Holystone HS720 unstable and wobbly

[JAndrew17]

Hello,
Completely new to drone flying. I recently bought a holystone drone and it's pretty good. But it wobbles all over the place. In videos of how to fly a drone, they're all butter smooth, wheras mine jingles from side to side. It is not particularly windy when I was flying it so I don't think it's that. Is this something others experience with this model or are there tips and changes that I can make to make it more stable?

Thanks for any advice.

 

[Yeahbaby]

Hello,
Completely new to drone flying. I recently bought a holystone drone and it's pretty good. But it wobbles all over the place. In videos of how to fly a drone, they're all butter smooth, wheras mine jingles from side to side. It is not particularly windy when I was flying it so I don't think it's that. Is this something others experience with this model or are there tips and changes that I can make to make it more stable?

Thanks for any advice.

Make sure the gyros are calibrated on each flight.

 

[Mikeylad]

Make sure the gyros are calibrated on each flight.

I think you should also check that you have your GPS turned on and at least 8 or more sats. visible.

 

[McBlue]

I'm still learning also, when that happens with my HS720G I discovered turning off GPS stabilises it, seems it is 'toilet bowling' due to poor GPS signals. If I wait till I have more satellites - at least 14 - it is better when the GPS is turned back on, although sometimes it take a few attempts. Obviously only turn the GPS off when the drone is near you, as 'Return to Home' etc won't work.

 

[scottstoll2017]

Just for the future record, I've had similar behavior with other drones when one prop had a very small chip/dent in the trailing side. Check to make sure all props are undamaged. Especially if you see wobble-still-wobble-still back and forth, about one second each. (Electronic stabilization trying to compensate)

 

[phph001]

I'm still learning also, when that happens with my HS720G I discovered turning off GPS stabilises it, seems it is 'toilet bowling' due to poor GPS signals. If I wait till I have more satellites - at least 14 - it is better when the GPS is turned back on, although sometimes it take a few attempts. Obviously only turn the GPS off when the drone is near you, as 'Return to Home' etc won't work.

I don't think so. GPS is designed to locate a position in 3D space, by comparing the distances from 3 or more satellites. The GPS technology cannot be used to establish the attitude of the object. There is no way that the drone antennae can establish the direction of the satellites.