Thank goodness I had it in sight when I lost connection. Was getting low battery warning. All of a sudden disconnected and that's when I **** my pants. Tried not to panic but I did anyway. About 1 minute into just watching it stay still, it then came back to home. I do believe I could have take control of it manually to fly it back. Is that correct?
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Mossiback
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Yes, you can cancel RTH once you regain control. Now go and clean your pants.
After you clean your pants, give the manual a read, especially how RTH works. You don't want to be wondering what to do in the middle of a crisis.
https://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/Mavic_2/Mavic 2 Pro Zoom User Manual V1.4.pdf
https://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/Mavic_2/Mavic 2 Pro Zoom User Manual V1.4.pdf
frank candor
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i remember when it first happened to me with my P34K, over a lake, in the mountains, outta sight in 500 feet,... then i bemembered; KEEP CALM. !
You will gain more confidence if you practice flying home manually , try returning from a short distance to start with , and work your way up to longer distances , once you master that you wont panic when something goes wrong next time . We all press the RTH button it's usually very efficient , but best be prepared if something goes wrong
Go and read the RTH section of the manual, then go to a large open area and experiment with RTH so you know what it can do and how to use it.
Oddly enough I never trust the RTH and from day 1 always return manually. It's really not that difficult and I find the RTH speed is not that efficient. Returning at the highest speed is the most efficient and RTH doesn't do that.
Wacker2611
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Don't think I've ever used it intentionally, apart from in the very early days to show it off. Much better to have full control in my opinion.
I don't believe that's true. I believe sweet spot is about 22mph. Better yet, look at flight conditions in the specs for max flight time.
I've had a few "oh no" moments with my P3A. One was in heavy wind where I was way over water and received "prop obstruction" along with "prop loose". A second later it occurred to me, I'm watching perfectly stable FPV. Probably a strong updraft went against one pair of props and with the other pair.
Another time I flew it up river and lost connection. Waited 4 minutes then got Low Battery, returning home.
Checked video and flight logs, AC was still receiving, just RC wasn't.
Another time I flew it up river and lost connection. Waited 4 minutes then got Low Battery, returning home.
Checked video and flight logs, AC was still receiving, just RC wasn't.
Mossiback
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He had a lost connection RTH and was asking if he could regain control and fly back manually. The answer is yes, he can press the pause button on the RC to cancel RTH and fly it back manually.
Start with understanding that you can fly it without a viewing device. That’s something most don’t understand. Disconnected is such a misleading and confusing error for the beginner. Panic when the rc light turns red!
Until then you always have control.
Until then you always have control.
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I tested the first 60 seconds of the failsafe RTH. Flew out in a straight line and changed direction. While flying in that direction I turned off my controller. It retraced it route for the next 60 seconds before flying back to home. If you dont know this about the failsafe, you would panic because the drone doesnt look like it is returning home. The first 60 seconds is the only thing different from the smart RTH. It is page 18 of the user manual.
