The DJI Spark Thread

[hwzlite]

Is it the 10% off minimum spending of $50 (capped at $60)?

Yes

 

[Xperia17]

Will check hatchi, thks!

 

[Quadcopter]

anyone wants to fly drones at woodlands waterfront park this saturday?

I do not know if NPB has a "no-fly" sign at that park, but this park is not listed as restricted on their website.
The place is at the border of 5km boundary from Sembawang Airbase. So smaller drones like Spark and fly low altitude. I will bring my Spark and Tello.

 

[dreamer_toons]

Had my maiden flight this afternoon.

Everything works fine other than it cannot “return home”.

GPS is present and home point recorded. But when I initiated a RTH about 5m away from the recorded home point, it started to descend and land instead of flying back to the home point.

Luckily, I manage to stop the descend in time before it hit the tree top.

 

[hwzlite]

Had my maiden flight this afternoon.

Everything works fine other than it cannot “return home”.

GPS is present and home point recorded. But when I initiated a RTH about 5m away from the recorded home point, it started to descend and land instead of flying back to the home point.

Luckily, I manage to stop the descend in time before it hit the tree top.

Gotta RTFM @ pg14 :

"When the aircraft is between 3 m and 20 m from the Home Point, it will land automatically with the RTH at Current Altitude option disabled (the default setting in DJI GO 4).

The aircraft will return to the Home Point at the current altitude with the RTH at Current Altitude option enabled if flying at or above 2.5 m, and it will ascend to 2.5 m then return to home if flying lower than 2.5 m when the aircraft is between 3 m and 20 m from the Home Point""


More info @ https://store.dji.com/guides/how-to-use-the-djis-return-to-home/

 

[Quadcopter]

wo! you guys very techie, i had my spark for half a year and hubsan for >1yr, i never try any "smartness" of drones and never triggered a RTH before...

only thing i tried is gesture control on spark, as i need to be familiar with it. Do not want to accidentally triggered gesture control mode and cause it to crash into pieces...

 

[hwzlite]

anyone wants to fly drones at woodlands waterfront park this saturday?

I do not know if NPB has a "no-fly" sign at that park, but this park is not listed as restricted on their website.
The place is at the border of 5km boundary from Sembawang Airbase. So smaller drones like Spark and fly low altitude. I will bring my Spark and Tello.

Or can also go bashing at "....one-north for the Car-Free Sunday SG event on April 29, the skies will be abuzz with drones."

Haiz, me still haven't take my yellow sparky for a maiden spin yet.... weekends + mayday burned for volunteering works....

 

[Quadcopter]

Or can also go bashing at "....one-north for the Car-Free Sunday SG event on April 29, the skies will be abuzz with drones."

Haiz, me still haven't take my yellow sparky for a maiden spin yet.... weekends + mayday burned for volunteering works....

i will look for you the next time i fly spark at kallang...

 

[Nemesismaster]

Yes! I got my red sparks today. Was pulling hair trying to scan the QR code for linking the Rc as I keep failing. After linking pulling hair again as unable to acquire gps so unable to launch it to fly. Finally goggle the secret code to push both sticks inwards left and finally I could start the rotors and fly just with the remote.

I also tried the sports mode oh my god My heart missed a few Beats as my sparks suddenly become a racing drone!

 

[dreamer_toons]

Gotta RTFM @ pg14 :

"When the aircraft is between 3 m and 20 m from the Home Point, it will land automatically with the RTH at Current Altitude option disabled (the default setting in DJI GO 4).

The aircraft will return to the Home Point at the current altitude with the RTH at Current Altitude option enabled if flying at or above 2.5 m, and it will ascend to 2.5 m then return to home if flying lower than 2.5 m when the aircraft is between 3 m and 20 m from the Home Point""


More info @ https://store.dji.com/guides/how-to-use-the-djis-return-to-home/

Thanks. I read that but don’t really understand. Will try flying and the RTH function again.

