Do NOT calibrate your compass !!!

CAPTAINDRONE · Jun 16, 2016

Anthony Cirullo said:
Well then this is one of the first drones to do it because all previous drones will fly right back to the spot that you did the callibration. I cant tell you how many vids are on youtube of people that used there return to home and thought it would follow the transmitter but were sadly mistaken

I believe you are confusing DJI drones with Yuneec drones.

DJI uses home point and dynamic home point. So you have the option of the drone returning to where you took off or to the location of the controller. Which is what you are talking about.

Yuneec uses Dynamic home point which means the drone returns to the location of the controller.

DroneClone · Jun 16, 2016

Tim, Yuneec USA, you are on here, settle this spin once and for all!, Is it recommended to do a Out Of Box Compass calibration ? and is it recommended by Yuneec? Come on, You have yo end this madness!!!!

Basicbill · Jun 16, 2016

DroneClone said:
Tim, Yuneec USA, you are on here, settle this spin once and for all!, Is it recommended to do a Out Of Box Compass calibration ? and is it recommended by Yuneec? Come on, You have yo end this madness!!!!

Won't make a bit of difference until it's in the H manual or somewhere else official at Yuneec.

DroneClone · Jun 16, 2016

Basicbill said:
Won't make a bit of difference until it's in the H manual or somewhere else official at Yuneec.

Tim, is official Yuneec, I don't know what you have against a compass calibration, and don't really care, but if you want to believe it doesn't really matter, it's your choice!, Just don't come on here in the future and say your drone crashed and spin it away from a CC. You can rest assured if you never do a CC, you will join the others you believe the same! Which I hope not! I guess you wouldn't believe me if I was to tell you if you put your hand in a fire, you will get burnt either, unless it was in a manual, but believe me it will !

Yuneec_Usa · Jun 16, 2016

We suggesting completing compass calibration when machine is received.

Side note. If your main LED flashes yellow. Calibration is required.

DroneClone · Jun 16, 2016

Can we sleep now? I fare not! As someone will always have to ague that white is black and black is white, unless it's in a MANUAL ! LOL!

Hoss · Jun 16, 2016

There ya go....if it ain't flashing yellow, leave it alone.

Vegasrobbi · Jun 16, 2016

Hoss said:
There ya go....if it ain't flashing yellow, leave it alone.

I'm never one to leave it alone

This is a Q but listen at the 38 second mark.

DroneClone · Jun 16, 2016

Hoss said:
There ya go....if it ain't flashing yellow, leave it alone.

Not when it is out of the box! read the facts!, after the the one time out of the box calibration, then after that, if it flashes yellow! Don't give half the facts if you want to argue a statement!

DroneClone · Jun 16, 2016

And your video is not made by a authorized Yuneec employee or engineer!

Yuneec_Usa · Jun 16, 2016

DroneClone said:
And your video is not made by a authorized Yuneec employee or engineer!

Actually that is "THE RYAN" product manager at Yuneec. Ryan is very knowledgeable on all Yuneec product.

DroneClone · Jun 16, 2016

Hey everyone ! Pay close attention! DO NOT DO A COMPASS CALIBRATION ! Unless you want too ! Even if you know you need too!
It may make your H fly erratically and crash. Listen to people on this forum, even over a Yuneec employee as they know more than anyone, and are always right ! I surrender! I surrender!, Please don't shoot me!!!!

DroneClone · Jun 16, 2016

Yuneec_Usa said:
Actually that is "THE RYAN" product manager at Yuneec. Ryan is very knowledgeable on all Yuneec product.

Yeah!, my Marketing Manager Lindsey at work, has a degree in Marketing at my hospital and tells me how to repair my tubes on my boiler too! I listen to her all the time!

Basicbill · Jun 16, 2016

Hoss said:
There ya go....if it ain't flashing yellow, leave it alone.

Correct. Suggested versus required. Very simple, plain English. The H knows when it needs calibration.

Bowens44 · Jun 16, 2016

Yuneec_Usa said:
We suggesting completing compass calibration when machine is received.

Side note. If your main LED flashes yellow. Calibration is required.

Good enough for me

BobW55 · Jun 16, 2016

Wait a minute........
I just refilled my gas can.

snerd · Jun 16, 2016

Basicbill said:
Correct. Suggested versus required. Very simple, plain English. The H knows when it needs calibration.

Why did you leave the first sentence out?!

"We suggesting completing compass calibration when machine is received."

ETA: I just realized you were making a distinction between suggested and required. I don't know if that affects my pro-calibrate stance lol!!

Rattler · Jun 17, 2016

Here's another thought as a Pilot we are taught to check for magnetic deviation. Sometimes it can be as much as 3 dig in a very small distance (East to West) This is why it's a good Idea to calibrate

n3srj · Jun 17, 2016

This thread kinda reminds of one i watched once when the discussion involved which motor oil is the best, how often should you change it,should you use a new filter.. ahhh heck you get the idea of it..lol

LuvMyTJ · Jun 17, 2016

n3srj said:
This thread kinda reminds of one i watched once when the discussion involved which motor oil is the best, how often should you change it,should you use a new filter.. ahhh heck you get the idea of it..lol

Well thats easy. Everyone knows its Mobil 1 oil & filter every 5000 miles.

For sure do it out of the box (calibrate the compass).

To each their own. I will continue to calibrate the compass overtime I move 100 miles from the last time I did it.