Hi Everyone,
I was flying my Mavic Pro Monday and made the mistake of taking off within a few feet of my car.
After getting the home point confirmation, I took off, but within 1 min, while the drone was about 300 feet away, I noticed a compass error on my hand control. When I looked up, I saw the drone drift sideways although I had not activated the joysticks (ie it was not holding position).
Fortunately, the drone responded to my hand control and I was able to land it back safely. Afterwards, I placed the drone about 20 feet from my car, and was able to do several flights without any issue.
My questions are as follows:
- when one gets a compass error, does the GPS reading, which identifies the drone location remain functional ? My understanding is that these are 2 different systems, where the compass identifies drone orientation, while the GPS identifies location.
- when one gets a compass error, does the Map view on the hand control, which shows the drone location, remain accurate (with the exception perhaps of the drone triangle symbol on the map, which may be oriented wrong)?
- if the drone had been further and difficult to see, could I have brought it back home by using the hand control map?
Thanks for your help and insights
Sam
I was flying my Mavic Pro Monday and made the mistake of taking off within a few feet of my car.
After getting the home point confirmation, I took off, but within 1 min, while the drone was about 300 feet away, I noticed a compass error on my hand control. When I looked up, I saw the drone drift sideways although I had not activated the joysticks (ie it was not holding position).
Fortunately, the drone responded to my hand control and I was able to land it back safely. Afterwards, I placed the drone about 20 feet from my car, and was able to do several flights without any issue.
My questions are as follows:
- when one gets a compass error, does the GPS reading, which identifies the drone location remain functional ? My understanding is that these are 2 different systems, where the compass identifies drone orientation, while the GPS identifies location.
- when one gets a compass error, does the Map view on the hand control, which shows the drone location, remain accurate (with the exception perhaps of the drone triangle symbol on the map, which may be oriented wrong)?
- if the drone had been further and difficult to see, could I have brought it back home by using the hand control map?
Thanks for your help and insights
Sam