so where are the other Intel RealSense sensors on the H520

Give it a year and it will half price like every other unit they have made. Actually six months down the road people are going to be pissed that they paid full price just like many Typhoon H owners. It is the way the business goes for UAV's.

 

I agree about the sensors why the heck does this thing NOT have ground position sensors. Yuneec must think every one will always have GPS every where they go. So don't go into a large arena or in some thick forest that has a thick canopy blocking Satellites for GPS. Some day this feature will be put into their products like DJI has done. I'm not a big DJI fan mind you but when I lose GPS on my Yuneec stuff I'm forced to use the Phantom.

 

Ground position sensors are very limited. Most are only 9 feet and after that it is GPS mode.

 

Ok I thought they worked more to 9 meters which seems to be the height my Phantom is at in the arena and works great with no GPS and very strong exhaust fans moving the race bikes exhaust out. Even with that said that 9 feet is the distance, I'll take it because that is better then 0 feet and as time goes fwd those sensors will get better on the newer acft. I just have to agree at this price range the 520 should have every bell and whistle that Yuneec has to offer in it's arsenal.

 

Pat you are so correct in many ways with that statement. The jest is that the H520 is not for me but it's sad that they didn't keep us average monkeys in mind though. I like some of the newer features that they did with the H520 but as far as doing mapping goes well that is pretty job specific which is a good thing because not to many mfg are going to go after a certain market in mind and Yuneec did. How ever in the same breath left us average consumers on the side of the road wondering what the heck. I guess I'll have to wait another year to see what's next.

 

Very true I have been looking at the 920 plus. Many nice features like team mode and the fact you can put the CGO3+ camera on it for a lighter load to get more air time. Once again it still has no ground sensors to hold position for the loss of GPS. The down side is the $ of the batteries to get the max flight time. I would love to see a hy-brid of the 480 to the 520, put on the new motors and some good ground sensors and call it a day. The real sense sys was something that I never did find a good use for or felt I could trust. It would be nice to see a good review in English on the 920 plus in action with the different payload cameras because I have yet to see a good video. All the video's I've seen are in a studio. I do have one question and that is does the CGO4 have audio like all the other CGO camera's?

 

I really don't like a lot of reliance on technology. I can see where sensors could be helpful in tight spaces, since it's kind of difficult to judge distance from camera view, or far away by sight. Basically, just one more thing to go wrong.

I remember when seat belts were optional equipment, had to pay extra, if you wanted them installed. But, you know, seat belts save lives, so they became required equipment, there were still deaths, and serious injuries, regardless of whether they were used or not, sometimes, they were the cause of the death or serious injuries, though we seldom hear about it, unless it happens to someone we know. Seat belts don't make you a better driver, and only help in some types of accidents. Some how, it became law, and drivers were required to wear them, and got plenty of tickets, if they didn't, but it was a secondary offense, until recently. You had to be speeding, or the old standard, 'your brake light is out'. Now days, everyone in the car has to be strapped in, it's a primary offense, $116 ticket (probably more, been a few years since last time I got popped). Wonderful invention, didn't stop accidents, deaths, or serious injuries. Not really that effective. since airbags are now mandatory equipment, which seem to be about as useless as well, not to mention cause injuries, couple of deaths, just from deployment. I've seen the abrasive rash on face and arms a few times, not serious, but probably a little painful, at first...

I'd really hate to see a lot of these sensors becoming mandatory, since it would only drive the price up, the added weight and power drain, would shorten our flights. Really don't like the idea of fighting a computer for control of an aircraft. I'm sure there are plenty of people, who are hoping, waiting, for the day, when they just have to pick a point on a map, press a start button, and the drone is on it's way, no need for flight controls at all. For me, that day, would be a sad one, I just like to fly.