DJI Waypoints 2.0 In-Depth Tutorial Part 1 - Pre-flight planning

[@CopperStateAerialPhotography]

Great Video Russ!! I haven't had the chance to play with Way points yet, But Now I have a good Idea on how to do it. Thanks for posting.

[@Brian-xd2oi]

Such an easy to understand tutorial, thanks again Russ. I think I will find it very useful. Best wishes to everyone.

[@pilotguychris7217]

Thank you Russ for reminding me just how awesome this drone is!

[@JennaCee]

Great video part one on waypoints. And better late than never. And perhaps one of the reasons people watch your channel is that you have a really wonderful ‘teaching’ style. So don’t underestimate that value. It connects with a lot of people. And that’s important as you know to be successful

[@51Drones]

Thanks Jenna. I truly appreciate that!

[@skatasdroneview5574]

I would love to have this added to the Phantom 4 Pro V2. I think I could use it quite frequently. Also great in depth, on how to use it.

[@MrAquelius]

Great introductory video on way points 2.0

[@mikes1796]

Great tutorial, Russ. I just setup my first mission and discovered an interesting fact. If you setup and save a mission on an iPhone, the mission is saved on the iPhone. When I switch to my iPad, the mission isn't there.

[@jteahankerry]

Thanks for a nice video, and explanation.

[@arttomaszewski5497]

Thanks Russ Very informative.. As a safety factor. Helicopters fly over freeways to reduce noise impact over urban areas.

[@peterbrstedjensen2183]

Nice work, Ross. Very informative. I've up till now, just played around a little with WP2 on my M2P - nothing for customers yet. But I see so much potential in this. I think for me it's going to fully replace using std POI, Circle and a lot of the other presets. Simply because you can direct the filming precise and get so much more interesting footage of the subject then regular flight modes.

[@jamesgruhn-n0dfi647]

Great video Russ. The explanation was spot on and easy to follow. Wish it was available on my magic platinum.

[@eqwineify]

Great tutorial. Perfect application for our new multi-year construction project. Thank you!

[@karenmorford5610]

Hi Russ You are great at teaching. I am a safety person an I took note on the setting. Hope yuo and your family are save with Covid-19. Have a great day.

[@oaxaca-guides9270]

Extraordinarily good video Russ. You do a great job of explaining and making everything very clear. Thank you for taking the time to create this video and part 2 as well.

[@PJCookAC-130]

Great job explaining the process! Thanks!

[@dennissharp2508]

Hi Russ, great tutorial. Hope they give to the Mavic Pro Platinum!

[@davidperez4381]

Very interesting. I might play with waypoints soon before my next trip

[@dcosta7120]

Thousands tutorials on this, no one explains how to do it off line with the new smart controller. I can’t believe I have to plan tasks like the one you explain very well next to my drone in ON mode with its fan constantly running. When I finish both remote and drone are boiling hot. Indeed great drone and great features but...........

[@williswet]

Get Litchi. You can plan all kinds of missions on your PC at home with the included Mission Hub .

[@ymratobor]

Point a small fan toward your drone

[@khaldounkaiss6215]

Perfect video, making things easy to understand. Thank you!

[@chux72vette]

Am almost thinking of going Litchi with all the latest issues with Go4 app lately as still can’t get it sorted out since updated. Great job Russ btw!!

[@EthanMitchell_YouTube]

Chuck Miller, I prefer Litchi. It does a better job and you can plan a mission without connecting to the drone.

[@tundrawhisperer4821]

Ethan Mitchell what is this “Litchi”? I’m a new drone owner and have heard this a few times now. Does this work with the Mavic 2 Pro? Thx

[@pauloscroft9954]

@@tundrawhisperer4821 is litchi any good with the dji spark

[@tundrawhisperer4821]

Paul Oscroft sorry, not familiar with this.

[@salimsopari]

Does Litchi work with the Air 2S?

[@Geeksvana]

Perfect tutorial, thank you sir!

[@1xraydoc]

Seems like with recent update I can now pre-plan and save missions in warning geozones that it wouldn't let perform before update....I could do it while flying but not until then. Good update!

