Apple Watch the reason for degraded signal?

[easyheimer]

So I flew my Mavic Pro last weekend and the signal kept cutting out for some reason. This is very uncommon with the Pro. I was trying to figure out why this was happening and even tried slapping the parabolic signal boosters on there (which make the signal worse btw), and still the same results.

Well yesterday I flew it in the morning and did not have a signal “flair up” or hiccup in signal. I was trying to figure out what I was doing different this time and the only thing I noticed is I wasn’t wearing my Apple Watch. That must be it.

Has anyone else noticed some interference with the Apple Watch? Looks like I’ll be flying Apple Watchless in the future.

 

[sar104]

Correlation does not imply causation. No - it's not your watch causing that.

 

[Paulf10]

Correlation does not imply causation. No - it's not your watch causing that.

Thanks! The post had me concerned for a bit!

 

[Paulf10]

So I flew my Mavic Pro last weekend and the signal kept cutting out for some reason. This is very uncommon with the Pro. I was trying to figure out why this was happening and even tried slapping the parabolic signal boosters on there (which make the signal worse btw), and still the same results.

Well yesterday I flew it in the morning and did not have a signal “flair up” or hiccup in signal. I was trying to figure out what I was doing different this time and the only thing I noticed is I wasn’t wearing my Apple Watch. That must be it.

Has anyone else noticed some interference with the Apple Watch? Looks like I’ll be flying Apple Watchless in the future.

Interesting thought. I’ve never noticed it, but still something to think about.

 

[ringraham]

Yes. I discovered this last year. Not the drop outs but I don’t wear my watch when flying after I found that my compass calibration failed every time I had it on. Calibration was good every time I took it off and left it in the car.

 

[sar104]

Yes. I discovered this last year. Not the drop outs but I don’t wear my watch when flying after I found that my compass calibration failed every time I had it on. Calibration was good every time I took it off and left it in the car.

That's real, and a completely different problem. The magnetic clasps create a significant magnetic field.

 

[ringraham]

Yes different. but true. Red and blue jellybeans are different also but they are both jellybeans.

 

[sar104]

Yes different. but true. Red and blue jellybeans are different also but they are both jellybeans.

OK - so what was it's relevance to the OP's issue?

 

[ringraham]

Just information.

 

[sar104]

Just information.

Right - hence my clarification above. It's important not to confuse people with simultaneous different jelly beans.

 

[ringraham]

True. Thanks for the lesson.

 

[BobTheDog]

So I flew my Mavic Pro last weekend and the signal kept cutting out for some reason. This is very uncommon with the Pro. I was trying to figure out why this was happening and even tried slapping the parabolic signal boosters on there (which make the signal worse btw), and still the same results.

Well yesterday I flew it in the morning and did not have a signal “flair up” or hiccup in signal. I was trying to figure out what I was doing different this time and the only thing I noticed is I wasn’t wearing my Apple Watch. That must be it.

Has anyone else noticed some interference with the Apple Watch? Looks like I’ll be flying Apple Watchless in the future.

Apple Watch will definitely cause magnetic interference due to proximity of watch on wrist to remote controller.

 

[Keule]

Apple Watch will definitely cause magnetic interference due to proximity of watch on wrist to remote controller.

I cannot confirm. I'll be flying for years with an Apple watch with all kinds of DJI RC's and non-DJI RC's - never had a problem.

 

[sar104]

Apple Watch will definitely cause magnetic interference due to proximity of watch on wrist to remote controller.

It's unlikely to interfere with the controller. It could interfere with compass calibration.

 

[BBOjai]

Been flying for over 2 years now my M2P wearing my Apple Watch WITH a magnetic band and have never had any issues. Luck- Blessed? Well definitely Blessed!!!

 

[MaxE1955!]

So I flew my Mavic Pro last weekend and the signal kept cutting out for some reason. This is very uncommon with the Pro. I was trying to figure out why this was happening and even tried slapping the parabolic signal boosters on there (which make the signal worse btw), and still the same results.

Well yesterday I flew it in the morning and did not have a signal “flair up” or hiccup in signal. I was trying to figure out what I was doing different this time and the only thing I noticed is I wasn’t wearing my Apple Watch. That must be it.

Has anyone else noticed some interference with the Apple Watch? Looks like I’ll be flying Apple Watchless in the future.

I’ve worn my Apple Watch (1st Generation) on every flight I’ve made and never experienced any problem. I don’t think it’s the watch causing the pause. But I am not an electronics engineer.

 

[WithTheBirds]

With all the possible contributors to the cause of this issue you find it safe to assume it was the Apple Watch? The device you are flying with connected to your controller doesn't have bluetooth, wifi or cellular radios?

We are predisposed to fitting the obvious and convenient to the unexplained and very often wrong.

I never bother with aeroplane mode on any of the devices I fly with and have worn an Apple Watch on numerous occasions without issues.

 

[Bekanne]

So I flew my Mavic Pro last weekend and the signal kept cutting out for some reason. This is very uncommon with the Pro. I was trying to figure out why this was happening and even tried slapping the parabolic signal boosters on there (which make the signal worse btw), and still the same results.

Well yesterday I flew it in the morning and did not have a signal “flair up” or hiccup in signal. I was trying to figure out what I was doing different this time and the only thing I noticed is I wasn’t wearing my Apple Watch. That must be it.

Has anyone else noticed some interference with the Apple Watch? Looks like I’ll be flying Apple Watchless in the future.

Seems if I suspected my watch keeping me from flying, even if it's not the cause, I'd take it off.
You could experiment a bit to see if there's a pattern.