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GT2022 Posted at 1-5 14:51
Thank you v m Sean. Yes, agreed we are more or less after the same thing here. I think I've set my RTH too high thinking more is better but I will now adjust given what you've explained. When you say not to touch the throttle during the climb the following section of the manual is a little confusing and to me doesn't quite reconcile with your suggestion of not touching the throttle does it?
..."DJI Mini 2 User Manual If the aircraft is at an altitude of 65 ft (20 m) or higher and has not yet reached the RTH altitude, the throttle stick can be moved to stop the aircraft from ascending and the aircraft will fly to the Home Point at its current altitude (only available with firmware v1.0.0.0. This function is not available when the firmware is updated to v1.1.0.0 or later). During RTH, the speed, altitude, and orientation of the aircraft can be controlled using the remote controller if the remote controller signal is normal. However, the remote controller cannot be used to pan left or right. When the aircraft is ascending or flying forward, the user can push the control stick completely in the opposite direction to make the aircraft exit RTH and hover in place. GEO zones will affect RTH. If the aircraft flies into a GEO zone during RTH it will hover in place. The aircraft may not be able to return to a Home Point when the wind speed is too high. Fly with caution. ..."
Sean is correct in his explanation of current RTH behavior. It used to be when RTH was engaged, during the ascent to RTH altitude, you could momentarily bump the throttle down to abort continued ascent. At this point the bird would continue RTH at its current altitude. For some inexplicable reason, DJI decided to alter the RTH behavior, so that now bumping the throttle aborts the RTH completely.
I do not like this change as it makes no sense to me. There are already two methods to abort RTH should one so desire. You can simply short press the RTH button on the controller, or press the soft on-screen abort button. The old method is preferable in situations like flying near tall buildings where a high RTH altitude setting is necessary to prevent a potential building collision, but the RTH ascent can be easily aborted when desired by simply bumping the throttle. Older birds still function this way, which makes things confusing for those of us who fly a variety of birds. |
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