maybe im just used to seeing the one set then i turn my attention to the app and dont see the 2nd set of lights, but now its been mentioned im going to be more observant.
Most likely. You had me out there videoing it. It is about 30 degrees here but I figured I was imagining the second set :lol: Im trying to post the vid but it is taking a long time.crash1sttime said:maybe im just used to seeing the one set then i turn my attention to the app and dont see the 2nd set of lights, but now its been mentioned im going to be more observant.
Dynamic home point is for a situation like shooting from a moving boat and you don't want the Phantom returning to land where it took off.crash1sttime said:as for resetting in the air, why, isnt that what DHP is for ?
Larry L said:Im trying to post the vid but it is taking a long time.
Happy New Years to you!
Lol, I might be able to email :lol: . It just keeps trying to upload without any luck. It states compressing but the wheel keeps turning up in the corner of my iPad but nothing gets up loadedcrash1sttime said:Larry L said:Im trying to post the vid but it is taking a long time.
Happy New Years to you!
So where is the Vid ? or am i going to have to go outside and turn my phantom on ?
Meta4 said:HF isn't very tactful but he's right on this one.
Too many flyers don't understand what compass calibration does and when it's needed.
Too many perform it as a superstitious ritual and imagine that if they don't do it, their bird will fly away.
The most likely cause was discussed in the first two posts.
It had nothing to do with compass calibration.
hemorrhagic flyer said:rexster314 said:Question 1 is did he calibrate the compass before taking off on this flight?
The number of clueless folks who do not understand what the compass does, what calibration does, and how it relates to "flyaways" continues to amaze me.
Compass calibration has absolutely nothing to do with this situation.
Meta4 said:A compass issue shouldn't make a Phantom "take off" into anything.
If you had previously been flying within 100 km of the site, it is extremely unlikely that your failure to perform a ritual calibration had any affect on anything.
Calibrating every flight is for people that push the elevator button 6 times to make it come sooner.
Disorienting your compass isn't something that is likely to happen in normal use but if you screw up your compass that much - the app will tell you it needs recalibration.erikgraham said:You don't need to travel 100km. You could simply make the mistake of passing a magnetized screwdriver head to close to the phantoms compass. Or perhaps you set your Vision plus down near a car battery or power strip. There are any number of ways in which one can inadvertently disorient the compass.
Meta4 said:Flick the S2 switch 5 times and observe the fast flashing greens.
Bingo - you have confirmed home point is recorded.
That little triangle thingy in the lower left corner of the phone app should be dead center in the circles.rbtNmke said:ok, total newb question..... so be nice! how do you determine if the correct home point is recorded (prior to flight)?
i just received my phantom and ive been reading countless posts, watching videos etc etc......i want to make sure my new machine returns if things get ugly.
TIA
mmn said:That little triangle thingy in the lower left corner of the phone app should be dead center in the circles.rbtNmke said:ok, total newb question..... so be nice! how do you determine if the correct home point is recorded (prior to flight)?
i just received my phantom and ive been reading countless posts, watching videos etc etc......i want to make sure my new machine returns if things get ugly.
TIA
eyecon82 said:The ONE time I didn't do the compass dance, my Phantom took off into my tree.
Coincidence? I think not
Mixed messages ??eyecon82 said:No one is saying it makes it just take off.