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I experienced two strange issues today. The first was related to altitude. I have had my P4 about 8 months now. Recently did the new firmware update and had a few issues, but those seem to have resolved themselves. But I had a new one pop up today. I have always set my maximum altitude at 120...

I know some of you are familiar with the anatomy of drone flight, but I put this video together to share the physics involved in making the Phantom (or other) drone respond to the controller inputs. I hope it's informative.

Me, too. It's becoming a bit annoying. Although it might be a viable warning. I had a very light breeze when I took off. When I climbed to 300 feet, I got the "high wind" warning. I noticed that my horizon was skewed as if the right side of the P4 was higher than the left, which would indicate...

I had issues the first two days. Finally, this afternoon I flew again and it was perfect. Just like before. I'm wondering if it's because I let the Phantom "warm up" for about 3 or 4 minutes before takeoff while I was shooting the intro video sequence. That's the only variable I can think of...

I got that IMU ERROR - Calibrate IMU on the first flight (and every flight after) the upgrade three days ago. Also getting HIGH WIND warnings (with a 4mph breeze) and this evening, my rear lights were solid red as I came back home. My reading since then indicates that's a CRITICAL WARNING. No...

Agreed! I loved the prior firmware. No issues at all. This joke has been a lot of surprising new issues that never happened before. If it ain't broke, why fix it?

I got a high wind warning yesterday. There was a bit of wind. I also got one tonight with a 4mph breeze. Sum Ting Wong.

You may be on firm ground with that logic. After recalibrating the IMU last night, I turned off the aircraft, controller, and iPhone. When I turned it back on a few seconds later, I did NOT get the IMU warning. It may be because it was already warmed up. I'm hoping your hypothesis is accurate...

I noticed that drop in rpm at idle today also. Strange, but I also kind of like it. Seems a little more controlled. However, I've also had that IMU CALIBRATION ERROR the last two flights. It does go away after a few minutes. I'm hoping it's a bug.

Yes, the IMU calibration process is a lot more complicated than it was before. I also have been getting the IMU CALIBRATION ERROR message. Hopefully I got it fixed after this last calibration. Flew today in 16mph wind and got that HIGH WIND notice on my controller too. Weird. Never got that one...

Yes. I've had the same issue since upgrading the firmware two days ago. After upgrading and startup, I got that IMU Calibration error message. It eventually went away, and I was able to fly. I recalibrated the IMU after landing. Took it up again today and got the same message on startup...