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LOL omg I think you should put it in the freezer for 2 hours
Yup, asking for trouble to calibrate your compass everytime you move.That's the first time I've ever heard someone recommend to not recalibrate your compass on a regular basis. I recalibrate once a day or if I move locations significantly.
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In order for it to establish a 'snapshot' for better RTH accuracy, once you have taken off allow the aircraft to hover in above the take off spot for a few seconds (5-6 seconds).OK, I read Msingers compass calibration guide. It seems different from what I recall reading on the Phantom Pilots forum, but OK, I will gladly change my compass re-calibration practice. Still even when the Mavic gets reasonably close to the home point, it lands several feet away. I thought the Mavic took a picture at takeoff and would use that information on landing to get right on the take off location. I'm using a styrofoam board with a big circle X on it and it hasn't landed on the board yet. Any ideas how to improve this?
There's a height sweet spot, I'm not sure what it is. I'm still trying to figure it out. Hopefully someone pegs down an exact routine that works 100 percent of the time.Thanks for that tip. I do let it hover for a bit. Anything else I can do?
The manual says go up 30 feet and give it a second or two. I flew about an hour ago, I have a landing pad and when I hit RTH it came home and landed right on the pad. I was amazed!There's a height sweet spot, I'm not sure what it is. I'm still trying to figure it out. Hopefully someone pegs down an exact routine that works 100 percent of the time.
Haven't tried that! Thanks for the tip. I will try it tomorrow!
Have to say that I was amused that this first thing he did was re-calibrate the compass.Found this, might help.
Even better -- he notes in the video that he believes calibrating the compass before each flight will make the landing more precise.Have to say that I was amused that this first thing he did was re-calibrate the compass.