[@daves77a]

Ross, I had the same thing happen to me. I went out to fly some before/after waypoints and they were gone. I have the video, but not the waypoints themselves. I was shooting pre forest thinning vs post, but the area burned in a wildfire before it was thinned and now it's toast. It would have been a perfect "Why we need to thin video".

[@myszano1]

good one Ross

[@maggielittle412]

Thank you! Very helpful

[@geezerpleasers_OG]

Since this video is 2 years old, I don't know if you'll see this, but I have a question. In your settings at home, you set the No RC Signal value to "Continue task", and the Task Completed value to "Hover". Wouldn't this mean that if your waypoint was out of RC signal range, it would continue to the waypoint, and then stay there where it can't reconnect? Would it do a fail-safe RTH when the battery got low? Otherwise, how would you get it back?

[@matsoberg1822]

Thanks for this excellent tutorial! But I wonder if I can use Waypoint 2.0 with Mavic Pro (first generation)?

[@itaco8066]

Great Video !

[@19Dean59]

So I have the Mavic pro model M1P can I up grade to waypoints 2.0? I enjoy your videos. They have keep me out of trouble!!

[@r.derrickthomas2909]

Great video; gives me a ton of ideas for when I travel with the drone. I wish they would add the feature to the Mavic.

[@51Drones]

They might someday being that there are so many out there.

[@gemini061270]

Do you need to have the drone on while setting the way points or just the controller? Is there a way of doing this on a computer than taking it into the drone?

[@GardenGuy1942]

You program this to the drone, not the computer

[@jeffmiller4098]

Great vid, does this work on the Air 2?

[@ShaneBaker]

Very useful - many thanks.

[@skoppy1]

Hi and thanks for many great videos. I have a mavic pro and am very happy with it, but why can dji not upgrade the software in waypoint to and work as it does with mavic pro 2 this should not be a big problem.

[@RaimoJormalainen]

Thank you for these videos. I'd like to know how to reorder Waypoints. Adding a new one is going to the end of the Route.

[@davidmcdonald2894]

Great information for myself. I have a Matrice 200 With gimbal and X5S camera. I have volunteered to video our local 18 golf course. Can I use what you presented on your demonstration to map all 18 holes using way points? I tried flying and videoing all 18 manually with a friend driving a golf cart and the video was jerky with lots of abrupt changes in flight directions

[@tvz857]

So two questions I have. 1. In order to design your preplanned route using waypoints 2.0, you need to have the drone powered up along with the remote? You can't do it from one of DJI's website and save it under your username? 2. One thing I noticed when I tried it myself (I was using my DJI smart controller and not the original remote with my phone connected to it) yesterday, I could not see the map of the area I was at. After thinking about it for a while, I realize that for the smart controller I needed a internet connection. If you are using the smart controller do you agree with that? When I turned on my wifi hotspot on my phone, I was able to see the map of the area where I was at flying my drone. And probably one last thing. for the arc flight mode, does the entire designed route have to be in that mode if selected, or can I select segments of my route to fly in that mode? Thanks!!

[@pandadrone413]

I have the mavic 3 with the rc remote and i still prefer my mpro 2 to this date.

[@rmhdmh]

Very informative. Would be really nice if DJI added Waypoints 2.0 to Mavic Pro.

[@jackevans2386]

You still have to power up your drone and waste battery power to pre-plan a waypoint mission though. Other brands of quadcopter allow this to be done external to the quadcopter and then load it on when it suits. Even a home made quadcopter running Inav firmware allows this.

[@ArtyYeo]

Good tutorial. Very helpful. Question: where is the TaskLibrary saved --- on the SD card or the Drone's own memory? Is there a way to backup the TaskLib ?

[@cholidefendi3651]

Nice Tutorial.. Could we input the coordinate or import the kml rather than tap in the map?

[@Kennyad9]

Russ, great content as per usual. Have you completed the progression video of the construction project? We are coming up on the 2 year mark.

[@RickMarshallMaps]

Thanks for the great video

[@imnoaussiediveandfishing]

Russ great channel you have and very informative. I have tried using waypoints 2.0 on my mavic 2 pro. Can you tell me how to make it not stop at each waypoint but kept flying in a smooth flight action. Thanks

[@Pixie_Illusions]

Hi Russ, thank you for this video, very new to Mavic 2 Pro and still learning. One question, what happens if there is an obstacle between two set pints, for exapmple a small hill between point1 and point 2 ? Thank you

[@salimsopari]

I'm wondering the same....

