Strange P3A gps condition.

cybervet · May 15, 2016

Hi Today when I was flying the P3A at 88 meters directly above me I got a notification "safe to fly(no gps)" while I had locked to 13 sats. Warning flashed 2-3 times for a couple of seconds and then the rest of the flight went without incident. During the whole time I had full rc signal and video signal and from 10 to 14 satellites locked.
K index was 3 today.
Any ideas will be greatlly appreciated.
Tassos

BDOG · May 15, 2016

Antennas need to be postitioned in the flat (horizontal to the controller) and outward position when the drone is directly above one for best possible signal . Its in the manual.

Trackman1 · May 15, 2016

I am guessing your sat. strength dip down to 3 bars. See it happen to me before. Mine never appeared to have left gps mode tho.

cybervet · May 15, 2016

BDOG Well i did not had a lost signal warning......

Trackman1 · May 15, 2016

cybervet said:
Well i did not had a lost signal warning......

Nope. No lost signal. Don't know why it happened. Just happen to have screen capture. Give me a sec.

Trackman1 · May 15, 2016

Pilot view non-gps1.mov

cybervet · May 15, 2016

I will check , I was recording flight with AZ screen.......

cybervet · May 15, 2016

Yeap exactly the same thing, 13 sats but bars went down to 3......... What is this?

Trackman1 · May 15, 2016

I think BDOG is right. I was over the house next door when it happened. So very close to overhead. Odd part is both rc and HD signals are full.

cybervet · May 15, 2016

Can't be right, we are talking about gps, has nothing to do with rc signal.... I never lost video or RC for a sec, I was just flying like ATTI and not gps......

Trackman1 · May 15, 2016

We are saying the same thing. RC and HD signal 5 bars. The times I have noticed this are when I am coming back home, up high. 200ft or so.
Sometimes I don't notice until after as when it is that close I am looking directly at the P3 for landing. Not at the screen.
It has never made any difference to the control of the AC.