Quickly Align the Aircraft with Controller

[kashifs]

Is there a way to quickly align your aircraft with the controller, looking either straight forward or towards the controller? I wonder if DJI Fly App could provide a programmable button action for this purpose, just like quickly centering the Gimble.

 

[Howard70]

Hello Kashif:

If I want my drone to point directly at the controller I use the attitude indicator to rotate the drone until the controller is at the top of the “circle”. If I want the drone to point directly away from the controller (or have the same view as the controller) I use the attitude indicator to rotate the drone until the controller is at the bottom of the “circle.”

Howard

 

[kashifs]

Hello Kashif:

If I want my drone to point directly at the controller I use the attitude indicator to rotate the drone until the controller is at the top of the “circle”. If I want the drone to point directly away from the controller (or have the same view as the controller) I use the attitude indicator to rotate the drone until the controller is at the bottom of the “circle.”

Howard

Thanks Howard. This definitely works. But don't you agree that an App function to perform this action would be a better and quicker way to achieve this? I was flying low this morning by the beach; within 100ft during a take. There were crows who felt somehow offended and tried to hit my bird. The drone was pointing to the left or right. I tried to move it towards me (facing the controller) while moving it forward or backward at the same time. I wished if the left controller button were able to align it in a flash and I would just pull it back straight without losing a moment.

 

[Rich QR]

Just push the right stick forward, and watch which way your drone moves. If it moves to the left, push the yaw stick to the left; if it moves to the right, push the yaw stick right. Yaw it until the drone doesn't appear to go either right or left. This works even if the drone is so far away from you that you can't see its orientation.

If it happens to be appearing to stay still and you're not sure whether it's pointing toward you or away from you, just yaw it a bit and follow the above instructions.

I wouldn't want a separate button or function to do this. My hands are always on the sticks, and I'm much more familiar with the way the sticks work than I would be digging through menus in the app, or finding a seldom-used button.

But there's already a "RTH" button anyway.

 

[netfolks2000]

Perhaps lowering altitude quickly would calm the birds, too.

 

[kashifs]

Just push the right stick forward, and watch which way your drone moves. If it moves to the left, push the yaw stick to the left; if it moves to the right, push the yaw stick right. Yaw it until the drone doesn't appear to go either right or left. This works even if the drone is so far away from you that you can't see its orientation.

If it happens to be appearing to stay still and you're not sure whether it's pointing toward you or away from you, just yaw it a bit and follow the above instructions.

I wouldn't want a separate button or function to do this. My hands are always on the sticks, and I'm much more familiar with the way the sticks work than I would be digging through menus in the app, or finding a seldom-used button.

But there's already a "RTH" button anyway.

Thanks for your reply. I am actually not suggesting a seldom-used button somewhere inside the App but an option which could be called through the programmable option button on top left of the RC.

 

[inno]

. The drone was pointing to the left or right. I tried to move it towards me (facing the controller) while moving it forward or backward at the same time. I wished if the left controller button were able to align it in a flash and I would just pull it back straight without losing a moment.

Interesting you stated "I tried to move it towards me". Got me remembering. Had to use a memory pill. LOL.

DJI has this function in the DJI Go App when i first got my Phantom 3 Advanced (2015), which I still use. It is one of the Intelligent Flight Mode functions called Home Lock. All you had to do was activate the mode, pull the pitch stick backwards and it would fly straight back to the Home Point. I don't think it exists in the DJI Go 4, or the Fly app. Or it may be called something else now. See attached doc from the Phantom 3 Advanced User Manual.

Happy and Safe Flying
Inno

 

[kashifs]

Interesting you stated "I tried to move it towards me". Got me remembering. Had to use a memory pill. LOL.

DJI has this function in the DJI Go App when i first got my Phantom 3 Advanced (2015), which I still use. It is one of the Intelligent Flight Mode functions called Home Lock. All you had to do was activate the mode, pull the pitch stick backwards and it would fly straight back to the Home Point. I don't think it exists in the DJI Go 4, or the Fly app. Or it may be called something else now. See attached doc from the Phantom 3 Advanced User Manual.

Happy and Safe Flying
Inno
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Thanks Inno. Yes Home Lock is another way to achieve the same. There is no such function available in DJI Fly App.

 

[steve coulthard]

You sort of have a button for that already. If you hit RTH the drone will turn towards you, then just cancel RTH and push the right stick forward or back.

 

[kashifs]

You sort of have a button for that already. If you hit RTH the drone will turn towards you, then just cancel RTH and push the right stick forward or back.

Thanks. Yes, this is the best available quick key for this purpose.