Yesterday at SWAT training we had a barracaided subject in an old house. Breaches blew the front door and I was up to send in a drone. It was a very old house, so I felt the Spark was my best choice. The rooms are smaller than normal, doors are smaller as well.
From behind the armoured vehicle I launched and it was going well for all of 5 seconds. I quickly lost signal though the drone was flying normal. My screen said too much interference, it also said something like “to much Bluetooth interference” and “excessive interference”. One of the teams we trained with has a mobile control center (bus) that is decked out and even has a radio repeater.
I tried to get Sparky in the house, finally (since it was training) stepped out from cover so I would have direct line of sight and tried to follow the drone closely. Still I had “too much interference”.
I launched the Mavic Air, cleared the house and found the subject in a closet in less than 1 min. The Air worked flawlessly.
I have logged many hours with the Spark, I feel proficient with it. This was the first time I had “too much Bluetooth interference” or was unable to fly it in the field. In very large houses, I can lose signal but even in industrial buildings it does quite well.
I would appreciate advice and thoughts!
Thanks.
From behind the armoured vehicle I launched and it was going well for all of 5 seconds. I quickly lost signal though the drone was flying normal. My screen said too much interference, it also said something like “to much Bluetooth interference” and “excessive interference”. One of the teams we trained with has a mobile control center (bus) that is decked out and even has a radio repeater.
I tried to get Sparky in the house, finally (since it was training) stepped out from cover so I would have direct line of sight and tried to follow the drone closely. Still I had “too much interference”.
I launched the Mavic Air, cleared the house and found the subject in a closet in less than 1 min. The Air worked flawlessly.
I have logged many hours with the Spark, I feel proficient with it. This was the first time I had “too much Bluetooth interference” or was unable to fly it in the field. In very large houses, I can lose signal but even in industrial buildings it does quite well.
I would appreciate advice and thoughts!
Thanks.