Anyone have this happen? Possible loss of control of Neo.

[jaja6009]

I stumbled upon this video and am now wondering is this has happened to any forum member.

I fly my Neo as a Category 1 drone with a Remote ID module attached (Over People/Moving Vehicles).

This video has now scared me about doing Category type flights.

 

[GadgetGuy]

No worries. This video is over a year old. Whatever issues may have existed have surely been resolved by more recent FW updates, assuming they were replicable and not unique to his Neo or his environment. The video is full of wild speculation. The original flight log would be the only way of determining what actually happened and why.

 

[Christian]

Something similar happened to me end of last year.

 

[GadgetGuy]

Something similar happened to me end of last year.

They all appear to be resolved by IMU and Compass recalibrations after hard landings or compass problems caused by nearby metal or magnets.

Most fly aways are not fly aways but bad compass calibrations from launching on top of metal. The infamous J hook. Make sure the compass direction on the app reflects the correct direction. One of the problems with a drone that can be flown without a controller is no warning of poor compass calibrations!

Always launch from your hand away from any metal, and do the compass dance as necessary.