Flight Safety Disclaimer
1. Planning Aid Only
DronePoint generates mission files from your inputs and third-party data. It does not know all obstacles, power lines, terrain changes, people, animals, aircraft, weather, airspace restrictions, radio interference, local rules, aircraft configuration, firmware behavior, or emergency conditions at your site.
2. Required Pre-Flight Checks
- Confirm the mission is legal in the operating area and that you have all required authorizations.
- Inspect every waypoint, altitude, gimbal action, yaw action, speed, photo interval, and route segment before upload.
- Set the exact takeoff point when using terrain follow or relative altitudes.
- Check airspace, NOTAMs, weather, visibility, wind, obstacles, terrain, people, roads, and emergency landing options.
- Verify aircraft firmware, battery health, GNSS, compass, return-to-home altitude, failsafe behavior, controller settings, and geofence status.
- Start with conservative tests, maintain situational awareness, and be ready to pause, cancel, or take manual control.
3. Terrain and Elevation Data
Terrain-follow outputs depend on third-party elevation data that may be low-resolution, stale, interpolated, missing, or wrong. Vegetation, buildings, wires, cranes, masts, and temporary obstacles may not appear in elevation data. Treat terrain-follow output as an estimate requiring field verification.
4. Compatibility
DronePoint attempts to generate compatible KMZ/WPML files, but compatibility can vary by drone model, controller, app version, firmware, region, and DJI behavior. Test new configurations in a controlled environment before operational use.
5. Insurance and Professional Operations
If you use DronePoint commercially or near people, property, infrastructure, crops, livestock, or sensitive areas, carry appropriate insurance and follow applicable professional standards.