Can I PROVE You Should NEVER Use RTH (Return to Home)?

[@kevinsteele6799]

Agree 100%. A responsible pilot who knows his equipment doesn't need RTH. Another great video. Great job, young man.

[@ShadoMoosess]

In my opinion, RTH should only be used if the drone activates it automatically if you happen to experience signal loss.

[@FastLaneFPV]

​@@ShadoMoosess work on set and say that

[@Tyberius1]

With the Air 3S, I usually put it in sports mode to get it relatively close to home, and then I engage optimal RTH and let it do the rest on its own. So far it's done an excellent job of avoiding obstacles and coming right back to its home point within a few inches or less. Really impressive tech.

[@flyingfilmmaker]

That’s a good way to do it if you want to have it self land!

[@TerryMcGearyScotland]

I usually do the opposite: let it it RTH (concentrate on catching some extra footage ) then flip to Sport to hand land or ground as suits.

[@eyalyawets410]

Another important point to strengthen your suggestion is that if you return to home but there are windy conditions the sport mode could save a lot of battery.

[@flyingfilmmaker]

Yep that is true.

[@RandyFraker-i2g]

I use it fairly often, mostly to make sure it is functional. Been doing this for ten years. I just like to test safety related features occasionally.

[@sebastianwar7936]

so many "I never use RTH cause I am just so awesome" comments.. seriously people, if you are NOT putting your drone or anything in danger, you FLY HOWEVER you want..

[@flyingfilmmaker]

Yep I don’t really care how people fly. But I do think more experienced pilots are less likely to use it.

[@svenf1]

Discarding obstacle avoidance to save a few seconds of return time is not my cup of tea :)

[@thomaszihlmann969]

A serious test would be taking the drone about 4k away. Then do the tests. And of course hope for no change in wind conditions.

[@justso1823]

Technically you shouldn't be flying beyond line of sight

[@michaellissow543]

@@justso1823 unless you have a VO.

[@Rocketman0407]

@@justso1823lol he could just say he had a spotter. I doubt many people actually fly within line of sight. What’s the point of a drone with 10km range when you only fly it a few hundred meters from you? Could just as well buy a cheap 5g drone then

[@psoon04286]

I choose not to depend on RTH simply because I like the hands-on practice of manual flying. Having said that, I do use cruise control for those lengthy sweeps with multiple camera pan and tilt movements

[@flyingfilmmaker]

Yep cruise control can be pretty useful!

[@raouldukesf]

If your battery gets to the point where it asks to RTH and you put it in sport and floor it, the battery will drain way faster and you may not make it back. I had this happen to me and almost lost my Air2. DJI says the RTH optimizes the remains battery power.

[@laksononpy188]

or hear me out, keep your eye on the battery level

[@justso1823]

I grew up flying cheap drones without GPS etc. being able to fly home without GPS is a life saver especially in windy conditions.

[@MythRsR1979]

Very interesting. I think what makes RTH use more battery might be the time it wastes in maneuvering the drone. Every second you waste time doing a turn or something wastes battery energy. Regarding the difference between Sport and Normal mode efficiency, I just did a test with a Mavic 3T. Sport mode definitely uses slightly more energy. Flight time measured from flight record from moment drone starts to move from home point (50m agl) to moment drone starts deceleration back at home point (still at 50m). Altitude was 50m in both flights. Almost straight flight to same spot on the map, stopping, turning around and flying back home. Test was done at night in almost zero wind conditions: Normal mode Flight time: 264 seconds 3760m travel distance Battery level 64% - 50% (14% discharge) Sport mode Flight time: 201 seconds 3751m travel distance Battery level 65% - 48% (17% discharge).

[@dronecounty6516]

Ever since I first began flying years ago, I have heard this argument about whether or not to use RTH. It seems that the majority of comments I've seen about this say that RTH is just for amateurs or inexperienced pilots, and that a real pilot always flies manually. I just don't agree with this. If there is some piece of tech built into my aircraft that is going to help me safely accomplish my flight, I'm going to use that whatever it is. I've been flying for quite a long time now, I do a fair amount of commercial work, and I ALWAYS use RTH. It takes the work load off of me a little bit, and I don't really feel like I have to prove anything to anybody. I am a licensed private pilot as well, and if someone tried to tell me that I should stop using autopilot because I could fly the plane slightly more efficiently if I did it manually, or whatever the argument is, I would say that that sounds crazy to me and that I'm not going to stop using autopilot. Some guys prefer to fly their drone manually all the way back to the ground, and that's one way you can go. I just don't do it that way.

