Altitude above the takeoff point exceeds 0ft.

[jimlips]

When I took off yesterday (with my MPP on a 3000ft mountain), I got the following warning once the aircraft got to 5 feet AGL:

"Altitude above the takeoff point exceeds 0ft. Always fly in compliance with altitude limitations."

This made no sense to me. Does anyone have any idea what it was really trying to say?

The altitude above the takeoff point is ALWAYS going to be above 0ft, otherwise you would be on the ground, correct?

Here is the AirData flight link if you'd like to see the Notification:


Click on the Notifications tab near the top of the page to see all the notifications.

I had four flights yesterday, and I only got this error on the first one, 4 seconds after it took off.

 

[Mossiback]

Sounds like a glitch. I understand that newer versions of Go 4 will flash that warning when the altitude above takoff point exceeds 400 ft.

 

[old man mavic]

@jimlips i get the same sort of notification from time to time ,it has never stopped me flying and i have learnt just to ignore it ,i think it has to do with the height above sea level where you take off from and it is generated by the downwards sensors it goes away after the drone climbs out of sensor range ,i had it twice today out of 4 flights in the same location ,

 

[MA2 317]

Yep, me too.

I fly the MA2 and I get the message and as old man mavic has stated, it's probably above sea level (0).

My elevation is around 850 feet above sea level in my area.

 

[DanMan32]

Would you happen to be in controlled airspace where facilities map shows 0ft max allowed without waiver? If so, DJI might have incorporated that into their fly safe database.

 

[RadioFlyerMan]

@jimlips i get the same sort of notification from time to time ,it has never stopped me flying and i have learnt just to ignore it ,i think it has to do with the height above sea level where you take off from and it is generated by the downwards sensors it goes away after the drone climbs out of sensor range ,i had it twice today out of 4 flights in the same location ,

Me too, for the last 10 flights or so. Mostly Class G areas. I had an approved LAANC for a Class E yesterday at 250 ft AGL and it still came up. Ignored it.

 

[Robert Prior]

I just had it on my third flight today. Got 1.5 m off the ground and saw the warning. Disappeared at 3 m. Flying well away from any controlled airspace.

 

[old man mavic]

just out of interest i looked on Airdata and it would seem that the message is a very common one all over the world

 

[hiflyer201]

Thanks all ..for the heads up

 

[old man mavic]

just shows how random it is flew 4 batteries today at 3 different locations no warnings at all

 

[Kyle76]

I wonder if it has to do with satellite acquisition. Perhaps you were below the minimum so it was attempting to limit your altitude until there were enough satellites connected.

 

[LCummings99]

@jimlips i get the same sort of notification from time to time ,it has never stopped me flying and i have learnt just to ignore it ,i think it has to do with the height above sea level where you take off from and it is generated by the downwards sensors it goes away after the drone climbs out of sensor range ,i had it twice today out of 4 flights in the same location ,

I get the same error on occasion and am only 100 or so feet above takeoff point. Irritating at best.