Do you have the controller on a lanyard around your neck?
If so, let it dangle on your midriff, hold the drone up with the one hand, reach down to the control sticks with the other and use thumb and little finger to cross control sticks.
With...
I found a video on YT yesterday with a guy doing exactly what you are describing, tried it myself, it works, but since I don't have my controller hanging around my neck, I just don't want to risk dropping that expensive POS lol. That auto take...
hahaha, good point right there! I am very aware of risks doing these off hand take offs and landings, and I am doing them ONLY if there is no wind, at all! Maybe I should get one of those Jason's masks, if nothing else, it would keep people away...
Edo92 is right, there is a full thread dealing with same exact issue, you can read it here!
Basically, this started happening when updating drone FW to .300 version. We downgraded it back to .200 and issue went away!
I found it! You have to tap on the auto take off button first than take off dialog shows up and allows you to use C1 to auto take off the drone! Just tried it taking off my hand, took off no issues! Huge thanks to you for this!