Where is Precision Landing feature??

Starz · Jan 12, 2019

Trying to remember if I’ve ever seen a mavic say it was required. I know my touchy little air does that, but I can’t think of one time any of my mp’s (down to four now) have asked. So, you get a message that states you need to calibrate the compass?

flynsign · Jan 14, 2019

It rarely tells you to re-calibrate compass, but it’s always a good idea if you are flying in a different geographical location than the last time.

DanMan32 · Jan 14, 2019

kilomikebravo said:
I don't know the definitive answer but since the M2 uses VPS for PL, I'd say it pretty much has to be an image that can be aligned for landing.

The camera based OA is video image. The M2 also has IR on top and bottom for distance calculations.
PL would use a photo/video image.

Starz · Jan 14, 2019

flynsign said:
It rarely tells you to re-calibrate compass, but it’s always a good idea if you are flying in a different geographical location than the last time.

Some research on that subject may save you some dance time. I’ve seen people on this forum that recalibrate the compass before every flight because they “don’t want to lose their drone”. Total waste of time other than the placebo effect. Other side of the globe? Maybe. Two thousand miles? Bunk.

flynsign · Jan 14, 2019

Starz said:
Some research on that subject may save you some dance time. I’ve seen people on this forum that recalibrate the compass before every flight because they “don’t want to lose their drone”. Total waste of time other than the placebo effect. Other side of the globe? Maybe. Two thousand miles? Bunk.

This compass calibration attachment from the latest M2 user guide says otherwise.

msinger · Jan 14, 2019

flynsign said:
This compass calibration attachment from the latest M2 user guide says otherwise.

True. However, better advice can be found here:

DJI Mavic Compass Calibration Guide

flynsign · Jan 14, 2019

Seems to be a slight contradiction between the two - but my information was downloaded from DJI.com directly - maybe MavicHelp.com knows something the manufacturer doesn't. Great resource site though - just bookmarked it!