[@ItzJasonJustin]

I always use my own way coming home so I agree with you, I only will use RTH when my drone looses signal that’s the only time I would use it. But another key to take in from this video who knows what the wind speeds where during the test, you may need to test the wind speeds during the tests.

[@flyingfilmmaker]

The wind was essentially zero when I did this!

[@brazoon1]

Good effort, here's a few well intentioned suggestions. 1) you could/should have started from a much further distance. The ratio of time spent rising to RTH height vs time spent travelling to home would change the results. 2) Assuming there is a possibility that the battery discharges at different rates throughout it's remaining percentage, you could have started with a 100% with each test. 3) Repeating the tests multiple times while swapping different batteries and making averages would help smooth out variables like wind and varying battery performances etc. Perhaps the most important message is "don't play with fire as it relates to remaining battery life vs the distance that needs to be travelled before returning home" lol Please don't get discouraged by the haters, you make great content !!

[@SgtPepprz]

DJI AIR S3 pilot: I use sport to get back quick, but may switch to C, N or RTH to land depending on my location. A hi-bred approach.

[@clackersclarke4450]

I fly back manually most of the time. I usually don`t run my battery down enough where saving the power is a deal breaker. When I use RTH, Sometimes I fly down into the mountains over cliffs etc, put it into optimal RTH. with record on. Have got some pretty cool shots (takes a bit of trust with RTH) other times are I might be fiddling around getting next battery ready or want to change ND Filters whatever, RTH can be convienient. I don`t use it as a safty feature.

[@justamanandhisdeuceandahal5399]

Good job and I agree if your in need of getting it home quickly then manual is much faster. But the RTH is very accurate also just not battery efficient. Great video!!!

[@InfiniteSuccessAcademy]

I only use RTH if I lose sight of the drone or when communications are wonky. Even then, I cancel it when I see it again or hear it overhead and land it manually. I prefer to fly manually whenever possible.

[@flyingfilmmaker]

Same here! I’ll often cancel RTH and soon as I get a good connection.

[@DAHBLIFE]

I also manually fly my drone back to home; my reason is to gain more flight experience. Getting used to the controls, using the flight telemetry and navigation of the fly app. I only use RTH when the RC gets disconnected, or some weird thing happens.

[@garyb7145]

Totally cool! Love it when the know it alls who have no proof but still know it all. Your proof was excellent and you proved what I often wondered about but ??? Good job man!

[@flyingfilmmaker]

Thanks!!! It is pretty funny what people come up with in the comments. I was curious myself even though I was pretty sure I knew the outcome.

[@davannaleah]

I only use it with my mini 2 so that I can rotate the drone for video footage as it returns. It just makes it easier, that's all. I never land RTH and have never needed to use it except if I lose signal when the mini 2 goes out of range. I just wait till it starts to come back and regain control.

[@richiebricker]

if its low battery you may get there quicker but you will be in an excited state so will it be safer? But saying "Never" is kind of wrong. If you lose your drone in the sky and video transmission is bad or gone then you almost have to RTH. I lost video and sight of my Typhoon H and hit RTH and I didnt see it coming back so I ran to get my car keys to chase it or recover it and when i came out with my keys, it had landed itself in the driveway (save of the century). Also its good to remind people if your flying over hills its important to change the RTH height like he did . In the valley I keep mine at 100 ft but if there are hills i put it up tp 300

[@ekso6230]

Haven't been flying my dji mini 4k that long and i have not used RTH. To do it manually for me, gives more experience controlling and flying the drone.

[@PilotPlater]

for me where 80% of my dji use is animal search and rescue - the return to home can be useful data since it's typically covering about 0.5-1km on the way home. And I agree max speed in normal mode is slightly better battery life

[@jlutz63]

The only time I’ve ever needed to do RTH is when I lost connection or just to test it. I’m an experienced part 107 pilot that doesn’t need rth. I agree with you that experienced pilots don’t need rth and takes a long time.

[@richiebricker]

You just said "You lost connection" Then you do need RTH

[@mtmccornack]

My refurbished Air 2s is so sketchy that I loose visual connection 80% of my flights... I never liked RTH until I had this issue, and TBH I never used it until this started happening. I think your advice seems legit (in that) I hate automated flights and feel like I'm actually in control if I avoid RTH.

