Thomas,What is your battery status as if battery low it might be a safety feature the same as the H has
I have spent more time on the phone with Yuneec that I care to remember. They looked at my logs for a month then offered to fix the quad at my expense. They suspected that either the compass or GPS module needed to be replaced so I bought those on my own and plan to try the repair myself through a process of elimination. This will save me the labor cost at the least and hopefully allow me to gain some knowledge about fixing drones. The reality is that if we have to return to the manufacturer for every single repair, our pockets will forever be thin, especially with this particular drone.O right new GPS module have you called yuneec tech support to ask their advice
Steve and Thomas,Good eye for spotting the antenna in the wrong position. You moved it to the correct location. It's conceivable that it could interfere with the compass where it was laying.
Ok when I use to fly my Q it would be ok flying when my st10+ had 9 sats and another tip is throttle up to about 25/30 feet let it sit on hover bearing in mind the wind factor see how stable and when u say it was still a bit danceish do u mean it was drifting and it's a good tip when coming in to land slide to turtle mode
Ok have you spoke to yunecc regarding these issuesThomas,
Thanks for the tips. I usually land in turtle mode because it is most stable. I did have to land in rabbit mode once when some storm like winds swept in out of nowhere when I was flying. On approaching, the Quad was about 45 degrees to the ground. I had to get creative, needed power, landed flawlessly, wish I had it on tape.
Your point about going up to about 30 feet makes sense. I'll try that when I next run tests. When I say dance-is, I mean the Quad seems to be bouncing around in a bigger pocket than I think it should. I need to watch some videos online to re-calibrate my expectation because the Quad was never before perfectly static in a hover. Mind you, I have seen it do worse than it did today but I was expecting rock solid, in the pocket hover with minimal drift. There was definitely drift today ... I would estimate up to about 10 inches up and down and about the same left and right. While intentionally going in any direction however, I wouldn't say there was any drift. I should also point out that I observed this drift at about 10-15 feet above ground.
I checked some footage from 400 feet up and a 20 second UHD clip is very "static." So I don't think footage will be affected but I just want to regain that confidence in the machine. If drift indicates I still have a problem, I would like to fix it.
Thanks Again for your input.
Cheers,
Andre
Ok have you spoke to yunecc regarding these issues
I see well keep us updated
I had a Q500 up till may this year sold it to my pal I upgraded to the H and I really enjoyed the Q but it was time to move on and try the H well I can't fault the Q I only had 1 problem with it and that was a engine let go but yuneec fixed it at my cost but if I could have afforded to keep it aswell and buy the H I would have
You are correct on the error codes. 1 is 1st low batt, 2 is 2nd low batt and 32 is compass error. 33 would be compass error plus low batt.**Note: I cannot prove this but I currently suspect that there are a number of Yuneec Birds out there with the same bad wire placement I discovered. It wouldn't surprise me that this is the case and the company is fully aware. IF it is the case, they would never admit to it due to the liability that would be associated with that large a recall.
You are correct on the error codes. 1 is 1st low batt, 2 is 2nd low batt and 32 is compass error. 33 would be compass error plus low batt.
However, if you are flying until you get a low battery warning, you are pushing the envelope. Land when the voltage is 10.6 and no lower.
Regarding the GPS.......the H and the Q500 both use Glonass and GPS satellites. The ST10 and the ST16 only use GPS so you will always have a much lower sat count on the controller.
"Drift" of 10" is not really drift. That is quite stable. In breezy conditions anything under 3' is considered good. Remember you have a machine that was designed in 2014 and the components have changed considerably since that time. The Q remains one of the most stable and reliable quads ever built and the price is 1/3 of the original cost.
I have to disagree with the antenna misplacement as being anything other than rare. In fact, I have never seen or heard of that happening before. I would speculate that at some point that bird was opened up by someone who messed up the placement. The manner in which it appeared to be tucked into place suggests that is the case. Many of the refurbished machines are simply checked with diagnostics and given a quick test.
You have done an extraordinary job in finding and fixing the problem. Your persistence has produced results. Great Job.
I agree. Most people would be reluctant to open up the Q. In your case I think it was opened before you received it. Many of these are store returns by novice pilots some of whom get curious about what it looks like on the inside.I do know of the other cases where Q's plummet without warning.
I agree. Most people would be reluctant to open up the Q. In your case I think it was opened before you received it. Many of these are store returns by novice pilots some of whom get curious about what it looks like on the inside.
While the Q is very reliable and has a good history, the single common issue has been ESC failures. Perhaps 1 in 10,000 will have a ESC fail in the first few hours of airtime. When you read or hear about a Q falling it's always been caused by an ESC, loose prop, broken prop, or a loose battery.
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