RTH or fly home?
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Use the map view and orient the direction the Mavic is pointing. Simply line up the flight path with your home point and it will fly straight back to you....
Kestrel
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Even then if you for some reason the app crashes and you can't get it to work again during flight ( happened to me in android once) you can look at the distance read out on your transmitter and move the sticks until the distance number gets smaller and smaller until you see it in view.
Yea I tried that one, but took a while to orientate correctly, thought I had it coming back then it got further away again [emoji23]. Not been doing this long so panic at the moment is greater than any other emotion [emoji23]. Will give the map one a go, always got rth if all else fails.
Kestrel
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Yeah it took me a few tries, it would get closer then further then closer then finally seen it in view.
AlanTheBeast
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I've found the MP to pretty good at hitting my LP (see my Avatar) though not dead centre every time. Could be off by 20 - 30 cm.
The P4P does less well if there is a breeze at takeoff ... it gets immediately pushed about 50 cm off centre before stabilizing. That becomes its reference for the cameras after climbing to 10 metres.
That said fly it home - but go through RTH from time to time to be familiar and comfortable with it.
schroeder1959
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I have tried several times today to precisely land from where I took off, on one of these orange and blue landing pads being sold all over. I tried both sides! Each time it looks like it's going to land perfectly, then at around 10 feet it stops and I get a message stating that the ground is not suitable for landing. I just don't get it, I take off to over 30m in height, fly around a bit, initiate the return to home command, and at 10 get or so, each time, I get that message that the ground is not suitable to land. Then I pull down on the left stick and it lands right on the mark. Any ideas why it won't land on its own??
Thank you!
Thank you!
Glenn Goodlett
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I think it is the new firmware. Mine is doing the same thing whereas before the latest firmware it would always land in this spot.
schroeder1959
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Do you know of a fix or setting that can change this behavior? I have looked and looked and I have had no luck finding a resolution. As I said, it is spot on until about 10 feet off the ground, and then I get the ground not suitable for landing warning, and it just hovers there. The has got to be a fix for this.
Thank you!
Mike
Flawless
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schroeder1959
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No, not yet, but that was the main reason I bought it so that the Mavic would have a definite landing area to "see" when it lands. My driveway is pretty nondescript, just concrete.
can you elaborate on your take off sequence.....for reference, I take off and go to about 6ft off the ground and hover for a few seconds to see if it is hovering correctly. Once confirmed, I then go straight up to about 30ft and let is sit there for a few seconds and then go fly.
Also, pay attention to your GPS signal strength when you first take off. I have noticed on a few occasions that I have either less satellites locked in or I get a warning that their is strong interference when still on the ground. But after takeoff, the warning goes away or I lock on to several more satellites. In this case, I will reset the RTH position directly above the landing pad after I get a stronger GPS lock and the warning is gone.....has seemed to work for me in regards to ensuring the precision landing actually works.
It is kind of like watching you position on the map when you start to acquire satellites with a GPS or even your smart phone/tablet, your position will be off initially and as you lock onto more satellites, your position becomes more accurate....Same holds true for the Mavic when setting the home point. If you have a weak GPS signal (i.e. less satellites) when it first notifies you that your home point has been updated, then you take off and your signal improves (i.e. more satellites acquired), your home position is likely going to be off when you go to land.
Also, pay attention to your GPS signal strength when you first take off. I have noticed on a few occasions that I have either less satellites locked in or I get a warning that their is strong interference when still on the ground. But after takeoff, the warning goes away or I lock on to several more satellites. In this case, I will reset the RTH position directly above the landing pad after I get a stronger GPS lock and the warning is gone.....has seemed to work for me in regards to ensuring the precision landing actually works.
It is kind of like watching you position on the map when you start to acquire satellites with a GPS or even your smart phone/tablet, your position will be off initially and as you lock onto more satellites, your position becomes more accurate....Same holds true for the Mavic when setting the home point. If you have a weak GPS signal (i.e. less satellites) when it first notifies you that your home point has been updated, then you take off and your signal improves (i.e. more satellites acquired), your home position is likely going to be off when you go to land.
schroeder1959
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I disabled "Landing Protection" as soon as my battery is charged, I will give that a go. No issue with GPS and number of satellites, all is good in that department. I also take off as you mentioned, hover for a bit, then ascend to 10 meters.
I have sent DJI a support request about this issue to see what they have to say about it. I will let you know.
Thank you for your help!
Mike
schroeder1959
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Well, I just took a flight and tried three different times to land. The first two with the "Landing Protection" disabled, and again, at about 10 feet, the Mavic just hovered directly over the landing pad. The third time I enabled the "Landing Protection" again, and made sure I selected precise take off and landing so it would record, and again, the Mavic hovered directly over the landing pad once it returned from its journey. I just don't get it!!! I'm not too sure if I am doing something wrong, or the DJI Go app needs some retooling to correct this issue. Is anyone else experiencing this sort of happening. It's really a non-issue, I just want to show folks how precise this drone is, and that it can land almost exactly from where it took off.
Thank you!
Mike
Thank you!
Mike
Flawless
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What happens without the landing pad? It's entirely possible that contrast between pad and surrounding ground makes the Mavic think it's unsuitable for landing.
schroeder1959
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ArranEye
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Well this has been a long discussion regarding this topic. I use both methods and have found the Mavic's RTH flawless, but contrary to some of the posts above, when implementing RTH I would never dream of taking my eyes off the MP, nor my hands off the controls. However we fly we are responsible for our flights. There are situations where it would be necessary to override an autonomous manoeuvre, such as avoiding birds.
schroeder1959
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I don't take off unless I have at least 15 satellites and my controller tells me that the home point has been updated. I also follow your take off procedure listed above. I usually get 17 satellites when I fly!!! My MP comes right home, finds my landing pad, starts its descent, and then about 10 feet off the pad, it stops, hovers, and my controller has the message that the ground is not suitable for landing. Very confused! The Mavic is directly above the landing pad. All I do to land is pull the left stick back, and it lands dead center. At first I thought the sun may have been a factor, but I proved that theory wrong. Each time I try the precise landing sequence, it stops around 10 feet and just hovers until I give the MP input from the controller.
Here is my landing pad and a view from the MP when it stops descending. I have also tried the orange side, same behavior.
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have you tried this on a different surface such as grass just to see if it has some issue with the cement.
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