Obstacle avoidance still works when switched off

[Greekislandlover]

I'm trying to set up a waypoints mission where the drone has to go over a bush and under an arch. The bush I was probably about a meter above it, and central through the arch. I used the C1 button to set the waypoints precisely and the speed is very low so I can walk behind it and hit cancel if necessary. Then I turn off the obstacle avoidance sensors.

But when I run the mission, it gets to the bush, detects it's there and has a wobble. When it gets to the arch it just stops. It's in P mode, and I did get the warning messages when flying without sensors. Any ideas as to why it still seems to be acting on the sensors?

 

[old man mavic]

i think if you read the manual you will find that the sensors cannot be disabled in the various auto flight modes

 

[Greekislandlover]

Hi, and thanks for the speedy reply

I guess that I didn't read the manual properly. It's always great to know these things, so I can have another go at the shot later and either try manually or do it slightly differently with the knowledge of how it will act.

Thanks!

 

[DanMan32]

You can always tell when in flight (or did they fix that) what sensors are active with the icon at the top of the screen.

Bottom VPS sensors could be a factor too.