Unexpected DJI Mini 2 Issue: I Had No Idea

[@34scot]

Maybe take the hat off for a second. The orange landing pad and orange hat might be confusing the optics, just saying it looked like it homed in on you.

[@WeretheRoberts]

lol that's a definite possibility. All I can say is that was pretty strange and I've never seen her act that way. With us there's always some sort of issue or problem.. lol Thanks for watching!!! God bless...

[@timlong7289]

A DJI can land without the camera pointing down though, right? Which suggest to me that the camera has nothing to do with it. The drone doesn't _know_ that the landing pad is orange. Most likely it is using the GPS coordinates possibly combined with IMU data.

[@WeretheRoberts]

@timlong7289 you’re right it can however what happens is the sensors that are beneath the drone take a snapshot of the landing area. It’s not the camera that it uses, it just uses the sensors. It uses the gps to locate its general area, but when it gets closer it starts scanning the area to find the precise location it launched from. It’s really cool stuff and way above my head. lol

[@jean-marcjoly2552]

You just proved your point, thank you Kevin.

[@WeretheRoberts]

lol was my point that I don’t have a clue what I’m doing? Hahaha

[@jamdungdrones2424]

That’s a sweet carrying case my dude also I enjoyed your editing style. I would also recommend that for this test each time before you launch You update the home point manually so you really see the navigational capabilities of the drone. All in all good test.

[@WeretheRoberts]

Awesome comment, buddy! Thanks so much for watching and for the support. We really do appreciate it. Yea that carrying case is cool. I didn’t know I would like it as much as I do and it’s surprisingly inexpensive, too. I like the idea you mentioned about updating the home point manually. Do you mean while it’s in the air already hovering after take off?

[@gama45]

Well, that's good to know. I have one of those gimbal guards, but I stopped using it because it wasn't holding on very securely and kept falling off. I guess t's good I stopped using it. Good test Kevin. Rose did good, and so did you. 👍

[@WeretheRoberts]

lol why can’t we have anything nice? Hahaha. I really do like the guard and can’t be 100% certain that’s the only issue with rose. But it sure is pointing that way, eh? Maybe it’s the RID, maybe it’s the area. I just don’t know. Someone mentioned I could keep using the hood when I do manual rth flights and that makes total sense. I like the thought of the gimbal being a little safer.

[@grant8shelley523]

Great video

[@WeretheRoberts]

lol. Very cool! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment. We really appreciate your support and kind words. God bless!

[@karlbecker8775]

What has me scratching my head is whenever she is, say, 12 feet off the pad, she knows it. It's not like she thinks she is landing in the correct spot and just isn't. She knows she's 12 feet away and choosing not to get closer.

[@WeretheRoberts]

I know that’s really weird. Last time she returned home and started coming to land and was already 10-15 feet off the home point. This time was a little different though because she started drifting away from the home point as she was descending. I’ve never seen either of our Mini 2 drones do that. I’m gonna have to test this more and see if we can figure out the exact problem. Probably not. Hahaha

[@celticmandoplayer]

Did you see on her screen that at one point early in the return to home process (and with that gimbal cover off in the 2nd to last test) panning on the screen it said that there is radar nearby and could cause issues. My bet it is !

[@WeretheRoberts]

Very cool observation, buddy... I didn't notice it until you just made me rewatch it and I did see it this time... lol I don't know if that's a legit message saying there's a radar nearby or if it's one of those little hints that gets displayed during the RTH flight... The next message said "use maps to check the flight route" or something like that... It's definitely possible though that there's a radar in the area because I flew at a pond up the road from there once and the drones went crazy!

[@JMprodquad]

Hey Kevin, always amazing content… The Mini 2 is still up there in the mini series drones. Great work man! 😊

[@WeretheRoberts]

lol heck yea, man! The mini 2 is still my favorite drone and I think it will be for a long time. She’s run into some issues lately but it’s nothing we can’t work through, eh? Lol

[@dk4drones]

That was an interesting test. Well done as always. I guess that is the reason the drones are released with what they have. I think half the options out there aren't worth having because of things like this😮. Anyway, have a great week. Be safe and God bless!

