#drone show

The recent live-streamed drone show that features K-pop group BLACKPINK has been unceremoniously canceled last January 22 due to some unexplained causes. In a detailed report we obtained about the incident, the drones that were being used for the synchronized show all went haywire as the event was just starting. They first experienced a dropped signal strength from the WiFi signal but once it normalized, the GPS and satellite signals from a few drones completely dropped. One by one, more drones also lost their GPS signals until the entire fleet of drones broke down due to lost satellite connection. Since all the drones could not make any GPS connection, the flight path could not be processed and the launch had to be delayed. Normally, drones would lose GPS signals due to several factors (atmospheric disturbances, weather changes, solar activity) but the most common would be blocked signals like tall buildings or structures, which is why drone live shows are done in an open area. As someone who is a long-time drone user, we sometimes experience this when flying drones near huge mountains or tall buildings but it’s merely a weaker or erratic signal. The one experienced during the BLACKPINK Sandbox Drone Show was a total (0%) GPS signal loss on all of the dozen drones used in the event. Read more in our articles including "BLACKPINK’s Sandbox Drone Show gets jammed, literally" and "DJI Osmo Mobile 8P globally launched".