compass

Last night, while sitting in a totally metal chair (with metal armrests), I opened the compass on my Iphone. The compass rose was completely whacked, showing east as north, etc., and occasionally flipping 180 degrees from that. Thinking about compass calibration on my Phantom, I rose from my...

Hi Everybody, Lets discuss about the Compass error. Why happens this so often? How can we prevent this? Are there any solutions? When i fly with my little Syma Drone i never get any problems with the compass..

These drones come with a lot of flight assistance and it's mostly good. It's great because of the confidence it gives the operator. Save for any issues, it's a joy to fly a DJI product or most drones available today.. The problem with GPS and Compass aided software based flight assistance is...

So after a couple of months I'm not really happy with my purchase. Problem 1: I always have compass problems no matter what I do (tried every trick in the book) and where I am. This makes me a nervous wreck every time I fly. Problem 2: After the latest FW update my HDR images started having...

I've had almost 30 flights with my P3A so far. Earlier today, after calibrating the compass before each flight, I took off from the mountain cliff right at sunrise to get some low cloud footage with the sun shining on it and flew for about 15 minutes and as soon as I landed, you guessed it, I...

Went to replace my bent landing gear today and got all the way to buttoning the shell back up and accidentally frayed the wire to the compass and also one antenna - should I send this out to DJI or a certified location to get fixed or can I solder these wires? Should I just bite the bullet and...

Hi everyone! I hava some problems with my Phantom 2 H4-3D. I've recently crashed the aircraft with a tree and now I can't calibrate the compass. Always it shows yellow/red light. The compass parameters are OK. The aircraft always shows GPS/Ready to fly green light. There are no errors or...

Hey all, I use a power wheelchair and just received my Phantom 4. I've read a lot about people insisting or being paranoid about compass calibration around anything that is metal. Founded or not I have no other choice since I cannot walk and my chair is one huge piece of metal and perhaps...

Hi , I have a new Phantom 3 std ( 2nd one) and it has weak signal and it keeps having compass error. It will fly fine for a while , then compass error again. I also notice when it is hovering it doesn't stay put like my other one did?? I have calibrated it every time I fly and keep it pretty...

My drone brought 1 year ago, flying really normal and good until TODAY FLY AWAY due to compass malfunction!!! ##Read it may be need your little time, but beware it can happen on you.### 15/6/2016 : I'm in the place that is really familiar and I have been flew many many times. 15/6 I flew it...

Hey Guys! I would really love a little guidance on what my next steps should be after this crash. In a nutshell: I was flying along side a creek with no issues and out of the blue the phantom starts spinning wildly, as if it ran into something, and plummeted about 150ft into a very narrow...

This what they list about Phantom 4 specifically: "Phantom 4 firmware version is updated to v1.1.301..." "Phantom 4 What’s New： 1. Improved encryption to enhance transmission security. 2. Optimized take-off logic when experiencing compass interference. 3. Corrected system status information...

I had a problem calibrating the compass at the weekend. I'd gone to a spot I'd flown at before but the app displayed a compass error and prompted me to recalibrate. I had umpteen goes at this, moving large distances between each attempt and eventually changed the battery as it had gone down to...

Hey Guys, Just got a replacement Gimbal as after a crash, the guys said something was screwy with mine and wasnt worth fixing. So I plugged in the 2 antenna and 1 block connector, fire everyone up and it says to calibrate. So I calibrate. Nope, says 'strong electromagnetic interference' Well...

I'm concerned that my raw Compass Calibration numbers may be out of whack. Specifically the X and Z numbers, the Y and Mod values seem within range. I'm assuming normal number ranges for X, Y and Z are: + or - 300 Compass Mod range: 1400-1800 I know that Mod = square root of (X*X+Y*Y+Z*Z)...

Happy new year all! Been lurking here since ordering my P3P, but now that it’s arrived, I’ve run into an issue that I need some advice with. After I got everything unboxed and charged, I switched the aircraft on and it told me that there was a compass error, and it needed to be calibrated...

I have been trying to fly indoors, but keep getting a compass calibration error. what is the best way to fly indoors in a building with lots of electrical and metal, would disconnecting the compass be the best way, I do not need gps hold, or opti hold, only atti mode.

G`day from "OZ" everyone , I have a drama with a P2v , i get green leds and take off ,, after 30 seconds or so the compass goes in to cal me mode ? i land as dont want a fly away ? i have another p2v+ in the same area has no dramas ? have done basic and advanced cal and updated software to ry...

OK, this is one of "those" threads - bought a used, crashed P3Advanced off eBay (I know, I know). At start-up, I get the usual red-yellow-green sequence X 2; then rapid yellow blinking; then it just keeps flashing long green, short red, and two beeps (Dit-Dit) over and over. Also, I cannot get...

DJI GO app displays compass error. "Excessive electromagnetic readings" Re-calibrate, Power cycle, if anomaly persists, call DJI for a solution. After a closer look I realized I had severed the compass wire with the leg clip while upgrading to the extended landing gear earlier that day. (Tight...