Recent content by alanh

Did you mean: restore to factory settings?

I’m a new Mavic Pro owner. I want a definitive explanation of the vehicle control system settings. In particular, I’d like a description of the effect of each of the following settings. MC Settings – Advanced EXP Throttle Up/Down Rotate Right/Left Forward/Right – Backward/Left Basic gain...

Wow! Glad you were able to land safely.

Ha - so I just have to ask - is that a real shot or did someone Photoshop it? The timing is excellent though. After my post about hawks, one of the family took a pass at the Mavic late yesterday and veered off at the last second. Not that I'd want to sacrifice either my drone or a bird, it would...

Yes, one could walk to an open area. My question was posed to learn more about real-world experience from others about radio range when surrounded by trees. I learned of two owners who only got about 3/4 mile range. That is useful information to me.

So to clarify Qoncussion's point, SMART_BATT:goHome can be overridden but SMART_BATT:land% cannot? I think this is consistent with the manual's description of the Low Battery RTH behavior. Also, apparently, the FC does not (cannot?) take wind speed or direction into account in calculating...

Thanks for the reassurance. I am having fun flying.

Thanks for your comments. I get excellent GPS coverage from takeoff point, and have not lost GPS lock with 13 TOs and landings. The opening in the trees is roughly 33' x 36'. So far, it has been more than adequate. With RTH set to 396 feet, I'm not too worried about power lines, trees or other...

Yep. That covers loss-of-signal RTH. What about low battery RTH?

I have a passive antenna range extender, but haven't experimented with it. Is this what you mean by remote mod? Are repeaters available? Battery powered or better yet, solar? Thanks for the suggestion.

Here's one that's occurred to me, but thankfully hasn't happened: Flying under tree canopies and loosing signal with RC Signal Lost = RTH, and RTH altitude set to a couple of hundred feet.

Murphy's law - "whatever can go wrong, will go wrong." Story of my life.

Yes, I watched but have not had to adjust landings. I've actually flown from this opening several times, including RTH landings and I've not had a problem. I watched carefully the first RTH, and actually every time since. Trust but verify. Good point - thanks.

Yes, I noticed that behavior. I've actually flown from this opening several times, including RTH landings and I've not had a problem. I watched carefully the first RTH, and actually every time since. Trust but verify. Good point - thanks.

Nice. But as Mossiback wrote, can't anticipate where those cows will be, so need real-time control.