Drone News: DJI RC Plus, Autel Firmware Update, Mavic 2 crash into helicopter, Litchi Updates

This week in drone news: a possible DJI RC Plus leak, Autel firmware update fixes issues with the Nano and Lite, Video of the Mavic 2 crash into a helicopter, and a litchi update adds the A2S, Mini 2, and Mini SE.

A new FCC filing suggests DJI will be releasing a new transmitter! According to the filing, the RC Plus seems to be an intermediate between the RC pro and the RC-N1. We’re not sure if this new controller has a screen This could also be an indication of new drones to come. Will we see this as an option with the rumored Mini 3 or Inspire 3? https://dronexl.co/2022/02/17/dji-rc-plus-fcc-filings/

Autel has released an update for the Nano and the Lite This firmware update adds 24/25/48/50 FPS video Solves Jello issue with nano Adds manual focus Customizable time stamps Speed/video priority modes EVO Nano+ and EVO Nano have gained new high photo resolutions of 8192×6144 and 8000×6000 respectively. https://dronexl.co/2022/02/17/firmware-update-evo-nano-lite-drones/

This story is a bit old, but the video of the crash has finally been released Back story Roughly two years ago - Feb 2020, a Mavic 2 collided with an Airbus helicopter while filming the King of Hammers off-road race in California. There were luckily no injuries, however, The NTSB stated probable cause was the “ failure of the small UAS remote pilot to give way to the helicopter, resulting in an inflight collision” It is important to note that the helicopter operations had a waiver to operate below standard altitudes. https://dronexl.co/2022/02/16/dji-mavic-2-drone-collision-helicopter-ntsb/

Litchi has added support for the Air 2S, Mini 2, and the Mini SE. Litchi says they will support the Mavic 3 as soon as the SDK is released. This update is only for those using an Android operating system An iOS update will be coming in the last week of March or the first week of April. https://dronexl.co/2022/02/23/litchi-update-dji-mini-2-air-2s-mavic-3/