Flying remotely

The drone is controlled by the remote, not the phone

With respect, I think the OP should learn more about the basic functions and capabilities of his new drone before flying it, let alone trying to jerry rig it so it resembles a flying IED.

Jeffm0342 said:

Hello all, this is my first post and I am still awaiting the arrival of my Mavic Air 2 Fly More Combo... While I wait for delivery, I have been looking at all the things that can be done with these drones. I had an idea to improve range and signal quality but I'm not sure if it would work. What if I purchase a phone with a cellular data connection, install the DJI app, attach the phone to the drone and fly it remotely from my PC using software such as TeamViewer? Will this work, or is the drone smart enough to know that the controlling device is attached?

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Let me say NO !

What you can do is Remote land and take off from quite a distance as we land on the water and hang out and than take off again.

I have even attempted to Remote turn on my Mavic 2 by Remote button wifi leaving the drone on my boat and remote flying it from home.
The project began and ended as it was just a bit to far out and down for the Signal to connect .

But I gave it a go: The idea was that I would trigger the drone on the boat with a Remote button and connect from home and raise the drone vertical to 50 ft and immediately gain VLOS .


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Jeffm0342 said:

Hello all, this is my first post and I am still awaiting the arrival of my Mavic Air 2 Fly More Combo... While I wait for delivery, I have been looking at all the things that can be done with these drones. I had an idea to improve range and signal quality but I'm not sure if it would work. What if I purchase a phone with a cellular data connection, install the DJI app, attach the phone to the drone and fly it remotely from my PC using software such as TeamViewer? Will this work, or is the drone smart enough to know that the controlling device is attached?

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Please take the time to read the entire MA2 manual before flying your new drone. Start in beginner mode and learn how the entire system works.

As to your question, there's so much wrong with your scheme:

• Per FAA regulations you must be in Visual Line of Sight with your drone at all times. So right off the bat you are flying illegally if you are sitting in your house at your computer keyboard.
• As mentioned above, the remote controller is what controls the drone, and not the phone.
• How would you envision actually controlling the drone itself with a keyboard?
• If it did work as you layed out, the latency between the PC and the "mobile phone/drone Frankenstein craft" would be so terrible that there is no way you could ever control it. Flying a drone requires near real-time communication between the remote control and the drone.
• What would happen in this scenario when/if the phone lost connectivity?

Thought comes to mind.
List of ways to lose a drone.
Please be careful, they do have limits.

Welcome!

My own 2 cents:
Read your manual twice.

Search this forum for "compass calibration" by sar104. I had the link but lost it.

Fly without looking at your screen at first. Understand what drone orientation is, what the lights mean, and how to navigate without the display. (Saved me numerous times)

Set up your menu system before take off. Meaning set your RTH Altitude, your RTH action, the APAS stuff etc. All before you take off.

Pretend like Sport mode doesn't exist.


Enjoy your new addiction. ?

Also, are you talking about attaching a phone to the drone, then taking off with said phone still attached? What would that do? ?

I think this is the sort of drone you need to get, then you can control it from continents away



I think with the MA2 - 6 miles from the remote controller is probably enough range.

Surely this is a windup post?

Jeffm0342 said:

Hello all, this is my first post and I am still awaiting the arrival of my Mavic Air 2 Fly More Combo... While I wait for delivery, I have been looking at all the things that can be done with these drones. I had an idea to improve range and signal quality but I'm not sure if it would work. What if I purchase a phone with a cellular data connection, install the DJI app, attach the phone to the drone and fly it remotely from my PC using software such as TeamViewer? Will this work, or is the drone smart enough to know that the controlling device is attached?

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Sure. Just install team viewer for DJI.

How about, at least make some sort of small attempt to follow the law and common sense.

KB9Radio said:

How about, at least make some sort of small attempt to follow the law and common sense.

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Hey Appleton - hello from West Milwaukee!

Troll?

Seagull01 said:

Troll?

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Yep, most likely!

I’m looking at flying remotely too, but differently.

OP I agree with the advice others have provided here regarding your situation.

I teach a drone class for a local college. Due to COVID, I would like to come up with a way for the students to control equipment remotely via live stream while the rest of the class watches.

Me (and my 107) will be with the drone where it is actually flying and in constant communication with the student who has control. Thoughts on FAA compliance here?

We could use any of the following aircraft: Matrice 200, Inspire 2, Phantom 4 Pro, any Mavic. Dual controller setup?

IBM has software that I think could work. Has anyone tried anything like this?

Sry to hijack the thread. Thanks.

Jeffm0342 said:

Hello all, this is my first post and I am still awaiting the arrival of my Mavic Air 2 Fly More Combo... While I wait for delivery, I have been looking at all the things that can be done with these drones. I had an idea to improve range and signal quality but I'm not sure if it would work. What if I purchase a phone with a cellular data connection, install the DJI app, attach the phone to the drone and fly it remotely from my PC using software such as TeamViewer? Will this work, or is the drone smart enough to know that the controlling device is attached?

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Simple answer, don't do it.

Deep breath - Smile - Have a great 4th

Seagull01 said:

Troll?

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InvisibleName said:

Yep, most likely!

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and people keep answering him.

As a fellow Coloradan, and as the person likely to be one of the people possibly contacting you via an FAA report, I strongly encourage you to not even try it. There will be a number of rules broken, mostly BVLOS.

If you'd like to reach out to me via message here, I'm more than open to helping you understand the rules when it comes to what you can and cannot do with your drone.