Parrot DISCO Unlimited Control Range! - 4G LTE Mod Flight Test In-Depth 😱😍

[@DustinDunnill]

This is an awesome mod and I'm making more videos with it while tweaking the setup to get the most flight time and best signal possible. Get your Disco here amzn.to/2J1ooQt 4G Lte Modem here amzn.to/2ucBrFf Better 4G Modem Antennas amzn.to/2uzcofE Right angle USB Connector amzn.to/2NOiZM5 Upgraded batteries double flight time here goo.gl/kLbEWN Check out my Disco playlist here kzbin.info/aero/PLQok8jR0tGxaIVRXHZbEVRHm9AnI01tHc

[@MarcBuehler]

This modem works great in the US with T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T (not Sprint). Check out uavpal.com/disco/faq#e3372models for the different models available for your country/carrier before ordering.

[@justin-3985]

Dustin Dunnill you could combine that with a solar rc plane

[@marijn9019]

You looked into 21700 li-ion cells?

[@DustinDunnill]

I'll be building some custom packs with those soon to maximize capacity and see what works best 👍

[@marijn9019]

@@DustinDunnill good job!

[@benjaminsall3271]

Wow this is the first video over 5+ minutes that I've actually watched the whole video without skipping. I don't know just felt so relaxed watching this video and you seem like a really chill dude! Keep it up

[@Didjeridoolove]

Dustin.. I can’t believe this, I’ve been dusting off my disco, so watched your older videos just yesterday!! Unbelievable!! Awesome review sir!!!

[@Raptor50aus]

I maidened my new disco today. It flew great and got out to 1.7km with the USA setting in wifi :) I will need to install a gopro facing backward as I was chased by a number of hawks and other birds

[@DroneCrashes]

Well worth 30mins of my KZbin Time...Great Work / Channel Mr. Dunhill :-)

[@Helderhugo]

Awesome. Parrot Disco deserves this mod to fly much more far.

[@scottgibson6735]

Thank you for that, Dustin.Thst was awesome!Impressive cojones to try that with an essentially unproven mod.I have been interested in the Disco.It looks like fun!

[@megaglowz8540]

That was friggin awesome man!!! Thanks for bringing us along!

[@karensimmons6662]

Now just throw some solar panels on it.

[@Anonymous-ce6zg]

He did

[@conanthedestroyer7123]

You should try a night landing using home made running lights for the landing, heck a long string of led Christmas lights blinking will do the job.

[@DustinDunnill]

That would be awesome! Thanks for the idea. 😅👍

[@dronepilot4life]

Dude, you are awesome!! That is a cool ass plane and a bad ass setup!!!! You have the best videos on "How too" RC FPV stuff. Both fixed wing and multi rotor. Thank you for your vids brother! Christopher Jacques In Wisconsin.

[@tapmad]

Landing the disco is tough to master as she will come in too hot. Hitting the landing button is best but easy to forget in a panic. You probably could have just let it circular land in that field. And good to see that my donation finally help pay for your replacement disco, lol.

[@TKO593]

Imagine with next generation cell networks. I fly a lot with a Mavic pro and was impressed with its range but it needs this mod too. I’m thinking of induction charging heli pads and one way flights.

[@danielharman4437]

TKO593 what!!??? Where do you fly your mavic? Fly it any further than its max range and you would run out of battery

[@TKO593]

Daniel harman The battery life usually has to include a trip back, but if you have a way to induction charge the Mavic on some sort of heli pad then I could set up a long flight. Also people have modded the Mavic with bigger batteries.

[@RCP-1136]

swapping batteries is way quicker than induction charging... (also you need charging equipment if you swap you just change the pack...)

[@ferh12]

the mavic doesnt need infinite range. It has enough range already. plus the battery can only go so far. and back

[@TKO593]

RCP-1136 I won’t be at the landing site hence the land to charge idea. If I could do say a 5 mile flight one way then land on a special heli pad to charge. When it’s charged I can make the flight back. 10 mile round trip is a feat. I can think of lots of applications.

