Had a minor panick attack today. Taking off from a look-out point about 130m above the ocean things were going great. Then at about 4min5seconds the gimbal went wonky, looked up, looked down and saw flickers of propeller blades. EEEEk. Return to home
Is there any way to asses what may have happened in the flight log> I'd much prefer this never happen again. Or are gimbal jammers just a thing that should be expected from time to time.

Flight log... HERE

oh also this....obstacle avoidance warnings but definitley nothing anywhere nearby
4m 16.2s RTH: Backing up to avoid obstacle
4m 16.7s RTH: Ascending to avoid obstacle
4m 16.8s RTH: Cruise

So the gimbal seems like restart or doing a self-checking during flight, right? Had you updated the firmware to the latest version? Please try and check again.

Go.Fish Posted at 2017-9-15 19:53
oh also this....obstacle avoidance warnings but definitley nothing anywhere nearby
4m 16.2s RTH: Backing up to avoid obstacle
4m 16.7s RTH: Ascending to avoid obstacle

If you are flying straight into the sunlight you will get those nagging error. Just turn the AC little to the side and you should be OK!

Very important... Make sure you change the RTH Attitude to at least 65 meters and NOT 20m !!!

DJI Thor Posted at 2017-9-15 19:57
So the gimbal seems like restart or doing a self-checking during flight, right? Had you updated the firmware to the latest version? Please try and check again.

Yes like a calibration mid flight. Newest firmware installed a few days ago.
So try the same flight again? Its a bit of a hike to get there but can do. Would just like to know if theres anything different to try for next time, or if i did something wrong

It was facing NNW appox 90 degrees to the sun. Ok will raise the RTH altitude for next time. I was at the peak of a lookout point so was thinking 20m would be sufficient

Go.Fish Posted at 2017-9-15 20:15
Yes like a calibration mid flight. Newest firmware installed a few days ago.
So try the same flight again? Its a bit of a hike to get there but can do. Would just like to know if theres anything different to try for next time, or if i did something wrong

It is a known issue and our engineers are working on it. Please try to calibrate the gimbal and check the anti-drop hooks. If the issue persists, please kindly pay attention to the news from the forum or the release of the firmware on our official web. Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for your patience.

Go.Fish Posted at 2017-9-15 19:53
oh also this....obstacle avoidance warnings but definitley nothing anywhere nearby
4m 16.2s RTH: Backing up to avoid obstacle
4m 16.7s RTH: Ascending to avoid obstacle

Yes, like dronist mentioned, it would initiate avoidance when the drone faced directly to the strong light. So please try to avoid this situation. If that is not your case, you can calibrate the VPS via DJI Assistant 2.

It's a glitch,seen this in many threads w/ different names.
Also noticed that it's irregardless of FW you're in it will happen sooner or later.
Search the forum for Gimbal Freaking out Mid Air, just for an example.

Eagle_Eye Posted at 2017-9-16 03:49
It's a glitch,seen this in many threads w/ different names.
Also noticed that it's irregardless of FW you're in it will happen sooner or later.
Search the forum for Gimbal Freaking out Mid Air, just for an example.

I call it "gimbals gone wild"; that'll definitely return a few hits on this forum if you use Google.

wow is this gimble freak out still happening ? i raised this months ago....on latest firmware now and have done all the required updates i'll wait for engineers to fix, kind of spoils a shot when it happens
it also drops everything on the mobile or tablet to NA when its doing it, hoping it gets sorted

RCNJ Posted at 2017-9-16 05:34
wow is this gimble freak out still happening ? i raised this months ago....on latest firmware now and have done all the required updates i'll wait for engineers to fix, kind of spoils a shot when it happens
it also drops everything on the mobile or tablet to NA when its doing it, hoping it gets sorted

So if this happens out of the box, we should just wait for a solution? I've read that some people got their Mavics replaced and still got the same problem

YouserName Posted at 2017-9-16 06:52
So if this happens out of the box, we should just wait for a solution? I've read that some people got their Mavics replaced and still got the same problem

Don't hold your breath.
Sorry couldn't resist.