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Got that vid yet???Tried posting video several times... No dice anyone else having issues?
Mark.
Got that vid yet???Tried posting video several times... No dice anyone else having issues?
Mark.
Got that vid yet???
Its the latest firmware/app causing it to auto land when battery gets too low. Which is very bad because many people will start losing their P3 to auto land over water or once the p3 gets too low far away they just wont be able to find it... Guys better get that factory restore bin for the p3 and radio, and older versions of the go app...
It should take like 5 minutes to upload and to process a 1 minute video on youtube. I would cancel and start over.
Got that vid yet???
Anytime your battery reaches 10 % Critical Low Power-- the P3 is going to land-- you may have 10 seconds max to move it where you need it and that will be it. It you fly it down below 8% under hi amp drain, there is a good chance that you will damage the battery's cells or longevity. If you always try to land at 30%, that gives you plenty of cushion so you don't get into these situations. Any cell that is discharged to less than 3 volts is pretty well trash.
The 8 % deep discharge should be performed as follows-- Fly the P3 down to 20 %. Take the battery out and let it cool. Put the P3 on the bench, take the props off-- start the motors and let it idle till the battery reaches 8%. Take the battery out and recharge it. The purpose of this deep cycle is to recalibrate the Smart Battery circuitry, not to condition the battery. If the battery is discharged to low voltage on every flight at high amperage loads , it will eventually degrade the cells and ruin the battery.I find it hard to believe that the "intelligent" battery would allow me to harm it. ~6% seems to be the cutoff of power all together. In any case, DJI recommends bringing the battery down to 8% every 20 cycles for battery longevity.
My post was in regards to canceling out of auto landing, as I believe it used to be possible.
Thanks,
Mark.
My post was in regards to canceling out of auto landing, as I believe it used to be possible.
Thanks,
Mark.
The 8 % deep discharge should be performed as follows-- Fly the P3 down to 20 %. Take the battery out and let it cool. Put the P3 on the bench, take the props off-- start the motors and let it idle till the battery reaches 8%. Take the battery out and recharge it. The purpose of this deep cycle is to recalibrate the Smart Battery circuitry, not to condition the battery. If the battery is discharged to low voltage on every flight at high amperage loads , it will eventually degrade the cells and ruin the battery.
Try to land it at 30%, that gives you plenty of cushion-- at 30 % you might have 2.5 minutes to critical battery if you are lucky. So it you are out 2000 feet at 30%, you may not have enough time to get it on the ground before it lands on its on depending on the wind.
If your battery is that low it will auto land, no matter if you have the fail safe set to RTH or Auto Land. You can get a little of altitude to maybe find a better spot but it's not much when it's that low.
I see, I know today while flying a ways off I lost signal for a few seconds and when the signal came back the red x was flashing (RTH initiated) and was functional. I am using an ISO device and most updated software. What device are you using? Just a guess but have you uninstalled to Go app and reinstalled?See my pic, it used to be an option to cancel out of auto/forced landing. The red X is simply no longer functional as it once was.
Mark.
I see, I know today while flying a ways off I lost signal for a few seconds and when the signal came back the red x was flashing (RTH initiated) and was functional. I am using an ISO device and most updated software. What device are you using? Just a guess but have you uninstalled to Go app and reinstalled?
Duh my bad, never mind the device! I seen it in the pic [emoji15]