I have an I2 and and a Mavic with the same issue. I've been flying just outside of DC, all over the Eastern Shore, and a few other places in PA and upstate NY with nary an equipment problem. Recently I took both drones up to my cabin in WV where I intended to do some recreational flying and practice some camera work. I have a few dozen acres, and it's miles away from any restricted fly zones so I thought it a perfect place to play around as long as I could avoid the locals using the drones for target practice!
Anyway, first I tried to take out the Mavic...did all the pre-flight checks, GPS signal was good, compass calibrated fine. Then I took off, I tried to do my safety checks, but the aircraft kept jumping around...wouldn't maintain altitude (I was only about 15 feet up and 10 feet away) and it would wander substantially (several feet). I was able to control it, but whenever I took my hands off the sticks, it just wouldn't stay put. The weather was not a factor...clear day and almost no wind. I didn't like the behavior so I decided to land and check it out before attempting to fly further. When I tried landing, I got it a couple feet off the ground where in all my previously flights, the aircraft slows and wait for me to pull down the stick to complete the landing. Not this time...it just kept coming down. Fortunately, I was able to correct and just barely kept it from slamming into my pool deck. From there I tried to land again, and this time, once I got within a few feet, it stopped the decent but it wouldn't respond to the controller at all and just hovered...until I pulled the stick all the way down at which point it just came down too fast for me to react and it hit and bounced but stayed down long enough for me to cut the motors. No damage that I could tell...shut it down, rebooted everything, moved to the grass field, and tried again...same behaviors. So I put the Mavic away thinking I might have an equipment problem and took out the I2. Long story short, effectively the same problems. So I packed everything up and figured I'd go back home and see if I have the same issues there. Not a one. Everything worked perfectly, no drift, landings were perfect, aircraft completely responsive.
So the question is obvious...is it possible I'm getting THAT much magnetic interference on a mountain in in the middle of WV? I can certainly live without flying there, but it just strikes me as odd so I thought I'd query the class for any thoughts. Thanks in advance for your input
Anyway, first I tried to take out the Mavic...did all the pre-flight checks, GPS signal was good, compass calibrated fine. Then I took off, I tried to do my safety checks, but the aircraft kept jumping around...wouldn't maintain altitude (I was only about 15 feet up and 10 feet away) and it would wander substantially (several feet). I was able to control it, but whenever I took my hands off the sticks, it just wouldn't stay put. The weather was not a factor...clear day and almost no wind. I didn't like the behavior so I decided to land and check it out before attempting to fly further. When I tried landing, I got it a couple feet off the ground where in all my previously flights, the aircraft slows and wait for me to pull down the stick to complete the landing. Not this time...it just kept coming down. Fortunately, I was able to correct and just barely kept it from slamming into my pool deck. From there I tried to land again, and this time, once I got within a few feet, it stopped the decent but it wouldn't respond to the controller at all and just hovered...until I pulled the stick all the way down at which point it just came down too fast for me to react and it hit and bounced but stayed down long enough for me to cut the motors. No damage that I could tell...shut it down, rebooted everything, moved to the grass field, and tried again...same behaviors. So I put the Mavic away thinking I might have an equipment problem and took out the I2. Long story short, effectively the same problems. So I packed everything up and figured I'd go back home and see if I have the same issues there. Not a one. Everything worked perfectly, no drift, landings were perfect, aircraft completely responsive.
So the question is obvious...is it possible I'm getting THAT much magnetic interference on a mountain in in the middle of WV? I can certainly live without flying there, but it just strikes me as odd so I thought I'd query the class for any thoughts. Thanks in advance for your input