[@WeretheRoberts]

lol man, that's probably the best comment I've seen on this video... DJI probably has it all figured out in the factory and in their testing facilities, eh? If they wanted the Mini 2 to have a gimbal hood or a RID module, they'd sell them, right? It's like buying an F150 XL and adding the trim kit for the Raptor then wondering why your truck won't move like it used to... Because it weighs twice as much as it used to!!! lol

[@mackieb6989]

Great video as always 👍 . I find I have issues with my mini 2 lately. Every time I fly it, there’s always something different going on. Not sure what’s going on with DJI but I wish they would get it right and leave it there.

[@WeretheRoberts]

lol thanks, man! It’s always great seeing your comments come across the screen. Yea I agree. For some reason we’ve had some issues with our Mini 2 (Rose) lately and I don’t know exactly why. I haven’t flown Jack in a pretty long time so it may be time to compare them and see what the differences are. He’s still on that really old firmware and fly app 1.4.8 and he’s never had any of these problems Rose has shown lately. Maybe these updates aren’t so good for the 2 anymore. Lol

[@midwestaerialdatasolutions8503]

I'm surprised nobody mentioned the RIID sitting right on top of the GPS receiver. I had to dismantle the whole bird to do an arm repair. That's where the module was, if I remember correctly?

[@WeretheRoberts]

Oh they have... lol I've had that module on both of our Mini 2 drones since March and haven't noticed it interfere with anything. That's not to say it hasn't and it's still possible that's what was affecting the landings. I'm still not convinced it was the hood cover but it was definitely better without it.

[@tech9251]

Since the Mini 2 and 3 series do not have precision landing capability, they are totally dependent on GNSS lock and the closed loop system that attempts to navigate back to home point using GNSS. Anything that interferes with this can throw off accuracy. Since the GNSS antenna is at the top of the drone, the gimbal cover should not affect that -- but the RID module on top is a possibility depending on exact placement and other specifics of GNSS signals received at any given time. The gimbal cover however is changing the weight distribution of the drone. One would ordinarily expect the drone to be able to compensate, but there are a bunch of variables in play.

[@WeretheRoberts]

yea that's great info, buddy... I'm not convinced it's the hood cover causing the problems but then again I've never noticed the RID causing any interference in the past. If I were to move the module, where would you suggest? Just back closer to the rear of the drone? There's really no other place to go because underneath is where the air fins are... Too bad the Mini 2 doesn't have that firmware update to activate the internal RID, eh?

[@tech9251]

@@WeretheRoberts It's not clear that the M2pro even has the hardware capability to do internal RID. If it did, I'd assume DJI would have used it -- there's no good reason not to enable it for users if it exists. As for GNSS, I'd experiment with different locations for the RID module, but ultimately GNSS is subject to significant variations both short-term and long-term, relating to everything from atmospheric conditions to local external interference sources. So periods where accuracy falls way off really are not unexpected, and the accuracy may get better again just as suddenly. Without added functionality like GNSS RTK, that probably is the best you can do without precision landing.

[@WeretheRoberts]

@tech9251 yea my understanding is it doesn’t but I’m not a tech guy in the least. Lol. I learn from trying stuff and having people tell me in the comments what’s really going on. We started our channel a while back saying we are the “Unprofessionals” and any information you guys can provide to help us navigate our way through this drone world is greatly appreciated. That hasn’t changed. Hahaha

[@michaeldanforth3059]

The mini two does not have precision landing, which we all know so that gimbal guard cover should have no difference in where the drone is going to land. It’s still using satellites and GPS to land not vision. thanks for the great video

[@WeretheRoberts]

Sounds good to me... Thanks for watching and commenting, Michael... I have no idea how in the world the hood cover would interfere with the landings either. I'd think there's something else at play here and my bet is it's staring me right in the face... lol

[@maddercat]

buy a tiny drone and attach a ton of stuff to it so it defeats the point of owning a tiny sub 249 drone in the first place LUL

[@WeretheRoberts]

Hahahaha. Yep. If my Mini drones weren’t registered wouldn’t need the RID but unfortunately I had to register them since we use them for the channel. You know. FAA and all. lol

[@IdahoQuadcopter]

Ha! It works! 😄

[@WeretheRoberts]

hahaha... It does and it makes it a lot more easy than counting testing, 1, 2, 3 all the way to 30... lol Thanks for the help, Marcus!

