MoreWillie
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First night I had it, in my apartment, I didn't have any issues - surprising since as @DRONE-flies-YOU pointed out I was in a high rise (compass calibration is crap there), low light, and other less than ideal factors. My assumption is that the vision sensors had plenty to use to orientate themselves to keep the Mavic stable.
First outdoor flight, I calibrated compass outside and took off on a pier by the Hudson (not a lot of safe flying spots in Manhattan) - I noticed a drift and first attributed it to the wind, but then realized that the drone was totally unresponsive and heading out to sea. I lost visual sight of it as it went around the end of the pier and thought it was as good as gone, but then it appears as if it started its return to home action and became responsive to the controller again. I landed it, thought maybe it had just gotten caught in a wind gust and being smaller than the Phantom 4, got blown away.
Took off twice more, both times it seemed a little shaky after takeoff, so I let it hover until it appeared to stabilize then flew it like normal. It was pretty much fine, although I did notice it drift to one side and a loss of altitude while trying to fly straight on a couple accounts. Again, attributed it to wind, but now thinking it may be software or hardware issues.
Flight logs coming when I get home from the office. |
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