Point of Interest

Texas_Willie · Aug 29, 2018

I am going to try the "Point of Interest" function on my H today and was wondering if anyone here has used it? I think it could be useful for doing cell tower inspections, especially if you are able to control the radius AFTER beginning the flight. Anyone know if this is possible to do?

AeroJ · Aug 29, 2018

Yes, you can alter both radius and height while the POI orbit is happening. All your stick controls work except yaw, and aileron, which controls orbit direction instead of roll.
But watch out for GPS / HDOP inaccuracy; it is not often I achieve a perfect circle around the centerpoint using POI - it always seems to be off to one side, and I can never predict which side that will be ! So make sure there is plenty of space all around the thing you want to POI and you should be OK.

Texas_Willie · Aug 29, 2018

AeroJ said:
Yes, you can alter both radius and height while the POI orbit is happening. All your stick controls work except yaw, and aileron, which controls orbit direction instead of roll.
But watch out for GPS / HDOP inaccuracy; it is not often I achieve a perfect circle around the centerpoint using POI - it always seems to be off to one side, and I can never predict which side that will be ! So make sure there is plenty of space all around the thing you want to POI and you should be OK.

Thanks for the reply, info and warning! Much Appreciated Sir!

TW

CraigCam · Aug 29, 2018

You can control speed by how far you push the right stick. It will often be slow to start but then move quicker then you want. Move the right stick in the opposite direction to slow down as needed. What you’ll discover is that rotating a circle in a rectangle view is tricky to center and have that middle spot stay centered in the image. You still have full gimbal control as well so it’s pretty useful for shooting a wide area with different view angles of subject vs background.

FlushVision · Aug 29, 2018

Of all the functions available to the H480, the POI is the only one I've used since I think it's the only one that has any use to me.

I echo what other posters have said. Can be tricky to centre and keep that spot centred throughout the circuit, but when it goes well it looks good.

Texas_Willie · Aug 30, 2018

I did a test POI flight yesterday. I recorded a long very boring slooooow flight around a sign at the lake.

It went well and I think this feature is great for doing inspections. After I was done with the POI flight, I tried to fly around the park some, but almost immediately after taking off, I lost Compass and the H headed straight for the trees, I lost control and had to make an emergency landing...It was close to disaster!

AH-1G · Aug 30, 2018

Texas_Willie said:
I did a test POI flight yesterday. I recorded a long very boring slooooow flight around a sign at the lake.

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It went well and I think this feature is great for doing inspections. After I was done with the POI flight, I tried to fly around the park some, but almost immediately after taking off, I lost Compass and the H headed straight for the trees, I lost control and had to make an emergency landing...It was close to disaster!

How many sats did you have?

Texas_Willie · Aug 30, 2018

AH-1G said:
How many sats did you have?

Not sure what I had when this happened, but I had 18 when I took off for the POI flight.

AH-1G · Aug 30, 2018

Texas_Willie said:
Not sure what I had when this happened, but I had 18 when I took off for the POI flight.

18 total??? H??? Controller???

Texas_Willie · Aug 30, 2018

AH-1G said:
18 total??? H??? Controller???

I don't know what the heck you are talking about….As far as I know, the only place to see how many satellites there are is on the ST16 Controller. There certainly isn't any where on the H that show that information...Unless I have been asleep for the last 6 months....

Ty Pilot · Aug 30, 2018

Texas_Willie said:
I don't know what the heck you are talking about….As far as I know, the only place to see how many satellites there are is on the ST16 Controller. There certainly isn't any where on the H that show that information...Unless I have been asleep for the last 6 months....

The controller will show the numbers of satellites locked on both; the Controller and ST-16. Now you are awakening.

Texas_Willie · Aug 30, 2018

Ty Pilot said:
The controller will show the numbers of satellites locked on both; the Controller and ST-16. Now you are awakening.

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Gotcha...The 18 I referred to were on the Aircraft...Did not make note of the other. Nice picture of the controller BTW...Now excuse me while I stretch and yawn and try to come alive...I been working 9 to 5....LOL Where is Dolly Parton when I need her?!?!