[@RamLaska]

Amazing! Beautiful work!

[@ben-jamin6587]

I've been waiting for a cellular connection FPV, that's a huge game changer! with all the global satellite WIFI around the corner we'll have 5G everywhere!! Dustin, your the man!

[@DustinDunnill]

It was a real fun and rewarding project. Now that we know it works, time to go for it! ☺️✌️

[@dansw0rkshop]

At 17:28: "Wow it's like sidestepping" -- This is the difference between simple dead reckoning navigation (pointing straight toward your target) and inertial navigation. The navigation setup is actually detecting the drift and aiming slightly off of the target in order to make a straight line to it. Make sense?

[@DustinDunnill]

Yes, makes perfect sense. The flight log line was a perfect straight line back home 👍

[@BariFPV]

This is pretty awesome. I only have one gripe with parrot disc it doesn't fly like a plane but a quad. Nice commentary, good stuff man 👍

[@DustinDunnill]

I thinks it's more of a "highly assisted plane" with all the tech onboard 👍

[@DJasperProbincruxII]

"I tested it in the house, so its all good".....fly's 80 miles like a boss

[@georgwagner4438]

Build a Solarplane, and put this on it and try to find the edge of the flat earth lol

[@christianthompson1839]

Georg Wagner earth has been scientifically proven to be round.

[@georgwagner4438]

the CG nerd No it is flat!! Btw, I am joking..

[@noel.friedrich]

r/wooosh

[@gooblio]

too high for 4G signal

[@meta4282]

There is no edge.

[@DravenTC]

This was awesomeness. Great work.

[@PhillyDroneLife]

Hey Dustin, that's freaking AWESOME. Hahahaha I can now finally visit Hawaii with my Phantom 4 Pro... lol. Of course I'm gonna need REAL GOOD WIND, and a 1 MILLION MAH BATTERY, lol but at least I know I'LL HAVE GOOD CONNECTION. Hahaha. Dude that's a game changer for someone like me who flies in the big city of Philadelphia. LTE signal is obviously everywhere so video should be PERFECT. Lol. WOW. Wonder how hard it would be to mood a Mavic or P4P? I'm sure someone will do it soon. Lol. Thanks for sharing that with me. I really enjoyed it. Peace out, my friend Michael

[@tuttoto]

PhillyDroneLife good luck... Parrot drones have open Linux computers onboard, and USB ports, making 4G mods possible and cheap.

[@PhillyDroneLife]

@@tuttoto WOWSERS. I like the sound of that. YaHOOOOOOOOOOO 😱😱😱 skies the limit! 👍👍👍💯💯💯 Mikey

[@tuttoto]

PhillyDroneLife ... bebop2 also can receive this mod (it costs 30€, the cost of the modem...)

[@MrZpilot]

Amazing LTE mod, now just get the battery mod back on and redo the flight where you lost the first disco, but manually so we can investigate what happened to the first one😃😁

[@DustinDunnill]

That's the plan 👍

[@dejaesharp3807]

As always, awesome vid.

[@droner5423]

Great adventure. Love the Multistar batterys. Have 2 6600 4s for my drone. 33 minute flights each.

[@gpcaraudio]

This is awesome. Good job

[@Swimfinz]

Dustin...cool vid, thank you for posting. Wow, 4 years ago, am sure many aspects of your 4G /LTE set-up have gotten refined. Are you currently planning any new missions Autumn 2022? I noticed in another video of yours that you use a One+Plus 6T. Yes, in Asia, Oppo, One+Plus and RealMe are all made on the same assembly lines in Shenzhen, great phones. I'm running a 7T and 8T One+Plus now. In lieu of your phone as tether/monitor/Glympse check---you have upgraded to an iPad mini for the larger screen? Or another reason? Last q....have you tried installing a stronger motor in your Disco, or does the CHUCK not take kindly to such suggestions?

[@RobbyRCPROBE]

Super range test Dustin Dunnill!!!

[@angusrl4834]

Yo this parrot disco is the coolest drone. It goes so far!!

