Lately there have been reported incidents of a fly-away occurring in FollowMe mode. I'm starting this thread to serve as a focal point to talk about these incidents.
You may want to look at the analysis of these FollowMe mode incidents.
Aircraft lost control in follow me mode
Testing Follow me-mode, fly away and crash :( and the next 20 or 30 posts
{God is Good, all the time}"follow me" is garbage! (dji is not)
The results of @Balabonov 's flight will be in the next post.
There appears to be two causes of these incidents; 1) a software glitch that presents when FollowMe mode is intiated, and 2) the tablet's GPS is not quite precise enough sometimes. Another "cause" is that maybe DJI and/or the forum has not done a good enough job of explaing how FollowMe mode works and the pitfalls. Disclaimer: I have not personally used FollowMe mode.
This thread is devoted to the technical analysis of FollowMe mode fly-aways. To do that we need the participation of members who have experienced this type of incident. This can be made difficult if these members are worried about being criticized for mistakes, either real or perceived. So, please, no intimidating, threatening or otherwise judgmental remarks about a pilot's skill, judgement, or intentions.
You may want to look at the analysis of these FollowMe mode incidents.
Aircraft lost control in follow me mode
Testing Follow me-mode, fly away and crash :( and the next 20 or 30 posts
{God is Good, all the time}"follow me" is garbage! (dji is not)
The results of @Balabonov 's flight will be in the next post.
There appears to be two causes of these incidents; 1) a software glitch that presents when FollowMe mode is intiated, and 2) the tablet's GPS is not quite precise enough sometimes. Another "cause" is that maybe DJI and/or the forum has not done a good enough job of explaing how FollowMe mode works and the pitfalls. Disclaimer: I have not personally used FollowMe mode.
This thread is devoted to the technical analysis of FollowMe mode fly-aways. To do that we need the participation of members who have experienced this type of incident. This can be made difficult if these members are worried about being criticized for mistakes, either real or perceived. So, please, no intimidating, threatening or otherwise judgmental remarks about a pilot's skill, judgement, or intentions.