Sorry everyone for the late responses and update on this situation...
Double-D said:
Re the greyed out cal button. mine does this at times. I find restarting the software, occasionally numerous times, and/or repositioning my bird fixes it.
Thanks DD and you were right, restarting the software cleared up this problem. Got this sorted last weekend.
rrmccabe said:
when you think you have a bird with a mind of its own I still can't help but think getting that thing to the ground is best. If its gonna fly away I would rather it "try " at 6 feet than 100 feet.
I agree and this was my thinking when she started acting funny.
BlackTracer said:
Sasquatch, don't give up on naza mode. You will figure it out. Be sure to set your switches with authority.
Thanks for the tip and I'm pretty heavy on the switches anyway.
MRSpyder2U said:
Have you done the foil upgrade? The reason I ask, when you started the video, could it have dropped enough sats that it could no longer remain on-station?
No, I haven't done the foil mod. I really haven't had a need and since I always get a good amount of sats.
plasmo said:
Agree with others, your flight definitely looks like the Toilet Bowl Effect.
It looks exactly what I experienced a little while back.
Here's my vid:
Thanks and your TBE was sure a lot scarier than mine! You were up much higher and a distance away. Same condition though it seems for sure. Glad we both managed to avoid being flushed right down the drain!
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Well today was the first day I had to do a flight and try to recalibrate everything since last weekend. I took her out to a field and did a manual compass calibration (actually did the 2 step dance this time). I don't think it worked however and even though I did it twice. Can someone confirm the LED pattern after successful compass cali? I flipped the S1 switch 6 times, got the solid yellow lights. Did the horizontal circle, got a series of fast flashing green LEDs, then did the vertical circle. After that, the LED's went to alternate flashing between yellow and red. According to the DJI documentation, it says it failed and try again.
Got home, plugged her in and checked basic IMU calibration; said it wasn't needed. I however did an advanced cali anyway.
Took her out to the field after this to test. Winds were gusting at about 25 mph so I'm not sure if that was a factor. Took her up about 15-20 feet and let hover for several minutes and she seemed to be drifting at times. I could see the motors trying to compensate but, they didn't do a very good job. At one point she drifted about 15 feet to the left and shortly after she descended from about 20 feet down to about 4 before I had to throttle up. It didn't seem like the last time where she was actually moving with force on her own. I didn't take anymore chances and brought her down after two very short tests.
So, can anyone confirm the LED pattern I got and also suggest anything else? This bird was rock solid hovering when I was in Phantom mode and now she's not. If it's a compass problem, then why all of a sudden is this happening? I think I've done all the proper procedures to fix.
Thanks so much as always