[@juandanielreich]

Thank your for this and your time. Just to be fair, on your first test, the battery just dropped 1% as you started, so normal RTH used the same battery than manual sport mode. Much slower, same battery

[@tomzphone]

should have used AirData UAV or somethin similar to fully and accuratly analys the battery used etc.

[@OurResistance]

I do not understand why some people think that manual control is faster than RTH. When I press the RTH button and hold it down for a couple seconds, the drone immediately turns to face the direction of the home point. The drone will then ascend to the RTH altitude if it was at a lower altitude, and then the drone will start moving directly towards the home point. This process is very fast and efficient, and does not waste any time at all! Manual control is dangerous in an emergency because you might waste precious time and energy trying to aim your drone towards home. Furthermore, manual control is subject to potential loss of control signal due mainly to line of sight obstructions. Finally, when the battery gets low, I don't think it's a good idea at all to use sport mode, because that will increase the current draw and drop the voltage of the battery even further! I feel safe knowing that in an emergency, all I have to do is press and hold the RTH button for 2 or 3 seconds and my drone will return home safely without any additional effort required.

[@upcloseoutdooradventures]

Did you not watch? Clearly manual rth is faster and more efficient battery wise assuming you are skilled pilot and demonstrated by actual tests in this video

[@銃翼]

I love using rth and only intervene on landing as it's mostly never precise (i use a mini 2).

[@PictureChasers]

Same. I can relax a bit during RTH, focus on landing procedures and situational awareness, then no thank you RTH at 50-100'. My Mini 2 once hit the ground hard on RTH, ALT data mismatch was over 6'. Now I land manually every time.

[@銃翼]

@PictureChasers exactly!

[@flyingfilmmaker]

If you prefer using RTH, more power to you! Whatever works best for you

[@tommykeenan4930]

😅 good video which shows your experience with flying drones 👏 👏 however as a much older guy who has only started flying a drone, I will stick to RTH, I don’t fly any great distances away from the home point and I have let the drone tell me when my battery is low, giving me the countdown to auto RTH and there is still plenty % battery spare had the drone been further from home 😊 and saving a few seconds time wise isn’t of much interest to me either. Keep up the good work, I’ll certainly be watching more of your videos to help me learn more about how the experts do it

[@flyingfilmmaker]

If you prefer RTH, that’s great! Some people do prefer the simplicity of it, and more power to them. 😁

[@michaelroc4079]

I haven't ever considered deliberately using RTH & didn't think anyone would use RTH more than occasionally. But the title says "NEVER" Use RTH

[@frederikwordenskjold111]

I usually take off from my hand and very often I land at a different position than the starting point. I know you can update the RTH point, but it's much easier to just fly it back manually.

[@flyingfilmmaker]

Same here haha. I often hand launch and usually hand catch.

[@aknsg1]

Please show us , how to create mastershots with rc-n2 using phone or tablet, thank you

[@Anadrolus]

You should test in depth the distance made relative to battery consumption in sport vs normal mode.

[@francisstapp1583]

This makes a very strong case for using normal mode if the battery used is the same as in sport then it is almost certainly worth flying in a mode that has obstacle avoidance enabled I have gotten into the habit of using sport mode to get back faster but I feel more confident using normal mode if percent of battery per distance is the same. Love that you addressed criticism by performing a scientific test.

[@flyingfilmmaker]

Good point! I personally don’t feel a need for obstacle avoidance when coming home, but if you do, normal mode is best! Glad you liked the test!

[@YouTubeUser72873D]

yeah I first flew a drone when I was 5 it was my grandpa's DJI Spark now I own a mini 3 pro I never used RTH and I newer crashed

[@RaptorDrone]

Interesting results. It makes since that the computing power needed for RTH is greater than manual flight, thus consuming more battery. Moreover, a well trained pilot would use RTH as a last resort. I think your video didn't address the need to continually practice the skills for manual flight, from takeoff to landing. Fly safe, fly often...