[@ptaylor5014]

Wow problem solved 👍👍

[@WeretheRoberts]

lol yea, for now... How much would you wanna bet it comes back again? hahaha Nothing is ever simple for us here...

[@nobby-green]

Great test Kevin. However I don’t think the hood would affect the positioning. Since the sensors on the bottom are not effected. More likely the RID module causing interference from Tim to time. You could try the test without it installed. Keep safe brother

[@WeretheRoberts]

I hear that. I’m not convinced by any means now the hood is the only problem. Maybe the RID and hood just don’t work well together. I have no idea why removing the hood seemed to fix the problem. Did you notice how Rose started drifting away from the home point while she was coming down? That was weird!

[@nobby-green]

@@WeretheRoberts yes it sure was weird that. It was almost like it was tracking the controller 🤷‍♂️

[@TheGrayLifewithJimPearl]

Look at the fancy gear case for all those toys. We made it home from Japan and now it's time to get back to normal.

[@WeretheRoberts]

Hahahaha. You should see the other case! lol. Welcome home,guys! We went to WV while you were away. Haha

[@JandE-TEX-DRONES]

Who would have thought it could have been that cover. Lol I also watched that old one. I want to see if you can do that again land on that bucket from a mile away at night. You make me want to try that. Lol

[@WeretheRoberts]

lol Man, I still ain't totally convinced the hood thing was the problem but the evidence is pointing that way, eh? Most people are certain it's the RID module so it remains to be seen what happens next time.. lol Thanks so much for watching that older video, too... I can say that was absolutely the dumbest thing we've done so far with the drone but also one of the most fun videos to make... That's the strobe light that I mistakenly bought and thought it was visible for 3 miles but it was only 3 km... I need your strobe!!! lol

[@JandE-TEX-DRONES]

@@WeretheRoberts yeah I’m not convinced it’s the hood either. Period. I don’t know if it’s your module. Since I don’t use one of those, I have no way of testing that. With that said if you watch and I know you do the I can’t remember the channel Iowa or Idaho Quad copter he was flying the Maverick Pro and when he did return the home, it was way off. That made me think that was an update that affected this precision landing, I think I’m going to do a test with my M4P and Air 3 to see if I see the same issue. I always hand launch and hand catch my drones so I have not noticed officials off or not. Yes, the old video that you had. I was thinking to myself you got to be kidding me I got a kick out of it. Lolol the firehouse microbe is extremely bright. I like it a lot. Keep the videos coming !!

[@WeretheRoberts]

Oh heck yea man. If you do the test you gotta post a video. I wanna see a duplication. lol. I think we all are having some sort of precision problems. Mine may not be limited to the drones either. Hahahaha

[@edwardcobb8017]

The cover is for when you travel. Keep the camera safe and remove it during flights.

[@WeretheRoberts]

The regular gimbal cover is precisely for what you mentioned here but the gimbal hood thing I used in the video is something different. Here’s a link for an Amazon listing that explains what it’s for. Hope this helps, buddy. Thanks for watching and God bless. a.co/d/cSybbD9

[@shaunthedrone]

Another great test with Rose Kev, must give this a go! Not been flying for a few weeks - love the start with the clap! Another great channel with Marcus. Many thanks for sharing the joy of flying and have a great week

[@WeretheRoberts]

lol always great to see you here, Shaun. This was a really weird thing, eh? Kind of disappointing because now I have to go back to the old gimbal cover. Hahaha I’m still not convinced that’s the real problem though. Time will tell but if you do the test and get the same results, I’ll accept it. Lol

[@Drone.vision]

