Moving on it's own

[Trini_MP]

I did my first flight today... And my mavic does not hover in place... It moves by itself... Not any abrupt movements or drastic... But almost jus glides away from its hover position... What's wrong... Did I configure or didn't calibrate properly!????,

 

[Top Hat]

Where did you had your 1st flight and how high is the hover?

 

[Trini_MP]

In my yard... Had it only over ing about 2-3 feet... I abit scared to fly it high and far yet..... Wt could be the issue... Maybe I need to recalibrate in another location

 

[Youser]

In my yard... Had it only over ing about 2-3 feet... I abit scared to fly it high and far yet..... Wt could be the issue... Maybe I need to recalibrate in another location

Take it out to a field. Do the compass calibration again and let it hover higher. See what happens

 

[FASTFJR]

I did my first flight today... And my mavic does not hover in place... It moves by itself... Not any abrupt movements or drastic... But almost jus glides away from its hover position... What's wrong... Did I configure or didn't calibrate properly!????,

How far is it moving from the last position you leave it in?

 

[Trini_MP]

It jus continues moving.... If u don't bring it back... It will continue going....

 

[CornerGuy]

How many satellites was it hitting? Any low GPS signal warnings?

 

[locoman]

Mine does it too sometimes, could be wind, trying to maintain location with changing GPS singles, To close to ground, sensors detecting changing light. is only moves a few inches either way or up and down. I an not real concerned about it.

 

[FlyGuy8675309]

Does it say GPS in a green bar at the top or is it yellow and say ATTI.

 

[smittycm]

If you're hovering it low above grass I read that the sensors can have trouble detecting a pattern and "seeing" where it's at, which could result in slight drifting.

 

[MacIak]

Should be easy to fix. If it continues to happen you might have to do an IMU calibration. Maybe you can check the IMU readings in the GO4 app before startup to see if anything unusual.

 

[darren6270]

I've had it since the early September update. Was rock solid before. Nothings changed in the set up or where I fly. It's annoying.

 

[Zonian]

It jus continues moving.... If u don't bring it back... It will continue going....

That should not happen when in GPS mode

 

[gnirtS]

Or controller calibration is needed...

 

[Youser]

If you're hovering it low above grass I read that the sensors can have trouble detecting a pattern and "seeing" where it's at, which could result in slight drifting.

That shouldn't be the case. Position should be locked via gps not the sensors at the bottom. I have a hubsan that's only worth $150 and that will hover stable above grass without any sensors. Don't see why the Mavic can't do the same.

 

[Huddy]

You could try taking it a little higher. Maybe above 6 metres. It might be more stable away from the ground. I’m thinking when you select precise landing on take-off, it rises to 6 metres instead of the standard 2 metres. It must need to do that to get a good fix. It’s worth a try.