[@geofflittler2035]

You have offered a clear field test showing exactly why you return to home in sports mode rather thsn DJI's stock return to home facility. I cannot believe the negative comments you are getting about this since you offer clear proof to fully support your argument. Ignore them all since some of us do fully accept your point and are grateful to you for making it 😊

[@richiebricker]

I dont think RTH was designed for people that like to burn their batteries up but for loss of signal or sight. Low Batt RTH came along years later

[@dominickp6982]

when you have 3 batterys with 46 min flight running out of battery should never be an issue!

[@queirozdrone]

Thank you so much for sharing it with us😊 watching you from Brazil 🇧🇷

[@plasticjoe26]

II have flown DJI dones since before the Phantom 1, using the Naza Flight Controller..... I can count on one hand the times I've used RTH and not use all my fingers..... it's a failsafe to me, I would rather fly my drone vs clicking a button and not being in control of it .

[@flyingfilmmaker]

Respect for having been in it for so long! I feel like drone pilots who haven’t started with these super integrated drones are more likely to know how to fly them without all the automated modes. 👏👏

[@frankinblackpool]

There was a Firmware update in September that nearly killed my Mini 4 Pro. Since this firmware update when my drone goes into "RTH" mode and I try to stop this mode from happening by pressing the pause button, then my drone stops dead in its tracks. I can make the drone go up and down all day long, or till when the battery dies. But sadly the drone will not move forwards or backwards. Now that is very scary.

[@FastLaneFPV]

Yeah, simply pressing that button will pause your flight and gps lock. Press it again to unpause flight.

[@frankinblackpool]

@@FastLaneFPV And how do you terminate the "RTH" command once the Drone starts the "Return To Home" process and you want to take full manual control of the flight yourself please?

[@FastLaneFPV]

@frankinblackpool press the RTH button on the remote or the stop button on the app.

[@frankinblackpool]

@@FastLaneFPV Wow. I never thought of that. Seriously? Did you not read anything of what I wrote?

[@FastLaneFPV]

@@frankinblackpoolI did. I was just answering your above question in regards to cancelling the RTH sequence. I assume have pressed and held the RTH button. If you are still having trouble with resuming flight after you have paused the RTH sequence and not able to move forwards or backwards. -Make sure you have enough satellites and that your home point is set before flying away from from your take off location. If you rush, your home point could be set 100m into the flight. -Being a September firmware, make sure you have the latest version updated to the remote and drone. -Restore to factory setting and reflash firmware. This is about as far as I'll go after your condescending comment. I'm not sure how old you are but you might want to learn to have a little respect and some patience.

[@jeffn31415]

You fly your drone the way you like, and I’ll fly the drone the way I like. You have different focus areas when you fly as compared to me. I always RTH. I am ok with you not liking or using RTH. No need to argue or debate, right? You have your drone, I have mine. We are both happy. I couldn’t care less if you can “prove” I should never use RTH. I’ll continue to use RTH. My comments are also rational, even though they oppose your preferences. As far as the guy’s comment warning others never to use your advice, here’s my advice on all advice you ever hear. Take the advice that you like and leave the rest. If someone says nothing you like while discussing one topic, that doesn’t mean they’ll never give you advice you do like

[@liamw2334]

In my experience I barley use the RTH your supposed to use it as a last resort for example if you lost video transmission on the screen the controller would still be connected, in that scenario your supposed to hit return to home to get the drone back to a point where you get video back, then you can take over from there and fly it back manually, anyone with common sense should know that Common sense would suggest you use the normal mode if your down to a low battery percentage but if your not dumb enough to fly it down to the last 10% where it would start getting critical and your far away from the home point then you'd be screwed Only people who don't understand how it works and rely on it to bring it back and land are using it wrong 😅 it's only meant for emergency situations don't listen to the haters, end of the day different modes use diffrent amounts of battery percentage if you fly in sport mode constantly but use half throttle you'd get the same result as in normal mode 😂

[@flyingfilmmaker]

Yep, very true. I only find it useful for emergencies. Not sure why people are triggered by that. 🤷‍♂️

[@BjornStarlight]

I like that I can roll up a blunt while my drone RTH so I think the feature is boss and 5% battery is nothing when rolling a blunt while my drone comes home like I tell it to with the press of button

[@steelgtr]

I would have started each test with a fully charged battery just n case

[@JonAtLarge]

Why does a professional drone pilot need obstacle avoidance when flying back home? Why is the drone out of VLOS?

[@flyingfilmmaker]

Same thoughts on Obstacle Avoidance haha. I only feel a need for it flying sideways/backwards or in follow mode.

