After 77 flights of the P3 Professional and 10 hours of flight time, I experienced my first crash. Not sure what to make of it so I'm asking for feedback.
The facts: Installed firmware P3X_FW_V01.05.0030. Upon opening the DJI app after firmware update, it asked for a compass calibration (which I did.) Home point was set successfully. Flew to about 1200 meters in line of sight. I made a mistake (yes, user error) and went slightly around the cliff face and lost contact.
First thing I tried was to gain altitude as to try and get the signal back. After about 10 seconds (not really sure) I tried to initiate RTH. Handset began beeping even though connection light was red. Unbeknownst to me, the drone had already tried to RTH (in a direct line) and crashed into the top of the cliff. The RTH setting was set to 30 meters. I confirmed this after recovery of the P3. As the video shows, it didn't climb 30m and return. It turned and came straight towards the home point. Watch the video for details.
My main question is:
When RTH is initiated automatically, shouldn't the drone climb 30 meters (from it's current altitude) and then return to home? The video shows that it clearly did not.
The facts: Installed firmware P3X_FW_V01.05.0030. Upon opening the DJI app after firmware update, it asked for a compass calibration (which I did.) Home point was set successfully. Flew to about 1200 meters in line of sight. I made a mistake (yes, user error) and went slightly around the cliff face and lost contact.
First thing I tried was to gain altitude as to try and get the signal back. After about 10 seconds (not really sure) I tried to initiate RTH. Handset began beeping even though connection light was red. Unbeknownst to me, the drone had already tried to RTH (in a direct line) and crashed into the top of the cliff. The RTH setting was set to 30 meters. I confirmed this after recovery of the P3. As the video shows, it didn't climb 30m and return. It turned and came straight towards the home point. Watch the video for details.
My main question is:
When RTH is initiated automatically, shouldn't the drone climb 30 meters (from it's current altitude) and then return to home? The video shows that it clearly did not.