My neighbor has a empty 50,000 square warehouse he has offered up for us locals to meet and practice in during bad weather. Will GPS work through the metal roof and can one fly a DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ inside?
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Can One Fly Inside A Metal Warehouse?
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Utopia Texas said:
According to this youtube video, it might be possible, but bear in mind this warehouse had lots of openings in the walls that could help with a GPS lock. I'll spare you some pain, skip to around minute 16 or 17.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUlspY7fZ0s[/youtube],
480sparky said:
It would be similar, but I think there would be inertial drift without a GPS lock, causing it to keep drifting in the same direction for a while even after you stop moving it with the remote. With GPS, when you stop sending movement commands from the remote control, the phantom stops at the lat/long of its current GPS position.
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
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ianwood
Taco Wrangler
one of my first flights was inside my 40/60 pole barn, which has steel siding on the outside
and inside walls. the phantom flew in atti mode, (i have not switched out of phantom mode)
and the only issue i had was the dust being kicked up by the rotor wash, so i didn't fly long.
the grandson was getting a kick out of it though!
http://youtu.be/u_qb2q-uW7o?list=UUgIAT ... 0NshhCv5eA
and inside walls. the phantom flew in atti mode, (i have not switched out of phantom mode)
and the only issue i had was the dust being kicked up by the rotor wash, so i didn't fly long.
the grandson was getting a kick out of it though!
http://youtu.be/u_qb2q-uW7o?list=UUgIAT ... 0NshhCv5eA
Fly in atti but practice in the middle first.
It is a very different feeling than in GPS. Do not fly fast until you get the hang of it.
It is a very different feeling than in GPS. Do not fly fast until you get the hang of it.
Yeah, but put the switch into atti becuase if it were to find satellites (it happens after many minutes sometimes), the Phantom could go crazy and want to fly somewhere you don't want it to.
It holds the height, but any side movement makes it drift.
Ie. You slightly tap left and let go, it keeps going, slowly, but long.
There's a lot more work keeping it where you want it and realising the orientation so you don't mess up and send it the wrong direction.
Keep all doors and windows closed if possible so there's no air drifts coming through.
DO NOT get close (within 5 feet I've read) to the ceiling or walls.
Ie. You slightly tap left and let go, it keeps going, slowly, but long.
There's a lot more work keeping it where you want it and realising the orientation so you don't mess up and send it the wrong direction.
Keep all doors and windows closed if possible so there's no air drifts coming through.
DO NOT get close (within 5 feet I've read) to the ceiling or walls.
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