Autel Evo 2 "Go Home" Nope not this time! Check the landing target accuracy to see if it hits home
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Autel Evo 2 Pro. A few tests for the go home and pause.
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In respect to the first segment of your video, if you hit the RTH button it will perform to what your settings are.
Your settings will have the RTH altitude set.
Push the RTH button the aircraft will automatically ascend to the preset RTH altitude setting, fly to the point above the GPS identified landing point, and then descend on or near the take off point.
If you're so close to the landing point, as you were, you should be able to land the aircraft manually.
Thanks I do understand what the unit is "supposed" to do. I have read and reread the manual. If you watch the whole video you will see that those features were not working under these circumstances That was the problem. You should not have to take over manually by the manual as I read on there. It should have land rather than ascend / descend to an altitude. It not only uses a GPS point but also uses optical to identify the home point. Thus the reason I let it huver for a bit before going down range in the test.
Yes it will climb to the number of feet we indicate unless the EVO is different to that degree
Exactly your home altitude is where it went up to then it went home
The answer is in your question... The aircraft only lands in place upon RTH within the landing area if you are in Starlink (atti mode) mode because it thinks you are inside or in a bad area with no gps signal. Plus the only thing to get that drone to stop is just by Tapping the pause button, you don't need to hold it.. idk why you're stuck on that. Next that drone gracefully assend even if you full stick up, it's a safety feature as if you were to be inside you don't want it hauling ass upward, so there's nothing wrong with the drone, after the first 10 feet it'll be slow to assend but once you fly for a few seconds you can easily come down and go up really quick no problem and make sure to turn off obstical avoidance and radar map to stop the "hesitating " and beep noise but you've still got a lot to learn, your drone is perfectly fine especially for not doing a compass calibration. Plus one thing to note, the drone doesn't fly up or off the homepoint fast because it's taking pictures of the homepoint for precision landing and if you take the option off it'll haul ass all you want but don't blame the drone for acting as it should. You need to turn off avoidance when direct sun exposure or change the flight mode into Ludacris and it'll disable the interference with the sensors being affected by the sun radiation. If you figure that into context you should be happy that your drone is working 110% just fine.
Again thanks...I will take a look at it.
You answered my questions in your video. Very helpful thanks.
Glad to hear it! Things keep changing. .....and changing. we will see with all the regs coming. Subscribe Button: bit.ly/3orJrgp
2nd day out mine acted erratically on takeoff. Was gaining and losing altitude, flew out over the ocean about a half mile. I almost succeeded in getting it back to shore but it dipped and hit the ocean than sank like a rock in 150feet of water. Did have one hard landing earlier in day...not enough to damage any props. Experienced operator.
Well that sucks. FUnny last time I flew I was low...few feet over water and it started acting a little funny. No sun. Had all the sensors off prior to the last upgrade so this time I think I'll take it a little easy and test it out. Did you contact Autel? Question...how low was the battery? Been seeing things about that lately.
I think it was changed in firmware after they wrote the manual, one reason possibly for the change is for example some people may launch in a tight or crowded location with trees within the 30 ft range. The change would put the quad up and over top of the trees instead of into the trees. Just a thought... Great Vid Thanks!
Thanks. Yes they keep coming up with new versions and hopefully for the best. WIth all the new FAA regs coming on I know they will be tasked. Thanks for stopping in. Subscribe Button: bit.ly/3orJrgp
Rusty, I noticed that when you first took off u need to.go into the settings and set the home point to either you or where the aircraft is. You can't do this before you take off unlike the DJI platform.
I believe that if you do not do anything the unit will come back to the place it took off from. If you watch it came right back to the landing pad each time. I never choose either one as long as nothing has changed about the landing area or I have moved and want it to land where I am. So if you do not make the choice it will come back to the takeoff. Well unless something is wrong...lol.
Same issue here. I mentioned it on my channel as well. Phones randomly restarting, controller disconnecting and on return flight app tells you that GPS Location might differ from Landing location. Like wth ??? why not going back to "home" that you set via google maps. I hope they fix these software issues. They had long enough to complete this drone since launch was delayed by months.
I was wondering what phone you have, I'm flying with a iPhone and have not had the problem with the phone turning off. BUT...with that said I do take the rubber case off that I have to keep it from over heating. It will dim as it over heats in the sun...not too much fun.
