Phantom I frequently fly near the ocean, here in Waikiki.
In many cases, I have to fly around a bit before it locates and sets the "Return to Home" coordinates. Usually, I just fly out over the water and it eventually assigned the home point. That is what it did in this case. The home point was about a hundred yards offshore.
When I eventually brought the drone back in, I landed it back on the ground in front of me. I did not notice, but the props were still spinning after it had landed and I had just turned off my remote.
I then turned the remote back on to shut off the props. Before I knew it, the drone had autonomously taken off by itself and proceeded out to sea to it's "home point".
After a couple of very stressful moments waiting for the remote to get signal again before my water landing, and repeatedly canceling return to home, I was able to get control and landed without a problem.
So, I guess the lesson learned here is to be sure your home point really is where you would want to set it down - and don't turn off your controller if the props are still spinning while on the ground.
In many cases, I have to fly around a bit before it locates and sets the "Return to Home" coordinates. Usually, I just fly out over the water and it eventually assigned the home point. That is what it did in this case. The home point was about a hundred yards offshore.
When I eventually brought the drone back in, I landed it back on the ground in front of me. I did not notice, but the props were still spinning after it had landed and I had just turned off my remote.
I then turned the remote back on to shut off the props. Before I knew it, the drone had autonomously taken off by itself and proceeded out to sea to it's "home point".
After a couple of very stressful moments waiting for the remote to get signal again before my water landing, and repeatedly canceling return to home, I was able to get control and landed without a problem.
So, I guess the lesson learned here is to be sure your home point really is where you would want to set it down - and don't turn off your controller if the props are still spinning while on the ground.