The different ways to Calibrate the compass

[plasmo]

It is interesting to see the different ways to calibrate the compass.
I personally use the method Colin Guinn shows here, as this was the way I learned from the beginning:
http://youtu.be/2bxjL7wFyb8?t=1m35s


but see that a lot of people do the body spin method like this:
http://youtu.be/WkFo9OHOTk4?t=4s


I think both are equally effective, but I saw that this guy does the 2nd part differently (by rotating along the copter's arm axis like a ferris wheel) which seems odd. I guess it works since that's how he's been doing it:
http://youtu.be/3CNjHR0PJKc?t=3m

 

[Mori55]

We just had a couple of topics here about the different ways of doing this. Seems to be either way works fine.

 

[Navman]

Hmmm.. I've never seen the 3rd method plasmo?

 

[cahutch]

That 3rd method is totally wrong. Don't do it that way.

 

[Mako79]

Trigger it in your app. It will show you how.

 

[samd012]

I may look like an idiot but I hold it over my head while I do it. Makes it easy to spin

 

[Mako79]

I may look like an idiot but I hold it over my head while I do it. Makes it easy to spin

Been there. Just point camera down and hit the record button first!! epical

 

[plasmo]

Hmmm.. I've never seen the 3rd method plasmo?

ya the 3rd method seemed a little odd, that's why i brought it up

 

[skyeye_rogelio]

I used to routinely do the third method until I saw the video from Guinn...i haven't noticed any difference really but now do "the dance" to calibrate.

 

[Michigan_PI]

I've been doing it method #3 as well and I get blinking confirmations that it's calibrated. I think I'll switch to method #1 and see if there is any performance difference