Newbie Question

[Desertdude]

i thought I read on one of these posts. I shouldn't calibrate near a car or metal or power lines.
Is it safe to fly nears cars or power lines or does that mess with the drone?

 

[Pablo]

You shouldn't fly near power lines full stop. That's pretty self-explanatory

When you actually calibrate the compass is when you need to avoid anything metallic, but yeah power-lines are never your friend! My nearest miss with my P3A was with a powerline I couldn't see on my smartphone. It was only when I watched the video back I realised I'd flown past a powerline and very narrowly missed it! A lucky escape I've learned from.

 

[Brlowe]

Well it is really never a good idea to fly near power lines but yes you can do it. Once in the air a car is not going to cause a compass problem.