Descending on hover.

Frankc · Jan 24, 2016

I find that whilst my drone is hovering it tends to descend slowly. Never left it high and see how it drops but I do notice when I am bringing it into land I leave it around 10 feet in the air and it slowly descends.

I also notice that as I land it often 'bounces' comes down and as I get close to touch down it always gives a bounce up again. Is this just prop downdraft hitting the ground or the sensors underneath? Both?

Just curious.

Compass. IMU both recently calibrated.

Skypicswa · Jan 24, 2016

Is VPS turned on?

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Wibble · Jan 24, 2016

Hand catch much safer!

Frankc · Jan 24, 2016

Yes I think it is, should I turn it off? This is hovering over a field when I have this problem.

Frankc · Jan 24, 2016

Wibble said:
Hand catch much safer!

I have started to hand catch. Just concerned if it goes into fail safe and hovers on the spot........... then starts to descend.

robinb · Jan 24, 2016

There is an air cushion from the down draft as you descend, you get used to it.
Just take it easy and it will kiss the ground like a feather.

WetDog · Jan 24, 2016

And turn VPS off unless you are inside.

Sinisalo · Jan 24, 2016

If you hand catch with the camera at eye level so you have reach up slightly you should be fine.

Wibble · Jan 24, 2016

Sinisalo said:
If you hand catch with the camera at eye level so you have reach up slightly you should be fine.

Yes Statue of Liberty position!

Frankc · Jan 24, 2016

Sinisalo said:
If you hand catch with the camera at eye level so you have reach up slightly you should be fine.

Yep, thats what I had been practicing this afternoon. Its that feeling when the props stop and it suddenly gets heavy.

Sinisalo · Jan 24, 2016

Wibble said:
Yes Statue of Liberty position!

This made me chuckle

PJ Orlando · Jan 24, 2016

I shut off VPS never done hand catching probably never will. There is sometimes that updraft of air when landing but with VPS on it tends to go up more and higher.

Frankc · Jan 24, 2016

I think I will turn it off. Going to fly up to say 40 feet tomorrow and see how much it descends on its own.

Sinisalo · Jan 24, 2016

PJ Orlando said:
I shut off VPS never done hand catching probably never will. There is sometimes that updraft of air when landing but with VPS on it tends to go up more and higher.

if it does decend on it's own from that height, you can bet that the barometer is not working right.