[@TPank]

Great review! Thanks

[@engineer0239]

for anyone who wants to do the mod as well: *CHECK YOUR 4G NETWORK COVERAGE!* I am very happy with my Disco and wanted to do the same mod so I got a 8GB flat only to find out that here in germany there is almost no connection good enough except from the city surroundings, where I'm not allowed to fly anyways. Now I spent a shit ton of money for an 8GB flat and cant even use it. So again my advise is: Check if the country you wanna fly in got a good 4g network coverage!

[@ILLBEDRONED]

Awesome!!! Like crew👍👍👍

[@danreynolds8028]

Whoa Dustin! Dude, this is freakin cool! Just dissappointed in the choppy video. How many reception bars did you have on your phone? Did you have the FPV video set on 720 or 480? Also wondering if you checked your data usage just before and right after the flight to determine the amount of data used...?

[@DustinDunnill]

I had 3 to 4 bars but certain areas the disco flew here had the lowest 4g coverage on the TMobile coverage map so that may have something to do with video. I didn't check what res I was in for FPV but pretty sure 720. I believe that flight used around 500MB when I looked at the data but record is unavailable while billing cycle is processing so I'll look later.

[@whsbluesjam3673]

Not sure about this on your phone but on my Samsung S9+ I can monitor the data usage in real time. I often tether my phone to my laptop when needed for my job when I'm on the road. I just check the data usage before and after. Since my data usage is monitored right on the phone, I don't have to wait for a billing cycle to figure it out. There might even be an app available for phones that don't have this feature. This mod is totally cool and so inexpensive but I think it is better suited for those with unlimited data plans. :-)

[@Urbexy]

When you think about this method. The aircraft would need LTE but the phone only really needs a good reliable data connection. You could be in a different country connecting via WIFI and flying a plane (extreme remote) Great video.

[@DustinDunnill]

Yes indeed.

[@kennethpayne243]

Hi Dustin I love all your videos ,just a question , do you need two of the SAME network sim cards let's say 2 LG sim cards or can you you use one sim card LG and the other sim card vodofone ? Will it still work ? Thanks

[@DustinDunnill]

Best to be on same network. See uavpal.com for instructions 🍻

[@Synper311]

Gah, this would be amazingly useful on my Solo in congested areas. Brilliant work!

[@coolvideos8864]

Hi Dustin, where did you get your disco bag from?

[@brcisna]

Hi Dustin,,Thank you for great detailed video on the 4G LTE enabled Parrot DISCO. I have come back to this video a few times,,,and still trying to get my head around how the actual controller is staying connected to the DISCO? I have went to the UAVPAL website as well. I dont quite understand,,even with the Zerotier software installed how the controller is routing through the 'cellular' network,,,to stay in contact with the DISCO? Kind of picture the Zerotier virtual nics are making a 'round robbin' effect,,,from wifi,,,to LTE network,,but dont quite understand 'the workflow'. Am showing my stupidty it goes without saying.

[@DustinDunnill]

Think of how a cellphone can now view and control WiFi cameras from anywhere in the world. Same idea. Internet connection on both ends routed through servers 🍻

[@MrAllastan1]

Quick question for you. I see that you are using the 3372-607 for your modem. What cell provider do you use? When i looked this up it said for the USA that we need the 3372-510. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks and awesome video.

[@DustinDunnill]

Your right. I may have linked the wrong modem. the 510 is verified working and will change link.

[@waveriderz]

Aloha Dustin... sorry about the vog. Am on the Big Island. It's getting harder to fly due to an uneducated public's concerns with privacy. More with multi rotors than fixed wings. Am looking at the Disco as my first fixed wing. How quiet is this in the air compared to a quad like the Mavic?...Mahalo

[@DustinDunnill]

Hey Aloha! It's almost undetectable when cruising at it's auto mid throttle. It gets louder than a large quad when you full throttle it. 🤙

[@waveriderz]

Great...thanks!

