DJI Air 2S error code -1008 upon initiating mission

The NFZ stuff is pretty complicated. If you have issues like taking off you could try flying with the DJI app open.

Were you able to take off and fly around using the DJI app?

Yes, DJI Fly seemed to work fine.

When you get authorization to fly an area it is loaded into the aircraft which is what makes the decision of whether it can take off or not. You need to have all associated air spaces fully cleared. This includes any you will be flying in to. Check your flight altitudes to make sure that none of the zones are going to be flown in to. 

I did all that. Cleared to 300 ft. Mission set to 50 m. DJI Fly was able to fly. Could the authorization be deleted when switching to Map Pilot Pro?

I don’t think so. We have never really gotten clarification on what that code means. I bet it you tried it a couple different ways it would take off. Try with the mobile device in airplane mode. Try taking off from a slightly different area. Try hitting the takeoff button in the DJI app.

There are some kinds of no fly zones though that will not allow you to takeoff for any sort of automated flight. There is also no notation that lets you know that this is the case.

I'd tried several different ways earlier today and will try more tomorrow if we get a break in the rain. How would I hit the DJI Fly app Takeoff button if I'm running Map Pilot Pro? What happens if I'm in the air when switching between apps? I have Litchi which used to work fine here and I will check if it still works. Thanks for your suggestions. Will report back.

Checked out Litchi with my Air 2S again today. No problem launching (after DJI Fly used to declare clearance and liability acceptance...) or running a programmed flight path. After Litchi succeeded, I tried Map Pilot Pro again a few times and continued get the "DJI Air 2S There was an error executing the command. (code:-1008)" error message. Map Pilot Pro must use the DJI flight authorization differently than Litchi. Let me know if you have any more suggestions.

Here is how we do it when we test in NFZs:

1. Go into DJI Fly
2. Attempt to start up the motors manually
3. Sign in, accept, agree, consent to any NFZ warnings
4. Attempt the start up the motors manually (“manually” = sticks down and in)
5. If successful, close the DJI Fly and go back into MPP without turning drone/rc off
6. Attempt to start up the motors in MPP manually. 
7. If successful, stop the motors manually and use Map Pilot Pro. 
8. If not successful, go back into the DJI app and make sure all applicable zones are unlocked.

The goal is to be able to manually start the props when Map Pilot Pro is the main app running. That is the sign that you will be able to take off. The app will still be doing the flying so don't try to take off manually but if you can start the props the automated flight will be able to start. 

So what about multiple battery missions in the Error -1008 scenario and the workaround of starting the mission with DJI Fly? I am encountering it today. Will MPP resume the mission after a battery change if the mission has to be started using DJI Fly? 

Once you are cleared to take off in a location it should last for subsequent flights but we have never really gotten any clarification from DJI for what causes this. We don't THINK it is airspace related because one would think it would tell us that. The -1008 code is exactly what gets reported to us. 

All that being said, there is no reason the same trick would not work for subsequent flights. 

In our case yesterday we learned that the airspace clearance does not survive a battery change. We also learned that DJI Fly must remain active in the background or the mission will not function in the controlled airspace area. Also, the clearance has to be uploaded to the drone each time from the "safety" area of DJI Fly.

We flew a 3-battery mission on the edge of a controlled airspace area (20% of the area was outside controlled airspace and 80% in it) and had to upload the clearance to the drone using DJI Fly after each battery change. This resulted in the mission restarting at the beginning twice. The drone would hesitate each time it attempted to cross the line into controlled airspace.

We believe there is some type of miscommunication between MPP, the drone and DJI Fly in this scenario - specifically at the transition point between controlled airspace (where the clearance will be needed) and the uncontrolled airspace - as the drone attempts to leave uncontrolled airspace and enter controlled airspace.

On the third attempt of our mission, we were able to complete 80% which did include the target area our client hired us for. However after swapping batteries to return to the 3rd phase of the 3 battery mission, a malfunction occurred at transition point between controlled airspace and uncontrolled and (i) MPP lost control of our drone, (ii) the camera went into a wobbling frenzy in FPV screen, (iii) a red banner came across the controller screen saying something needed to be calibrated and (iv) in a couple of seconds, functions like RTH and manual controls were unavailable, then (v) the drone fell to the ground from 196' and was destroyed. We did recover the drone in the work area and we do have DJI Care Refresh, filed a priority claim and the drone will be replaced within 72 hours at a small cost. 

Flying in an area where airspace access must be granted is a basic function of many of us who use our drones in metro areas for work like real estate (we were doing a condo complex yesterday when this happened). We believe the malfunction occurs at the transition point between controlled and uncontrolled airspace (when both exist in the same mission and the mission requires the drone to cross in and out of it to fly the needed mission course). MPP is going to have to get this workflow nailed down. 

We are sorry to hear you had an incident. As recommended previously, we do not recommend having multiple apps running at one time. This is likely why your aircraft had the issue. 

We recommend always closing all other drone related apps when using Map Pilot Pro. This means not running in the background. Fully closed. Multiple connections causes multiple problems. 

These are all the errors you had in your most recent log file. This is honestly the most and scariest list of errors I have seen. These errors are reported to you in the Aircraft Errors panel. There was clearly a hardware related issue happening. Lots of motor related issues. Not good. Sometimes the telemetry reporting can get messed up if multiple apps are trying to get the data at the same time. 

We do all of our testing in San Diego which is one of the most complicated airspaces in the country and if you follow the list of steps above it works reliably. 

There is no communication between Map Pilot Pro and DJI Fly, ever. The DJI app can be used to sync the airspace clearances to the aircraft and at that point they should be stored there. Having another app open is not required (or ever recommended). 

Are you actually having issues where it is going in to and out of controlled airspace? The -1008 error is a pre-takeoff issue that happens when you are currently in uncleared controlled airspace.

You don't have to refly large parts of the mission if things get out of sync. For any flight you can restart it at any corner waypoint by tapping on the corner where you would like to restart while the blue verification line is showing: https://support.dronesmadeeasy.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005940746-Manual-Restarting-Point