DJI NEO Satellite Issues Talk Story

[@CURZONDAVID]

Fellow sufferer here in UK. I suffer with tech habits, and mental health, in fact are the two separate ?! Got my Neo, got RCN3, motion/ n3 goggles. I’m finding a power bank helps when the first battery dies, pretty soon after you’re through the third one, the first one is getting close to ready again. The satellite thing, I’m surprised you’re expecting it to find them while sat in a metal box ? I’ve got a sunroof in my car and find I can pop that open and reach out to sit it on the glass. Works well. I’m very new to DJI, but had a few nasty cheap drones before. Done very little with them. The Neo and DJI ecosystem is allowing me to really stretch my legs. I think a massive part of its capability is the safety of the enclosed props when flying near strangers. If this thing hits someone you’d apologise just like it was an errant frisbee. That’s about it really. It’s magic, that it can achieve such great footage and be fly able one its own, with phone, with controller, with FPV/goggles. This is a revolution happening in accessibility for so many folks. Keep safe. 😀

[@AtortAerials]

@@CURZONDAVID it happens anywhere I am in the middle of the ocean in Hawaii in an open field that's why I knew the car didn't truly matter and go figure it did better than those places. Thanks for sharing!

[@rewirerc5399]

It needs the rc n3. Also, you need to be outside the car. The mini drones will always get satatites inside the car, but the neo struggles inside a car.

[@AtortAerials]

@@rewirerc5399 it struggled more though the day before outside open on my deck where no other drones I own do there is definitely something up.

[@RayRay-zc2ed]

There is rumor that a new Neo will come out late this year. I hope it has gps in it so it can fly in lowlight and at night. I also wish dji would make there avata2 compatible with the RC2 just like they did with the Neo.

[@AtortAerials]

@@RayRay-zc2ed for me Neo wishlist would be little 3 axis gimbal and 4K 60fps at least. Night for Neo seems pretty ambitious for a tiny drone like that to me. We shall see ideally DJI makes a drone that is meant for amazing indoor flying great in low light and geared for that. So many would want it I'm sure.

[@TheRadziu]

very unlikely. No company would make a same tier followup model just after one year after releasing first model. It only hurts their income.

[@AtortAerials]

@ then we hope for a solid firmware update. 🙏🏾

[@RayRay-zc2ed]

@@TheRadziu according to several vids that just came out there will be a mini pro 5 and a neo2 coming out later 2025.

[@kodachrome792]

Sweet gloves! 🤙🏾 Happy birthday!

[@AtortAerials]

@@kodachrome792 want a pair? 😃

[@TrippingWithRyan]

Thanks for the info! Am trying to decide which drone to get now so this was helpful. Would love a pair of those gloves for the cold weather drone flights. Thanks!

[@AtortAerials]

@@TrippingWithRyan email info and which size at [e-mail] 🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾

[@latiplagan]

Thanks for the highlight. I still cannot fly mine properly as it's really windy everywhere I go. Had to fly it low or around my house.

[@eddyg1794]

Trick for no wind or light winds most time is early....the earlier the better. It means hauling your backside out of bed earlier than your used to but if you're a drone keener especially with the Neo...ya gotta do what you gotta do lol.

[@AtortAerials]

@@eddyg1794 also sport mode! 😃

[@eddyg1794]

@@AtortAerials True with at trade off though. Jittery video if wind is bouncing the drone around and less battery life as the drone is working harder to keep station.

[@AtortAerials]

@ yup 100% it's tricky to really rock this drone for footage. It's fun trying though! :)

[@RayDeLuca]

I own multiple of the NEO i have experienced no GPS issues also bud don't be in a car filming a video trying to prove an issue about GPS while inside a metal car :)

[@AtortAerials]

@@RayDeLuca yes I get this lol. But I had continuous issues in the middle of the ocean in Hawaii in corn fields and open spaces so didn't care too much about the car. ;)

[@sfuguy]

My Neo lost gps signal and crashed into a lake that I've flown over a good handful of times on New Year's Day. In retrospect, I think it was because I just pulled the drone out to fly once it connected to my RC2 and DIDN'T wait a few minutes a strong GPS lock. Luckily, with my DJI refresh, I received my replacement drone within days.

[@warlantactical]

Not suppose to fly over water

[@AtortAerials]

@@warlantactical why do you say that?

[@warlantactical]

@ read the manual it has a hard time figuring out whats under it and warranty statement is do not fly over water

[@maximiliaanbarten]

@@AtortAerials the NEO wil absolutly shits its pants over water. if you absolutly need to be over water make sure you are atleast up 2 meters, so it's not relying on the downward sensors. or make sure you are flying full manual.

[@AtortAerials]

@ I flew like over ocean in Hawaii it did fine. Just flew it like any other drone. Maybe flying too low is problem with it haven't tested that.

[@IEBIGCAT]

XL BLACK ???

[@AtortAerials]

@@IEBIGCAT did u send me an email? [e-mail] I had two people email me so I'll do my best to accommodate!

[@michaelgriffin1179]

I’m a XL type guy !! I’d like to try them out and see how they are. I’m in Michigan so the gloves are much needed as you well know !!

[@AtortAerials]

@@michaelgriffin1179 best way to email me addy I think. [e-mail] 🤙🏾🤙🏾❄️🥶

[@TomPattison]

My Neo seems similar to yours, once you got the aircraft outside of your car. Mine does however take quite a while to go from 22/24 sats to above 30 sats. I'm assuming this is normal behaviour for the Neo - still love it!

[@AtortAerials]

@@TomPattison which controller are you using?

[@TomPattison]

@ the RC-N3 👍🏻

[@AtortAerials]

@ ok well at least I guess it's not just the RC-N2 then that's not good but good. 🤪

[@uptowndisco2]

Neo just does not have a decent GPS chip , they are all the same , even mine in the UK does the same , I just had to get used to it and expect the drop back to Atti mode at times . I have used it with the RC2 with screen the RCN3 remote the new hand Dongle , Goggles 3 , it behavs the same no matter what controller is used .

[@AlexandruBauer]

Regular black

[@chaoticadventure]

Get out of your car! Obviously a metal box will restrict the ability to acquire sufficient satellites. Also you should try a different phone or the RC2 controller with the built in screen and see if your issue persists...my guess is that its a phone issue.

[@AtortAerials]

@@chaoticadventure car shouldn't truly matter it doesn't for any other drone I ever owned and flew. But I hear you and was all over in Hawaii too totally wide open and same exact thing if not worse than the car...so there's that.

[@Mad-Coo]

Rcn2 is not for the Neo, the Rcn3 is what you need. Hence your connection issues.

[@AtortAerials]

@@Mad-Coo you think RC-N2 is issue huh? Interesting honestly didn't even consider that.

[@Mad-Coo]

@AtortAerials yes I do. The Rcn3 is what ships with the Neo. Not the Rcn2.

[@BSB282]

В rc n3 просто одна батарея, он даже легче. Вот и вся разница с rc n2. А так они оба поддерживают окусинк 4. Поэтому разницы нет какой пульт n2 или n3.