KurtVD
Second Officer
Flight distance : 365299 ft
Switzerland
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You're free to do that, but each of these 3 are independent of each other.
- IMU: I only ever calibrate the IMU if the bias values (in Settings>Main Controller Settings>Sensors) are higher than normal (usually 0.00x). I do it at home since you need a flat floor and there should be no vibrations during the process, and I just check it before takeoff.
- Compass: I only calibrate the compass if the magnetic interference meter is higher than usual (in Settings>Main Controller Settings>Sensors), and if I'm at a location where I know there's very little real interference. In this scenario, the interference meter will show a much lower value after calibration, and stay that way. But most of the time it's easier, and actually better, to locate the source of the interference and move the aircraft a few meters, especially if you get a "compass error" message. In my mind, I can't see any reason to calibrate the compass just because you calibrated the IMU.
- Remote control calibration: As far as I know, this is about the position of the sticks of the RC, e.g. so that the system knows if the sticks are in the center, up, down, left or right (and how much). So it's quite unrelated to the IMU and the compass, and there's really no reason to ever calibrate the RC unless you notice something strange. |
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