Introducing the newest member of the Flying Monkey family. Picked up this Mavic Mini recently and have begun to put it through it’s paces. One thing to note is that the DJI Fly app for this UAV only supports phones and tablets running 64-bit OS’s, and the supported list of handsets is very limited.
Luckily I’ve got an older iPad running a 64-bit OS and could activate it through the app on there. Unluckily though, is that the included lightning cable for the controller is not long enough and the tablet can’t be mounted to the controller. I’ve got a longer cable and a tablet adapter on order to correct these issues.
On a whim, I decided to try connecting the drone/controller with some 3rd party software (Drone Harmony in this case) that I had installed for mapping purposes. Seems to be working as I’ve run 4 flights with it with no issues from my 32-bit phone. I think this may be due to DJI releasing an SDK for the Mavic Mini a few months back. Either way, it works and I’m happy with it. Just need to run with the proper overlap settings on my next outing.
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