H just keeps on drifting

[FlushVision]

I once took off and landed on my Jeep's roof, with racks. I didn't know better at the time, the location was very dust and tall grass/weeds.
I had it only for a couple of weeks back then. ?

In dusty conditions or if there's wet grass around I take off from a flattened shopping bag which I keep in the boot of my car. In those conditions I hand catch.

 

[KEITH KUHN]

You need to look at what the lights are telling you when it's doing this. If you are getting orange flashes, that means you are struggling to maintain GPS, so you should gain height, above all the obstacles around you, and then stop doing directional input and wait for it to re-establish a position lock, which should leave it still in the air, and not drifting. If you then only move the throttle, then it should stay straight all the way down.

If you don't get orange lights, and things stay purple, then the chances are your drift is being caused by stick problems. Have you checked those in the hardware monitor to make sure that the Roll control is working reliably ?

Looking at the lights is a good idea I never thought about that

 

[KEITH KUHN]

In dusty conditions or if there's wet grass around I take off from a flattened shopping bag which I keep in the boot of my car. In those conditions I hand catch.

Darn good idea hand catching