[@themaddroner1026]

That is great bro!!! I saw your video when you did the Auto Flight and it never came back!!! Glad to see this work so well for you

[@DustinDunnill]

Thanks. Going to try that flight again with this mod 👍

[@solen1849]

That is really awesome. I hope they start releasing drones with these. Wish you could go 30-40 mph with the disco

[@romanmelnyk-ve2rmj979]

Dustin, the modem you picked is E3372h-500 which they do not recommend because it is the HiLink version. Did you have to modify the LTE modem to make it work as per UAVPAL instructions? He does not recommend the modem you selected.

[@DustinDunnill]

Either works per some users testing. Mine was flashed in Stick mode from Marc @Uavpal

[@therealericjackdaniels]

Awesome Video In the future, bring a strobe light with ya. This way you can see your strobe light at your location (from the disco view on your phone) should you have to make another dusk/night landing. Can't wait to get mine.

[@DustinDunnill]

Thanks, thinking of putting those LED strips on you can just plug in to the battery balance plug if you want them on 👍

[@therealericjackdaniels]

I have a headlamp with a red strobe function. T'was cheap. The LED's would work when looking up to your drone but I was referring when you're looking at your position using the drones POV.

[@DustinDunnill]

Right! My bad. Good idea to have that in the backpack for sure 👍

[@imnotahippie22]

This would work great to use with my plan. I have 2 hotspots i have through AT&T with unlimited LTE data. In most locations i get a constant 25-30MB download and 10-15mb upload with 45-50ms during the day and between 50 to 90MB down 20-30mb up with under 35ms at night. Each sim cost only 29.95 a month. I've had the plans for a year for one and 9 months for the other. The most data I've used in a single month was 1.21TB of data. It never slows down or throttles and I've never been charged more then the 30 bucks each. I can also use the sim cards in my laptop with LTE my phone and the hotspots. I'd love to do something like this. Thanks for the video. Also let me know if you'd like info on how to get the plan. It was a pain to figure out but once i figured it out takes 5 minutes. Just gotta stop by any AT&T store and pick up a sim card. Then activate it. Also don't know if this matters but i live in Utah. But works the same from Vegas or Portland all the places I've tried it.

[@imnotahippie22]

Do you happen to know if my netgear unite pro 781s hotspot would work?

[@DustinDunnill]

Mod is coded for similar modems to the one in this video so likely no unless the code was altered.

[@imnotahippie22]

@@DustinDunnill okay no worries. Just curious. Did you want me to make a quick instruction video real quick on how to set up that Internet plan? Fun fact my month restarted 4 days ago and just checked it. I've used 141GB of data in the past 96 hours. Lol. I'm sure it will work great for your drone as i often play games via Nvidia GeForce Now. And able to stream 1920x1080 60hz set at 30MB speed on the bit rate and never notice any lag or stutters on my tablet. I actually placed a bid on that parrot drone and going to buy the rest and this looks awesome.

[@DustinDunnill]

Holy heck that's a lot of data 😂👏

[@nucleonifly]

Hi, I have a question. I am thinking about going with softmod for my Disco,. I live in NY and I have to get a simcard from Verizon to make the Huawei Modem work, do I have to Pay monthly fee to Verizon like an accessory line or is there any other way to get around it? Thank you

[@mathiaskildedal]

I love the community party going on in the background :D

[@DustinDunnill]

There is a community center just above 😅✌️

[@TurboShandy98754]

Fantastic video mate. With the added 4g are you able to view in fpv even when far away or does it drop out?

[@DustinDunnill]

Wherever there is decent cell signal data speed. Doesn't matter how far. A friend could fly it from across the world if you launched it for them. 👍

[@wingzofsteel]

Great flight!

[@NeutralGenericUser]

Wow, this is really cool!

[@rilufuzz]

Hi, thanks for sharing this. I might consider one of these instead of the Dji Mavic! In terms of the 4g. What happens if it disconnects from the 4g for what ever reason. Does the drone support a "GPS fly home" feature? thanks!

