Obstacle Avoidance Beeping

[JerryofWV]

The last couple times I’ve flown my P4 I got an alert several times from my obstacle avoidance. This occurs while it is in the air and nothing around it. It happens in flight and while hovering.

Does anyone know anything I can do to correct this?

Thanks
Jerry

 

[WV. Rootman]

It sees the sun and it’s trying to avoid it. Lol
Reflections from the sun causes it to do that. Turn it a little left or right and it will go away or turn off OA.

 

[DKG13CC]

It sees the sun and it’s trying to avoid it. Lol
Reflections from the sun causes it to do that. Turn it a little left or right and it will go away or turn off OA.

Yes, the sun is setting it off!

 

[Mimoid]

Happens to me all the time when flying in sunsets. I guess this is one of the reasons why OA is disengaged during failsafe RTH.

 

[Deleted member 62848]

The last couple times I’ve flown my P4 I got an alert several times from my obstacle avoidance. This occurs while it is in the air and nothing around it. It happens in flight and while hovering.

Does anyone know anything I can do to correct this?

Thanks
Jerry

Like above just turn off unless flying very low around obstical, in the air it's useless, you find you speed increases aswell with OA turned off

 

[JerryofWV]

Update:
Upon closer inspection I found a piece of clear plastic had slid over the sensor causing it to sound an alarm. It looked like it might have been a protective coating over the sensor.