[/QUOTE]No-one can see a Phantom at 1.5 miles well enough to tell that it's stopped and hovering.
The recorded flight data should not stop when RTH is initiated.
Any RTH activity should be part of the recorded flight data.
If his comment about flying to the south was correct, that eliminates drifting with the wind in atti as an explanation.[/QUOTE]
Thank you for all the information, I'm still learning this as I go as well. Unfortunately this pilot was very new and wasn't sure what of to do when the drone did not behave correctly. He stated that when he hit the return to home button, the drone stopped and turned towards the home point. It then immediately flew South at full speed. He was watching the drone on his phone with the MapPilot app, and estimated it going about 1.5 miles and then hovering. But I agree that it makes no sense that nothing is recorded, but he could still see it on his screen. This is what is making me think the battery became dislodged when it turned, and MapPilot interpreted some data incorrectly after that.
The recorded flight data should not stop when RTH is initiated.
Any RTH activity should be part of the recorded flight data.
If his comment about flying to the south was correct, that eliminates drifting with the wind in atti as an explanation.[/QUOTE]
Thank you for all the information, I'm still learning this as I go as well. Unfortunately this pilot was very new and wasn't sure what of to do when the drone did not behave correctly. He stated that when he hit the return to home button, the drone stopped and turned towards the home point. It then immediately flew South at full speed. He was watching the drone on his phone with the MapPilot app, and estimated it going about 1.5 miles and then hovering. But I agree that it makes no sense that nothing is recorded, but he could still see it on his screen. This is what is making me think the battery became dislodged when it turned, and MapPilot interpreted some data incorrectly after that.
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