IMU ERROR -50

[lawty69]

Imu won't calibrate. Any ideas
CHEERS,
SI

 

[Augustin Raj]

Stay away from metal surrounding . Any equipment that emits electromagnetic radiation or waves can disrupt the calibration

 

[ALLIGATOR]

Imu won't calibrate. Any ideas
CHEERS,
SI

Did it work? I get the same error message

 

[Spark 317]

Did it work? I get the same error message

Hello from the Hoosier Heartland ALLIGATOR.

Check out this post in this thread...

IMU Calibration Error Code 50- WTF!!! (SOLVED)

Hey yall, can anyone shed some light onto my IMU problems? I never had any IMU problem with my spark in the past. I got hit by a car and couldn't walk so i didnt fly for a while. Spark sat in the box on my shelf all nice and snug. I can finally backpack again and i can't for the life of me get...

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Seemed to work.

Good luck and welcome to the Forum.

 

[lawty69]

Put the spark on its side before calibrating. It worked for me.

 

[Augustin Raj]

Did it work? I get the same error message

Try calibrating it outdoors with GPS connection .

 

[Scoot]

Yes! This worked for me

Instead of starting out like pictures, I put the spark in an upright position, then it calibrated itself from there.

Prior it just would not go past the first position at all and kept error -50.