[@DustinDunnill]

Yes, functions operate same as without 4G

[@Raptor50aus]

Hey Dustin would you know where I can get that right angle OTG cable? Amazon has not stock thanks

[@Rcschim]

awesome! how easy has it become to do longrange FPV these days. dreamt about how using cellphone link could give me unlimited range - now there you did it :) I tested the bebop (1) back then - and wasnt too impressed with parrot. but the little wing they've built here looks decent! The electronic sabilizer in the cam takes away one of my biggest grunts about wings: the shakey footage. greets, RCSchim (now a new subber :)

[@DustinDunnill]

We'll said. My thoughts exactly 😅👍

[@rickdeckard7549]

Curious it did not appear you hit the land button? I usually get ti down to 10 feet on final...over the field hit the button and it senses it’s at low altitude reduces power and at 3 feet or so reverse thrusts to settle down....seems to be working though I’ve only done it half dozen times...looked like you were trying to do that manually??

[@ghbazinga7435]

Awesome video as always. Will you have a look at the Uvify Oori?

[@bugsrunner4855]

Great review. Got lil dark on ya but awsome flight. 😱😍

[@Georgewrigley]

Brilliant Dustin. Enjoyed the adventure- awesome range and really impressed with what you've achieved with this bird. Hope you had a beer to celebrate buddy lol - The Flyandbeers :)

[@DustinDunnill]

It's something I've had on my list to do with the DISCO for a while. Now that we know it works... Time to explore ☺️👍

[@Georgewrigley]

Dustin Dunnill look forward to seeing your adventures ✈️😊😎

[@biggfpv2721]

That’s really cool I probably couldn’t figure all the stuff out to get it working lol but really cool and worked great

[@StefanViereggMA]

Hi Dustin, very impressing this half autonomous flying. Is it safe enough in all repeating tests? No tendence to fall or escape?

[@DustinDunnill]

This was first test. If there is signal failure it will come back to launch point with GPS and circle above 👍. Testing more soon ☺️

[@StefanViereggMA]

Hi Dustin thanks for answering. Okay I see. Is it automatic signal, no connection e.g. or do you set the signal? How do you bring it down, when it is circling above you? Will it answer to the transmitter?

[@Raptor50aus]

Nice landing by the way :)

[@ricardopr54]

Awesome technology... This is the future of LONG RANGE FPV👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 ... Awesome flight, but what an Ugly landing my friend... What happened with the flaring stage of the landing🤔🤔🤔Lol... Anyway, awesome video...I save it to my favorites... Do you have a video showing how that modification is done?... I was thinking about getting a Disco but always disregarded due to their short range. This modification opens a lot of potential for this awesome wing and makes it attractive again for us the RC enthusiast. Thanks for sharing 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 Greetings from Douglas, Arizona 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾🇵🇷

[@DustinDunnill]

It was getting dark and I was doing a manual landing but forgot to pull back on throttle. You can press the landing button for a softer touchdown but this seem to overshoot where you want it.

[@willward7643]

So if you flight it normally and then it disconnects, can you double tap the settings so it connects to the 4g module and effectively just increases the range and reconnects?

[@DustinDunnill]

Yes but it's advised to launch in 4g mode since it needs your hotspot and takes a little while to connect. If it returns to home before connection is made again, it will auto land

[@ryan4kilgore]

Hey Dustin, are you going to be able to do an early review for the Parrot Anafi or do you have any thoughts about it?

[@DustinDunnill]

I've got one coming for review Next month. Looks good from what I've seen so far.

[@porroco]

Can you get into long range flight plan and has LTE connection all the way?

[@DustinDunnill]

Yes, as long as there is decent 4G coverage. You can make flight plan, have libe video the whole way and still cancel manually of needed.

[@tugasub]

Excellent mod, u got a new subscriber. I got unlimited data from my provider, on my hotspot sim card and i got 10G per month on my daily driver. I will definitely try this mod. Thanks

[@DustinDunnill]

Thanks and good luck with the mod 👍

[@tugasub]

Is any way to revert to factory settings in case something go wrong? My disco is still covered by warranty, will it lose if i install this software mod?

