Air2s calibration

platty · Dec 23, 2023

Is it normal to calibrate GPS and IMU every time you turn the drone on.

Phantomrain.org · Dec 23, 2023

No, you should never have to do it , unless your drone has been truly effected by Magnetic interefernece and even than maybe not.

Where are you taking off from ?>

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Gear to fly in the Rain, Land on the Water

platty · Dec 23, 2023

A Victorian country area. ( Kirwans Bridge near Nagambie ) and I get about a minimum of 3 mtrs away from my car

Phantomrain.org · Dec 23, 2023

platty said:
A Victorian country area. ( Kirwans Bridge near Nagambie ) and I get about a minimum of 3 mtrs away from my car

So are you taking off from the grass or the metal bridge or a concrete patch

platty · Dec 23, 2023

Mostly I take of from the grass. I have a foam pad or a towel that I lay out on the grass. I don’t always get a “ calibration required” sign but I worry that I lose reception or something else goes wrong so I do both calibrations in case. One of those nervous fliers. So, do I just take off( after home point is established ) and enjoy myself and only calibrate when asked ?

Phantomrain.org · Dec 23, 2023

platty said:
Mostly I take of from the grass. I have a foam pad or a towel that I lay out on the grass. I don’t always get a “ calibration required” sign but I worry that I lose reception or something else goes wrong so I do both calibrations in case. One of those nervous fliers. So, do I just take off( after home point is established ) and enjoy myself and only calibrate when asked ?

So it may be that the foam pad may not be level > ??

Try taking off on some level areas and see how that goes, also if you get the the home point , you can fly .

Keep me posted

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Gear to fly your drone in the Rain.

platty · Dec 23, 2023

Phantomrain.org said:
So it may be that the foam pad may not be level > ??

Try taking off on some level areas and see how that goes, also if you get the the home point , you can fly .

Keep me posted

Phantomrain.org
Gear to fly your drone in the Rain.

platty · Dec 23, 2023

Thanks for that. I’m blown away that I am sitting up in bed with a cuppa tea pressing buttons on a mobile phone and chatting to a person on the other side of the globe.
Thanks for the advice

Meta4 · Dec 23, 2023

platty said:
Is it normal to calibrate GPS and IMU every time you turn the drone on.

No ... it's not.
Normally no recalibration is ever required.

ps .. there is no way that anyone can calibrate the GPS.
Perhaps you mean calibrate the compass?

platty · Dec 23, 2023

Yes, I meant the compass and do you mean I should never need to calibrate the IMU ?

Meta4 · Dec 23, 2023

platty said:
Yes, I meant the compass and do you mean I should never need to calibrate the IMU ?

Unless there's a genuine problem with your drone, you should never have any reason to recalibrate the compass or IMU.

platty · Dec 24, 2023

Thanks for that. That is great news. Calibrating the IMU each time is a pain in the neck.

EricJT · Dec 24, 2023

platty said:
Thanks for that. That is great news. Calibrating the IMU each time is a pain in the neck.

I have had my M2P for over 4 years and never had to recalibrate anything....I have had to move my takeoff points once or twice when the compass was being affected by nearby ferrous metal....ensuring my drone is pointing in the same direction as the controller's map indicates has saved me from potential problems. A big thanks to Meta4 for his past words of wisdom.