In my opinion a big part of the reason for VLOS is the gross insufficiency of training as required by the TRUST mechanism, which won't be meaningfully helped by 360 observation capabilities.
Perhaps as part of modification to 107 certification...
A ‘normal’ landing uses the downward VPS sensors in combination with the IR sensors. With VPS off the flight controller uses the IR sensors to triangulate the height above ground during landing for the last 25ft or so. IR can pass through light...
What happened had nothing to do with the gimbal position.
The clouds you tried to descend through were dense enough for the downward facing sensors to perceive them as solid ground.
When you have the left stick pulled down and your drone...
Especially when an update could, potentially, result in the drone failing while in the air. They need to take more responsibility and fully disclose any changes.
There’s still a lot of Mavic 2Pro’s flying and not publishing firmware release...