@@RustyNelsonPhotography I'm running a Samsung Galaxy S10+
Do a compass calibration. Re Link your controller to the aircraft, download the OA calibration tool. Wipe your OA sensors then perform a calibration. By the way. Use a dark room. 20% brightness 50% contrast to perform a good calibrations.
@@808-Stat3 Galaxy S20+ here. No problems but LOTS OF NITS! Almost as bright as my DJI Crystal Sky.
Your right about the sun. Was flying my evo2 this morning filming the sunrise and when I started to land it froze about 30 feet off the ground and showed something on the radar. It was facing the sun. I turned it around and at a angle and back it in to land it. The sun caused a false warning when it got at a certain position.
Yes I'm note sure if there is something to do about this. BUT....they should have said something in the manual. Did not see it if there is. Also you should be able to turn off/on selective sensors I believe. And maybe have them reset when you start again to prevent any problems.
Very interesting. Is there any way to turn off the up sensor? Do you think placing ND filter material over that sensor would help when the sun is directly overhead? Actually, I live far enough north that the sun is rarely (if ever?) directly overhead ;-)
You can turn off the obstetrical avoidance system but I do not believe you can turn off the cameras. With that said...that should stop the problem...I think. I was actually concentrating on just doing the go home test but that is something I will try. I believe the top system is optical avoidance only. The others are also ultrasonic.
Good vid mate. I was going to get one of these but ended up with a MP2. The Autel won't be in Australia for ages. Thanks for the info. Cheers mate :)
That's great hope you have as much fun as I am. Actually never thought I would get one but hey...here I am. I don't think this is a big problem. BUt as long as the pilot is aware of it...if not it could be a crazy thing to think about while its in the air. All the best...Rusty
Knowledge is power ..over chaos.
Turn obstacle avoidance off and do a remote stick calibration...you would be surprised at how this helps.
The vision sensors cannot have the sun directly in them or they can malfunction
Yes the sun did play a part but it was easy to get out of. Are you saying that turning the obstacle avoidance helps with the stick calibration?
@@RustyNelsonPhotography ...no but doing a proper and slow remote stick calibration helps the quad move properly.
I was saying that an improper remote stick calibration can also cause this problem.
Using obstacle avoidance isnt necessary when you are flying above obstacles or if you are not around any obstacles...it also extends your flight time by about 10% when turned off along with the front and rear navigation lights turned off.
Obstacle avoidance can be tricky when it is very sunny...the vision sensors mistake the bright sun for an obstacle.
This happens on my DJI drones well.
I use Phantom 4 Pros but I think there are some basics you need to learn. calibrate your imu and your gps and then take her out. bring it up about 15 feet then hit the return to home status and it will confirm whether it goes back to home point or the controller.
I love that everybody wants to blame me for the problems. Telling me that I don't have any idea what I'm doing. You may need to do some research before you make these statements. You CAN NOT calibrate the IMU in the Evo. It is automatically calibrated each time you boot it up. Yes, I'm new to the Drone world but I'm also an ex-military pilot so I probably knew more about the drone before it even arrived at my door than most flyers. Yes, that was reading the manual completely and talking with Autel. With that said I'll be the first to say...I'm new but have done my research and when the mistakes start popping up I'll be the first to blame myself after I research it. After talking with Autel they agreed with me that this could be an unusual but possible problem. Everything has and does work except under those exact conditions. Autel has also told me that they made some changes that would stop that from happening. They also told me that the manual was wrong and it needed to be changed.
@@RustyNelsonPhotography Hey I wasn't blaming you Rusty. I was planning on getting an Autel to add to our company and so that's good to know about the auto IMU. Just suggesting some common issues that happen with drones and are easily solved prior to takeoff. I agree with Rosco's Drone Zone.. I've had landing problems when not setting RTH at 20 ft prior to the mission. Happy flying!
Great video my drone friend Nelson. Hey GOOD JOB Sir. Thanks so much for sharing Captain. This video is awesome. You covered a lot of information. I also have the Autel Evo 2 8k Version and i love. I believe this drone is just fantastic all the way around. You just got yourself a Big Fan and a Big supporter here. Let’s help and support one another Captain. Have a great evening Captain. Thanks for all you do and please keep flying.
Thanks. Been a while since I had it flying. Going to have to get it out again. All the best....Rusty
The first batch of Evo’s have issues with the GPS. If you go to my channel I posted a video on mine losing signal and landed in someone’s alley . Also had issues calibrating the EVO . I received a new one and works a lot better
Hey thanks for the info. I'll send them a link ot what was happening and see what they say. THis is one of the 6k units but im sure its part of the same batch. THanks again! Will let you know. Rusty
EVO or EVO II?