[@jimhartman4639]

Good morning Russ, I have a question. When I set my waypionts I can't adjust my height above 65 feet. What am I doing wrong? Thanks Jim

[@christophermilson8378]

Other than your awesome video, you really got my attention when you talked about your SD card failing so I'm curious what type that was and what type of SanDisk you are using now?

[@trentleephotography]

If the point of interest is set to the center of the object you're rotating around why is it better to use the method you described versus using a point of interest to focus on as you make the pass going from one waypoint to another.

[@ryanyoung7433]

Hello, also from Minot!

[@riclaw3309]

Thanks so much for all your videos! My question = can a saved route be shared or sent? Here is my scenario, i want to pre-plan on my wifes ipad, then send file to the non-sim iphone used to fly.

[@PropsOff]

Very cool, point of interest is a great option.. Like...

[@northwestmichigandroneimag456]

Definitely would use it. Are they fasing out the magic pro since the 2 came out. I haven't seen very many up dates for the original Mavic

[@asbjrngilje6551]

One question regarding waypoints 2.0 and the Mavic 2 Pro: I've made a 9-point plan with my drone flying towards and over a small hill with a castle on top. When I first made the plan my homepoint (and standpoint) was at the bottom of the hill. Yesterday I was on the top of the hill while initiating the same flightplan. And I also did som changes to the plan regarding heights of the different waypoints. So this got me thinking.. The drone usually seem to calculate height related to my homepoint, so how does it calculate when it does flightplans? GPS altitude? (or else my startpoint would be at approx -30m) My original plan is starting at 30m/100feet and ascending to 80m/250ft over the hill which is about 60m/200ft. - I'm not sure.. but it felt like it went a bit higher than that when I initiated the plan from the top of the hill yesterday. One other thing. The RTH function was spot on yesterday! However it was about 10feet off during landing until it was about 10feet above ground, then I'm guessing optical sensing kicked in and adjusted the final. Pretty cool! Thanks for a bunch of useful information on your channel! I started flying my drone in april, so still fairly new.

[@StanCook]

Russ, I wish I knew why DJI can't add WayPoints 2.0 to the old fashion Mavic Pro Platinum that I have owned just over a year. Many of us can not afford to buy every new drone that DJI puts out. As it is now I use Litchi WayPoints which for the most part IS DJI Waypoints 2.0. It just feels like they are holding back on the "old" Mavics on purpose. I'm still going to watch your tutorials anyway but bothered by the fact that I don't have it.

[@chrisross1906]

I have the same sentiments. Was trying every way to get the WayPoints 2.0.. Very annoying.

[@StanCook]

@@chrisross1906 Chris, buy Litchi, it is better. It cost around $20 I believe and is worth every penny. You can set up Waypoints at home and then drive to the site and run the program. Just make sure your height is set right. The Pano takes 52 pictures in auto. All you have to do is click the start button. Lots more. It really is worth having it in your kit.

[@chrisross1906]

@@StanCook Thanks for the advice.

[@poisonallen]

@@StanCook this works with mav pro?

[@StanCook]

@@poisonallen If you are talking about Litchi, yes it will.

[@thomasdowen9959]

Russ I was wondering if there is a way to change flight speed to MPH and height of drone to feet. ? I fly a Mavic 2 pro. Thank you, Thomas.

[@69Thylacine]

Could u do a tutorial for MA2 waypoint setup please :)

[@vmartins81]

Hi, Does it work with the mini ? thanks for the video help

[@goodq8y]

Thank you 👍🏻👏👏👏

[@imveryhungry112]

How do you access the waypoints interface like your showing? Do you access it from the same mobile all you use to fly the drone?

[@thomasdoering7098]

How did you get your PC set up with this software and connected to the drone? How did you get to your “starting” point?

[@alberthilt]

... It would be nice to be able to set the actual latitude & longitude coordinates for your POI, then set your waypoints...Probably easier if the site was visible on the map too.

