kirbinster said:mickey78 said:Are you saying you lost it the second you switched to ATTI?
No, it just started going when it lost gps so I switched it to ATTI to try to stop that and take control, but it never gave me control back. It never actually went into ATTI mode.
No doubt you were in a wind stream at the time of switching to atti. You most likely did have control in both situations, before and after the atti switch over point. You thought you did not have control with atti because after switching over it didn't lock the quad in place like you thought it might do. At this point you really begin to panic because it appears that the quad is flying away faster and faster, and if is going faster it's because the wind itself has gained speed.
Your best option at this point is to switch to gps mode and fight the wind, even if you have to hold it in full throttle for 10 minutes. And if you ever feel like you might be getting out of range, take off towards your quad! If in flight, work the controls while you run. I bought 3 quads this year learning these things on my own 1st hand. And this is why I respond to threads like yours in hopes of helping those that read it to never experience what I have.
OK so.....there is two things you might consider.
-One is to invest in a gps tracker. The best case scenario would be to use such a gps tracker that will have the ability to continue transmitting on it's own power even if you crash which in most cases throws the battery of the quad.
-Two or next would be to install the "Vision + Utility Pro" app. The reason I'm mentioning this app is because it can help diagnose some performance issues you may have with your quad. Example; if you lost satellite connection you can see the exact point in which this took place. Or, another example could be, say you noticed you were using more power during a particular range of flight which seemed above the norm. Because of this you were able to discover that one of your propellers had become weak allowing it to over-flex which causes drag and the prop struggles to keep up with the other three props. This then signals the Vision's total propulsion system to spin the prop at a higher rpm which is what the reason is for the battery to expire so soon.
*I'm an actual beta tester for the mentioned app and understand it's benefits. I could give a 100 examples for uses of the mentioned V+UP app all day long.
Anything to make our flying ventures a more enjoyable experience.