When you push the RTH button, make sure you have a minimum of 12 safelights 1st, then the Evo drone will go to its default height (or what you set is your RTH height), orient it's self to the direction it was in when it took off.
Thanks for the comment. Unfortunately, that really does not affect what is going on in the video but something to keep in mind. I believe the manual says that you have to have "a good GPS" signal but that was not even close to being the problem here.
idk whats up with that i guess you set a go home altitude and its gonna climb that high even if you are right above the homepoint my mavic does the same i think. and i recommend using a landing gear extension its way more comfortable than carrying around those landing pads always:D nice vid
I says in the manual that it should descend and land and that would make sense for sure. But I've tried it over and over again and as you can see in the video I even put it right over the pad and it still went to alt. Not a big deal unless you have moved the home point or are indoors. But just something I noticed.
exact the same problem happened to me on EVO 1 a couple of times it will not go anywhere except right or left . One time i had to wait untill the batterie forced the EVO to land. EVO 1 has no sensor on top which could be effected by the sun....
Hmmmmm? That's strange that you had the same problem and that would mean that it was not the sun. I was getting a warning that it sensed an obstacle above which is the reason i thought that. Will be interesting to try again. the time you had to wait for it to land could you take the obstacle avoidance off? I did not try that in flight.
@@RustyNelsonPhotography it did not matter if obstacle avoidance was switched on or off. It happened at least three times switched on or off. I switch it off if i like to go close to objects.
hmmm, I don't seem to have the same problems you are having. pause is working pretty instantly, rth works fine, and no problems with the sensors. I do get the weak gps but in heavy sunlight, I don't have a problem. but I'm halfway up the country so sun is always lower in the sky. I almost NEVER take off and fly away but instead rise, hover, test front back left right slide slide and then start flying. no problems. btw, where do you live where the sun is directly above you? I think you said PA.
I'll bet if you hit pause it is not as instantly as you think on the stopping the auto landing. try it from 100 ft. The top sensor has a view of 50 degrees so you don't have to be directly overhead. But that day I did notice the sun was very high. BTW I also hover. Give it a few to settle in.
@@RustyNelsonPhotography I thought you mean simply pausing in general not pausing when landing. I have not yet used the landing button from high up; however, I have used auto landing when rth and the drone is directly overhead and as soon as it starts to land, I paused. I will trying other types of pause but the only reason I really use pause is in the middle of a mission that I want to quit, I pause first.
@@RustyNelsonPhotography i think there might be a bug with the pause, even with the new firmware. couple of days ago, my "mission" went out of control and i hit the pause button and nothing happened. so i kept hitting the pause button and nothing seemed to work. so i panic as i saw my drone flying off and i hit rth and it came home.
after awhile i started to realize that when i hit pause and didn't wait for the drone to actually pause, i must have hit pause again (which is un-pause). i remember seeing the drone struggling to pause so i must have been repeatedly pausing and unpausing because of not realizing the delay. i spend the rest of the day testing pause under pretty much every other condition and i could NOT replicate the pause lag; my drone paused instantly for the rest of the day. so except for that one instance, haven't seen a delayed pause since. but it was scary.
Wouldn't it be the bottom sensors to worry about after takeoff for hovering 6' above ground.Sun shouldn't bother those.
I was talking about descend of course.
I only had that problem once and they actually contacted me an said that they had worked on the problem in the next firmware upgrade. thanks for dropping in. Subscribe Button: bit.ly/3orJrgp
Nice experiments. I think you hit it in the head regarding the sun causing an issue with obstacle avoidance. I know I have problems looking directly at the sun.
And yeah, the Pause/Cancel button take a few seconds... likely the reason is that the Pause Button requires several seconds is that they want to be sure it is not an accidental hitting of the button.
Possible solutions are things like ‘Double Click the button, the second time hold it down’, make the delay time a selection in the settings, Hitting 2 buttons at once to force an immediate reaction.
But, I am more hoping that they read the comments and update the firmware.
Keep having fun.
Actually for me as in the video I find it just as easy to move the control sticks. It seems to over ride the auto function at any time for the landing in go home.
