Hello everyone!
Wanted to share an experience I had that surprised and scared me at the same time.
The other day I had setup to shoot some video around Baltimore's Inner Harbor. This was going to be my first time flying out over water so I was taking my time getting setup.
I did what I always do, connected the props, syned the phone, etc.
Started up, no errors or warnings of any kind.
Took off and just a few feet away, the GPS failed and it switched to ATTI mode. Also on the screen was a compass calibration fail, which I was surprised I didn't see before it let me launch.
At this point I freaked out. Luckily, I had flown around about a week ago for 10-15 mins in ATTI mode and this helped a lot. Got it under control and brought it back for a landing.
Why everything went bad after launch I am not sure. What saved me was already having flown in ATTI mode and knowing how it reacts.
If you have not flown in ATTI mode yet, find a safe wide open place and do it. It might save your drone from, at least in my case, could have been a slow water death.
The video is on my YouTube page. Feel free to check it out: Chris Roche
You'll see after I landed I attempted a compass recalibration and it kept failing. Shut it down, restarted it up and everything calibrated just fine. The final video came out excellent.
Sharky
DJI Phantom 3 Pro
Part 107 certified
Wanted to share an experience I had that surprised and scared me at the same time.
The other day I had setup to shoot some video around Baltimore's Inner Harbor. This was going to be my first time flying out over water so I was taking my time getting setup.
I did what I always do, connected the props, syned the phone, etc.
Started up, no errors or warnings of any kind.
Took off and just a few feet away, the GPS failed and it switched to ATTI mode. Also on the screen was a compass calibration fail, which I was surprised I didn't see before it let me launch.
At this point I freaked out. Luckily, I had flown around about a week ago for 10-15 mins in ATTI mode and this helped a lot. Got it under control and brought it back for a landing.
Why everything went bad after launch I am not sure. What saved me was already having flown in ATTI mode and knowing how it reacts.
If you have not flown in ATTI mode yet, find a safe wide open place and do it. It might save your drone from, at least in my case, could have been a slow water death.
The video is on my YouTube page. Feel free to check it out: Chris Roche
You'll see after I landed I attempted a compass recalibration and it kept failing. Shut it down, restarted it up and everything calibrated just fine. The final video came out excellent.
Sharky
DJI Phantom 3 Pro
Part 107 certified