I've read post after post of people having landing issues and thinking their H performs "jerky" or is too sensitive on the controls, and how the latest b30 firmware release is supposed to have resolved all that. The reason for this post is to boldly state that I have yet to experience any issues of excessive control sensitivity or any landing issues with the b27 firmware, which I am still flying in two different H's. As of now I can see no reason to change it.
After relocating from Oregon to California it was necessary to re-calibrate both systems, each having the same firmware with v03.01.b27 for the -16, v00.24 for the Tx, v1.3 for the A/P, v3.2.26 (a) for the camera, and v1.25 for the gimbal. Both aircraft perform perfectly with control response matching the manner it was input, even with the speed slider at the high point for "Rabbit". Slow and smooth input provides slow and smooth aircraft response. There is a quick but slight lean in the commanded direction when departing a hover but nothing I would consider to be twitchy or excessive in any way with an aircraft of above average performance. The softer I provide input the softer the lean when departing a hover. Regardless of how rough I provide input the initial "twitch" as some call it never translates to the video image. They both fly the same now as they did before leaving Oregon.
Landings go as I tell the H to do. If my fingers are moving fast or too much on the sticks the bird will react accordingly. If the descent is slow and smooth, even if windy, they both settle onto the gear without a bounce. If I hold the throttle stick back for the few seconds the motor speeds drops to idle. If I don't move the right stick after landing there is no evidence of the aircraft leaning in any direction. When I press and hold the arming button down the motors stop.
So my questions are, where are all the problems with the b27 firmware I've read so much about? Having a pair of H's it would stand to reason that one of them would demonstrate something negative, but neither does after numerous flights, flown hard and soft. Are these problems truly problems or induced by users that haven't quite yet developed a feel for their controls? Is it possible some people are over controlling their aircraft and impatient or distracted during the landing and shut down process?
After relocating from Oregon to California it was necessary to re-calibrate both systems, each having the same firmware with v03.01.b27 for the -16, v00.24 for the Tx, v1.3 for the A/P, v3.2.26 (a) for the camera, and v1.25 for the gimbal. Both aircraft perform perfectly with control response matching the manner it was input, even with the speed slider at the high point for "Rabbit". Slow and smooth input provides slow and smooth aircraft response. There is a quick but slight lean in the commanded direction when departing a hover but nothing I would consider to be twitchy or excessive in any way with an aircraft of above average performance. The softer I provide input the softer the lean when departing a hover. Regardless of how rough I provide input the initial "twitch" as some call it never translates to the video image. They both fly the same now as they did before leaving Oregon.
Landings go as I tell the H to do. If my fingers are moving fast or too much on the sticks the bird will react accordingly. If the descent is slow and smooth, even if windy, they both settle onto the gear without a bounce. If I hold the throttle stick back for the few seconds the motor speeds drops to idle. If I don't move the right stick after landing there is no evidence of the aircraft leaning in any direction. When I press and hold the arming button down the motors stop.
So my questions are, where are all the problems with the b27 firmware I've read so much about? Having a pair of H's it would stand to reason that one of them would demonstrate something negative, but neither does after numerous flights, flown hard and soft. Are these problems truly problems or induced by users that haven't quite yet developed a feel for their controls? Is it possible some people are over controlling their aircraft and impatient or distracted during the landing and shut down process?
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