aburkefl
First Officer
Flight distance : 78612 ft
United States
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I realize the little "radar" icon is not really a radar, but I thought I knew how it actually worked. Apparently I was wrong!
The last couple of times out, I decided I would try to utilize it more. When my Phantom gets well away from me - which, now that I'm 71 years old probably means it's not really that far away! - it's very easy to lose track of the orientation. When it gets several hundred yards away from me, I typically use the YAW control to turn it, while still pushing forward on the right stick. As my Phantom moves from right to left (or left to right) and then "straightens out" as it heads back towards me, I end up compensating at least a little in one direction or the other becuase I didn't get it pointed straight at me to come back.
If I enlarge the radar icon, I assumed the direction in which the aircraft is pointing would be much more obvious. However, there have been many times when the orientation seemed exactly backwards. The radar icon shows the Phantom is pointing to the left, but when I push left on the right stick, the Phantom goes to the right - absolutely backwards from what I anticipated.
Is the radar icon showing the compass direction instead of a physical direction? Many times I'm facing north when I take off. It seems that maybe as long as I keep my Phantom north of the established home point, its orientation should show "true." But, if I get south of my home point, the point-to direction gets reversed?
Also, should the radar icon agree with the "pointer" on the map screen?
I think my bottom line is this: I'm looking for the easiest way, when my Phantom gets well away from me, to identify what direction I need to fly to bring my Phantom directly back to where I'm currently standing. of course, I'm looking to do this WITHOUT engaging RTH. Essentially, I'm trying to teach myself how to use the information I'm being provided by my mobile device, rather than ignore it and take the "bail out" option until the Phantom gets close enough for me to retake control.
Seems like many days are simply training/learning days!
Art - N4PJ
Leesburg, FL
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