RTH Altitude Question

[PBDawg]

I am wondering what the Mavic Mini would do in the following hypothetical situation:

Let's say that I set my return to home altitude to 50 meters. I then proceed to fly some distance away and attain an altitude of 100 meters at which point I use RTH. Will the Mini descend to 50 meters, fly back to the home point and descend to the ground, or will it remain at 100 meters and descend to the ground after arriving at the home point?

 

[Sooty]

If it's the same as the Mavic Air it will return at the 100 metres height. If it's below the 50 metres it will ascend to the RTH set.

 

[Meta4]

Let's say that I set my return to home altitude to 50 meters. I then proceed to fly some distance away and attain an altitude of 100 meters at which point I use RTH. Will the Mini descend to 50 meters, fly back to the home point and descend to the ground, or will it remain at 100 meters and descend to the ground after arriving at the home point?

DJI drones never descend to reach RTH height.

 

[CarstenB]

If it's the same as the Mavic Air it will return at the 100 metres height. If it's below the 50 metres it will ascend to the RTH set.

yes,indeed. As is clearly laid out in the manual...

 

[PBDawg]

yes,indeed. As is clearly laid out in the manual...

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The text from the manual does not specifically indicate what happens if the aircraft's altitude is greater than the RTH altitude, hence my question.

 

[Meta4]

The text from the manual does not specifically indicate what happens if the aircraft's altitude is greater than the RTH altitude, hence my question.

The second part of 4a in post #4 above explains it in different words.

 

[PBDawg]

The second part of 4a in post #4 above explains it in different words.

Yikes! I was looking right at it and didn't see it! Thanks for bearing with me Meta4.

 

[Motorcycle Rider]

It will remain at the height if higher than the set RTH altitude.

 

[Bussty]

It will remain at the height if higher than the set RTH altitude.

That's why it sucks big time using RTH if windy and you are at a high altitude. I would always recommend dropping first then hitting RTH if you needed to

 

[Meta4]

That's why it sucks big time using RTH if windy and you are at a high altitude.
I would always recommend dropping first then hitting RTH if you needed to

If you have signal connection to the drone, you can make the drone climb or descend during RTH.
If your drone is in RTH because you flew too far and lost signal, you just have to hope you weren't flying too high for the conditions.
But if your drone is in RTH and having trouble with wind strength, that's a clue that your flight planning wasn't very good in the first place.

If your return flight is likely to have trouble with wind, you flew in the wrong direction to start your flight.

 

[Coco 60]

As it had been said a thousand times read your manual guys !!

 

[Motorcycle Rider]

As it had been said a thousand times read your manual guys !!

I'm glad to hear that you got a user manual with your drone.

 

[CarstenB]

I'm glad to hear that you got a user manual with your drone.

all of us got the manual, even those who didn't buy a drone.

https://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/Mavic_Mini/Mavic_Mini_User_Manual_v1.0_en_1.pdf

 

[Coco 60]

I'm glad to hear that you got a user manual with your drone.

Just downloaded the PDF

 

[Motorcycle Rider]

all of us got the manual, even those who didn't buy a drone.

https://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/Mavic_Mini/Mavic_Mini_User_Manual_v1.0_en_1.pdf

I'm old, and used to paper manual books, sure wish that dji would have charged me an extra two bucks, and included one.

 

[CarstenB]

the manual is also accessible through DJI fly and the DJI user guide is quite useful too

DJI Fly App: User Guide for Mavic Mini / Mavic Air 2 - DJI Guides

Discover an in-depth walkthrough of the DJI Fly app. From adjusting your gimbal settings to video editing settings, this guide has got it all covered!

store.dji.com

 

[Coco 60]

I'm old, and used to paper manual books, sure wish that dji would have charged me an extra two bucks, and included one.

I'am old too from the GOOD old school and i understand your feelings but DJI goes with the 98% majority of people that have good knowledge of the internet, and not sending paper manuals !! ? I would have prefer like you to have that piece of paper that i could bring around with me for referrals .

 

[Motorcycle Rider]

I'am old too from the GOOD old school and i understand your feelings but DJI goes with the 98% majority of people that have good knowledge of the internet, and not sending paper manuals !! ? I would have prefer like you to have that piece of paper that i could bring around with me for referrals .

Great bathroom reading

 

[EyesWideShut]

The online guides/manuals/videos can be saved to your phone/tablet for future reference... or bathroom reading. Important sections could be printed out if that works better. Also I dislike the guides that come with 10 pages but only a couple of pages in a language that I understand. It's usually just a guide to cover the highlights, not in enough detail for me.

 

[PBDawg]

As it had been said a thousand times read your manual guys !!

Don't just read it... Pay attention to it! I read the manual cover-to-cover about five times before I flew the first time, but I still didn't retain the part that Meta4 brought to my attention in this thread!