I like to think that I am doing Compass Calibration correctly. Here is what I do:
1. Remove Gimbal
2. Turn on ST-16. Wait for it to boot up.
3. Turn on H. Wait for it to boot up.
I use a Compass App to find North. I am in a residential neighborhood with Blacktop. No power lines nearby. Nothing seemingly nearby that might interfere with the compass
4. Wait for the opposite arms to light up and hold them by those arms and rotate away from me towards North until the next set of arms light up.
5. Turn the H CCW so that I am holding the new arms that are lighting up. Rotate H away from me towards North.
6. Repeat until confirmation and H cycles the GPS back on.
7. Turn off the H. Turn off the ST-16 (Which I am sure is not necessary, but can it hurt?)
8. Turn on the ST-16. Wait for bootup. Turn on H. Wait for bootup and at least 14 satellites.
And I am STILL getting Compass Calibration errors! Not every flight but more than I think I should. I sent Yuneec my telemetry of my Fly Away and they said that I need to calibrate the compass!
I know most of you frown on repeated calibrations if you are not traveling far from the calibration, etc., and I do not calibrate ALL the time, but I do calibrate probably more than I need to (every week or so?) A point that I would like to make, is if compass calibration can be incorrect with repeated calibrations, then why cant it be incorrect with your one and only calibration? How do you know if the calibration is correct? I used my GUI and when the H as pointed in the direction of my Compass App North, the Yaw is set at 0*, so I assume that is one way to tell.
Is there any other way to confirm Compass Calibration is correct? Does anyone else have these issues?
1. Remove Gimbal
2. Turn on ST-16. Wait for it to boot up.
3. Turn on H. Wait for it to boot up.
I use a Compass App to find North. I am in a residential neighborhood with Blacktop. No power lines nearby. Nothing seemingly nearby that might interfere with the compass
4. Wait for the opposite arms to light up and hold them by those arms and rotate away from me towards North until the next set of arms light up.
5. Turn the H CCW so that I am holding the new arms that are lighting up. Rotate H away from me towards North.
6. Repeat until confirmation and H cycles the GPS back on.
7. Turn off the H. Turn off the ST-16 (Which I am sure is not necessary, but can it hurt?)
8. Turn on the ST-16. Wait for bootup. Turn on H. Wait for bootup and at least 14 satellites.
And I am STILL getting Compass Calibration errors! Not every flight but more than I think I should. I sent Yuneec my telemetry of my Fly Away and they said that I need to calibrate the compass!
I know most of you frown on repeated calibrations if you are not traveling far from the calibration, etc., and I do not calibrate ALL the time, but I do calibrate probably more than I need to (every week or so?) A point that I would like to make, is if compass calibration can be incorrect with repeated calibrations, then why cant it be incorrect with your one and only calibration? How do you know if the calibration is correct? I used my GUI and when the H as pointed in the direction of my Compass App North, the Yaw is set at 0*, so I assume that is one way to tell.
Is there any other way to confirm Compass Calibration is correct? Does anyone else have these issues?