[@DustinDunnill]

Yes, the factory revert is on the uavpal site. I'd think you'd snafoo your warranty doing this mod if parrot had any evidence of a mod

[@Sherminator2010]

Great video. Question - If you are hot spot tethering why do both the plane and the phone need to have the same SIM card?

[@DustinDunnill]

The controller needs the hotspot to connect to the bridged network that the plane and phone are on.

[@Sherminator2010]

Dustin Dunnill thank you. How would this work in the UK given that you can’t have two SIM cards on the same phone number?

[@DustinDunnill]

I can't get a duplicate Sim iether with with T-Mobile and high speed here in USA. I use my sim for my iPad and put it in my Disco when flying (it's a separate data line sim).

[@conanthedestroyer7123]

How does it know where home is? Does the controller have a GPS too?

[@DustinDunnill]

It logs it launch point in it's onboard computer. No GPS in controller aside from your smart phone or tablet 👍

[@tuttoto]

It can also use the gps of the phone, in case you move.

[@whome7004]

This little video has me rethinking the next toy I get because this kinda changes the game! Thank for info

[@DustinDunnill]

Absolutely! It's a pretty awesome mod 👍

[@smfsk7857]

Can you mount mini solar panel on it?

[@DustinDunnill]

The right one yes. I'm searching for something that'll work.

[@kerrycorcoran4885]

Can you tell me what carrier provided you with the sim card for your Hauwei modem?

[@DustinDunnill]

I have TMobile

[@kerrycorcoran4885]

@@DustinDunnill can you tell me the model of modem you used? Are you still actively using it? I am trying to setup a 4g build and finding it hard to find a cell modem and carrier that will work in the US.

[@kerrycorcoran4885]

@@DustinDunnill was able to find that exact model of modem on ebay; got it on order. Would you mind telling me what data plan you use - how many GBs per month at what cost? Trying to figure out (roughly) what it'll cost me to fly.

[@DustinDunnill]

Glad you found it. You'll need the best unlimited data you can get for when you're flying at least. Plans have changed a lot. Mine is an old grandfathered in plan. New plans are different. I also use my iPad sim for modem which is like 6gb a month. Also make sure your phone plan allows highspeed tethering. You can inquire with your carrier to see the latest rates and options.

[@dirksevert3042]

These things look amazing! Why would they stop making them?!!! Anything out that’s better and rtf?

[@tuttoto]

Dirk Severt nope... nothing on the market under 15000$ (UX 11 from delair... military surveillance wing...)

[@davew5383]

Question: Is it possible to change from Meters and Kilometers to Feet and Miles in the settings. My Parrot Bebop 2 is setup the same as your Disco and I haven't been able to figure out changing it or do I just have to deal with it in meters? Great Video, It was exciting being on your maiden flight with it with your new setup. That was a very hard landing, but it was very impressive how the Disco handled it so well and appeared to be totally fine. It will be great to see your flight with the bigger battery, I'm definitely looking forward to it, you're a great pilot 🙂

[@DustinDunnill]

Thanks Dave! I can't find the setting to change from Metric to Imperial in the Android app but it is an option in the iOS app. I should have pulled back on the throttle when landing and it will go into the slowest speed possible using it's sensors to keep it flying 👍

[@davew5383]

Dustin Dunnill Thank you, I am using android, so I guess for now I'll just have to deal with it. It's ok I guess, I'm getting used to it. That's good to know for future reference, as far as pulling back on the throttle of the Disco during landing. But it definitely looked like a good crash test for it, it definitely passed lol 🙂 I haven't bought the Disco yet, it's hard for me to find time to fly my Bebop 2, as it is. I absolutely love my Bebop 2 and definitely plan on buying a Disco. Your review on the Bebop 2 was why I purchased it. You also have me interested in buying a submersible drone they look like they are lots of fun. Your videos are always so informative, interesting and fun, I always enjoy them very much 🙂

[@DustinDunnill]

Right on Dave. Glad you enjoy my reviews. You may be interested to know this same 4G LTE mod is now operational with the Bebop2 using the same equipment 👍

[@davew5383]

Dustin Dunnill Oh WOW that's great, I was wondering that actually while watching the video. Thanks again, I'll have to look into that. I have a Verizon hotspot that gets 15gigs a month before it slows down. I was thinking that maybe I could swap the sim card into the Disco or Bebop 2 during longer flights.

