A question to the technical experts please, for the Mavic 2 series, are the GPS and compass totally independent of each other? I've read that the compass sensors are mounted on the same board as the GPS (not that makes them connected electronically in any way). Flying the M2P in an area where there is no GPS signal, the compass does seem to read correctly.
So in a situation where there is no GPS but with the compass is pointing in the right direction and no command to "calibrate compass", plus IMU normal, then it should be totally safe to fly out of a GPS shaded area into a region where the M2P picks up sufficient GPS to fly normally in GPS mode? And then to fly back into the GPS shaded area. Lets say the visual and ultrasonic sensors are turned off so it starts and ends in ATTI mode (obviously being very attentive to wind, drafts and drift). I'm aware also that the GPS signals can be compromised causing the drone to get confused about its location, how bigger risk is this?
Sorry, bit of a mixed up question but just trying to better understand the inner workings.
So in a situation where there is no GPS but with the compass is pointing in the right direction and no command to "calibrate compass", plus IMU normal, then it should be totally safe to fly out of a GPS shaded area into a region where the M2P picks up sufficient GPS to fly normally in GPS mode? And then to fly back into the GPS shaded area. Lets say the visual and ultrasonic sensors are turned off so it starts and ends in ATTI mode (obviously being very attentive to wind, drafts and drift). I'm aware also that the GPS signals can be compromised causing the drone to get confused about its location, how bigger risk is this?
Sorry, bit of a mixed up question but just trying to better understand the inner workings.