Good morning everyone,
First I'm not new to flying drones. I guess it's okay from what I've read to mention 'the others' - so I have/had a Phantom 4 and Phantom 4 Pro+ .... I've always 'flown' them - never used any of the 'intelligent/auto modes'... I figured I should know how to fly it, in case of emergencies or those dreaded 'fly aways' we all hear and read about. So, according to Yuneec I fly in 'angle mode'.
My first impression on getting the H and reading the 'manual' (such as it is) - is that I need this 30' perimeter (did I read 10,000' or something?) around me. Or bad things happen. I'm assuming this is the 'smart mode'....I started to panic before finishing the page as I fly in close proximity to trees, buildings, and any obstacle a drone wants to fly into. And from what I started reading in threads, the H likes nothing more than to fly off in any direction for 26' and slam into whatever is there. Correct me if I'm wrong LOL ....
I do fly in between buildings - close! - and situations, where I'm assuming I should never use Smart Mode. I'm beginning to wonder what is so Smart about smart mode and when do people use it? (in my neighborhood and where I fly a lot, there is NO way I can have a 30' perimeter clear around me, or buildings with that 100' (what was that again?) - My P4 and Pr4 Pro have NO problem taking off at my feet, taking it up and around telephone poles and lights and wires, etc, or back coming down. That 30' perimeter scares me. Or did the manual scare me?
So, finally the weather cleared enough for a short flight. I went up about 50' or so to try out the 'panorama' feature (this camera's abilities are what made me want this - so I could have more control - as for me, my drone is a 'flying camera'...everything went well until landing. I brought it down slow, and as it got closer to the ground it started hopping about. left. right. bounce.bounce.bounce. and then wanted to head north east to a row of dense bushes - you guessed it - about 25' away - I knew it wanted to slam into them. I couldn't stop the props.
I tried to chase it, got near it, when it flipped over and stopped. No broken props, but the gimbal is hanging... I found one of those rubber dampers (correct word?) - one was still attached, the cables to the camera are in tact, yet it is separated - one rubber stopper in place, one missing (there are only 2 right? I've seen many posts with differing opinion on that) - but whatever holds it with those 'pins' (those are there) - I'm missing that. So a repair is in order. Myself? I don't know. First, can you remove the gimbal from the H's body easily? without mucking up anything else? (I should put this in another thread, right?)
Anyways, still trying to figure out the bad landing. With my Phantoms, I usually catch them in the air, as I'm not always on a level surface - or I land them every so slowly and gently they quietly purr til asleep. The H? Heck! What in the world? Yes, angle mode. Should I try to resort to catching it? Or is there some secret handshake I need to learn before Inez (the H's name) - puts herself down?
Gosh, the H seems so complicated to the P's.....
Any advice? Hints? Tips? Stop reading negative posts and read only the happy and contented ones? Is Inez going to be my disobedient youngster now that I have to handle with 'kid' gloves? ... Poor Inez. Or poor me.
Help!
I'm afraid of my H!!!!
2lip
First I'm not new to flying drones. I guess it's okay from what I've read to mention 'the others' - so I have/had a Phantom 4 and Phantom 4 Pro+ .... I've always 'flown' them - never used any of the 'intelligent/auto modes'... I figured I should know how to fly it, in case of emergencies or those dreaded 'fly aways' we all hear and read about. So, according to Yuneec I fly in 'angle mode'.
My first impression on getting the H and reading the 'manual' (such as it is) - is that I need this 30' perimeter (did I read 10,000' or something?) around me. Or bad things happen. I'm assuming this is the 'smart mode'....I started to panic before finishing the page as I fly in close proximity to trees, buildings, and any obstacle a drone wants to fly into. And from what I started reading in threads, the H likes nothing more than to fly off in any direction for 26' and slam into whatever is there. Correct me if I'm wrong LOL ....
I do fly in between buildings - close! - and situations, where I'm assuming I should never use Smart Mode. I'm beginning to wonder what is so Smart about smart mode and when do people use it? (in my neighborhood and where I fly a lot, there is NO way I can have a 30' perimeter clear around me, or buildings with that 100' (what was that again?) - My P4 and Pr4 Pro have NO problem taking off at my feet, taking it up and around telephone poles and lights and wires, etc, or back coming down. That 30' perimeter scares me. Or did the manual scare me?
So, finally the weather cleared enough for a short flight. I went up about 50' or so to try out the 'panorama' feature (this camera's abilities are what made me want this - so I could have more control - as for me, my drone is a 'flying camera'...everything went well until landing. I brought it down slow, and as it got closer to the ground it started hopping about. left. right. bounce.bounce.bounce. and then wanted to head north east to a row of dense bushes - you guessed it - about 25' away - I knew it wanted to slam into them. I couldn't stop the props.
I tried to chase it, got near it, when it flipped over and stopped. No broken props, but the gimbal is hanging... I found one of those rubber dampers (correct word?) - one was still attached, the cables to the camera are in tact, yet it is separated - one rubber stopper in place, one missing (there are only 2 right? I've seen many posts with differing opinion on that) - but whatever holds it with those 'pins' (those are there) - I'm missing that. So a repair is in order. Myself? I don't know. First, can you remove the gimbal from the H's body easily? without mucking up anything else? (I should put this in another thread, right?)
Anyways, still trying to figure out the bad landing. With my Phantoms, I usually catch them in the air, as I'm not always on a level surface - or I land them every so slowly and gently they quietly purr til asleep. The H? Heck! What in the world? Yes, angle mode. Should I try to resort to catching it? Or is there some secret handshake I need to learn before Inez (the H's name) - puts herself down?
Gosh, the H seems so complicated to the P's.....
Any advice? Hints? Tips? Stop reading negative posts and read only the happy and contented ones? Is Inez going to be my disobedient youngster now that I have to handle with 'kid' gloves? ... Poor Inez. Or poor me.
Help!
I'm afraid of my H!!!!
2lip