Hiya Kev, fantastic video as always brother , thanks for the mention too 👍 does look like the cover may well of been affecting some of the Rth issues then ? Her landings got better and better, I’m just wondering if she is picking up some sort of magnetic interference or something there though? Be interesting to do another test in a different location with and without the hood cover again? Just to see. Great video as always brother , have a great week! 👏👏👍

[@WeretheRoberts]

lol thanks, brother. I am tending to agree with you that there has to be another outside source of interference going on. Maybe in addition to the hood? Maybe the RId and the hood have problems working together? All I know is there definitely has to be more tests. I’ll make sure they’re done professionally and in a controlled environment. Hahahaha.

[@Drone.vision]

@@WeretheRoberts haha awesome brother! I definitely think there is more to it, I think another test is needed in a different location with and with out the hood and maybe try moving the remote ID incase that’s causing interference with the gps? Well il look forward to the next brother , have a great week Kev! 👍

[@WeretheRoberts]

@Drone.vision team that’s a great approach for a follow up. Thanks man!

[@bobwhitewo3b]

Yep Blinders = Not good. Your clap sync worked well.

[@WeretheRoberts]

hahaha.. Those blinders may or may not be the problem but the evidence is clear, eh? lol Also, that clap sync is a pretty cool trick. I'd like to get one of those clapper boards they use in the movies... lol

[@michidel6740]

Good morning. I think Rose it's getting old. If I'm not wrong, I think there is an option where you can choose if consider the RTH to the location or to the controller. Maybe thats the issue here because It goes wherever you go. Or I'm dreaming....

[@WeretheRoberts]

lol oh yea Rose is definitely getting a big aged. It’s her little quirks that keep her fun though, right? Haha. The Mini 2 doesn’t have the option to auto update the homepoint to the controller but you can do it manually. I never did it so I have no idea why she was acting like that. I’m not convinced it was the gimbal hood either. Lol

[@Dman52Drones]

Morning Kevin. I'm still thinking that RID may be causing interference ? But I also wonder does Rose think it's a fashion statement , or maybe it makes her feel more secure ? 😂Have a great day and God bless.

[@WeretheRoberts]

Hahahahaha. She’s a diva for sure so you may be onto something. I’ve been telling everyone I’m still not convinced it’s the gimbal hood and it could easily be the RID. Maybe they just don’t work well together and are causing problems? I don’t know but more testing is in my future I reckon. Lol

[@alex-dronevideos9708]

Hi there, I have the same issue. It is a vision sensor problem, the sensor thinks it is drifting away and trying to recover. And the gps is not going to fix it because the drone is in landing mode and does not return to home anymore. Try doing a sensor calibration using DJI assistant 2 or clean the sensors or something. Also the RIID on top of the drone might interfere with the gps or the compass. My mini 2 faces home point straight after I start return to home.

[@WeretheRoberts]

Oh wow that's a really good possibility... I remember that was mentioned when I was having a lot of problems with the Mini 4 Pro's accuracy and I was meaning to clean those sensors. I forgot and am still having that problem! lol I could've sworn I wrote that down but must've overlooked it. I'm not convinced it was the hood cover either. I have no idea how that cover would affect anything related to the landing but with us I guess anything is possible, eh ? We have 2 Mini 2 drones and both of them do that 90 degree turn toward home when I hit RTH... They've both done it since they were new, too. It's another Robertsism... lol

[@maddercat]

It's more likely than not the huge rid right on top of the gps. Huh, guess not, strange, I guess it effects the pid loop or something and causes balance problems maybe is the only explanation I can think of.

[@WeretheRoberts]

lol yea man I have no idea exactly what’s going on but with it reacting the way it did when I removed the hood, I guess it speaks for itself. I’m still not convinced so I’ll try it again and see if it duplicates. I’m gonna try moving the RID a bit further back to see if that may help. Anyway, thanks for watching and commenting.

[@driewiel]

I had a cheap drone that was really accurate. It managed to find any small ditch around.

