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    Also, I would like to thank the group for very a constructive, thoughtful, and insightful discussion. You're putting yourself out there when you post about something going wrong (especially a crash of a hard-to-get drone) where user error was involved, and I was prepared for a rash of comments...
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    A wise move, and I bought something similar (long history of RC vehicles, in general). I have a good handle on the flight characteristics, but familiarity with the nuances of the intelligent features and settings in the app are taking longer to soak in. Before my shipment arrived, I watched a...
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    Thanks for all of the input, it is hugely helpful in understanding why the Mavic behaved the way that it did! You're correct, I did not notice the notification on the display that auto RTH was about to initiate. I was looking at the Mavic and about to fly it to the final landing destination...
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    I agree, it was pilot error. I checked in the app and it looks like the default RTH altitude was set to 0, which I'm assuming means maintain current altitude at time of RTH? My hands were on the sticks, but when auto RTH initiated, I didn't feel like I had any control. I pushed "pause", but...
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    It's uploading now, I'll send a link when it's complete. In looking more closely at the video, it just clipped the corner of the house. It looked like a more blatant hit with the naked (horrified) eye.
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    To clarify, it crashed into the "top right" corner of the house, as seen in this view.
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    That whole map is shifted a little. The original RTH point is basically in the middle of the rectangular portion of the driveway. Right before it went into RTH, it was hovering around the steps on the back patio, which is where the skinnier portion on the right becomes wider toward the left...
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    I got my Mavic a few days ago and have really been enjoying it. This is my first DJi drone, so I'm still acclimating myself to all of the controls and data on the screen. I've been taking it slow and flying in my back yard, which also has a very large, open agricultural field neighboring it...