[@alan.macrae]

So, still learning. After watching these two vids on the waypoint feature in my M2P, I wanted to try it to photograph/video a group of rabid bicycling friends. I went to a location where they were going to ride up, and then down, a long moderately steep hill. Got there in plenty of time to fly my drone up and down the road (hill) and went into waypoint mode, mapping out 4 waypoints for the route. I did this because, I have learned, the M2P apparently does not have terrain following, or height above ground for following up or down a hill. I put in a start point and three waypoints as I flew the M2P up the hill, adjusting it's height above the roadway at each waypoint. I figured I'm good at this stage and decided to do a test run before the bikes came. Did I mention that part of the waypoint route is under a partial tree canopy? Can you see where this is going? Not considering these two options or the fact that the last waypoint in my flight plan was probably about 12-15 feet higher than the starting point, I hit the 'go' button. The M2P immediately started back to the starting waypoint, at it's last altitude AGL, at breakneck speed. I watched as it quickly approached some low hanging branches, braking just inches away but, then proceeding into the leaves. Panicked, I hit the cancel button, as I listened to the props making weedwacker type noises, chopped leaves being blown to the ground. I fully expected the M2P to crash to the ground but, it didn't. It hovered in place and I was able to gently maneuver it backwards, out of the tree and land in place. Luckily, no apparent damage to the drone or the props. After my heart went back down from my throat to my chest, I quickly looked around to see if anyone had seen my folly. One of those moments when I was grateful that I was out in the 'boonies' here in New Hampshire. Sharing this for two reasons. One, hopefully someone will learn from it. (I can't be the only one who's done this before, can I?) Second, I'll gratefully accept any comments/feedback anyone has to offer.

[@doblebo]

This is me almost weekly. I won't admit how many times I've used dji care..

[@919Drones]

Russ, have a chance to buy a DJI Mavic 2 pro with 4 batteries & Smart Controller. Is Waypoint upgraded beyond 2.0?

[@ettiennevanderwalt87]

Can you set up waypoints or a fligt plan with gps co-coordinates?

[@cre8tivity06]

Are all these preplanned waypoint settings available in the Air 2S? I don’t recall seeing them if so. Just now realizing this video is 3 years old! 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@jerbear197]

Wasn't aware this was available. Does it work with the Air2s and where can I get it. Currently using Litchi which is OK but has its issues.

[@SulsaCikkectuve]

So when you are at home programming the waypoints is this an iPad you are using or the screen that comes with the controller (DJI Smart Controller)?

[@salimsopari]

and if not an ipad, can the same be done from an iphone?

[@tampadroneauthority]

Great info! Appreciated...

[@BigWillieFPV]

Thanks for posting making the vid it’s very helpful. When you set the height is that set 200ft above ground level or from where you take off from? Thanks

[@51Drones]

From take off point.

[@salimsopari]

@@51Drones what if you needed to set it higher than 201ft as you did, or is that the max height from takeoff allowed??

[@caseywalker86]

Great video. Do you know if you can enter waypoints using coordinates instead of selecting on the map? Also, if you can display coordinates you could protect against loss of the mission by screen shot or writing them down.

[@51Drones]

Good point, but no, you can't set it by coordinates.

[@jb10940]

Great stuff as usual. I always find that when I try to edit a waypoint I always end up adding another which gets to be quite annoying.

[@shom4123]

Hi my friend, it's a great explanation for the waypoint👍 feature. Can coordinates be entered manually for each waypoint?

[@andrewandron7087]

That is informative. Thanks. When you program it at home, how do you know what height is safe from wires, etc?

[@51Drones]

I think it's important to be familiar with the area before programming.

[@maxv77]

I really like the weypoints. I am doing the same as you. Only mine is a new housing development in a disused field next to my home. It's just a pity we can't save the missions online and re download them as you can with litchi. You have to save the Misson on the device you are using. If you damage your device for some reason. You will lose the saved Misson. Which could happen on a long building project you are trying to record over time. Someone said you can save the file from an ipad. But I think thats really hard to do. It would be really cool if we could also save a POI in the task library.

[@jc2k]

Hey Russ, I was wondering if there was a way to transfer waypoints I created on my iPad to my iPhone?

[@matthewlaverock2042]

Can one set up a flight path and let it go off and fly beyond the remote range and return again?

[@dronesandstuff61]

Thank you!!

