Charles Adams
lvl.4
Flight distance : 3821312 ft
United States
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These are my first flight findings. It should be noted that I did not initially calibrate the IMU, and there are differences before and after calibration.
I did not time my satellite acquisition time, but it felt as poor as before. This does not seem to be improved. This is only one flight, which is not a definitive sample. But this indicates to me that this FW release may not have addressed acquisition time.
I tested the smoothness/jitterness of the sticks while in bypass mode. Major improvement. It seems "responsive" w/o being ridiculously aggressive.
I tested the "unwanted elevation raise" while in bypass mode. It seemed to be better left to right, but forwards and backwards I had the same undesired rapid elevation raise. BUT...
I then calibrated my IMU, and retested this. The "unwanted elevation raise" did not manifest going forward, and did seem to occur to a much less degree (compared to pre-FW behavior) when traveling at full speed (normal) backwards. Since I do not typically fly at full throttle backwards, this will be ok. I retested this repeatedly, and could not get the "unwanted elevation raise" to occur except in backwards flight, and only to a minor degree. Again, this is the results after I re-calibrated my IMU.
I tested "elevated" RTH (the traditional RTH we are use to), and that worked as expected. Yay!
I tested the quick shots. They functioned ok, but I did have one episode during boomerang when the craft "aborted" the shot early because it detected an obstacle. I was in wide open space with no animals or debris, so this was not expected or desired. But I prefer that the sensors be over sensitive rather than under, and unless this becomes a chronic issue, I'll give it a pass.
I tested the zoom. 28x stunned me. The zoom camera is still not going to be a "cinematic" wonder, but I was shocked by how clear 28x appeared. Not photo quality, but for "exploring", this camera does well what it was designed to do.
I tested panoramas, but have not had opportunity to review the results. |
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