"would fit to my way of traveling" - Yes, that's exactly how I feel about it. I understood your drone to be virgin, hence the question: What's the best range you got so far, and in which terrain?
BTW, hacking is a big word. What's hacked is an old app on an old phone, that tricks the drone's geosystem into thinking it just came home from the U.S.. Turn on the drone, fire up the hacked app, push a few buttons, power down.
When I fly it next (newest firmware, newest stock DJI GO 4 app, new smartphone) a dialog comes up, announcing the transmission signal will be dialed down on account of Europe. In this dialog one can click "OK" or "Cancel". Guess what I'm clicking?
As long as I cancel, it stays on FCC. Were I to accidently click "OK" I would have to repeat the above procedure. This hack does in no way damage the drone or void the warranty as it is no modification. DJI drones are designed to act this way.
Most importantly, it does not mess with the flight safety (NFZ) system. I happen to like the idea that DJI keeps my drone grounded in areas where it's deemed dangerous. Beats the hell out of doing damage to somebody and going to jail in a foreign country of all places.
"nearly a spark for the size" - The Spark is actually larger in transport since it doesn't fold down. So it seems you did well for yourself.
(Please don't forget to answer the range question. Thank you.)
That is a cool info. I will try this on my Andriod pad (while actually using my iPhone with the 4.0 App) and let you know.
Once tested with both I let you know.
Need to go to a wide open place for testing, but bloddy cold today and I stay with the family on a lazy saturday around the fire place....
Well, you can try, but I doubt it will work. The old DJI GO 4 app dates from before there was a Mavic Air, i.e. it's not in the opening menu. Consequently, it will not recognize the presence of the birdie, not connect to it, and not modify the transmission parameters. :-(
If this hack worked with the Mavic Air I'd order one today. I'm perfectly happy with the range of the (hacked) Spark already and it stands to reason the Air would perform even better.
And yes, the hacked app is only available for Android, but once run, it works just fine with an up-to-date stock app on iPhone.
Here is the German forum where they're discussing it:
http://drohnen-freunde.de/forum/forum/index.php?thread/1130-aktiviere-den-fcc-mode-am-spark-bessere-%C3%BCbertragung-und-reichweite/&pageNo=4
ENGLISH READERS: The video is in English, so go ahead and check out the forum anyway.
The video shows how it works. If you read the thread, you'll find some people couldn't get it to work. For me, it works right out of the box. However, you can't do damage to the bird, so there's no harm in trying.
As to a range test (when this detestable weather goes away), don't worry about losing the birdie. I know, it's uncomfortable when you lose sight and suddenly the video signal breaks off, too. Scaaaary. Just make sure your compass is calibrated properly, there are PLENTY of satellites receivable AND YOUR HOMEPOINT IS ACTUALLY SET!
People lose drones because they're too lazy to do a proper preflight check. Don't be like that. I calibrate my compass at every new location. Takes a minute and gives piece of mind.
P.S.: The "bloody cold" greatly affects the batteries. Don't count on the telemetry for flight time; voltage could drop suddenly and the bird won't make it back and lands in the sticks.
Many Danke.
War dann doch noch kurz mit der Air vor die Tür.
Machen süchtig, die Teile. Mit Brille soll es noch schlimmer sein :-)
An der Brille ist mein Portemonnaie gerade noch ganz schnell vorbei gelaufen....
Wird aber sicher bald als Upgrade versuchen sich aufzuzwängen....