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Geebax Posted at 4-6 21:19
Nothing can cause magnetic disturbance at that height. The problem is where you launch from. It is not generally known, except by those who follow the forums, that the surface from which you launch is the real culprit. For example, never launch from concrete, the roof of a building, the top of a car etc. And most importantly, do not switch on your aircraft while it is resting on one of these surfaces, even if you then move it to some grass or elsewhere. The error occurs at the point of switching on the aircraft. The aircraft initialises the compass ar switch on, not knowing it is sitting on a magnetic source, then once it gets up in the air (like 398 feet), then it figures out that the compass is compromised, switches to ATTI mode and... you know the rest.
Geebax
Thanks so much for your help. What you said does make sense. I might have turned on the p3p before I put it on the ground standing above the spot I placed it. It’s all grass and I always launch for that spot, no pipes in the ground. I could have had something magnetic in my pocket, like coins.
I do think I turned on the p3p right before I put it on the ground.
Next time I’ll be more cautious.
Thanks again for your help and everyone else’s ! |
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