I flew for the first time today and it was a blast! Wide open park, sunny, and 45 degrees F. I calibrated the compass before flight, updated firmware/software, and all other parameters were in the green. 19 satellites as well. I got comfortable with the controls and tested several functions, including several of the flight modes and RTH. Everything worked as advertised!
My first test with obstacle avoidance wasn't deliberate, the mavic stopped as I was heading directly towards the sun. I had read about this and this didn't surprise me. I decided to try to fly the mavic towards me as another test. I moved perpendicular to the sun and flew the mavic towards me at head height, in P mode, and at around 5mph. It wouldn't stop! I tried it several times, same result. I tried flying towards a short pine tree, same result. Looking at the iPhone sensor warning bands, I thing it was in the yellow, but distance said 13 feet when it was really more like 5 feet. All stickers are off the sensors. Is this a sensor calibration issue?
Thanks for your replies!
My first test with obstacle avoidance wasn't deliberate, the mavic stopped as I was heading directly towards the sun. I had read about this and this didn't surprise me. I decided to try to fly the mavic towards me as another test. I moved perpendicular to the sun and flew the mavic towards me at head height, in P mode, and at around 5mph. It wouldn't stop! I tried it several times, same result. I tried flying towards a short pine tree, same result. Looking at the iPhone sensor warning bands, I thing it was in the yellow, but distance said 13 feet when it was really more like 5 feet. All stickers are off the sensors. Is this a sensor calibration issue?
Thanks for your replies!
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