[@eyalyawets410]

The higher you go, the stronger the winds become.

[@johnburns5783]

You didn’t actually take it up to 300ft before flying it back to where you were on the sports mode run back.

[@flyingfilmmaker]

Yep, we were taking an optimized flight route in sport mode, which only it 300 feet at the peak over an obstacle.

[@markfpv22]

I just setup my RTH on my fpv drone. Works great.

[@flyingfilmmaker]

Very needed as a failsafe for FPV!

[@marijoprofabosnjakmatic1275]

Thank you

[@nhxgaming8350]

The only reason I ever use rth is to regain lost connection it’s just not fun to use rth

[@Dan23_7]

I don’t use RTH, regardless of battery usage I prefer the flight and knowing which direction my drone is going through me controlling it.

[@flyingfilmmaker]

Agree 🫡

[@MrNorthstar50]

One thing in return to home you went up to your 300 ft altitude and then flew to your home point, then descended to your landing point from 300ft. In your sport mode you started moving to your home point just as you took off, not reaching the 300 ft first, then you started your landing approach while losing altitude while on approach . This is not an apples to apples comparison . You took a short cut using the sport mode. I liked your video, try it taking the same path in each mode.

[@waltbarbour207]

That's the whole point of the video, no need to follow the path that RTH does.

[@MrNorthstar50]

@waltbarbour207 No because if you did it on flat ground where you didn't have to get to 300 ft, that would have been a fair comparison

[@Brett.Williams365]

Interesting stuff.

[@TerryMcGearyScotland]

RTH fine for me until the last minute for landing.

[@frecadore86]

Now he is testing. First he give advises, and after he test it to see if he has right!

[@KARMA-vu8ii]

*When you hit RTH, the drone goes up to altitude then heads home, when you are flying it manually, you're are already moving forward while climbing to altitude, so of course its going to be faster, Do the test again, and fly it manually in the exact same path thet RTH takes and check. the battery levels.*

[@flyingfilmmaker]

That was part of the point. I can fly home more efficiently manually. Plus optimized RTH went to only half the height and flew forward while ascending and still took more battery.

[@jollyfitzdread]

Not a fair test. The flight paths were different. In manual mode you flew a shorter flight path than in rth. This video feels like you just made it to belittle your viewers who have called you out?

[@flyingfilmmaker]

Nope, drone was same distance away. Yes I did ascend and descend while flying forward but that was literally the entire point. I can fly home manually more efficiently that RTH, even compared to optimized RTH which had an even more optimized flight path.

[@dronevideographyproduction]

I agree 100% with you and I also never use the RTH... I believe that you should always be in control of your drone no matter what and also be aware of the drone location and surroundings at all time. Using sport mode is not only faster to bring back the drone but also allows you to do a hand catch much faster. I've been following your channel for a long time and your tips and videos are awesome. Don't let the haters get to you... Keep on spreading your love and passion for drones. 🙌🔥🙌

[@flyingfilmmaker]

Appreciate that! I definitely have fun with some of these videos. 😁

[@riverrat306]

I watched the first video. Knew you was going to have to make this one wo reading the comments… good job man… get them views 😂

[@flyingfilmmaker]

Haha thanks. 😂 Couldn’t resist. Too much of a popular topic haha

[@upizzdown-v2331]

Saying NEVER on the tile of the video is wrong though because as a beginner you should use RTH. sure, manual may be more efficient but as a beginner I think the safety of the drone is more important. you don't want to break the thing in the 1st week

[@YarosMallorca]

A beginner should NOT rely on automatic modes like RTH because they'll not learn to fly better, and even more importantly, they will panic and not be able to return if they fly a drone that doesn't have RTH or for some reason it malfunctions.

[@upizzdown-v2331]

@@YarosMallorca I didn't say they should RELY on it though did I? don't put words in people mouths

[@upizzdown-v2331]

@@YarosMallorca A beginner should still use RTH until they become comfortable with flying and then transition out of using it. Never said anything about "Rely" on it. As a beginner you shouldn't really be flying far anyway and you should always fly it somewhere open where you can clearly see it anyways so flying back manually isn't even as hard as your making it out to be

[@flyingfilmmaker]

I mean I’m not saying nobody can use it. I use it in emergencies. But even for a beginner, if you have any clue how to fly, you’re not going to crash flying back manually.

