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Posts tagged “troubleshooting”
2026-07-11
Drone critical battery warning and forced auto-landing: what it means and how to avoid it
The critical-battery threshold is not a fixed percentage — the controller estimates it from distance home, altitude and wind. We explain how the threshold works, why it catches pilots out, and how to plan a reserve so a forced landing is never a surprise.
- safety
- troubleshooting
- getting-started
2026-07-11
Drone home point not updating: how to set it and why it matters
The home point is not where you are standing — it is where the drone recorded it. If it stays stale or never gets confirmed, RTH will send the aircraft to the wrong place exactly when you need it most. Here is when the home point gets captured, why it goes wrong, and how to confirm it on every takeoff.
- safety
- troubleshooting
- getting-started
2026-07-11
Drone RTH not working: how return-to-home works and why it fails to trigger
RTH did not kick in exactly when it was needed — and that is almost always traceable, not random: a home point that was never recorded, no GPS lock at takeoff, a failsafe set to hover or land instead of return, or the function switched off outright. Here is how RTH actually works and how to check it before it matters.
- safety
- troubleshooting
- getting-started
2026-07-11
Drone Signal Problems in the City: Video Dropouts, Disconnects and Fixes
The video feed stutters, a weak-signal warning appears, then the link drops entirely — this happens far more often in the city than in open countryside. The cause is rarely a broken drone; it is the urban radio environment: crowded frequency bands, reflections and shadowing from buildings. Here is how to match the symptom to the cause and what to do about it.
- safety
- troubleshooting
- getting-started
2026-07-11
Weak or lost GPS signal on a drone: causes, ATTI mode and the fix
A drone shows too few satellites, drifts on its own, or suddenly drops into attitude (ATTI) mode — in most cases the receiver is not broken, the launch site and conditions are the problem. Here is what ATTI mode means for control, why the GPS signal weakens, and how to fix it before your next flight.
- safety
- troubleshooting
- getting-started
2026-07-10
Drone compass and IMU errors: symptoms, causes, and fixes
Most compass warnings come from the environment — rebar, cars, metal roofs — not from a broken drone. How to tell a compass error from an IMU error, when to calibrate, and when calibrating makes things worse.
- troubleshooting
- safety
- equipment
2026-07-10
Drone flew away: what to do in the first minutes and after
Most "flyaways" are not mysteries — they follow a few recognisable causes: a wrong home point, compass interference, wind or signal loss. Here is what to do in the first minutes, how to search using the last telemetry coordinates, and when the event must be reported to the CAA.
- safety
- troubleshooting
- getting-started