How to re-calibrate the compass on a DJI Mavic Air to solve a magnetic interference error

[@MartinVanDerSande]

Thank you for your help. Great video and explanations! All the best from the UK.

[@darthgzuz]

App gives exact details ... Even orientation of the drone also ... But it's always helpful to see a demonstration

[@ghazislens3696]

Shouldn't it be COUNTER clockwise rotation?

[@MindfulActionAI]

Excellent instructions- thanks

[@ElvisChirinosJr]

And if it doesn’t recognize the motion? No matter how many times or for how long you rotate

[@gosling999]

It's no wonder I had so much trouble, what they are calling the nose, I was calling the tail. Surely the camera end would be the nose?

[@imahmud]

Simple and straightforward explanation. Thanks.

[@joshuajsandoval]

Thanks so much!! Precise and to the point video!

[@RedHorseAdventures]

Thank you, I misunderstood that it required a MANUAL rotation, having a remote control in my hand, I thought it wanted me to fly it in the required rotation. Thanks for clearing that up, it worked like a charm and took my maiden flight today thanks to your video.

[@MrCYCLESMITH]

When you pointed to the nose you pointed to the tail, no? I thought the nose was the wider part of the colored portion.

[@britishdroneservices9355]

I always thought the nose is the front which is the camera end , infact DJI says that the sd card (which is the end he pointed too) is in the rear of the drone

[@RemedyTalon]

@@britishdroneservices9355 yes, the nose is the camera side, he simply goofed.

[@buffaloglobaladventures411]

Hello. Can some one tell me how to solve the problem of recalibrating the compass and once it is completed the software then automatically goes back to the 2step pop up screen asking you to do it again. It does this 90% of the time now to me and I am in a desert in peru. Phone on airplane, i walk away from bag controller and all to calibrate but just cant use my drone when i want anymore. Im tired of failures in my travels wanting to capture beautiful landscapes. Thank you for your help.

[@GigawattGarage]

Every single time I turn on my drone it asks me to calibrate. It’s so annoying.

[@quantumfire6954]

Thank you very much. This was a lifesaver.

[@SurvivingTheApocalypse]

Thats not what the app tell you to do. You hold the drone flat in the palm of your hand, you turn it 360. You then tilt and hold the drone on its SIDE and turn it 360, you do not point it nose down. The calibration process shows you pictures as you do it. I have always done it this way and my Air flies perfectly.

[@lioneldupreez1476]

mine says the same, butit does NOT recalibrate when in Rural areas where mobile phone signal is bad. I usually have to try multiple times and end up with low battery and loads of frustration. in this video, the nose is where the camera is and it is pointing UP.

[@ianbrown704]

Excellent vlog, jus got my air today and had the compass issue - sorted now thanks to this vlog - cheers

[@CameraJabber]

Thanks, Ian! Glad we could help. The compass issue caused me grief for nearly a week!

[@commonsenselogic]

He pointed the noise in the air. Had to rewind it to make sure but he did.

[@chaoticadventure]

I seen that as well. Lmao

[@TriniWeekes]

Great video short and to the point

[@MrJeansMike]

When you're demonstrating the 2nd stage of the compass calibration , you say "Point the nose of the drone at the ground", but you hold the copter with its camera pointing up. Is the nose of the drone really on its rear side?

[@brandonbilodeau8997]

I would have thought the nose would be the camera side as well..

[@marcellomattos]

Nope, I do it as shown in the step-by-step instructions in the app and the nose/front (camera side) should be pointing down, it works every time.

[@marcellomattos]

Sorry, you had a question and I misunderstood you. The guy in the video pointed the wrong side. The nose/front is where the camera is.

[@maddmavic]

This id the firdt place tbat says i have to have my phone in airplane mode

[@benbraml440]

Hello I need some advice am doing the compass solid yellow then flashing green but watching videos on you tube am not getting the compass completed tick on the screen. Lee

[@geoffwarren4207]

Good video. However it doesn't work lately. After most recent firmware update for my P3P - after getting the 'magnetic interference' warning, even where I've flown before without that message - and after the recalibrate promt, and I do the usual spinning in 2 axis, it say's calibration failed. retry? But it won't take it. Driving me crazy. Anyone know a fix? Thanks

[@bencortez05]

Geoff Warren mine doing the same thing, any fix yet?

[@geoffwarren4207]

@@bencortez05 - Hi. Good question, and good news, the "fix" was - as it turned out - just needed a new compass, which costs about $10 bucks. Wish I knew that, as I screwed around inside the RC unit and ended up pulling a ribbon cable, ended up costing $400 in repairs. If you get a repeated message of "compass error" you may just simply need a new compass, as the compass you have on your P3P may have been damaged by being too close to magnets, or a lot of metal. hope this helps. Cheers, Geoff

[@tomsandroy]

Every time I want to fly again, I have to re-calibrate the compass...very annoying:(

[@BruceCorson]

@TravelTom, same with me. I had thought that it's just something I had to do. Now, thought, I just bought a Mavic Air 2...and it didn't even ask me to calibrate the very first time I flew it! I did it anyway, just because I was nervous, but I've flown it several times now with no calibration needed.

[@frankpinion4937]

I bought a DJI Mavic air recently. I have an issue in that every time I go to fly it, it asks me to re-calibrate the compass or move the drone-every time. I've tryed at home and I've tryed at a large park. Every time I have tryed to turn the drone in a 360 degree as you suggested and also tryed turning it through 360 degrees face down however it makes no difference as I continue to get the error message and am unable to fly it. Any idea's-is this normal?