[@peterbennpan7288]

Can you do this for hyperlapse waypoinylt and save a mission?

[@miked5728]

So I assume obstacle avoidance is still on, using this mode? (In case you have a wrong altitude programmed..)

[@51Drones]

Yes

[@ronsommer9409]

In this whole mission, the drone is flying sideways and ends up flying backwards. Does your drone have side and rear obstacle avoidance? Unless you know the area, you may want to fly a test mission without using POI.

[@marcotrinchera]

Hi Ross!! I’m trying to make drone hyperlapse on construction site, (over 2 years) but i’m not sure the result will be good because there are a lot of variables, such as gps… i’m not sure the saved path will be always followed at the same way because of gps… please if you can help me would be really appreciate

[@rayatlast]

Hey 51 Drones, does the aircraft has to be on?

[@JoeisHungry]

so is that feature in the Mavic pro Platinum? I have not flown my drone for a long time

[@51Drones]

No.

[@brettjones4300]

Can you use Waypoints 2.0 with a Phantom 4 Pro ? I’ve been looking and only see the old set up ??? Mavic Pro Only ??

[@MarkTheLostTraveler]

I know im a little late there but i notice when i pull up my waypoints. I dont have the 4 icons in the middle. I have the 5 on the right. I do i get that. I have a mavic pro alpine white thx. PLUS I have all the latest updates.

[@bangiim92]

Hi, can we import the coordinate that we've pre-made on google earth? like import kml

[@ymratobor]

Can you program Hyperlapse Waypoints in the same way?

[@jsbirchall]

I still say Litchi is a more superior app. The fact that I can sit in front of my computer and plan flights, then download them to my ipad and load them once I'm onsite to the drone, makes it a much more user friendly app.

[@tundrawhisperer4821]

How do you record the monitor screen while flying the Mavic 2 Pro? I would like to watch the flight screen info back on video, is this possible? If so, would you know how to set this up or where to find it if it’s already doing this? Thank you very much.

[@ikigaiWellnessLLC]

not sure if I have waypoints 2.0 because I don't see these features when I try to make missions. I purchased a Mavic air 2s last year and although I have used waypoints a few times, it tends to be difficult to manage. If a mission runs longer than the battery, can you have the drone continue the mission from the last known point? I'm trying to document the installation of a disc golf course and my troubleshooting days are getting numerous.

[@andrewadams111]

Hey Russ, great info thanks again for this. Quick question when you are trying to set up pre-Flight waypoint missions do you need to navigate to your location manually? Or can you search for location somehow? I have several building sites across different towns and would like to preset inspection paths prior.

[@crossbowsniper]

Same steps for the DJI Air 2?

[@rezarasekh1504]

Hi, is there any way to set your waypoint with drone power off? Is there a way to access the app with drone off?

[@StefanKowalewski]

Waypoints 2.0 looks very useful. I can think of many "projects" to record over time. I wish it would come to the Mavic Pro Platinum!! Thanks for the informative video...

[@Mark.Brindle]

Stefan Kowalewski I have the Platinum and the M2P. Use Litchi. Been using it for over 2 years. Never had an issue. You can preprogram your mission on a laptop using Litchi Mission Hub, so much easier than your phone or tablet. Modify the mission on site, save the mission back to the cloud. I have hundreds of missions I can re fly when on holidays in Thailand several times per year. I have not used Go4 since I got Litchi except to calibrate the IMUs

[@StefanKowalewski]

@@Mark.Brindle Thank you! I will definitely give it a try.

[@deanjericevic8912]

Hi Russ, I am interested on how I delete a mission completely (in name also) from the Task library?

[@solaristhefuture]

Can you create a flight plan save it and load it when at a new location? Then go to another location and load the plan? I want to take photos of rooftops with the same pattern of passes and be able to stitch together multiple videos from different locations but same flight path and angles. Is this possible?

[@GeraldTookes]

Great tips!!

[@justamanandhisdrone7098]

1. Its only for Mavic 2 pro 2. Litchi works fine for me with Phantom 4 pro

[@rocky837]

Will this work on mavic pro the original

[@madetomuve]

The Mavic Air 2 has Waypoints but only if you use Hyperlapse. Do you know of a way to use waypoints on the Mavic Air 2 while shooting video footage?