[@WeretheRoberts]

hahahaha... I had one that found the middle of the woods every time, too

[@dougcooper4917]

Great test video, and great verse. I felt the same way in the original test, the gimbal protector was the problem. Have a wonderful and blessed week Kevin and Kristi. Thank you.

[@WeretheRoberts]

lol thanks as always, Doug. I know that’s what the results are pointing to and I initially felt the problem was solved. I’m not totally convinced yet so I’ll be testing it again to verify some stuff. If I didn’t have to use the RId we may know sooner. Hahaha

[@josephf2157]

The Mini 2 does not use the front facing camera to identify where it has to land.... Not sure if you realize that

[@WeretheRoberts]

Makes sense to me. I don’t think any of these drones use the actual camera on the gimbal to verify their accuracy. They may use the optical flow sensor to help but I really think it’s all gps related now. I’m not sure if you were able to watch our latest Mini 4 pro video but those results pretty much support the gps / GNSS idea. Anyway, thanks again for watching and commenting. Cool stuff. God bless!

[@michidel6740]

Pixalation is big at Rose. I still says that she's getting old, makes strange movements, sideways.....

[@WeretheRoberts]

lol. She may get offended

[@kennethrich2107]

Hmmm...problem solved. Excellent. I just came in from flying my Mini 2, when I seen this upload. I discovered something suprising today. Yesterday, I upgraded my old Galaxy S21 Ultra, for the latest S24 Ultra, with the specific intent to use the older Galaxy to fly. I was afraid that with the old SIM card no longer active (in other words, no network connectivity) that it would present a problem. I was expecting the "You not logged into your account" warning and thus limit my height and distance. Low and behold, she flew as far as I wanted, and as high as I wanted...no issues at all. I can only assume, when I flew her last, and had to log in, I must still be logged in. This makes no sense either, because Im not on any network, nor do i have Wi-Fi turned on.....kinda strange. Good to see rose has no issues after all.. I dont use a gimble protector, but what I do use is extended landing legs to make sure the gimble doesnt strike anything on the ground during landing. Helps if I have to ditch in tall grass.

[@olabergvall3154]

Yea you don't need an internet connection. Only if you get logged out and have to log back in would you need that. Think about the controllers with screens... they have no internet, unless you hotspot from your phone.

[@kennethrich2107]

@@olabergvall3154 Roger that. Since DJI stopped the mandatory flight logging in an effort to quite the anti Chinese drone paranoia running rampant here in the US, I would have figured that the need to be logged in woud also be excused.

[@WeretheRoberts]

lol thatnks for watching, Kenneth and thanks for helping out, Ola... I actually did a test one time with our Mini 2 where I logged out to see if there were any limitations and I was surprised, also to find there were none... The only thing I noticed about that flight was when I logged back in, the flight wasn't recorded (of course lol).

[@josephf2157]

THE DJI MINI 2..... DOES NOT HAVE PRECISION LANDING....! THAT'S WHY SHE'S NOT LANDING CLOSE TO THE PAD...

[@WeretheRoberts]

lol thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, buddy. God bless.

[@MrRaymond1021]

I was thinking that maybe it's because of the RID. Being that the GPS is just under that cover where you got your RID. I can't believe that one of those covers can mess with a drone like that. I wouldn't know because I don't use any of those things. Just landing gears when I don't use a pad. Thanks for sharing my friend. That's definitely something I never knew could happen. I think you should use strobes on the front and back arms. Maybe it'll be easier to see for both of you. Thanks again for sharing. 👍👍👍

[@WeretheRoberts]

lol yea I’m still not convinced the hood is the problem and I’m leaning toward the RID also. But why would it come on so instantaneously with the hood on then disappear with the hood off? It’s confusing and I think more flights are in order. lol.

[@jamesbeddo4743]

If you read the RTH section of the user manual, you will see that to implement a “Precision Landing”, it is necessary to fly the drone to at least 7m and allow it to get a good look at the landing area ( just a few seconds), before flying either forward or backwards. If you do it that way, you should get a precision landing every time.