Thanks for the video I’m giving u all likes because everyone does range test but we want to see other functions like flying around trees low to the ground to see how it hovers low range !thanks for this tho
Thanks Tony. I'm just doing videos as I test things out for myself the learn how the thing really flies. Must be my old Air Force Pilot days coming out in me. LOL
The fact the bright sunlight on your upper sensors would not allow it to ascend is interesting. I know this video is from June, has this issue been fixed in a firmware update, or have you found a work around? Great testing Rusty.
To Tell you the truth the sun has not been so perfectly overhead. It was a very bright day and the sun was DIRECTLY over the drone. So I have not had a problem like that again. The reason I say it was the sun...is when I would move right and left and the sensor would tilt it would work fine. But just hovering under the sun...no. Only that one time. Only thing I could come up with. But with that said I did talk to them right after that and they did look into it. That's about it. Been having fun with it though.
Excellent video. I love to see other peoples problems before I experience the same thing.
On you last take off....you didn't ascend high enough for the Evo to get a good picture of the ground. I noticed the same thing until I adopted the 21' rule that DJI uses. If I ascend to about that height, I have never had a problem with missing the landing pad.
EXCEPT (of course) one time, while Go Home was active, I stopped it and did some manual flying to see some ducks, hit Go Home again. It came back, but missed the landing spot by about 7 feet.
I don't really have a problem on the return but that was not what this was about. I am having some problems now that I did tha last firmware update with the horizon. I'll keep playing around with it though.
It could have been the KP Index as well!! Use the app UAV Forcast before you fly. If the KP is a 4 or higher, I never leave the ground with any of my drones....Explanation:
What does KP stand for in Kp index?
The planetary 3-hour-range index Kp is the mean standardized K-index from 13 geomagnetic observatories between 44 degrees and 60 degrees northern or southern geomagnetic latitude. The label 'K' comes from the German word 'Kennziffer' meaning 'characteristic digit. ' The K-index was introduced by Julius Bartels in 1938.
Good idea if it happens again. Did not think of checking it.
So I have not received my Autel Pro bundle yet and wondering if I should go back to a DJI..
The big reason was no fencing for me with Autel.
And the battery life was the other plus for Autel..
Have heard others say Autel if contacted is pretty fast with response..
I am sure not everyone gets problems solved with every call.
I did contact them a couple of days ago but...nothing. we will see. Going out today to retest the unit regarding the climb...no sun today.
Sweet review my friend you have my subscription:)
Thanks. More to come.
It did what it supposed to do, you change the altitude. On the remote. Mine did the same thing. Scared me to frist time. Seen lots of others and there did the same
Nope in the video it did not. Listen to what I read in the manual. Within 30 ft when go home is initiated it should land not climb to altitude. That is why I read it on tape. I did not change any altitude.
Thanks Rusty. Helpful stuff. I'm still waiting for my Evo from B&H...
Good luck and thanks. Hope it gets there soon.
And I’m a subscriber now 😉😉😉😉🙂🙂🙂
Hey Tony thanks a bunch.
I’m sorry not a issue with mine was off a little till I calibrated everything
So you are saying that if you put the unit 10 ft over the takeoff home point and hit go home it will descend 10 ft and land rather then go to return altitude? Try it
Rusty, am I missing a setting when I shoot video? I record in 4K, 60fps and I used auto so it was a swag, professional dive into it not photographer or videographer. Novice click and go guy.. Flew for about 20 minutes and had decided to do some recording. Hit record and just let it go until I was done. Want ing see quality (and I was super impressed with clarity and color) but it shot 3 different videos at less than 5 minutes each. Something like 4 minutes and 49 seconds or something like that. But all three had identical recording times..
You need to expand on how you were recording so somebody can help. Also let us know when and if you find the answer.
Rusty Nelson Photography Thanks I will pay more attention to my settings this time. Hope to get some flight time later today. Weather permitting that is.
Your memory card could have wrong format, limiting max file size.
Edit : Nope it is a flaw, bug, oversight, incompetence indicator. Received my Evo2 Pro yesterday 6/25/2020 and updated the firmware to most recent. Verified that max file size for 6k mp4 file is ~3.77 GB or 4minutes 48seconds when recording to a exFat format microSD card. Even worse is each file starts with a black frame so when you string together the broken timeline of files you have to cut out those black frames.