[@JakeBullit123]

Your 4G steam is much better these days. How did you improve it? oh and press the land button when coming in ;)

[@DustinDunnill]

Area, different longer antennas and 2 separate devices (phone as hotspot and iPad as flight device) is all I've changed since this flight.

[@nordic5490]

If you LTE coverage get sketchy, drop down low to eg 30m, as the cells are designed to not waste radio energy by transmitting upwards. Infact, there is very litttle signal above the mobile cell antennas.

[@DustinDunnill]

Awesome tip 😉👍

[@BBooka]

I like telemetry on this plane. It shows everything, even direction of plane. (Y)

[@furiousangels6222]

Brilliant video plus review. 😎👍 Im planning to buy a Disco now there is this 4G capability for long range. You did come in fast at the end, can't you manually control throttle/speed?

[@DustinDunnill]

Yes, you can pull back on throttle to slow which I should have done

[@FrequentFlyerRC]

That was awesome! 😆👍🏽

[@DAVEEYEINTHESKY]

great video dustin, im wondering if your android phone has power setting or performance mode im not sure if it would make the 4g on your fone stronger or perform to the max but saying that, your already getting a good range with the battery you have and no loss of control connection so seems its working great. as always its a thumbs up on this video and a great review. i look forward to the next video

[@DustinDunnill]

That might be something to look into to boost 4g. The video uses about 95% of the bandwith.

[@arjunc2405]

You Truly Are Amazing

[@goadventuresail8879]

Appears as if the GPS display shows COG (course over ground) rather than HDG (heading). The leeway of the wind is the cause of the difference between heading and ground track. If return to home mode was based on heading you’d end up with a curved actual track over the ground if there was a side wind. Just a guess though.

[@ermoscowitz]

A big wow ! This is the future of drone long range. It is the commercial none line of sight control version. On MIL drones they use Satcom . I am sure it can be implemented on DJI products as well somehow

[@RICKHALBUR]

Really nice video Dustin really like the shot of the moon and plane at the end. Thanks Again

[@AustinSchramer]

How much data does a flight use if your controlling it and streaming the video? Trying to price out plans but don't know how much data to shoot for. Thanks! Keep up the good work

[@DustinDunnill]

Around 1GB per hour 👍

[@RakshithPrakash]

Great video! 2gb of 4g is kinda less. In India 2gb per day for 2 months costs like 6-7$

[@purpleAiPEy]

alright expect a wave of immigration im omw

[@usercantbeblank]

In Zimbabwe it's $2 -1GB for 24 hours $3 -2GB for 24 hours

[@purpleAiPEy]

In Canada it’s 100$ for 2gbs of data per month :)

[@DustinDunnill]

Ack! That's robbery! Just like shipping 🤔

[@Wiggaz27]

In Italy for 7-10€ (10-11$) we get 30GB/month at 4G

[@zipngo1]

That was awesome! I need some space.

[@anonuzer3394]

Pretty impressive, there's a lot of possibilities with this setup. Thanks for sharing, keep up the good work

[@damavox]

I wonder if it can or if there is a way to have the disco fly and land to one location and then someone at that location relaunch it to return home using this mod... Like a long distance game of disco catch.

[@DustinDunnill]

Absolutely. It would be no problem at all 👍

[@Raptor50aus]

Excellent Dustin. I just picked up a new Disco from local store for $469 AUS this week so will have to try this mod :)

[@DustinDunnill]

Awesome! Have fun. Remember to give yourself more space than you think you'll need till you get the hang of the landings 👍

[@Raptor50aus]

I have already flown the disco before Not hard to land I’m aver experienced rc pilot :)

[@Raptor50aus]

Are you pressing the land button when close to landing ? It will reverse the prop to slow it

[@DustinDunnill]

I do sometimes but also like to just manually land

[@AsgardStudios]

Did you ever recover that one you lost on that long over-ocean flight?

