When the drone advises that it's time to come home will depend on the distance it is from home and the battery level.My DJI Air 3 seems to want to return to home when the battery is around 20%.
You can cancel the recommended RTH when it is suggested (if you want to).Seems like that's a lot. Is there any way to lower that to like 10% or is that something that is normal on DJI Air 3 drone and can't be changed.
Luckily the drone will initiate a forced landing when the battery gets critical enough and instead of simply falling out of the sky, it will force a controlled landing even though you are far away from home, above a tree, over water, etc. so yes, there is likely to be an issue if you continue to force the battery issue.Similar to running your car down to empty and hoping there’s a gas station ahead.
The big difference is the car just rolls to a stop verses the aircraft falling out of the sky which may require a much bigger credit card transaction.
Safety margin is the best choice.
As @Meta4 noted, you can just cancel RTH, if you know what you are doing and have enough experience to squeeze a little more out of each flight. DJI's RTH algorithm is very conservative and tends to want you to land with about 20-25% remaining battery, which leaves a lot of unused flight time in the tank. Follow the RTH algorithm a few times to see how much remaining battery it lands with, and you can then make tweaks to land with 10% remaining, or even 5%-10% when already close by.
And then the hunt begins!the drone will initiate a forced landing
Don't forget scuba gear! LOL!And then the hunt begins!
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