no one ? about rth

[gjoseph]

Hi if I set my RTH for say 200ft if I use the rth mode and my phantom is 50 ft below me will it go to 200 ft from where it is or will it rise to 250 to be even with the start point. Thanks

 

[bbfpv]

200 feet from where it took off.

 

[gjoseph]

200 feet from where it took off.

Thanks could be a disaster otherwise

 

[bbfpv]

Thanks could be a disaster otherwise

Be careful flying below yourself since it needs a GPS lock to RTH.... cliffs, canyons, etc can all have a negative effect on that parameter.

 

[rhoffart]

If it's 50 feet below you and you are at the home point then it will fly a total of 250 feet.

 

[kaybee1]

Yes... The RTH elevation you set is the MINIMUM elevation. If you're at 1000ft it will stay there until directly overhead then begin landing. If the P3 is at 150ft, it will immediately climb straight up to 200ft and fly straight to you and begin landing.

 

[bbfpv]

Lets see how many times we can all say the same thing differently.

 

[rebelyellNC]

+1 bb

 

[rhoffart]

Lets see how many times we can all say the same thing differently.

Or how many times we point his typo ...

 

[Dadcat]

Lets see how many times we can all say the same thing differently.

That's a good one! Let's see if you know the answer to this:

I discovered yesterday that the P3 (unlike the P2) resets its home point if you land, shut off the motors, restart them and take off again. No power cycle required.

If you land and restart the motors 50 feet below your intial takeoff point, does the RTH altitude reset too?

 

[bbfpv]

That's a good one! Let's see if you know the answer to this:

I discovered yesterday that the P3 (unlike the P2) resets its home point if you land, shut off the motors, restart them and take off again. No power cycle required.

If you land and restart the motors 50 feet below your intial takeoff point, does the RTH altitude reset too?

Its from wherever your home point is recorded, usually being the initial launch point.

 

[tcope]

That's a good one! Let's see if you know the answer to this:

I discovered yesterday that the P3 (unlike the P2) resets its home point if you land, shut off the motors, restart them and take off again. No power cycle required.

If you land and restart the motors 50 feet below your intial takeoff point, does the RTH altitude reset too?

I'm pretty sure the last firmware for the P2 allowed for a new home point to be set once the motors were turned off. That is, it at least stayed that you could relaunch without turning the power off.

 

[N017RW]

The release note is not clear on your point.
It states you can restart the motors after an auto-land has shut them off.
Nothing regarding Home location recording.

http://download.dji-innovations.com/downloads/phantom_2/en/Phantom_2_Release_Notes_en.pdf

 

[tcope]

The release note is not clear on your point.
It states you can restart the motors after an auto-land has shut them off.
Nothing regarding Home location recording.

http://download.dji-innovations.com/downloads/phantom_2/en/Phantom_2_Release_Notes_en.pdf

Agreed. Why else should you not be able to relaunch without killing power prior to the update.