[@DustinDunnill]

Never did

[@billybbob18]

To save on data, there should be a system that lowers the video frame rate as a function of altitude, speed and orientation change. Sometimes 2 FPS is acceptable when cruising straight at high altitude.

[@DustinDunnill]

Good idea. You can also mod the bit rate of the video with a hack but it's not variable. You can only set one rate.

[@LordGryllwotth]

Does the connection go trough a server before you get it to your phone?

[@DustinDunnill]

Yes, it's going through zerotier VPN to manage the connection

[@MarcBuehler]

LordGryllwotth only if it can‘t find a direct connection, see also uavpal.com/disco/faq#indirectconnection I assume Dustin‘s connection was relayed (not direct), as the videos seems quite choppy. Usually it‘s smoother, but depends on the carrier‘s coverage as well. If you‘re concerned about the privacy, the stream between the controller and the disco is end-to-end encrypted (regardless whether or not it‘s relayed)

[@5514815]

Can this mode be used without the skycontroller?. I mean, using only the cell phone as a controller, Is that possible?. Thanks

[@DustinDunnill]

Needs the sky controller 2 as far as I know 👍

[@tuttoto]

A disco won’t launch without a skycontroller

[@Faith_Family_Firearms_Freedom]

OMG..a plane that can text you. How cool is that. Looked like you smoked a prop on that landing. Overall, that was amazing.

[@DustinDunnill]

Props we're fine. They are self collapsing 👍

[@lj5632]

wow nice presentation, maybe a future 4g receiver/transmitter to save data but I think there must be some legal barriers for that. anyway thx.

[@carpenterrick186]

That's just awesome!!!! Great flight!!! Cheers!!!

[@willcooper7420]

Do you think this would work with an iphone? (Assuming I have the right cable connection) A setup video for the 4G mod would be super helpful

[@DustinDunnill]

Yes, phone doesn't matter.

[@esuohdica]

Can you switch back to WiFi when you know it is in Loiter above you? That would make for a safer landing?

[@DustinDunnill]

Yes but it will do a circle landing automatically if it takes too long to reconnect when over home point so I'd advise just staying in 4g or switch back to WiFi further out to give it time to connect prior to hitting home point 👍

[@esuohdica]

Yeah good point, I didn't think of that! I'm collecting the hardware to mod mine at the moment and I like the way i can still fly wifi, or fly with the 4G mod when i choose to. Thanks for all of your useful videos, you have some stunning scenery out there! I'm flying in the north of the UK, so mostly between the rain showers!

[@JoanBesalu]

Is there a video or you modifying the drone?? would be very interesting and useful!! thanks and congrats for the video!

[@DustinDunnill]

I never made a how to but it's all at uavpal.com

[@Raptor50aus]

Do I have to use that particular brand of USB 4G modem? Can I use one from my local carrier in Australia? All ok found that E3372 at local store for 39 aus :)

[@tomxygen5963]

Next step? Attach solar panels on the wings and fly forever.

[@mr.wasgehtsiedasan7867]

TomXygen And then it gets night 😂😂😂

[@eraldorh]

You couldnt put big enough solar panels on a device that small to do anything like that.

[@DustinDunnill]

It might give the battery a little extra charge but not much

[@MichaelNeese]

I'd be concerned about the weight between the panels and the glue to carve them into the wings. I'm not sure the minor gain in charge would justify the weight. Then there's the flight characteristics. Even a couple of millimeters out of balance, that far out from the center if mass, and the software would go nuts trying compensate. It would probably be a disaster.

[@tomxygen5963]

being in the center of mass wouldn't be a major concern since the gyros are working to compensate. My major concern is about the weight.

[@that1randomguy758]

Which do you like more mavic pro or parrot disco