[@WeretheRoberts]

Thanks for watching and commenting, James. Yea that’s totally the right approach for the Mini 4 pro but this is the mini 2 and it doesn’t have precision landing. She usually returns home between 2-4 feet away from the launch point which I’m totally happy with. This on the other hand was weird. She started moving away from the home point as she was defending. Really weird

[@timlong7289]

Your positioning issue likely stems from the fact that you put the RID module right above the built-in GPS module. This is probably shielding a percentage of the prime satellites and causing "dilution of precision".

[@WeretheRoberts]

I’m beginning to think that is a better explanation than the gimbal hood but I’m just not sure why the problem stopped when I removed the hood. Maybe they don’t work well together?

[@timlong7289]

@@WeretheRoberts That's a good point though, it did stop when you removed the hood. Maybe try putting the hood back on and removing the RID module (or putting it underneath)? It could be that all that weight in a forward position is upsetting the center of gravity.

[@WeretheRoberts]

Ahhhh now that makes some sense. I’m gonna give that a shot and see what happens. Thanks for the advice!

[@Glenrsi]

Maybe you mentioned it and i missed it, but what is that you have attached to the top of the drone. I have a mini 2 and a mini 2 se. I have never used return to home, as i always do it manually.

[@WeretheRoberts]

Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment, buddy... That little box on top is a Remote ID module I've added to the drone so I can be compliant with the new FAA regulations for part 107 flights... Any drone that's registered with the FAA is now required to have Remote ID and since the Mini doesn't have it built in, I had to add the module... boooo!!! lol

[@josephf2157]

Well first of all the Mini 2 does not have precision landing like the mavic series, and secondly, take off that ridiculous remote ID module that's sitting right above the GPS module inside the drone and you might have a better chance of it landing closer, I have a couple of mini 2. And none of them land that far away from their starting point

[@WeretheRoberts]

lol yea I mentioned it doesn’t have precision landing in the video. It wasn’t a test of that honestly, it was just a test to see if the hood was affecting its accuracy. The mini 2 usually lands within just a few feet of the launch spot so it was really weird to me how she was wandering off so far away. I guess the hood has more affect than I figured it would. Regarding the remote id module, where would you suggest I place it since there’s really no other spot on that little drone to put it?

[@jerryjer8]

New to droning and just got my first mini 2 se. at the 7:00 mark Is she return to home then changing to your controller location?

[@WeretheRoberts]

Awesome!!! Welcome to the drinking family, Jerry. This is one of the best hobbies in my opinion and we’ve had alot of fun so far. I know we’ve been doing this drone thing for a few years but I still feel like a newbie pretty much all the time. lol. You raised a good point here with the Mini 2 but this drone doesn’t have the auto home point update option so I don’t think that’s what happened. It’s still a real mystery and I don’t think the gimbal hood was the problem so I’ll have to do more tests. Just so you know, in our experience, there’s always a problem. Hahahaha.

[@nbrettoner]

Hi Kevin On at least one run on the way back? an onscreen message mentioned nearby radar interference?

[@WeretheRoberts]

Oh yea I saw that, too. I think that was just one of those little “bonus tips” they give during the rth flight because the next message said use maps to follow the route or something like that. However, I do know down the road a ways I had some really good interference a couple times a couple years ago. There’s so many variables, man I don’t know anymore. Hahaha. Maybe we should accept it and move on but I was definitive proof!

[@johnnymac26]

Well who knew glad you got it fixed

[@WeretheRoberts]

lol I'm sure someone knew but it still don't make any sense, does it?

[@gavmurray7398]

looks like its returning to the remote control location not the take off location

[@WeretheRoberts]

Yea watching it back again I can see that. The Mini 2 doesn’t have the auto update home point though, so I’m thinking it’s something different. I’m not convinced totally it’s the gimbal hood yet. Lol

[@DronePH-2024]

Good to know brother let me check thanks for sharing👍

[@WeretheRoberts]

Awesome! I guess I’m one of the few who had one of these gimbal hoods. Lol.

[@michaeldanforth3059]

I believe that remote ID module on top of the drone is interfering with the position of the drone. The GPS module is right under that cover.

