Obstacle avoidance in the sky

Wersh · Jun 16, 2017

I’ve noticed when I’m flying around 200-350 ft I’ll I’ll be flying and the drone will stop and beep as if it was going to run into a wall. Nothing within 100’s of ft. I’ve had birds try and strike me but when I’m watching the drone stop there is nothing near it. Just a bug? Sensors dirty? Invisible aliens?

Bunny Too · Jun 16, 2017

Wersh said:
I’ve noticed when I’m flying around 200-350 ft I’ll I’ll be flying and the drone will stop and beep as if it was going to run into a wall. Nothing within 100’s of ft. I’ve had birds try and strike me but when I’m watching the drone stop there is nothing near it. Just a bug? Sensors dirty? Invisible aliens?

Sunlight, try turning the drone and flying backwards if you need to. The sunlight can cause issues.

flyNfrank · Jun 16, 2017

Sun glare is one cause. Another issue at times is wind. It is really not good to fly with that feature active if it's windy. It causes the aircraft to stop, beep, and possibly climb in altitude depending on settings.

tcope · Jun 16, 2017

Perhaps someone need to come out with a filter for the sensors.

2nckayakers · Jun 16, 2017

Mine got worse a few updates back, but I just turn it off when I am flying in wind or during golden hour. The problem is, it still beeps. So I tend to turn my volume down.

axoaxo · Jun 16, 2017

I noticed same behaviour after latest firmware update. It gets worse when going down and full speed ahead. Is it the same for you?

Wersh · Jun 16, 2017

Wersh said:
I’ve noticed when I’m flying around 200-350 ft I’ll I’ll be flying and the drone will stop and beep as if it was going to run into a wall. Nothing within 100’s of ft. I’ve had birds try and strike me but when I’m watching the drone stop there is nothing near it. Just a bug? Sensors dirty? Invisible aliens?

forgot to tag pic. But maybe I’m too high up? I launched off the rock.