U breaks it down down thanks
THanks
Rick Britton, Great review Rusty, that makes alot of sense, if it is the direct sun that is a bummer, how could they change that, maybe they could of put anti glare in the top camera, like they put in glasses, Wow I'm still waiting for my autel evo pro, it should never miss the landing pad, I hope they can fix that problem with some kinda upgrade. Well Thank you Rusty, have a safe trip, I hope the Evo can redeem it self on your trip. Thank you and God bless you and your family Sincerely Rick from Mo
I never really expect it to always hit exactly on the pad. Big ask in my world. with that said it was on most of the time. I will almost alway land it manually though. I will say one thing...if you are using a landing pad make sure the spikes are way down. I hit one on landing and lst a prop. have fun!
Hi, your doing very well.. I have to say... darn.... all the things I've been trying to do but haven't had the time... ha-ha.
Also, I have had the same problem with the RADAR suddenly coming on at 200ft saying there is something above me at 23ft... strange... I never thought about the sun... but I think that was it, happend several times... good spot..
I am also in discussion with Autel about the controller, not the drone this time, I have found a problem with calibrating the compass, they are looking at it but half hardheartedly... let you know. Keep up the good work and still looking forward to the big one... make certain you are recording when it happens... :-)
Not sure what the "big one" is but I'm sure I will know it when I hit it....LOL I think the instant GPS thing is that the controller is taking the reading too fast. If I wait a few seconds as the unit gathers GPS signals I never see it again. Thanks for the compliments. Very much appreciated.
Hey Rusty, what height do you have your return to home set at. Mine isn’t an evo but always go to height set for return to home.
All different. Should not make any difference. I think its just a bug. Or the manual is wrong. OR...I'm wrong. LOL
@@RustyNelsonPhotography Hi! I'm getting the EVO II Pro delivered today so I'll try to recreate your tests and see what happens. I'm not as photogenic as you Rusty, but I will try to film it
Have you had other issues? FPV or anything
NO not really. It has been fun to fly but I'm just a weekend flyer so to speak. Never tried FPV. Really like it but do not have anything to compare it to.
FPV I meant is the screen when you fly jittery or not smooth on your phone display?
I wanna buy this so bad but I keep hearing about firmware problems...
I can not say that there is anything that I could point out that I did not like. I've had a blast but glad I got three batts even with the longer flight time. When I got out I usually use all three. They do take a while to charge. 90 minutes on a good day and not used up. I do not notice any jitters.
Great vid rusty keep it up my friend from Austin tx be safe brother
One of these days I'm going to get down there. Seems like such a great country!
@@RustyNelsonPhotography yhea you will love it here we have a lot of celebrities here and a lot of fantastic places to see rusty hope you can make it here just even passing through you wont leave disappointed hope you have a great morning my friend and enjoy your new little orange buddy take care and be safe chasing those storms 😉😉 may god bless you and your family now my friend
Do you have the EVO in Novice mode which is a beginner mode?
Nope. Not this time.
RTH will always ascend to RTH alt before return. Your title is misleading.
Sorry but not correct. After a long talk with the folks at Autel they agreed the manual was wrong. The simple fact is when the batt. is low it will land exactly where it is. Watch the video as it happens. Also read the manual. here is the quote.
IMPORTANT
• The default Go Home altitude is 30 meters (90 feet). If you activate Go
Home when the aircraft is at an altitude lower than that, it will rise to 30
meters (90 feet) before returning home. Learn how to adjust the Go Home
altitude in the App Manual.
• If the Go Home function is activated within a 10-meter (30-feet) radius of
the home point, the aircraft will automatically descend and land.
Also, this was an isolated incident where for some reason the unit DID NOT RETURN HOME. I was standing right there. Not until I tilted the drone from the direct sun over head would it return home. Still not sure if that was the reason but just saying what happened.
Second situation from the manual. Quoted. When it is below 15% it will land without an ascent. Very important for flyers that push the battery life.
"B. When the aircraft's battery level reaches the 25% threshold, you’ll receive a
Low Battery Warning and Failsafe will be activated, after which the aircraft will
automatically return home. If you retake control of the aircraft, you’ll receive a
Critically Low Battery Warning when the battery reaches 15%, and the aircraft
will automatically land in its current position. If landing in the current position may
result in an emergency, you can press the Pause Button ( ) to halt the
landing and fly it to the nearest possible safe landing site. "
Hope this helps.
