Increasing accuracy of RTH

[rscheff]

Is there some way of increasing the accuracy of the landing spot on RTH? I have calibrated the IMU but I am still 5 to 10 feet away from my launch point.

 

[Lasidora]

are you initiating the RTH when its at least 50ft or more from home, depends on the drone as well, on mine MP2 I wait for more than 10 sats locked before taking off, then go directly up until at ceiling height i.e. 250ft wait for about 10-20 seconds then begin flying as normal, as long as there is good visibity/lighting, my MP2 comes back to the drone circular orange launchpad with H in middle and usually lands to within a few inches of take off point.

 

[slup]

Is there some way of increasing the accuracy of the landing spot on RTH? I have calibrated the IMU but I am still 5 to 10 feet away from my launch point.

As the Mini 1 doesn't have a precision landing feature you're mainly in the mercy of available civil GPS accuracy ... which is 10-33ft radius. You can't expect a better accuracy than what you have now ... & a IMU calibration will not change anything regarding this.

 

[old man mavic]

have to concur with @slup the Mini 1 does not have the precision RTH feature that other Mavics have, i have learnt with mine that its best when doing a RTH, to cancel it about 20ft above the ground and manually land it on the landing pad

 

[Meta4]

Is there some way of increasing the accuracy of the landing spot on RTH?

Yes ... you can cancel RTH and land the drone yourself wherever you want it to land.

 

[tlswift58]

Is there some way of increasing the accuracy of the landing spot on RTH? I have calibrated the IMU but I am still 5 to 10 feet away from my launch point.

Why depend on RTH to land in normal conditions? Fly the drone and experience how it reacts.

To me - RTH is a failsafe should you lose signal or other conditions happen during flight. As many people have learned on this forum - RTH does not ensure a non-crash free flight home. Many variables can and do cause some crashes using RTH if your settings are off.

Others have covered very well aspects of RTH with the Mini. Also depending on area you fly from - your RTH may not be the location from where you take off from - due to GPS signal capture / etc. If you get a "homepoint / RTH" message sitting on ground prior to take-off- more likely for drone to return there, but not 100% guarantee - esp if you lose GPS during flight.

 

[cgmaxed]

are you initiating the RTH when its at least 50ft or more from home, depends on the drone as well, on mine MP2 I wait for more than 10 sats locked before taking off, then go directly up until at ceiling height i.e. 250ft wait for about 10-20 seconds then begin flying as normal, as long as there is good visibity/lighting, my MP2 comes back to the drone circular orange launchpad with H in middle and usually lands to within a few inches of take off point.

i'm impressed

 

[zeusfl]

This article may help you.

HOW TO: Use Precision Landing with the Mavic 2 Pro/Zoom

When the Mavic 2 Pro and Mavic 2 Zoom drones were released in August, the Precision Landing feature was not included. Many people who upgraded from other DJI drone models were upset that this feature was not carried over to the Mavic 2 and a long debate started over in this thread in the DJI […]

www.djidronenews.com

 

[Deleted member 103366]

....ng off, then go directly up until at ceiling height i.e. 250ft wait for about 10-20 sec......

The minimum vertical climb at take off that the M2P meeds to enable the precision landing is 7m.
250ft might be excessive unless the rest of the flight needs it.


rscheff as with the others, if I use RTH to bring the mini 'home' I rarely let it land automatically and cancel the RTH once the mini is overhead.