Recent content by JimPD

The phone may have been running an app. Kind of beside the point. The simple question I am asking is:- can I charge my phone from the RC or not??? If so, a secondary question would be:- How?

Yep - I know the battery is on its last legs How can I charge it from the RC? I do have a charging case for the phone - just didn't have it with me

My RC and all batteries were at 100% charged Its my phone that's the problem It was on a good charge level when I left the car but only 43% when setting up to fly Very quickly down to 20% warning, then 10% - at which point I dare not continue to fly My phone doesn't charge from the RC. Tried...

My first MA requested compass calibration nearly every flight. I have a smartwatch and used to remove it before flight. Didn't reduce the problem much, if at all. Didn't seem to matter how far I had travelled between flights. Even returning to change battery and taking off again from the same...

I have an iPhone who's battery is getting a bit crap. Went flying today. Left car with phone around 75% 20 minutes walk later set up to fly - phone now showing 43% Few minutes flying - got a low battery warning (20%) Few more minutes, got the 10% low battery warning and landed the air Total...

Just a little more news that may be relevant New MA arrived yesterday and did the firmware updates etc last night Quick flight today - its first. Guess what - no compass calibration required. Even for its first ever flight!! I wonder if the constant requirement to calibrate almost every flight...

Converts to 137.9mph!!!

Hi all, I have good news. DJI have concluded there was no pilot error and will repair / replace under warranty!! Just made my day!! Just got a few days to wait until I can go flying again. :) Thanks again for all the help & advice. Thumbswayup

Well, it is now in the post and on its way to DJI in the Netherlands. I will update this thread to let you know the outcome. Guess that will be a week or three away. Thanks again for all the help & advice Jim

Its all parcelled up to go in the post tomorrow. Would a printed copy of this thread help my case?

The crazy thing is - when it gave the warning about heading exception, it said to switch to ATTI mode if a/c behaves erratically (I understand that the app covers all DJI a/c, some of which have such a switch). Yet having given such a warning, it didnt switch itself. Could this be a malfunction...

If I understand correctly, there is no way to select ATTI mode manually on a Mavic Air, even if you had the time to work through the settings menus in the App? The a/c can decide to change mode to ATTI itself? Surely this cannot be right

I dont think GPS is still functioning. It still powers up, links to controller and receives a picture from the camera but there are faults on IMU, accelerometer, 2 of the ESCs, compass, gimbal. Can't recall GPS status. JIm

Many thanks @sar104 for your help on this. Absolutely invaluable. I will send the MA off & wait for DJIs response. Fingers crossed! Two questions: The MA controller has customisable buttons on it - is there any way of making one of these a manual ATTI mode switch? Surely, if the IMU detects a...

There was a metal structure nearby but not for the first time. For example, I have set up & taken off within a few feet of my car several times. Like I said in the OP, compass calibration is required just about every time I set the a/c up for a flight. Even happens most times if I land, change...