I recently bought a DJI FPV drone and have been working to learn to fly it. I have Normal and Sport mode figured out to the point where I can fly reasonably well. However, Manual mode is acting differently than I expected. See this thread. Manual mode troubles.
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LoudThunder
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I read the thread...
You need to do a lot more research into the dynamics of a drone in flight… To move forward the drone must tilt forward to move forward. The Drone must tilt backwards to fly backwards and the same from side to side…
Have you never watched a drone in flight with your own eyes (not under goggles…). What is funny is to watch a drone in sport mode racing past and you suddenly drop the throttle and watch the drone try to stop on the spot. The drone rears up its nose, throws the motors into full power as it "slams on the brakes" like the cartoon character "Yosemite Sam" trying to stop his mule…
I have seen how a drone acts in flight, but the sim that I was using was acting as if the drone behaved more like a fixed wing aircraft. That was what was confusing me.
LoudThunder
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Have you ever heard the expression "Garbage In, Garbage Out…?" That is an expression that computer programmers use when the data is skewed… Your simulator was probably written by someone who knew little to no knowledge of aerodynamics… A computer will do whatever it is told.
I was a computer programmer in the Air Force for over 30-years and I KNOW!!!
How do you like this graphic of an aircraft flying very fast backwards… Garbage In, Garbage Out…