[@CameraJabber]

frank pinion Have you got something magnetic with you? I had a similar issue when wearing gloves with small magnets to hold the finger tips back! Perhaps an electronic car key or something? - Angela

[@frankpinion4937]

I bought it second hand. Was already set up. When demonstrating it he had similar issue of having to recalibrate the compass. However he didn't do it by going into advanced settings as it is recommended you do. I will do this and also calibrate the IMU as per recommended and hopefully we don't the warning coming up every time I turn it on, to calibrate the compass or move the aircraft.

[@MyrtleBeachCam]

Thanks for the tips bro let try that next tine I go fly in the same spot I got magnetic interference

[@kamuelalee]

Do you always have to put the drone back down on the ground? Can't just keep holding it in your hand?

[@caperider1160]

Perhaps I am dumb... but what is the definition of "nose"? How do you tell which is the nose??

[@ianbenas]

It is a bit annoying every time I fly my drone and every time I change batteries, the drone prompts me to calibrate the compass whereas I am on the same exact location where I took off.

[@SirBeauJangles]

Mine needs to be rotated more than one full revolution for both orientations. Roughly 5 right angles would cover it. And recently its begun to fail these calibrations repeatedly - with "Cannot Fly" red flag showing when it reverts to the GO screen. Which then sometimes (WHY???) flicks to Green and "GPS" on the green label. After which it seems to fly well enough - but this leaves a very dubious taste in my mouth that at any time the damn thing will sprout a compass error and I'll end up with a flyaway that might - or might not - be eventually recoverable-from. Neither my MavPro#1 nor my Phantom 4Adv birds do this... The firmware release (50) from a few days ago is now in place, the RC is also updated as is the GO app so it's got DJI's latest coding aboard.

[@rudiyang7790]

I don't know I have to put it on the ground after horizontal 360.. Will try that again tomorrow.. Thank you

[@drewbush6535]

So I can use a phone that has no SIM card I just need Wi-Fi and put it in Airplane mode??

[@SDPickups]

yes, you don't need cell connection, but make sure you use your OTG cable, but buy a better one than the junky one that comes with it.

[@brunoscali]

still doesnt work in the second part of the recalibration. Please help asap! I've tried millons of times in thousnd different places, but i cant fly my Mavic Air for first time.

[@SDPickups]

You have to do this without your phone close to the drone, or car keys in your pocket or any metal objects near the drone.

[@Мракоборец-е4ч]

Thanks a lot! It is working for mavic pro too!

[@Ridaz4LifeR6]

I recently had an experience where the drone gave that electromagnetic error message. Every calibration failed on the second stage vertical part. I moved location and same deal. I got back home and no error and drone worked fine. Bummer

[@macca6933]

im having this same issues right now. never had a problem at home in australia, now ive taken it overseas to chile and it flew a few times now it wont let me calibrate the compass. same as you its failing on the second vertical one and its really pissing me off. do you know of any way to solve this mate?

[@Ridaz4LifeR6]

Don’t know but I figured that I did bump it on the wall while landing before all these issues.

[@Ridaz4LifeR6]

It’s working fine once again.

[@LabAMDGDE4]

what to do, when the problem is during the flight?

[@sosteve9113]

Thanks,this was very helpful

[@macca6933]

have you had problems with it overseas ? my drone wont calibrate at all and dji keep giving me bullshit answers.

[@J10Beats]

I felt awkward watching...it's like you were reading a script. Relax brother you got this. Good info and thank you.

[@paytonedlund4526]

It won’t even let me into the app. It just says mag interference won’t connect my boyfriend is about ready to smash it into 1000 pieces 2000$ paper weight for the last 6 months we’ve tried everything

[@sinbrad]

This is not how to re-calibrate the compass, this is when you are told by the drone to re-calibrate!

[@goldas2]

jak obraca to juz wiem ale jak wejsc w calbracje compasu nikt nie pokazuje

[@felixghiringhelli5852]

I am doing exactly what you show in the video and have tried it several times, in every direction and orientation. But the app keeps telling me that there can be electromagnetic interference. So I tried to do it in the middle of a field (10 meters from any electronics) and it is still not working! Does anyone have any advice?

[@jnse78]

felix ghiringhelli Remove watch/rings and so on that you got on your hands (if you do have any).

[@macca6933]

mine is doing the exact same thing, it worked fine at home, now im overseas on holiday and it keeps saying the same msg. ive tried in several different locations and wont let me fly. any help would be much appreciated. im pretty close too smashing this thing!

[@chaoticadventure]

This video is wrong in several ways dont use this for reference

[@MariusViken]

What if I don't have a phone?

[@diegosaco26]

Genius!!!

[@getmet]

I'm always prompted. So annoyed

[@Armis71]

Why do I see other youtubers turn with the drone instead of doing this?

[@kazuhira7777]

Helped. was flying in no time

[@AndyKyselov]

That was nose...))? Really?

[@chaoticadventure]

You had the nose up after saying point the nose to the ground. If that's not confusing I dont know what is. Lol also try not being so obvious that your reading all of this. Btw your wrong in several ways. 🤦‍♂️

[@Leocampagnoli]

Keep in mind that calibrating ou of US suck! I am very disappointed!

[@ChadCawleyYT]

You're not looking directly at your camera lol