Landing Pad.. Won't auto land?

plrogers1126 · Jan 18, 2017

I bought a flathat landing pad. I like it allot but my mavic doesn't. On come home or fly's to the pad hovers about four feet above it and says not safe to land. I can pull left stick down and it resists for a moment then lands. It centers up the pad perfectly but doesn't want to land. Anyone know of a workaround?

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ElGuapo · Jan 18, 2017

I have the same problem mine won't autoland on one of those. The only work around that I know
of is a home remedy. Basically I took a piece of old carpet and cut a square for testing purposes, maybe a bit smaller than the landing pad. Works like a charm, I have 10 out of 10 landings.

Anthony · Jan 18, 2017

Is it as it is in the photo ?? Lots ocf black ??

Mine works fine but it is bright and the sensors do need good light...

plrogers1126 · Jan 18, 2017

No that's a picture inside its carry pack. The pad is the brightly colored circle with the x in it only the black around it is the package

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Anthony · Jan 18, 2017

plrogers1126 said:
No that's a picture inside its carry pack. The pad is the brightly colored circle with the x in it only the black around it is the package

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what was the light like ??

plrogers1126 · Jan 18, 2017

Was outside 3pm overcast.

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Anthony · Jan 18, 2017

plrogers1126 said:
Was outside 3pm overcast.

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How did you take off ??

This is what I do

Start the Mavic
Wait for satellites
Wait for Home Point updated message
Take off vertically to no higher than 10 meters and wait 5 to 10 seconds then I head off.

plrogers1126 · Jan 18, 2017

Waited for satellite and home point message. Auto takeoff hovered a couple seconds then flew away. Did this for 3 batteries worth of flying. It had no issues knowing where home was it hovered directly above the center x but would not land.

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Anthony · Jan 18, 2017

that's odd .... knock up something with a pattern on it and try that as a test ?? and if that does not work disable the landing protection option and test again.

plrogers1126 · Jan 18, 2017

I can always turn it upside down the bottom is white. Seems a little sad though I think it's a cool looking pad.

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integlikewhoa · Jan 18, 2017

plrogers1126 said:
I can always turn it upside down the bottom is white. Seems a little sad though I think it's a cool looking pad.

And that's what happens when you buy something because its cool rather then functional. LOL Don't mind me though I tend to say the same thing about iProducts also.

IADRN43 · Jan 18, 2017

I bet the busy pattern looks like 3D to the downward cameras and it sees it as obstructed landing zone.

GerdS · Jan 19, 2017

You can just disable the "landing protection" setting within the GO app's sensor settings.

Anthony · Jan 19, 2017

Let us know how you get on with the landing protection disabled.

plrogers1126 · Jan 19, 2017

I found the landing protection setting in litchi but not dji go?

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GerdS · Jan 20, 2017

Lock at the sensor settings page, think under "advanced".

JLane · Jan 20, 2017

plrogers1126 said:
Waited for satellite and home point message. Auto takeoff hovered a couple seconds then flew away.

Note that for Precision Landing to work properly, you need to hover at around 10m, not the auto takeoff height of around 1.2m.

However, I'm not sure this would be the cause of the problem. It could be as IADRN43 suggested... The busy pattern makes it look like an unsuitable place to land.

JLane · Jan 20, 2017

GerdS said:
Lock at the sensor settings page, think under "advanced".

I've been told that the Landing Protection option isn't present on iOS. I can't verify this, as I use Android and I do have the option available.

island30322 · Jan 20, 2017

Anthony said:
How did you take off ??

This is what I do

Start the Mavic
Wait for satellites
Wait for Home Point updated message
Take off vertically to no higher than 10 meters and wait 5 to 10 seconds then I head off.

Yeeeeeee

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island30322 · Jan 20, 2017

Maybe ur mavic isn't down with this coloful landing pad, seems the mavic is scared and is hiding from the landing pad Hahahaha I'm smashed shouts out to mavic pro and all you boys [emoji173]️

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