"Erik

Thanks, yes, good info.  

Cobbled together is an understatement - but boy did I learn a lot about drones.  (To be clear, the Xbox controller is for the Payload Operator, I also have a regular FrSky for flight control.)  So, you're right, this…"

"Thanks Scott, that's kind of what I'm seeing.  I understand why they might have made it hard to fly missions, and I don't mind a little bit of work, but I'd like something pretty much out-of-the-box for my next bird.  I could do everything I want…"

"Thanks Erik, I'll check out your set up.
I do prefer a dual set up also.  I currently have an old Quad, and have it set up well to do all the things I like, but I would like a more modern bird with better endurance.  
I have tried Tower using the…"

"Did this ever get reconciled?  I am in the market for a new drone, and waypoints are on my requirements list. "

"@ Dan

I am not saying this is what happened to your bird, but you (all) need to understand some things about GPS.  The reason not to fly near buildings is not so much HDOP, but multipath.

HDOP (horizontal dilution of precision) is a measure of the…"

"To do what?"

"Well, I plotted the home point and it looks pretty close to where you started.  Your arming check does look enabled, with HDOP of 2.0, which is good.  But if you look on your kmz file, the position is wandering all over so it may have been having…"

"HDOP is a measure of how well your GPS is measuring horizontal position.  Normally, AC won't even let you arm with HDOP above 2.0, yours was over 4.0 
So, you may have the pre-arm check disabled.
Are you using Mission Planner?  You can see the HDOP…"

"You armed with a very high GPS HDOP.  "

"Why not just edit it in the FP after upload? 
This is just a way to do it now. But I am just curious as to what you are really trying to do, why aren't waypoints in the flight planner sufficient?  Are you doing something with a DGPS?

p.s. - I am…"

"Download your dataflash log, then in Mission Planner - > dataflash logs -> create kml + gpx
Paste the lat/longs into a WP file and upload it."

"The new TFR feature is certainly useful, but could maybe use a tweak?
The outer ring of the large area around DC is the SFRA, which is not a prohibition per se, whereas the inner ring does specifically by regulation prohibit RC flight. One of the…"