Strange Crash: P3P Lost, Compass Went Haywire

[Trackman1]

Should ask DJI about this promo video that I am sure we have all seen.

"And it will always come home"

Start watching at 2:24 for a minute.

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[Trackman1]

I guess I'm a simpleton. I don't see anywhere in the general logs where there is a "compass error from the beginning." Someone enlighten me please.

OP: Do you think you might be able to recover the quad

Agreed. It looks like the compass error started after it got in trouble.

 

[Air Ontario]

Looks like the lower battery voltage timing coincides with the compass swing timing.

 

[MikeK]

In the future, if you get a compass error don't use RTH. If the bird doesn't know which way it's pointing it doesn't know which way to go home. You probably could have flown it back manually and landed it.

That is something for all to keep in mind. Makes perfect sense.

 

[TacAir42]

That is something for all to keep in mind. Makes perfect sense.

I switched to ATTI and it looked recoverable but then went crazy again and disappeared.