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Many times the mini map does not show the indicator for which direction the Controller is facing in relation to the drone, is this a common issue?
Once the Anafi is flying I do not touch any phone settings. The issue sappers to happen randomly. It generally starts off ok but the direction indicators (beam) lines just disappears at some point during the flight.Parrot uses the GPS on your phone to do this. Did you turn off GPS on your phone when this happened?
Sadly I do not have an Anafi to test things out, but I have seen this with other drones. I have seen it specifically with iPhones, where the stupid GPS won't lock correctly and is going all over the place trying to identify where the phone is. This in turn makes the drone's app to lose your location, causing what you described above. In other words, your bird is fine. I would blame the phone as the culprit.Once the Anafi is flying I do not touch any phone settings. The issue sappers to happen randomly. It generally starts off ok but the direction indicators (beam) lines just disappears at some point during the flight.
Based on how stable the FF6 runs on my android, you may have point, most likely phone GPS loosing the plotSadly I do not have an Anafi to test things out, but I have seen this with other drones. I have seen it specifically with iPhones, where the stupid GPS won't lock correctly and is going all over the place trying to identify where the phone is. This in turn makes the drone's app to lose your location, causing what you described above. In other words, your bird is fine. I would blame the phone as the culprit.
Possibly, however many phones no longer have a magnetometer, years ago virtually all smartphones did, but not the case anymore. I know this to be true when, two years ago researching for a new phone, I specifically needed one with a magnetometer so I could run a real compass as opposed AGPS which is what the majority of smartphones rely on these days as a compass, which is fine but you need to physically move with the phone before it will detect direction. With that in mind, FF6 should be able to work on phones without?. It would be nice to know for sure.As far as I know, the magnetometer (compass) of your device is also used/needed for the correct mini map view.
Hadn't given that a thought, I'll give it a try, cheers.Hello,
New here but have you tried calibrating the controller - click on the controller icon on the home page of freeflight and follow instructions to calibrate the controller.
My understanding is that the controller itself has a compass!
No, the SC3 has no compass and no GPS.Hello,
New here but have you tried calibrating the controller - click on the controller icon on the home page of freeflight and follow instructions to calibrate the controller.
My understanding is that the controller itself has a compass!
No, the SC3 has no compass and no GPS.
Hadn't given that a thought, I'll give it a try, cheers.
SC3 Calibration Screen shows Magnetometer Calibration. Wiki - "A magnetometer is a device that measures magnetism—the direction, strength, or relative change of a magnetic field at a particular location. The measurement of the magnetization of a magnetic material (like a ferromagnet) is an example. A compass is one such device, one that measures the direction of an ambient magnetic field, in this case, the Earth's magnetic field. " So that's a compass then, no?No, the SC3 has no compass and no GPS.
OK but are you actually calibrating the RC or the phone or tablet compass that you are using?
Sorry I don't understand?, as per the screen shot of Calibration page from FF6 it says "You are going to calibrate the Controller". Is it even possible for SC3 controller to access and calibrate a phone /tablet Magnetometer / compass, does anybody know?OK but are you actually calibrating the RC or the phone or tablet compass that you are using?