Tracking a Boat

[Coconut Pete]

I was tracking a boat today in intelligent mode. It locked in and tracked for 18 secs. and then announced that it was quitting. I tried again. Same results. I noticed that both times it got up to about 8 mph when it quit. That is also about the MAX speed for my Spark in Normal mode. In Sport mode it goes ~ 30 mph.

Any ideas why it is dropping like this?

 

[AWood35]

Do you have the RC (Remote Control)?
Do you have GPS lock (P-Mode)?
Beginner Mode enabled?

film-like-a-pro-with-activetrack

 

[Coconut Pete]

Do you have the RC (Remote Control)?
Do you have GPS lock (P-Mode)?
Beginner Mode enabled?

film-like-a-pro-with-activetrack

Yes, I have a controller.
Yes, I am in P-mode with 18 satellites.
I do NOT have it in Beginner Mode.

I do appreciate your thoughts though.

 

[strobing_nyc]

There are 2 type of active track, one will just sit there and not "follow you" I thinks it's called profile the other mode is trace, to switch modes just push on the active track icon on the left hand side of the DJI Go 4 app to switch modes.

My steps
1 - put in active track
2 - tap the active track icon on middle left of screen
3 - accept dialog box that comes up
4 - spark will follow me now.

It will NOT work in sport mode so your only going to be able to go 6-8mph before it will loose track. If you want faster tracking they make a Mavic Air and a Mavic Pro which I'm sure would suit your needs fine.

I'm sure this is in the manual some place, I hope [emoji12][emoji16]

 

[Coconut Pete]

There are 2 type of active track, one will just sit there and not "follow you" I thinks it's called profile the other mode is trace, to switch modes just push on the active track icon on the left hand side of the DJI Go 4 app to switch modes.

My steps
1 - put in active track
2 - tap the active track icon on middle left of screen
3 - accept dialog box that comes up
4 - spark will follow me now.

It will NOT work in sport mode so your only going to be able to go 6-8mph before it will loose track. If you want faster tracking they make a Mavic Air and a Mavic Pro which I'm sure would suit your needs fine.

I'm sure this is in the manual some place, I hope [emoji12][emoji16]

Thanks much. I thought i had done pretty much this and yesterday it did NOT work and today it did. I guess I forgot to click my ruby red slippers.

 

[Matthew Marston]

Doesn't the spark only track for 100metres

 

[bronc33]

The 100 meter limitation is only if you don't have the remote.

 

[strobing_nyc]

Also turn off the front sensors that will bring it up in speed in GPS mode {non-sport mode}

 

[Coconut Pete]

I am guessing that this is the key to my problem. Since I just learned how to get my Spark to go more than 7 mph and it was exactly this. Turn of the avoidance system.

Thanks

 

[wsalopek]

There are 2 type of active track, one will just sit there and not "follow you" I thinks it's called profile the other mode is trace, to switch modes just push on the active track icon on the left hand side of the DJI Go 4 app to switch modes.

My steps
1 - put in active track
2 - tap the active track icon on middle left of screen
3 - accept dialog box that comes up
4 - spark will follow me now.

It will NOT work in sport mode so your only going to be able to go 6-8mph before it will loose track. If you want faster tracking they make a Mavic Air and a Mavic Pro which I'm sure would suit your needs fine.

I'm sure this is in the manual some place, I hope [emoji12][emoji16]

I've seen the Spark activetrack at speeds up to 28-30mph...not sure of the exact settings for this though...but I'm trying to find out.