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Well I knew it was only a matter of time before I'd be posting about some incident, but fortunately this one ended well.
I'm at my usual flying site, using Litchi, making sure I understand how Focus mode works. After a quick fly around, over the HP I set the MP heading where I want it, engage Focus, select 'Aircraft Heading' as the option, and push right stick forward to send it out on that course while retaining focus on a palm tree off to left of track that I had set as the POI.
All went fine for 20 secs or so then I get 'Signal Lost' on the Litchi app, but the RC still says 'Joystick'. MP has stopped and is hovering about 100 yards away from me and the HP. So ok, no panic, its not going anywhere, and the HP is set, and visible in the map view. I try to control the MP as the RC still says Joystick, but it doesnt move.
First question: my setup for loss of signal is RTH, but it just sat in hover. So it seems both the MP and the RC think the link is there, but Litchi thinks not. And the MP doesnt respond to controls. Any idea what is going on at this point?
My subsequent actions were as follows:
(When the forum lets me I will ) attach the Litchi csvs for the flight up to the 'signal loss' and the recovery after the loss. I cant see anything in the first indicating a problem until it suddenly ends in mid air.
The second log starts in mid air, in RTH mode, and apart from a lag until some telemetry comes through (battery) its all fine.
Second question: anyone have any idea what lost connection to what, and did I do the right things?
First part of flight
Second part of flight
(for some reason I cant attach the Litchi csv files... what should I upload instead?)
I'm at my usual flying site, using Litchi, making sure I understand how Focus mode works. After a quick fly around, over the HP I set the MP heading where I want it, engage Focus, select 'Aircraft Heading' as the option, and push right stick forward to send it out on that course while retaining focus on a palm tree off to left of track that I had set as the POI.
All went fine for 20 secs or so then I get 'Signal Lost' on the Litchi app, but the RC still says 'Joystick'. MP has stopped and is hovering about 100 yards away from me and the HP. So ok, no panic, its not going anywhere, and the HP is set, and visible in the map view. I try to control the MP as the RC still says Joystick, but it doesnt move.
First question: my setup for loss of signal is RTH, but it just sat in hover. So it seems both the MP and the RC think the link is there, but Litchi thinks not. And the MP doesnt respond to controls. Any idea what is going on at this point?
My subsequent actions were as follows:
- Close Litchi, reopen. No change.
- Power down the RC, power it on, reconnect the phone with Litchi - NOW it tells me its returning home on both - and I can see the MP climbing up to execute a RTH.
- End of problem.
(When the forum lets me I will ) attach the Litchi csvs for the flight up to the 'signal loss' and the recovery after the loss. I cant see anything in the first indicating a problem until it suddenly ends in mid air.
The second log starts in mid air, in RTH mode, and apart from a lag until some telemetry comes through (battery) its all fine.
Second question: anyone have any idea what lost connection to what, and did I do the right things?
First part of flight
Second part of flight
(for some reason I cant attach the Litchi csv files... what should I upload instead?)
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