 

[dreamer_toons]

Yes! I got my red sparks today. Was pulling hair trying to scan the QR code for linking the Rc as I keep failing. After linking pulling hair again as unable to acquire gps so unable to launch it to fly. Finally goggle the secret code to push both sticks inwards left and finally I could start the rotors and fly just with the remote.

I also tried the sports mode oh my god My heart missed a few Beats as my sparks suddenly become a racing drone!

I had some challenges to link with phone and RC initially. Give another tries and it should be ok.

As for GPS, I took some time before it acquired the signals. At 1 point, it prompted me to calibrate my compass but without success due to magnetic interferences. Moved a distance away and it prompted a battery firmware update. After that, all is fine.

 

[Quadcopter]

Wow! suddenly so many new Spark Friends!

Today flew my Spark at Woodlands Waterfront
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2jTRaiWpvA

 

[dreamer_toons]

Did my 2nd flight earlier, and it lasted only less than 5mins

Again, it prompted me about battery firmware inconsistent and need to update. This is a brand new battery. I Google and seem that it is a common issue. Any new owner encounter this issue?

Anyway, I updated on the spot and it took quite a while to acquire the GPS, likely due to thick cloud cover.

Ascended to 30m and started to rain, RTH and pack and I RTH too

 

[Xperia17]

Had my maiden flight this afternoon.

Everything works fine other than it cannot “return home”.

GPS is present and home point recorded. But when I initiated a RTH about 5m away from the recorded home point, it started to descend and land instead of flying back to the home point.

Luckily, I manage to stop the descend in time before it hit the tree top.

Think the RTH has a deviation of couple of meters, a lot probably depending on how many satellites it detected prior to take off and registering where home point is, and when u initiated the RTH (hopefullt spark did not lose sight of any satellites). I seen a few videos on RTH and many returned and landed several meters from original spot. Maybe 5m away and initializing RTH is just too close?

 

[Xperia17]

I had some challenges to link with phone and RC initially. Give another tries and it should be ok.

As for GPS, I took some time before it acquired the signals. At 1 point, it prompted me to calibrate my compass but without success due to magnetic interferences. Moved a distance away and it prompted a battery firmware update. After that, all is fine.

Have to be patient when doing all the updates... I think I had about three updates... One after the other. Key is to be patient (or will end up like my spark which nearly Lang GAr wall on first indoor flight)

 

[Xperia17]

Wow! suddenly so many new Spark Friends!

Today flew my Spark at Woodlands Waterfront
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2jTRaiWpvA

Sianz that the minute u post video, people will say u fly in NFZ... etc. I can understand the sensitivity if u fly near very sensitive areas like Mr Kim's palace but... Youtube too many vigilantes liao

 

[Quadcopter]

Sianz that the minute u post video, people will say u fly in NFZ... etc. I can understand the sensitivity if u fly near very sensitive areas like Mr Kim's palace but... Youtube too many vigilantes liao

ya, had just tried answer to that guy on youtube. That place is just fall within NFZ (somewhere at that 5km border), and those things capture inside video could be easily captured by handphone from Johor Bahru side. Hope he is satisfied with the answers.

In Singapore, the general public still treating drone flyers as nuisance

 

[Quadcopter]

Sianz that the minute u post video, people will say u fly in NFZ... etc. I can understand the sensitivity if u fly near very sensitive areas like Mr Kim's palace but... Youtube too many vigilantes liao

just pull video off from youtube, the guy making more complaints..

 

[Xperia17]

ya, had just tried answer to that guy on youtube. That place is just fall within NFZ (somewhere at that 5km border), and those things capture inside video could be easily captured by handphone from Johor Bahru side. Hope he is satisfied with the answers.

In Singapore, the general public still treating drone flyers as nuisance

The big nuisance are nonstop smokers at walkways and the escooter speedsters. So far I haven't seen a single drone at my area leh at TPY

 

[Xperia17]

just pull video off from youtube, the guy making more complaints..

Takes all the fun away