@@RustyNelsonPhotography Again. If you set your failsafe to something that makes some kind of sense the aircraft will keep track of fly home time depending on where you set your scales. When the aircraft senses the return safely low voltage it will throw an aircraft returning home in 7 or less seconds. Another failsafe I test from time to time. So I would use 20%15% and she lands right around 11% Now I would not do this unless you understand how to care for and properly use a LIPO. For the casual user, I would set them more like 25%/20%. Only when you know complete proper maintenance and follow that from a brand new battery on, would I use anything less.
Hi Rusty! Think you uploaded at 360p - I think it was you narrating the video based on me recognizing your voice! Lol!
Update: Now it shows you in HD 1080p!
Yep me.... Not sure what you mean by 360P though.
Hi Rusty, what height have you got your return to home mode height set to . John Hennessy ( Australia)
All were different. From 100 to 300 I think.
@@RustyNelsonPhotography , I hope that Autel can give you an explanation for the abnormal behavior. I was thinking that maybe an ND filter over the sensor for the midday sun, then all we would need is a MAD DOG and an ENGLISH MAN . lol. A reason from Autel would be great. John Hennessy.
I put a note into them. I'm going to give it a try this afternoon with no sun to see what happens.
Rusty, It would be good if they help work it out. I wonder if the ND filter would work , just a small lite one blue taped to the top sensors. I am looking forward to the end results and reasons. I have a partner in a roof and building inspection bussiness in Brisbane QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA and we are looking at getting two 6k pro bundles , we have Yuneec Typhoon H 's and some Parrot Anarfi, which are going great but this looks the goods for us. Strong , 1 inch sensor, easy to transport etc ,etc. Love the way you go into everything and explain it without exaggerations. Johnno Hennessy.
Careful----------The sun and the water from the river/sea can make you lose your Autel drones. Those sensors are NOT working correctly all the times. Even you turn off the sensors to fly, you will never know when they will be automatically turned on. It is those sensors that made me lose my Evo. Autel confirmed to me that those sensors can generate the fault-alarms over the sun and water. My Evo was working perfectly for a long while but one just event of the lousy sensor fault-alarms made me lose my Evo. I turned off the sensors for the flight but they were automatically turned on again during the flight. Tell you what I have terrible experience with Autel support. They lie, I push, they stop responding to me, I escalate to their main office, they start respond to me again, they acknowledge the issue (fault-alarms), I asked for the quote of refurbished Evo (without batteries and remote), they stop responding me again. What an screw-up and unprofessional service support I have ever experienced. Keep checking those fault-alarms during the flight. Your autel drones might never come home.
Very interesting. Will look to hear the outcome. Thanks for the note.
I just got mine yesterday and with o e battery flight I was very very disappointed in it. Like you mine on take off it said the gps signal weak, I also have a huge delay from video feed to my android phone. So flying it is horrible, the remote controller video works better no lag, but it's such a crappy screen. My sticks are so unreliable also. 60% movement and the drone does not react. Around 75% of stick movement and then the drone will react to the controller. Sorry I'm not in th business of being anyone beta tester. Going back and getting my money..
Sorry to hear that. BTW I do not have anything to do with Autel. But with that said I just got home from a trip and I'm going to test out the new firmware. Definitely make sure you have updated the all the firmware. Very important. Keep me updated if anything changes or what unit you get. May help us all. Thanks Rusty
@@RustyNelsonPhotography it did a firmware update the minute I turned it on. This is what bothers me the drone should fly from the start with no problems. Firmware updates, software updates are suppose to be something that makes the unit better. The basics of what the drone does out the box should be ready. Companies no matter what form they take, are pretty much not liable for anything anymore, I mean we the custom have no proof at all that they do any real world positive testing to make sure these units are ready for market. Meanwhile they got myinfo cause I had to create a account then agree to their terms and conditions privacy crap blablabla.
So disappointed in technology now.
Now I'm getting nervous to fly mine. Sad for such an expensive drone
I would not worry about that. Was not a big deal. I did put a note into Autel and will post what they said...or make a vid of it.
Nothing is wrong with the drone and it is working as it was and is supposed to. No need for anyone to "worry"
That's why you hit land and not home when its really close to you.
I would agree. Things keep changing with the new updates. I have talked to them about all these and some they had been working on before I even did the video. Thanks for dropping in. all info helps people. Subscribe Button: bit.ly/3orJrgp
Good shi..
Funny, that's when I first started and I thought I was about to see my first drone just take off. Was happy to see it come back Thanks for stopping in.