[@MrNorthstar50]

@@YarosMallorca I think you should say never use RTH if your home point is moving like in a boat. lol

[@saltan2]

I agree, never use RTH, fly it back yourself

[@KentonAdams]

You know your stuff!!! This is the type of content I love... educational, clear, concise. Great video!

[@flyingfilmmaker]

Thanks Kenton! It was a fun one to do. 😁

[@serang]

I trust the RTH of my DIY INAV quadcopter more than DJI 😂

[@MrRaymond1021]

Haters will always hate, and cry about everything.

[@WaskitoPringgohandoko]

😂😂 great video response 👍🏼

[@flyingfilmmaker]

Thanks. 😂

[@LegatDeClujLDC]

Q.E.D. 🤗

[@mattmanbrownbro]

I agree. Manually returning to home is world's better than the auto rth, just because the drone's programming not only has to calculate via azimuth and gps locations, but it also spends a significant amount of time rising to altitude and positioning itself for a near straight line descent. Whereas a manual flight doesn't rely on these calculations, it only relies on your already-established spacial awareness

[@CAMTechChris]

Making the statement that you should never use RTH is actually pretty dumb. Use RTH, don’t use RTH, who cares?? It’s part of the drone, why would you “never” use it? Dumb.

[@nitta9892]

i dont use rth either its just slow for me loool

[@battery_wattage]

I remember watching a video where someone tested RTH vs Sport Mode vs longest flight time speed. Negating vertical motion and hovering, RTH gives you the most distance per unit of battery capacity. The stated speed for max air time gives you the most air time. (Surprise surprise). Sport mode was significantly less efficient for distance compared to RTH speed, but did give more distance compared to best battery life speed. They did test that manually flying in regular or sport mode when just a short distance away was significantly more efficient than auto return to home, but objectively even with all the time spent rotating and lining up you would almost always get the best distance efficiency with RTH when far away (well over 3000m). I can’t find this video, but that was from the original Mavic Pro era. The channel at the time was super small, but they tested with how you would expect with scientific method and running multiple trials in the same conditions. They also tested with super long distances which is way more representative of needing to know high efficiency. I wish I could find it and show it here. Good to see a more recent test with a modern equipment.

[@flyingfilmmaker]

Interesting! There’s a good chance sport mode is slightly less efficient over a long distance. My main point here was the overall efficiency of getting back home, but that would be interesting to test. Also I’d guess that the difference is less with modern gear because it’s more optimized. But who knows.

[@battery_wattage]

@ the way I see it, going far enough that you have to use RTH for most efficiency isn’t really legal. Definitely practical for unexpected signal loss or urban environments where visual line of sight is not necessary. When I’m feeling lazy, I just use RTH. I’m a general aviation pilot, so I also bring my risk management to my UAS and never get into a situation where obstacle avoidance and battery life would ever worry me. Autopilot is strongly encouraged in manned aircraft since it drastically reduces fatigue and workload. The UAS space is still very new, but many FAA endorsed studies show the same increase safety for heavy commercial use. You can simply monitor the drone and surroundings vs the additional workload of controlling (not really much of a burden in GPS drones).

[@Pizzafromthepresident]

the more you master your tools, the less you need to waste time with automated flight controls. done and done. there's gonna be a bunch of crap talk from pilots who don't use Due Dilligence. they get bitter when they see someone doing well. any good pilot will get the drone back WAY before rth.

[@flyingfilmmaker]

Yep, it’s more of a safety net IMO.

[@MiltonPapaioannou-qd7tf]

Oh gee ..! We have a child with 5 minutes of experience ...!! Actually hes banking on my message ..!! 3 dollars son ..

[@thomasmaughan4798]

"Can I PROVE You Should NEVER Use RTH" No. Nothing on a youtube video is *proof* however, using RTH is inherently *risky* for several reasons.

[@flyingfilmmaker]

What is proof?

[@adrastos123]

Rth is just fine.

[@flyingfilmmaker]

It is fine, just inefficient 😁

[@fxpeter22]

Inconclusive test. Not using the same parameters for each flight. You allso need to start each test from the same battery and charge point as the discharge curve is not linear. Don't get upset just because people don't agree with you, it shows your lack of maturity, enter into a debate and you might collectively find the right answer.

