Another dubious question.
Today I was attempting a fairly long hyperlapse (15 secs - about 15 minutes air time) and since the drone was nearby and my course was preset I thought Id save on phone battery by switching off the screen. The drone behaved normally and after about 10 minutes I switched the screen back on and the rc reconnected (well, it hadn't disconnected) and the hyperlapse completed.
Since I had about 10 minutes Mavic battery left I started a second hyperlapse and with 5 minutes or so battery life left the Mavic suggested it would enter RTH in 10 seconds. Normally you can option out but in this case only "confirm" was available, so I hit that. My Air 2 was only about 40 meters away but over water and immediately began to land pretty much where it was. The cancel RTH was greyed out (wtf??!!) and it was going for a swim. I still had manual control but it fought me all the way back to dry land and eventually a safe landing.
Ok, perhaps switching the screen off isn't the greatest idea but I certainly wasn't anticipating this kind of behaviour.
Take this as a cautionary tale if you wish but any thoughts would be appreciated.
Today I was attempting a fairly long hyperlapse (15 secs - about 15 minutes air time) and since the drone was nearby and my course was preset I thought Id save on phone battery by switching off the screen. The drone behaved normally and after about 10 minutes I switched the screen back on and the rc reconnected (well, it hadn't disconnected) and the hyperlapse completed.
Since I had about 10 minutes Mavic battery left I started a second hyperlapse and with 5 minutes or so battery life left the Mavic suggested it would enter RTH in 10 seconds. Normally you can option out but in this case only "confirm" was available, so I hit that. My Air 2 was only about 40 meters away but over water and immediately began to land pretty much where it was. The cancel RTH was greyed out (wtf??!!) and it was going for a swim. I still had manual control but it fought me all the way back to dry land and eventually a safe landing.
Ok, perhaps switching the screen off isn't the greatest idea but I certainly wasn't anticipating this kind of behaviour.
Take this as a cautionary tale if you wish but any thoughts would be appreciated.