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Long before the Mavic came out, I was flying the Phantom 2 and it could definitely do a fly away and that was due to improper IMU settings, which, once corrected, solved the fly away problem. The sad thing is that it took many of the Phantom Pilots to figure out what the problem was. Next came the Phantom 3's, first was the Standard and then finally ending up with the Phantom 4. The one thing that they all had in common was to set the home point, either to hover or to land. This simple command cost me a Phantom Standard when it landed in the lake. I could not blame anyone, it was my own fault for not changing the action of the Phantom when it lost signal. It landed like it was suppose to, I had failed to change the hovering or landing and return home, which I thought it was supposed to do automatically.
The absolute most important thing to do is set up a "Pre-Flight" checklist, just like real aircraft pilots are required to do with their respective aircraft. Next is to do a short mini-flight of sorts. This means to power up your aircraft, especially in a new area for the Drone, power up and let it hover in place for a few minutes to make sure that it does not drift. If your Mavic or Phantom begins to drift and not hold it's position even though you have not touched the control sticks, then you need to land and check your settings. Be "absolutely sure" that your return to home setting is your point of take off. I am not going to get into TapFly, and all the other auto settings that Mavic's and Phantoms have. Before going out and flying long distances and just flying for the fun and enjoyment, be sure to set up your Mavic/Phantom so that it will return home, it's point of take off for me personally, not hover, nor land when the controller experiences loss of signal.
When I lost my Phantom 3 Standard, it was my own fault. I did not set it up properly before taking off, which simply means that I did not set up to return home instead of land. Simply put, that cost me another 5 big ones. If I had set up the return to home upon loss of signal, I would still be flying it.
Hope this info helps.
The absolute most important thing to do is set up a "Pre-Flight" checklist, just like real aircraft pilots are required to do with their respective aircraft. Next is to do a short mini-flight of sorts. This means to power up your aircraft, especially in a new area for the Drone, power up and let it hover in place for a few minutes to make sure that it does not drift. If your Mavic or Phantom begins to drift and not hold it's position even though you have not touched the control sticks, then you need to land and check your settings. Be "absolutely sure" that your return to home setting is your point of take off. I am not going to get into TapFly, and all the other auto settings that Mavic's and Phantoms have. Before going out and flying long distances and just flying for the fun and enjoyment, be sure to set up your Mavic/Phantom so that it will return home, it's point of take off for me personally, not hover, nor land when the controller experiences loss of signal.
When I lost my Phantom 3 Standard, it was my own fault. I did not set it up properly before taking off, which simply means that I did not set up to return home instead of land. Simply put, that cost me another 5 big ones. If I had set up the return to home upon loss of signal, I would still be flying it.
Hope this info helps.
