erratic flight

[rapunzel4771]

Hi, my phantom2 is no-longer "hovering" on take off it will bob around then when taken up an i release the controls it takes a little while to respond then it will bob up and down erraticly and start almost flying on its own. I have upped to latest firmware, re calibrated compass and for the life of me cannot see any problems. I have put on new blades (*dji stock). I am no a bit anxious letting her fly as i do not want to say bye-bye to her ( yes my phantom is a she...).

Anyone with more xp help with someething i may be missing.

TiA
Jayne

 

[sar104]

Sounds like the basic gains are too high for the latest firmware. You could try resetting to the defaults (which are lower than previously) and see if that helps.

 

[rapunzel4771]

My current set up.

I have jsut the P2 no camera or gimble

 

[sar104]

Yes - I think that might be the problem - especially if you are flying a low-weight P2. Those are the original gains from a previous firmware version. If you hit the "Default" button on the lower right they should change. Either way - I would drop the basic gains, particularly the vertical, and see if that helps.

 

[macmicke]

Just wanted to chime in. Got the same behavior on my P2. Will test the settings mentioned.

 

[macmicke]

When i try to change gain the numbers just jump back to the previous ones. Pressing default just flashes the default numbers and then back to the previous. PS:
I have my gimbal and camera on.

 

[rapunzel4771]

I have now stable smooth flight again..and its awesome...again

What did i do ?

Magnets ! Magnets are everything....ok I used a strong magnet.
Rotated it 360deg round my compass, around 1 1/2" from P2 whilst plugged into PC. P2 Software Errored out my compass, I then un plugged, went outside, re-calibrated and it was perfect. Dunno what was up or what was going on but i think there was a gremlin in there somewhere wearing a tinfoil hat that got kicked out.