Fixing DJI's Compass Problem
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N017RW
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xtonex said:
Yes, but the inclination is more affected by north/south than east/west relocation so I would expect more change in the inclination than declination.
This is for information purposes only.
Again, point was traveled ~600 miles and no need for compensation.
Compass calibration is about magnetic deviation not declination.
Deviation has to do magnetic anomalies in the immediate area, e.g. adding a vTX to your Phantom or flying adjacent to a mountain full of iron ore. You can adjust for this by taking a reference measurement rotating 360 degrees through the vertical and horizontal axes.
Declination relates to regional magnetic anomalies related the movement of iron in the Earth's core. You cannot adjust for this without knowing the actual offset from true North.
Deviation has to do magnetic anomalies in the immediate area, e.g. adding a vTX to your Phantom or flying adjacent to a mountain full of iron ore. You can adjust for this by taking a reference measurement rotating 360 degrees through the vertical and horizontal axes.
Declination relates to regional magnetic anomalies related the movement of iron in the Earth's core. You cannot adjust for this without knowing the actual offset from true North.
N017RW
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mine has hooking and completely flying out of control at full speed right into the ground destroying the internal board lol i'm now on my fourth one
1) was a flyaway contacted dji and they said they will not replace
2) faulty battery even after checking voltage battery died around 6 minute mark plop in the ocean
3) flew out of control and crashed it brains out literally
4) and now i have my fourth one (just pray) lol
i think i got this thing figured out https://vimeo.com/99574427
the videos were done before the 4th one
1) was a flyaway contacted dji and they said they will not replace
2) faulty battery even after checking voltage battery died around 6 minute mark plop in the ocean
3) flew out of control and crashed it brains out literally
4) and now i have my fourth one (just pray) lol
i think i got this thing figured out https://vimeo.com/99574427
the videos were done before the 4th one
mine has hooking and completely flying out of control at full speed right into the ground destroying the internal board lol i'm now on my fourth one
d4ddyo said:
steadicamhawaii said:
Assuming you had at least a P2.. I'm guessing you had 4 K total invested in DJI... Do you know what you can get RTF for 4K? Certainly not J hooks and faulty batteries and beta testers screaming at you for stating issues and facts.
you think strapping a ham sandwich on the phantom would help getting rid of the hook? sounds stupid HA? dji got to have some of the stupidest people working for them, either that or those 9 irons are taking us for stupid, DJI fix your **** :evil: :twisted:
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Seems to me that Jason from DJI has won the Microsoft Award for giving a perfectly correct answer, yet a totally useless answer!
It does at least show a glimmer of hope that they understand what the problem is.
Then again maybe I'm missing something here. Has anyone ever heard of a place to enter "Magnetic Declination Calibration Compensation"? Can't remember ever seeing that one anywhere in the current version of Naza.
Or maybe Jason was telling the future and this is a yet to be released adjustment coming with the new firmware release? (fingers crossed)
Or maybe the guys at DJI have just been watching too much NASCAR and believe everything should go to the left.
Help me out here, what's the poop with this answer?
It does at least show a glimmer of hope that they understand what the problem is.
Then again maybe I'm missing something here. Has anyone ever heard of a place to enter "Magnetic Declination Calibration Compensation"? Can't remember ever seeing that one anywhere in the current version of Naza.
Or maybe Jason was telling the future and this is a yet to be released adjustment coming with the new firmware release? (fingers crossed)
Or maybe the guys at DJI have just been watching too much NASCAR and believe everything should go to the left.
Help me out here, what's the poop with this answer?
Andy T said:
That is the same response I just received. My online request stated I was suffering from TBE and J Hook. I then begged for them to release 3.0.5.
Maybe release is soon. But I wonder why they would have us enter MD according to area if beta has been fixing problem without manual input?
This might be a paste and cut response by them on TBE and J hook for other multi rotors where the compass and GPS puck can easily be turned to match up.
Maybe release is soon. But I wonder why they would have us enter MD according to area if beta has been fixing problem without manual input?
This might be a paste and cut response by them on TBE and J hook for other multi rotors where the compass and GPS puck can easily be turned to match up.
WOW! thats ridiculous!
worst customer support ever.
Then again it is made in a country that sells/sold plastic rice and fake eggs.
worst customer support ever.
Then again it is made in a country that sells/sold plastic rice and fake eggs.
It is a cut an paste response. Jason works for Zendesk.com and probably has never seen a quad-copter. The answer is 100% incorrect for the Phantom 2 V it could be partly correct for some earlier model where it is recommended to turn the GPS/Compass puck showing these symptoms.Damon said:
I have the same Issue ... just noticed it on the second flight ... weird because I didn't seem to notice it on the first maiden flight. 
I live in Texas ... so i'm not sure about magnetic issues here. ??
Where do we sign the petition ?
I live in Texas ... so i'm not sure about magnetic issues here. ??
Where do we sign the petition ?
It is not surprising or unusual to not notice it on a first flight. There are to many other things your watching the first time it's in the air.
Most of Texas does not have a very large magnetic declination except in the western end of the state and it just reaches a level where people start to notice the issue. Attached is a map to help you determine your MD.
Most of Texas does not have a very large magnetic declination except in the western end of the state and it just reaches a level where people start to notice the issue. Attached is a map to help you determine your MD.
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