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How do you choose to land?

RcHawks

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Do you land using the Goggles? I myself like to remove the goggles just before landing as I do a much better job of it being a newbie, as I get more confident I'm sure that will change. Or do you use RTH each time for your landings?
 
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Too many obstructions if flying on the property. Set the RTH altitude to 90 meters to avoid most of the tree tops. But the gaps to drop down are a bit tight. Couple days ago flying the Avata2 I didn't drop down over the garage and almost clipped a red oak tree branch. Was actually sort of in the branches and missed everything. Haven't tried RTH landing with the Neo. When testing the Avata2 it required a certain minimum altitude and distance for the RTH to work. RTH landings never-ever hit the landing pad.

If unaware. If you land the RTH home position is reset to that position. To me it seems "off". IMHO, home should be where the user is. I guess something not possible based on existing hardware and software. Guessing home position is based on the GPS module location.

Usual process. I come to a hover close to the land pad and switch from M to N mode. Goggles stay on. Some days when it is gusty VLOS landing would be easier. Trying to hit the center of the landing pad is just another developing skill. Trying to land in manual mode is beyond my ability. Even in the non dji quads in angle mode it can be a challenge to cut the throttle at the right time to prevent a bounce or drop. I usually come in with some forward velocity to reduce the effects of ground wash. Missing the landing pad has resulted in multiple propeller replacements.
 
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Thank you for all the information tips, it's appreciated. I'm just beginning to pick up on the FPV mode of flying and flew around a tree on the other side of a field for the first time yesterday using my goggles 3 and it's quite a rush compared to flying with a rc display or iPad. It is great fun. I won't be flying in manual mode anytime soon though.
I'm don't use the RTH much but you never know when it will come in handy and I plan for that with the settings first thing just in case and I think your right about the RTH not being 100 percent but it does work pretty good for me. I do like to land manually 99% of the time. It did surprise me how well the Neo can handle some wind, to a point. For that reason I'm very careful about not flying very high, or when it's very windy.
Well it's about time to dig out my new Avata 2, I'm looking forward to learning all the feature it can provide the pilot with the goggles 3 and different controller syles.
 

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