Cover the top sensors and find out if it makes a difference in the return to home
Thanks William. I tried it again the other day but the sun was not directly overhead and had no problem. I just did the firmware upgrade so I'll see how that goes. And if there is a problem still I'll give it a try....thanks.
Rusty, GPS satellites info: it does matter where the satellites are just because you have 14 satellites dose not mean you have good satellites. Satellites you need are the ones that are 15 degrees above the horizon. You need at least 4 for spot landing. If satellites are directly overhead they will not work! Their are some apps that will let you pick the time of day that will have satellites in the proper 15 degrees above the horizon. I find that when you manually take off the EVO it will not have time to locate the landing pad. Using the auto take off button, hold for three seconds, then let the EVO hover over the landing site a few seconds will give you better results. I also find that moving more the 50 feet from the landing location and 80 feet in attitude will give you precise landing on the pad every time when you hit the go home button. Remember that there are at least 24 GPS satellites at an attitude of 23,000 miles above the earth that make the trip around this planet every 90 minutes. My back ground knowledge was using Trimble survey equipment to locate certain fixed items on the ground and then use ARC GIS software to plot in AutoCad. Some days are worst than others for doing this kind of work. Satellites were not always in the right position. Be patient!
All that I'm sure is true but does not have anything to do with what the problem was. I have tried it with auto and without. I also let the drone hover over/above the takeoff area before I fly. Thus getting the pictures that it also needs. Never have a problem with the unit missing its landing area. Even if it did not have the best of sats it would still make an attempt to move when I RTH. That does not freeze the drone. IF...it thinks there is something above it...the sun...it will not ascend. BUT...it will move left and right. So when I did that it took over and returned home. Why....because it tilted away from the sun that was not right down the barrel of the sensor.
I had to turn off the visual obstacle avoidance in the visual navigation.
Too close
NOt sure what you mean by too close but that's what its all about. When you read the manual it says when you are that close it should descend or when you are 15% or below. Thanks for stopping in. I have a felling the manual will change after a while.
So many issues for Autel to sort out, wonder if they even have the resources to handle them. Still no 10 bit color, still tilted horizons, still bottom buttons that aggravate while providing no useful functions; come on Autel!
10 bit is an issue for Autel to resolve.
Horizon is a hit or miss, most of the time it's ok for me.
The buttons at the back of controller must be cosmetic LOL because Autel has never had a use for them since the release of the Evo 1.
Did not seem to have a problem with the horizon. But I did a calibration before I took off. The bottom button does actually have some function "A" with orbit. Although I have not tried it. But yes I would agree they have some work to do on the software. I'm sure they are a little overwhelmed at the moment. Not making excuses that's for sure.
@@ozstrayapanoramas8610 Buttons always worked for the Mission Plans, and Orbits. They also work to open the preview album of any photos taken. They're just not assignable in the E1, but now are assignable in the E2
Went through and read many of your commentators. I would take this down and re-do this video. FAKE NEWS lol
No. I don't have as much time as you to troll around to even answer half of what you are saying. Have you been drinking? First off, when this all happened I was on the phone with Autel that day. A long phone call BTW. Autel also was looking into this exact problem at the same time before I even called. Very rare but happened. And yes they said they knew of it and addressing it. (BTW they let me know they did address it in the next update) Also. I have flight time in the Air Force...10 years as a pilot. I went to work in a spacesuit and doing evaluation work. so I think I know how to evaluate. Trust me I know what you need to be responsible. Also, I actually had Autel calling ME about some mistakes in their manual. Strange how they would call the local idiot as you seem to think I am for some information. As for all the calibrations...they were not only done but at the time were done along with Autel prior to posting the video. Regarding the IMU. I worked with IMU's in the B52 long before there were drones...that civilians knew of anyway. Maybe this is why I was also talking with Autel about the need for the IMU calibration months ago. Yes long before this last update...that BTW had problems. So....fake news...I think not. BTW I still have my Evo 2 with no problems anymore that I know of so you are wrong on that account. This also addresses your other note so I'll post as an answer on both. I wish you the best of luck in all your flights and hope you are having fun in life.
BTW also read Ranger H just below...he said he had the same problem that Autel had talked to me about. Sooo there are other instances of the problem with the sun. With that said, Autel did address that.
The moral of the story, don't buy an Evo
not sure that is the answer right now but we will see. If they correct things then I'm good with it. Hope you have fun with yours.