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    Return to home only goes straight up!

    Oso - A big thank you for leading me to the right thread. Reverting to the previous firmware 2.00.0700 solved ALL of the problems. RTH works perfectly and forward speed is not limited.
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    Return to home only goes straight up!

    Yes. The compass stated it needed recalibration. The IMU did not.
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    Return to home only goes straight up!

    I bought this used from a pawn shop that thought it was broken. One of the first things I did before the first flight was do a recalibrate on everything.
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    Return to home only goes straight up!

    Thank you to Andyflac and PhantomWetsuits. I will re-do the tests with the sensors deactivated, and try sport mode. Oso - that thread hit on the nose! The bird has firmware 02.00.0810 and exhibits 100% of the sysmptoms that Eaglecroft55 explains, right down to flying way too slow when going...
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    Return to home only goes straight up!

    I am an experienced P3 pilot and picked up a P4 Standard in what looks to be like new condition. Before any flights I calibrated the IMU and Compass and started a series of small and short tests from my front yard with a maximum distance of about 300' from home. The max altitude was set to 120...
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    Crashed P3A now the aircraft only beeps loudly. Any ideas?

    @ quaddamage Thank you for all of your advice. I borrowed some jewelers magnifying lenses and can see how the 'FC was pushed down breaking several, if not most, solder connections. I also see an indent in the GPS shielding in the top cover. Looks like it is time to get my vision checked...
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    Crashed P3A now the aircraft only beeps loudly. Any ideas?

    I downloaded and installed PuTTy but don't know how to use it. I was going to try to be more specific but when I started clicking on the options I knew that I am under water. The documentation didn't help either as I have zero knowledge of Linux. Do you know of a guide that can show a...
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    Crashed P3A now the aircraft only beeps loudly. Any ideas?

    The logs from airdata.com show that I started with the battery at 94%. The second paragraph of the original post shows what the actual cell values were at the moment the drone fell from the sky.
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    Crashed P3A now the aircraft only beeps loudly. Any ideas?

    Here are pictures of the front motors, the top and broken propeller. The metal nuts pressed into the top had been partially pulled out. They were gently pressed in except for the one that was too damaged and it was fixed with a dab of JB weld.
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    Crashed P3A now the aircraft only beeps loudly. Any ideas?

    Here are pictures of the center board.
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    Crashed P3A now the aircraft only beeps loudly. Any ideas?

    KachemakDiver - Thank you. Yes. Here are the reported errors:
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    Crashed P3A now the aircraft only beeps loudly. Any ideas?

    I am new to drones and bought a used P3A as my first drone. On my first flight after about 12 minutes the drone went into auto-landing mode after a critical battery warning. It then crashed before completing the auto-landing as the battery apparently gave out. It took a nose dive from about 15 -...