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<blockquote data-quote="Mr Geek" data-source="post: 78417" data-attributes="member: 15144"><p>I totally agree that skillful manual flying is preferred for both safety and satisfaction. I normally manually land mine as well and enjoy challenging flying to capture landscapes that look dynamic with low to ground flying and manual orbits, etc. but once my Spark is out of sight and it's time to come home I have come to trust the Spark's AI to know best for when and how to RTH using data it collects about wind, battery temperature and distance traveled. I say this confidently after 200+ flights with zero problems with the RTH system used in virtually all flights. My experience and perspective may be different than those living in the city or in locations with poor GPS access because I live in the desert in a small town surrounded by wide open lands.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, totally agree about the joy of hands on, manual flying/aviation aspect...at age 13 I was lucky to land a weekend job of washing an instructor's Piper Cherokees and in return got Saturday flying lessons, then a few months later my family "blew up" and trips to Lindbergh Field were no longer possible. My career then swallowed me up and I never got around to following through but am a lifelong avid flight sim geek. </p><p></p><p>The reason I wanted to comment on RTH is because in reading through this thread a new Spark owner would think that using RTH is a risky business and should be avoided but I maintain exactly the opposite view based on 200+ flights using RTH from distances up to a mile away. I just wanted people to know, for me it's been a rock solid extremely comforting autonomous feature I depend on and saves a lot of time as I plan the next shoot while my drone is safely flying back for a fresh battery <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Have fun flying!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mr Geek, post: 78417, member: 15144"] I totally agree that skillful manual flying is preferred for both safety and satisfaction. I normally manually land mine as well and enjoy challenging flying to capture landscapes that look dynamic with low to ground flying and manual orbits, etc. but once my Spark is out of sight and it's time to come home I have come to trust the Spark's AI to know best for when and how to RTH using data it collects about wind, battery temperature and distance traveled. I say this confidently after 200+ flights with zero problems with the RTH system used in virtually all flights. My experience and perspective may be different than those living in the city or in locations with poor GPS access because I live in the desert in a small town surrounded by wide open lands. Anyway, totally agree about the joy of hands on, manual flying/aviation aspect...at age 13 I was lucky to land a weekend job of washing an instructor's Piper Cherokees and in return got Saturday flying lessons, then a few months later my family "blew up" and trips to Lindbergh Field were no longer possible. My career then swallowed me up and I never got around to following through but am a lifelong avid flight sim geek. The reason I wanted to comment on RTH is because in reading through this thread a new Spark owner would think that using RTH is a risky business and should be avoided but I maintain exactly the opposite view based on 200+ flights using RTH from distances up to a mile away. I just wanted people to know, for me it's been a rock solid extremely comforting autonomous feature I depend on and saves a lot of time as I plan the next shoot while my drone is safely flying back for a fresh battery :) Have fun flying! [/QUOTE]
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