Recent content by Jay_W

Any drone pilot knows how hard it is to fly with precision and safety while trying to be cameraman at the same time. Not long ago, I was flying at the local boat harbor on what seemed like a routine, and somewhat boring, video shoot. When I got home and "viewed the dailies" on my desktop I...

Whenever I get everything turned on and ready to fly, before I takeoff I check the radar to see if it's true (iPhone 7). If it's off, and it often is, I rotate the phone out a bit away from the controller with its cable still connected and then rotate it back in place. That usually works and...

As of today, Sept 22, Tap Fly will start, but then abruptly quits (in 30 to 60 sec) and goes into GPS/hover mode. I tried restarting everything and still got the same results. I tried different speeds, altitudes, it's just unstable. Any thoughts?

The drone only knows its altitude from takeoff point which is zero. If it goes downhill from there, you have to add in the downhill to get the true AGL

Has the radar interface changed since you posted this? I do not have a circle, just a red AC triangle and a blue Home dot, placed on a map. My old P3, however, did have a radar icon as you describe.