[@WeretheRoberts]

Do you think if I were to move the RID closer to the rear of the drone that may help? There's really no other spot to mount it that I can see... It's a conundrum... lol

[@michaeldanforth3059]

@@WeretheRoberts you could try that, but when the drone was designed, they never intended that something that large was going to be mounted on top of the drone. Give it a try I’d like to see how it works.

[@WeretheRoberts]

lol I never really considered it either. The FAA threw us a curve ball. lol.

[@chriscapune7873]

😅 well it seems like it doesn’t like the gimbal guard I guess. I liked the Orange hat comment too!😂👍🐾🐈‍⬛👏👏👏

[@WeretheRoberts]

lol I'm not totally convinced the hood cover was the problem but I may not be able to argue with the results, eh? There's a lot of people mentioning the RID module as the problem so there may be something to that as well... Are you talking about the orange hat maybe confusing Rose comment? lol

[@chriscapune7873]

I am often confused 😅 Sometimes I am as spacey as a moon shot😂😅

[@WeretheRoberts]

Hahahab sometimes I’m so confused I’m confused why I’m confused.

[@anasmahmoudali281]

Well done man! Keep it up

[@WeretheRoberts]

Awesome! Thanks so much for watching and for your constant support.. God bless!!!

[@johnsobel4409]

I always land manually, so I keep the gimble guard on, I figure I would rather protect the gimble then trying to stick the landings. I will next flight try auto land and see if I get the same results as you. Thanks

[@WeretheRoberts]

That's probably the better approach.. lol I have no idea why this happened and I'm not totally convinced the hood cover thing was the problem but I guess time will tell... Thanks for watching, buddy...

[@donegalrediscovered3309]

Did you do a compass calibration.. Also some of the recent DJI App updates can effect performance Why bother all the time with a landing pad.. I bought PGYTECH landing gear which can be kept on the legs even when drone folded.. I’ve never had to take them off as not all locations or conditions suit landing pad

[@WeretheRoberts]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I didn’t do a compass calibration for this flight but I did the last time this problem came up. I’m still not certain the gimbal hood is the real issue or the only issue but time will tell. I think the main reason I’ve used the landing pad So often is because normally launch from the bed of my truck and the black bed cover confuses the drones. I use it mainly to give the drone a better landing picture. But I do like the extended landing gear idea for sure.

[@nbrettoner]

15:15 Hi Kevin, Does Gavin in UK have an android version or any info on when it will be unleashed?. My Air 2 (yep, veritable veteran) android app updated ok on my Samsung A52 mobile and Tab 8 tablet ok, but haven't flown it yettish.

[@WeretheRoberts]

lol I believe Gavin uses both android and iOS but mostly android from what I’ve seen. I haven’t had anyone yet say they’ve gotten the update for the iOS stuff so maybe androids are just being stingy.

[@supergeodotca]

When you took off the last two flights, your distance was not at 0 feet.

[@WeretheRoberts]

Oh that’s strange but I’ve seen that before. When the drone lifted up off the mat though it reset the home point and was at zero again. There’s gotta be something more at play here though than just that gimbal hood, right?

[@supergeodotca]

@@WeretheRoberts my question: does or should the drone be resetting the home point when taking off after a previous flight? Thanks

[@WeretheRoberts]

@supergeodotca ahhhh yea it resets the homepoint at take off every time. The Mini 4 pro does the same thing.

[@supergeodotca]

@@WeretheRoberts thanks again

[@WeretheRoberts]

@@supergeodotca definitely. Thanks again for watching.

[@kimfyffe]

I think YT has blocked my other channel I made a video for testing the Lens Hood Sunshade Gimbal Guard

[@WeretheRoberts]

I figured something was going on. I saw your message come across last week about that but when I clicked on it, the message disappeared so I couldn’t respond. How’d it work out or can you share the link?

[@kimfyffe]

@@WeretheRoberts It worked great

[@kimfyffe]

@@WeretheRoberts YT will not let me share a link

[@WeretheRoberts]

Grrrrrrrr. What’s the name of you other channel? Sometimes I can share a link and others it blocks it. Lol. No rhyme or reason. Think you could email me the link?

