Flyaways are a myth, or so I thought... Although I'd appreciate a little help.

[SaOuGenLa]

I was recording just for pleasure but was happy for the invite to record it . I was way to close and my pro got very wet .

Oops.
Did you ever post the footage?

 

[SaOuGenLa]

No ... it's correct.
The VPS will try to maintain stable height if you fly low with it enabled.
The water surface can confuse it.
If you are going to fly that close to water, it would be better to disable VPS.

Thanks again

 

[Prmath]

As per the title...

Heres the flight log DJI Flight Log Viewer - PhantomHelp.com

I still think that flyaways are a myth, it's pilot error. With that in mind what did I do wrong (Apart from being too low water on a very sunny day)? Any log analysis(No, not the Bristol stool chart log analysis) would be welcome as I'm worried that this may happen again.

Problem?

I was flying in the lake district, two successful flights down burnt through a battery each one. no problems apart from needing to calibrate the compass at each location.

I then flew very, very low level over Ullswater. Less than 3 metres, I climbed to 6 metres then the incident happened. Flight logs and video link included.

Brief description, Magic air jolted then yawed to right before setting off on its own across the lake!

Thankfully I'd read on here that switching to sport mode can often regain control of the aircraft. Thankfully it did and I brought the air home.


Was unit in a crash?

No

What have you tried so far?[/B

Looked at flight logs and control inputs on Airdata. Stick input doesn't correspond to what happend at the moment if the incident]

What device are you using ( iphone , ipad, Samsung , etc)?

Sony ZX1

What firmware are you running ( aircraft, remote controller)?

Latest

What Go app version are you using?

Latest

Any modification? (if so what)
No Mods

Did you change anything or install any apps? (if so what)

No

Do you have a video or pictures of the problem? (if so post link)

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Screen shot showing flight path: New photo by Nathan Gray

Atleast you didn’t get an angry email from Castro warning ......
NEVER enter Cuban airspace again. (He kept my drone BTW)????‍??