6/29/2023 0 Comments Dji inspire 1 quadcopter drone![]() ![]() When I sent the Inspire 1 into a full spin, it recovered almost as soon as I let go of the sticks, without even the slightest change in altitude. The yaw movement was especially pleasant. And even when banking sharply, I always felt in complete control. It’s not a racing quad, but felt plenty fast. Motion was smooth but not sluggish, which is what I want in a good flying camera. On the positive side, I found that the gain settings were very good right out of the box. Regardless, it needed continuous pilot correction. The camera may have been fooled by the glossy gymnasium floor … Or it may have been some other issue. Unfortunately, the first thing we noticed after liftoff was that the Inspire 1 did not hold its position on the XY plane. Even indoors, without GPS, it should be able to remain stationary on its own. The Inspire 1 has a special set of sensors on its belly (2 sonars and an optical camera), pointing downwards, that allow it to “see” the ground. “It’s missing the waypoint flight planning and the picture time lapse on the camera need to be faster than 5 seconds. “Right now, the Inspire 1 is not ready for that job,” says Verville. He provides UAV training courses for land surveyors and predicts that many of them will want to use the new DJI aircraft. Verville has designed his own multirotor, the Observer-6, which he also sells. He was flying his brand new Inspire 1 for the first time, having done the mandatory firmware update and calibrations the day before. ![]() ![]() It was -22☌ (-8☏) outside, so indoor flying was the only option. Verville is the president of Photo-Métrique, a company that specializes in land surveying. The Inspire 1 looks good, it’s packed with features, including a few novel ones, but it also comes with more than a few “warning” labels! I met André Verville in a gymnasium a the Cégep de Limoilou college, in Québec. I got to fly this futuristic-looking aircraft for a few minutes. DJI’s transforming quadcopter is out in the wild. ![]()
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