed craft. Flying the one-way trip would probably be successful if there are no obstructions for either an automatic landing or pilot-controlled landing. If you choose to fly the mission, be sure your altitude is high enough to clear any obstructions, but not so high you interfere with regular aircraft (i.e., stay below 400 feet AGL). Also remember that the ground elevation may change and you must take that into account in your mission plan. Flying at a fixed altitude with respect to home is frequently a mission for disaster, which a friend discovered the hard way. I wish you success with your mission.
Thank you for that. I fly Microlights (UK) (Ultralights to you I think)? and the bit about the height is a good point. I was flying through France, took off setting the Altimeter height to zero on the ground. (which was also about 100 feet above sea level) and flew across a mountainous region and the altimeter was saying 4000 feet, and the mountains were only 500 feet below so again. You made a good point.
Hi, I have the same problem as Steve. I am signing in with the same username on both my laptop and iPad. However, the missions on the flight hub only show on my laptop and the missions on the Litchi app only show on my iPad. Any thoughts?
I suggested to Steve that his login on the iPad and on the Hub were likely different. He discovered that he had used upper case on the Hub and lower case on the iPad. The logins in both places must be the same method and ID. Hope this helps.
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very well done thank you for sharing
I'm trying to make missions go max speed in Litchi
54.0 kph
33.6 mph
When I run missions the Mavic won't go more than 30 kph / 18 mph. There's no wind. I turned off obstacle avoidance settings in both Litchi and DJI Go, I turned off "beginner mode" in DJI Go, and I don't see any other speed limitations. In FPV mode I am able to go 54.0 kph / 33.6 mph in Litchi. I double checked that all waypoints are set to max speed. I also tried creating missions on Litchi's website to see if that would make a difference and it doesn't. I even tested a long straight line mission and it still won't go past 30 kph/18mph. Do you have any ideas?
Edit: I'm in P-Mode
Use your mobile device (phone or tablet) for planning because not all things can be set from the hub. When you start a new mission, set Mission Settings before entering any waypoints. Set Cruising Speed to max. 33.6 mph and set Max Flight Speed to max. 33.6 mph. Set Path Mode to Curved Lines. Set Heading to Auto. These settings should eliminate any speed reductions when passing a waypoint. Then enter two waypoints about 100 yards apart. That should be plenty of time to get up to max speed. Check each waypoint to be sure Speed is set to Use Cruising Speed, which is at the zero end of the slider. These settings should allow the aircraft to go as fast as possible. Save the Mission. Then create another mission with the same settings but with the waypoints reversed. Fly both missions, noting the speed of each. To make sure the conditions are the same, just load the second mission when the first has finished while the aircraft is still in the air at the end of the first mission. If there is any difference in speed, it indicates there is some air movement at the altitude the aircraft is flying. Remember, the indicated speed is average ground speed over a few seconds rather than instantaneous and any air movement could be a factor, although the speed difference you indicate is more likely caused by the mission settings. With missions where you have multiple waypoints and have the waypoint speed set to something other than Cruising Speed, the aircraft has to pause at a waypoint to change speeds. Hope this helps.
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Thank you very much. I just follwed you instructions step by step. I would have sworn on my life that I had set the max speed in Litchi to be max speed but it was set at 30kph *face palm*. Did a test mission with your instructions and voila, max speed from point to point. Thanks very much.
I have watched this GREAT video a number of times, but still have something REALLY CRITICAL I do not understand...
In my Mission Hub, my very first saved mission states the ground elevation above sea level at each Waypoint - Example: at Waypoint 3 (which I have set at 50 feet) the mission hub states, "Ground Elevation: 320ft (21ft above first waypoint)" Indeed, the level above sea level is 320 feet at that location, and it is 21 feet above the 10" set at Waypoint 1. I'm sure that is probably correct.
My obvious concern is - I'm afraid ALL my waypoints are LOWER than the ground surface, relative to sea level! So, I am sure this is a DUMB question, so feel free to laugh but do I need to go back and adjust all my Waypoints by ADDING the 320' Above Sea Level figure??? In other words, should Waypoints be set at altitude above sea level, or altitude above the ground where I am flying? If simply above the actual ground, why is the mobile hub even offering this sea level information?
Thanks again for a great video, Sir.
The altitude of a waypoint is the altitude above the ground elevation of waypoint 1. The ground elevation is the level above mean sea level (MSL), which is the main reference used in aviation. Successive waypoints are all referenced as the height above the ground level of waypoint 1, so you have to be careful to adjust the altitude of a waypoint if the ground level changes significantly compared to waypoint 1. For example, if the altitudes for waypoints 1 and 2 were 20 feet and you flew from waypoint 1 with MSL 3200' to waypoint 2 with MSL 3230', the aircraft could crash trying to fly level at MSL 3220. To get the aircraft to fly at the same distance from the ground (Above Ground Level - AGL), you would have to add the difference between the MSL values. In this example, since the MSL at waypoint 2 is 30' above the MSL at waypoint 1, you would have to add 30' to the 20' altitude. So to maintain a 20' AGL you would need a waypoint altitude of 50' at waypoint 2. A friend recently flew into a tree just because of this.
In an airplane, we typically reference everything using the altimeter, which is calibrated to show altitude as pressure changes. The altitude is typically calibrated by setting it before takeoff using the ground MSL elevation or by setting it to the proper barometric pressure. During a flight, you can't re-reference to the ground level without landing but can get changes in barometric pressure from weather stations or control centers. This can be crucial when you fly among the mountains and need to clear to tops, especially when crossing areas where there are major changes in pressure. Even though we use the altimiter as the reference tool, we still have to know and take into consideration AGL. For example, a traffic pattern at an airport may be 1000 feet AGL but if the airport is at 3200 feet, the MSL is 4200 feet. Most literature for pilots use the MSL altitudes, so we don't have to think too hard ;-)
Thank you for clarifying this!
I believe I am now in the land of knowing enough to proceed with confidence, and will do a planned practice on a gentle hill, checking off each waypoint to behave as predicted.
Great tutorial! Thanks. I used the email option from the litchi app and sure enough, received an email. But..... what app do you need to read the attachment in the email? It's gobbledigook in TextEdit
What is the filename of the attachment? Or, you can send me a copy at rich@montanamonk.com. Maybe I can figure it out.
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