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Recent content by Fred Lewis

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    calibrate compass

    To KennyL. comment. I travel a couple of hours and I need to recalibrate.
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    mavic Air controller antennas

    Problem? The controller antennas came from the factory very loose. I looked for help and all I got was use rubberbands (on a $1000 toy right). Anyone have thought on how to tighten them? Was unit in a crash?no What have you tried so far? rubber bands...not a great solution to fixing it What...
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    Mavic Air falls out of sky

    This is clear as mud. The mavic does not understand "emergency" only the pilot does...so that must mean that it is active all the time I believe. I hope when he experiments he can find out if it can be invoked by accident
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    RTH vs Return to controller

    Thanks for this
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    Front and rear sensors

    Problem? I took my drone to a high altitude with no obstacles in site. I get a red message telling me that my forward and back obstructions sensors are turned off. All my setting have them on. I am not in sport mode but in P mode. Why is it turning them off. Also it does so on landing Was...
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    Mavic Air falls out of sky

    My understanding is that if you pull both sticks to inside center...the motors turn off? Correct me if I am wrong.
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    RTH vs Return to controller

    I think I have it. I believe the mavic has to take off and establish its RTH. If I am not near from the take off point, I then hit the icon on the right and it measures the distance from my first home position and then establishes my position as the return point and then it will use that...
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    RTH vs Return to controller

    I have seen video of someone launching from on point...physically moving and having the drone return to home at another point...thought this is how it was done
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    RTH vs Return to controller

    Thank you...I have attached the menu for RTH settings. The icon on the left is normal return...the icon on the right, I believe is suppose to reset the home position to the controller
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    RTH vs Return to controller

    Thank you.....How do I do that? when I press the return to controller....it says updated but always return to origin point
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    RTH vs Return to controller

    Problem? I try to make the unit return to remote by pushing the button on the main menu....but it always returns to home. I have tried it pre flight and while in flight ....at always returns to home Was unit in a crash?no What have you tried so far? stated above What device are you using (...
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    Cable specs

    I bought an holder for my phone for my Mavic Air. The company said I should use a 9" cable to connect the android phone to the remote. I don't know how to specify the cable I need. HELP? Also does anyone know of a source....Thanks
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    Gimbal issues

    Y\ Thank you for your reply....yes both calibrations. funny on start up the camera points down...but as soon as it beeps it points up. So it can move but doesn't
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    Gimbal issues

    a portion of my mavic air went into the water. everything seems fine but the gimbal is overloaded and points up. I don't know if there is water or it is looking for calibration...any thoughts how to get it back to normal or does it sound broken?
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    How to get the RTC (return to controller) working

    Can someone please describe the actual process . step by step to get this to work right