I had a small window of opportunity to get the Droidworx AD6 out in the backyard to test the datalink and Ground Station, the first step to doing a full test of Click and Go Waypoint.
All went well, I was able to connect the ground station to the WKM via the 900 mHz datalink with no problem, AD6 was sitting on the ground with full GPS lock and ready to go. Next I used the TX to put the WKM in a position hold hover about 6 feet in the air, the changed control to the ground station, and from there I was able to move in all horizontal and vertical directions just by using the keyboard. When not using keystrokes to move the AD6 it sat at the last commanded position in GPS position hold and altitude hold.
I then did a find aircraft and the Google map on the screen gave me a good shot of my backyard in summer time and within a couple meters of the actual positon of the WKM. I set the home position and was able to bring up click and go, I was only a couple keystrokes/mouseclicks away from sending the AD6 off to a remote waypoint.
Unfortunately by this time a 20+ mph wind had sprung up from the north, bringing a cold front with sub freezeing temps down from our neighbors up in Canada. With gusts into the 30 mph range it was no longer safe to fly and even returning control to the TX I had a handful keeping the hex within the fenced in confines of the backyard, time to land and wait for better conditions.
For a first try I have to say everything worked as it should with no glitches or difficulties getting it do what I wanted. I'm pretty confident that waypoint flight will go just as smoothly when I finally get the opportunity to give it a go. Conditions permitting I'll try get video of the Ground station screen and the AD6 when that happens. After that I'll revisit waypoint flight in the MK world so I can compare the two. I know at the moment Mk has more features but I think the DJI may have an edge in accuracy from what I've seen of the RTH capability.
More to follow...
Ken