[@philldownes8685]

i am on 1.13.10 and have been for 5 or 6 days now. so no idea why your on the old old stuff

[@WeretheRoberts]

Oh wow... I've seen a couple update videos on KZbin for the 1.13.10 but they've only been for android devices. Are you in the US?

[@HikeFly22]

Rose didn't like the cover hahaha

[@WeretheRoberts]

lol yea, Rose apparently don't like change too much.... I have no idea how that cover would've affected her landing so bad and I'm not truly convinced that's the problem. We'll know for sure next flight when I don't have the hood on at all. Maybe she's getting cranky in her old age? hahaha

[@jasonearle3549]

Could she be off so far cause u have the controller set as home point?

[@WeretheRoberts]

Thanks so much for watching and that’s a great question. I don’t think that’s possible because it doesn’t have the auto update feature and I never updated the home point after take off. I really have no explanation on why it did what it did and I’m not convinced the hood was the problem. I think we gotta do more flights and see what happens. lol

[@cornbread1955]

👍👍👍😎☕

[@WeretheRoberts]

Sweet! Thanks for watching again, brother.. God bless!!!

[@ejo1960]

I think this is just the GPS accuracy with a lot of trees around you.

[@WeretheRoberts]

lol you could have a point for sure. I’m not totally convinced the gimbal hood was the issue but as soon as I removed it the problem seemed to go away. At least for 2 flights. My bet is the same problem will come back so I’m gonna do more testing to try and figure it out. Thanks for watching and for the suggestion, buddy. God bless!

[@ejo1960]

@@WeretheRobertstry also open area (so no truck etc) vs area w truck and what you had in the video, trees and truck. What you may also want to do is to update the homepoint again while in flight.

[@WeretheRoberts]

@@ejo1960dang man why do you want me to stand in the heat to fly? Hahaha

[@ejo1960]

@@WeretheRoberts Lololol

[@ejo1960]

@@WeretheRoberts spot on just in the field, but I’m cooked

[@BlairAir]

Eleven to fifteen feet is way too many. Mini 2 was designed with 4 landing feet. Did you add them? Did the OEM ones multiply? Was it sabotage from the many (many) competitors of the We're the Roberts, trying to... get a leg up? 😒 I have a sneaky suspicion (is there any other kind?) perhaps "We're the Smiths" were trying to creep ahead of "We're the Jones(es)" -Smiths at 17 subscribers, coming up on the outside of the Jones(es) with 21. Ahhh. I wouldn't lose sleep over these jokers. But keep an eye on Roses feet. Not like THAT. This is a family channel. One thats untouchable. You've develeoped a format, segements and a rhythm that viewers can follow, and anticipate, without knowing specifically whats coming. I don't know if it was planned plotted and prepared, or just came together by gut feel but its-a-workin!

[@lectorserelith]

Sir, this is a Wendy's

[@hammondge]

@@lectorserelith😂

[@BlairAir]

​@@lectorserelithLMAO 😂😮

[@WeretheRoberts]

hahahahaha!!! that's hilarious, man! And yes, I agree, this is a wendy's, sir... But seriously, I think it's "We're the Robots" who are interfering here...

[@erik.nederstigt]

Giving drones a name. Tried to get some help?

[@WeretheRoberts]

lol yea I’ve tried but the other people I’ve asked to help with names come up with lame ideas. Do you have any suggestions?

[@erik.nederstigt]

@@WeretheRoberts what I really meant was trying to get some help at a mental clinic or so. (Giving drones names ....)

[@WeretheRoberts]

I’m not sure a therapist could come up with a name better than Rose but I’ll look into it. We just got a new to us drone that I’m gonna unveil soon so maybe I could ask the viewers to help out with a name. Wonder if any of our viewers are therapists.

[@KIMFYFFE-pf7jg]

kimfyffe 2 dronevideo

[@WeretheRoberts]

Got it! Finally!!!! lol.