all over the world. We could anticipate most of the questions, and prepare material to answer them. There was one man, who visited Japan as a correspondent regularly, who was rather hostile. I used to bring a pile of papers with me to the meeting; as he asked his questions, I could just pull out a paper and read it to him: ‘A member of the Japanese Upper House wrote to us that he had heard this programme….’ and so on. I needed the paper to support what I said, as this man was very critical.

On this occasion, the day before the meeting, the BBC had a telephone message from him to say that he was ill and probably would not be able to attend the meeting. Onerear buttons, and buttons to pause automated flight and bring the Phantom back to its launch point—either of which can prevent an accident.

Sensors All Around

DJI phantom 4 pro drone

The Phantom 4 was the first DJI drone with forward-facing obstacle avoidance sensors, and those same sensors carried over to the svelte Mavic Pro. The Phantom 4 Pro adds identical sensors on the rear, preventing it from backing into objects.

There are also downward-facing sensors, as seen in the Mavic Pro, which work with the existing Vision Positioning System to better stabilize low-altitude flight. The Phantom 4 Pro supports the Terrain Follow flight mode, which hugs the ground and maintains a safe altitude, even when flying over hilly land.

There are infrared sensors on the left and right sides. These aren’t as