So got more testing today and solely planned on using the beacon. At first I tried to use the beacon only--but after 3 minutes waiting for it to connect/ready to fly I went and linked the phone into the mix. Once the drone was launched I closed the app...
So one time I had a heck of a time getting the drone to see me. I ended up having to use my phone to say "HERE I AM" lol then closes app... So once that was going I did find a few things.. The first once it sees me--its not for long and goes into gps and out of 3 batteries maybe 2 times it would go back to seeing me vs gps... I was impressed with how well the drone followed me this time with one excepting--- many times I was not in the frame but I could tell it was following by how it reacted to my movements..
I really wish they gave the option to view the camera with the phone with no other interaction. I did get nervous a few times when I could not see the drone--and hearing it in my rig is out of the question but I could tell it was "still" there by the beacon still in follow mode. I had one tree strike that took it down and saw the beacon reaction. Luckily I roughly knew where it was and able to find it easily--gotta practice with the app with locating it. I had "better" operation today but still not fully impressed and working on more video...
So one time I had a heck of a time getting the drone to see me. I ended up having to use my phone to say "HERE I AM" lol then closes app... So once that was going I did find a few things.. The first once it sees me--its not for long and goes into gps and out of 3 batteries maybe 2 times it would go back to seeing me vs gps... I was impressed with how well the drone followed me this time with one excepting--- many times I was not in the frame but I could tell it was following by how it reacted to my movements..
I really wish they gave the option to view the camera with the phone with no other interaction. I did get nervous a few times when I could not see the drone--and hearing it in my rig is out of the question but I could tell it was "still" there by the beacon still in follow mode. I had one tree strike that took it down and saw the beacon reaction. Luckily I roughly knew where it was and able to find it easily--gotta practice with the app with locating it. I had "better" operation today but still not fully impressed and working on more video...