[@flyingfilmmaker]

So I think the point of the video was to change the parameters for each flight?!??? The discharge curve is a fair point but the results are significant enough I don’t think that would matter. If you think otherwise, make a video proving it! I’m not upset with people, there were just a lot of comments making wildly incorrect claims, so I put it to the test, which appears to be more than you’ve done…

[@fxpeter22]

@@flyingfilmmaker Your petulant reply just serves to further show you imaturity. You have no idea who I am or what my background or experience is yet you choose to put me down just because I try to offer some guidance in conducting a viable experiment. If you did know me you would understand that I don't need to prove myself, I did that some 50+ years ago. Thanks for proving my point.

[@flyingfilmmaker]

@@fxpeter22 No I don't know who you are. You might be the head engineer at DJI (although I doubt it). But I actually agreed that you had a fair point about battery discharge curves, but that the results were significant enough that it was unlikely to change the final conclusion. I just made a video pretty solidly proving my point, and you in response claimed it was lack of maturity to bring evidence that I was correct. In comparison you brought no evidence I was incorrect, but boldly proclaimed that it was inconclusive.

[@Viseo3dp]

sport mode was 4 mins not 3 mins so battery percentage is nothing really but time is a little bit better in sport mode and rth should only be used when it an emergence its a safety function not normal operating function.

[@uptowndisco2]

RTH is only a waypoint , so why is it any more risky than doing waypoint planning and autonomous flight ?

[@Swaggerlot]

No.

[@Quis85]

Unfortunately 2024 even though you just proved them wrong. There feelings says they are right so therefore feelings over facts. So you still lose lmao 🤣. I'm shocked at the outcome. But hey you proved your point! And for the haters and complainers. I'm aware every drone is different! They all have their personality lol. Sometimes they show their butt! 😂.

[@flyingfilmmaker]

Haha pretty much. Some of these comments are wild. It’s fun to bring out facts though! I was curious myself.

[@FastLaneFPV]

Mate, i respect that you're trying to make a name for yourself and doing something with your life. But you need to remember, though, that you're a kid, and from watching your videos, you still have a lot to learn before giving out advice like this. There are quite a lot of factors to be considered when flying. The area you're flying for one is not a proving ground as we don't know your elevation and temperatures. You need to factor in weather and location among quite a few other flying conditions before you go making a video that has made you look quite unintelligent. "1 point to me, 0 points for the haters" just goes to show the maturity level you are at in life. You need to take a step back, and as we say in Australia, remove your head from your rear end as you need an ego check. You're a prime example of the effect of social media validation.

[@rayrdelle]

My young son. I think you did not educate yourself propery in using the RTH.😐

[@flyingfilmmaker]

What don’t I know about RTH?????

[@arkanos]

The only reckless thing I've seen is the drone getting so close to those power lines in the "Optimal RTH" mode. Please, do not do that again. You should have cancelled that as soon as you saw the drone was getting closer. Just imagine the consequences; from a power outage to a fire. Other than that, yes. RTH only makes sense for emergency situations (mostly when you lost the signal and the drone takes control). Fly safe.

[@flyingfilmmaker]

I fly here all the time, and have flown around those power lines so many times I wasn’t worried. I know what altitude they’re at and so I knew it wouldn’t hit them. Also they’re big enough the only thing that would get destroyed is my drone if I did hit it:

[@philiphopson7224]

"Hey, look at me. I'm the greatest drone pilot in the world because I won't use RTH!" 😂😂😂😂 Refusing to use safe and proven technology is dumb. There are many examples. Do you use cruise control in your car? Tech is there to make your life and hobby easier, safer, less stressful, and fun.

[@flyingfilmmaker]

Hey I didn’t say I was the greatest d one pilot in the world. I was just demonstrating it’s less efficient and takes longer. And of course I use automated modes when they make my life easier. This just isn’t one of those times.

[@philiphopson7224]

@@flyingfilmmaker I was referring to the overall comments, not you. Go ahead and make your hobby more stressful than it needs to be. Longer or safer? Everyone can decide for themselves.

[@Echohobbies]

RTH is for when you're lost. Don't get lost don't need RTH, novelty feature for new pilots.

[@flyingfilmmaker]

Agreed. Can be useful sometimes, but now with AR home point, it is even less essential.

[@felixruiz2838]

People with 107 THINK they are superior 😂😂😂 yeah right !!

[@irelandrone]

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