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Bought a used Spark, drifting while hovering & altitude wrong
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<blockquote data-quote="dougiefresh27" data-source="post: 84691" data-attributes="member: 16589"><p>OK, so my first "real drone" was a used Spark. Probably my biggest error. But I got it with a controller for $215 which is a heck of a deal or so I thought. No visible scratches or anything, perfect condition. </p><p>I connect my phone via cable to the remote, make sure all is updated, home point recorded, more than 12 satellites connected and all should be good.</p><p>But on my first flight, I take off, rise to about 20 feet and let it get a visual I think then I went up to about 60 feet. It was very sluggish and went up another 5-8 feet. That scared me right away so I brought it down.</p><p>I recently reset the IMU and compass and did a simple hover test. It wants to drift within a 12-15 foot area with tons of GPS locks. That should not happen.</p><p>When I fly it forward and release the controls, it is very sluggish to respond. My Mavic Air snaps to a stop not this fella.</p><p></p><p>I'm really at a loss.</p><p>I thought if I reset it to factory settings that would help. When I look that up I find I should download the Assistant 2 but it doesn't exist on the play store and when I do it from the DJI site, my computer won't let me open it.</p><p></p><p>I'm afraid to fly it more than a few feet away for fear of losing control of it.</p><p></p><p>I'm open to all ideas.</p><p></p><p>I'm almost ready to trash it and buy new but I'd hate to waste the initial money plus the sweet Lego skin I put on it.</p><p></p><p>Can you help?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dougiefresh27, post: 84691, member: 16589"] OK, so my first "real drone" was a used Spark. Probably my biggest error. But I got it with a controller for $215 which is a heck of a deal or so I thought. No visible scratches or anything, perfect condition. I connect my phone via cable to the remote, make sure all is updated, home point recorded, more than 12 satellites connected and all should be good. But on my first flight, I take off, rise to about 20 feet and let it get a visual I think then I went up to about 60 feet. It was very sluggish and went up another 5-8 feet. That scared me right away so I brought it down. I recently reset the IMU and compass and did a simple hover test. It wants to drift within a 12-15 foot area with tons of GPS locks. That should not happen. When I fly it forward and release the controls, it is very sluggish to respond. My Mavic Air snaps to a stop not this fella. I'm really at a loss. I thought if I reset it to factory settings that would help. When I look that up I find I should download the Assistant 2 but it doesn't exist on the play store and when I do it from the DJI site, my computer won't let me open it. I'm afraid to fly it more than a few feet away for fear of losing control of it. I'm open to all ideas. I'm almost ready to trash it and buy new but I'd hate to waste the initial money plus the sweet Lego skin I put on it. Can you help? [/QUOTE]
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