Hi all,
This question has probably been asked but I cannot find it specifically to my question in a search.
Let's say I take off to 15ft (so the DJI app shows take off at 0 ft, and I climb to 15 ft). I am aware this drone does not a have a ground-proximity warning, like an aircraft. That said, let's say at 15 ft I fly a horizontally, but up a gradual slope. If I understand correctly, let's say at some point I will be only 8 ft above the ground, but my heigth reading will remain at 15ft. Is that correct?
Next, at that point when I'm really only 8 ft above the ground, I tap the "down" button for an automatic landing (not the RTH). Will the drone smash into the ground since it thought it was 15 ft above ground, but was really only 8? I use those numbers as examples only, more concerned if I take off to a height of 30 ft, and go up a slope where the actual height above round is less. I know I can do a manual landing, but if I want the drone to land in a nearby empty field and I don't know it's altitude relative to the 0 ft at take off, I don't want it to hit the ground hard when landing automatically if it thinks it's higher above ground than it really is.
Or is it's rate of descent such that when it touches down at whatever altitude above starting point 0 ft, the descent speed is slow enough that it won't land too hard regardless? Thanks for responses and suggestions!
This question has probably been asked but I cannot find it specifically to my question in a search.
Let's say I take off to 15ft (so the DJI app shows take off at 0 ft, and I climb to 15 ft). I am aware this drone does not a have a ground-proximity warning, like an aircraft. That said, let's say at 15 ft I fly a horizontally, but up a gradual slope. If I understand correctly, let's say at some point I will be only 8 ft above the ground, but my heigth reading will remain at 15ft. Is that correct?
Next, at that point when I'm really only 8 ft above the ground, I tap the "down" button for an automatic landing (not the RTH). Will the drone smash into the ground since it thought it was 15 ft above ground, but was really only 8? I use those numbers as examples only, more concerned if I take off to a height of 30 ft, and go up a slope where the actual height above round is less. I know I can do a manual landing, but if I want the drone to land in a nearby empty field and I don't know it's altitude relative to the 0 ft at take off, I don't want it to hit the ground hard when landing automatically if it thinks it's higher above ground than it really is.
Or is it's rate of descent such that when it touches down at whatever altitude above starting point 0 ft, the descent speed is slow enough that it won't land too hard regardless? Thanks for responses and suggestions!