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<blockquote data-quote="WingmanGoose" data-source="post: 100912" data-attributes="member: 18869"><p>New guy here, but I’ve had my fair share of compass and IMU issues so I’ll chime in. </p><p></p><p>I’ve learned through my errors that prevention is key. Properly calibrating the IMU when the Spark is cold will be prevent the worst issue while flying, which is IMU errors and messages. Then, calibrate the compass in an area away from metal or power lines. Finally, only fly with a remote, your device in airplane mode with an OTG cable, don’t take off from metal containing objects, and stay away from high power power lines. Doing these things will eliminate 98% of problems while flying. </p><p></p><p>The flight glitches I’ve had after following these rules are usually just momentary glitches and will correct itself before you even notice any flying errors. If you do get an error, start flying towards home in case the error sticks around. </p><p></p><p>IMHO, fly always are a result of much more than just a compass error. It might display it as a compass error but it’s deeper than that. If you start to loose remote control inputs, best bet is to activate return to home in case you lose complete manual control. There’s a chance it may get the RTH activation signal even if you’ve already lost complete manual control. You can always cancel RTH if things improve to the point that you can manually take over again. RTH is much better than aiming for a tree or building, although aiming for a tree would be better than having a fly away towards a large group of people, airport, or somewhere else that safety would be an obvious issue. </p><p></p><p>Reality is that if you still have controls to manually crash, RTH should be still functional. We (me included) just have a bad habit of not wanting to press RTH or not remembering it’s there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WingmanGoose, post: 100912, member: 18869"] New guy here, but I’ve had my fair share of compass and IMU issues so I’ll chime in. I’ve learned through my errors that prevention is key. Properly calibrating the IMU when the Spark is cold will be prevent the worst issue while flying, which is IMU errors and messages. Then, calibrate the compass in an area away from metal or power lines. Finally, only fly with a remote, your device in airplane mode with an OTG cable, don’t take off from metal containing objects, and stay away from high power power lines. Doing these things will eliminate 98% of problems while flying. The flight glitches I’ve had after following these rules are usually just momentary glitches and will correct itself before you even notice any flying errors. If you do get an error, start flying towards home in case the error sticks around. IMHO, fly always are a result of much more than just a compass error. It might display it as a compass error but it’s deeper than that. If you start to loose remote control inputs, best bet is to activate return to home in case you lose complete manual control. There’s a chance it may get the RTH activation signal even if you’ve already lost complete manual control. You can always cancel RTH if things improve to the point that you can manually take over again. RTH is much better than aiming for a tree or building, although aiming for a tree would be better than having a fly away towards a large group of people, airport, or somewhere else that safety would be an obvious issue. Reality is that if you still have controls to manually crash, RTH should be still functional. We (me included) just have a bad habit of not wanting to press RTH or not remembering it’s there. [/QUOTE]
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