I have uploaded some logs, would someone please be able to tell me if there was any drift when flying forwards in any of these? I am sure in the amble and possibly the pit heap files it was experiencing drift? I have then calibrated the rc pro 2 compass, Drone compass, Gimbal and IMU, I have also attached a log that’s names (road after cal) and it didn’t seem to be doing it…
Maybe it wasn’t doing anything weird in the first place and it was just wind etc, I do have a terrible habit of once I think I have a fault I can’t settle until I know its sorted haha (autism haha), Thanks in advance.
I did have a look on airdata.com by logging in and syncing dji account but I haven’t got a clue what I am supposed to be looking at to tell if it was or wasn’t.
@SJPhotography, it would be really useful if you could share the Airdata logs for this issue, it’ll help people provide you with a more detailed answer based on what actually happened.
If you’re not familiar with Airdata it’s an independent platform that allows you to aggregate your flight records and it also allows you to share logs with other people.
Here’s a guide on how to upload your flight logs to their web site / app:
Setting up Direct DJI Sync
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I took my brand new Air3S out today and did a timelapse video and noticed mine was not drifting as such but the nose of the drone kept moving - left / right - but that could have been the wind up there - the winds in your logs don’t seem to be very high and if the drone is moving it should not have any impact.
So its unsure what is going on here as I don’t think we have enough data
Thank you I wonder if it’s just me looking into things to much, It was actually quite windy in the log you looked at gusts upto 25-30 I think so it could just be that,
I did have it out today and I was flying towards myself from about 40-50m away making sure the centre of the crosshair/grid pointed towards me and sometimes I noticed it would go slightly to the right (looking at the screen) I am talking a little bit basically crosshair/centre of the grid pointing at my chest and by the time it got to me it would be about my shoulder, But then 5 mins later it flew dead straight
Could this just be nothings perfect and I am over complicating and worrying about nothing
just had another look and yeah the wind was a bit higher - the others are like 5ms but that one was 7.2ms so maybe - you really need to have it hover in front of you and leave the controller for a few mins to see if it moves to know for sure.
Hopefully its just an over think and its nothing really.
I have only flown mine for around 2hrs since I got it on the 30th and wow what an impressive bit of kit so I guess I would be like yourself if I felt something was a little off with it
I’ve only looked in detail at the first flight that you posted, and during that flight there’s only two times (7:09 and 7:20) where both sticks are central and stationary for long enough to detect if there’s any drift .. in in neither instance was there any drift detectable.
Thank you for the help , I think I can rest easy now as looks like it’s just me over thinking things as always The problem I have is once I think there is a fault I look for a fault so annoying
So had the drone out today to test it again, I have attached a video of what it is doing if you skip through you will see i am trying to fly along the wall with straight movement and this is how it drifts, i will attach the flight logs as well (last 5 mins of the flight log is the part of which this screen recording is from), I noticed it wasn’t initially doing it for the first few mins of the flight and then seemed to start out of no where its very weird.
I have tried a second controller and that seems exactly the same so i guess i can rule that out, The weird thing is the other day i tried my mini 4 pro and that seemed a bit off as well Could it be the satellites in my area playing up with positioning?
here is the log from the flight, (last 4-5 mins is this video)
The first time you fly the wall fine - I see little to no drift with the camera pointing outwards - when you point it downwards there is “drift” but I don’t think it is drifting as such its more to do with the orientation of the drone and its direction of flight in ref to the wall and the camera
Basically you need a straight line down the middle of the drone and to fly that line looking above the drone to know for sure - but if you hover it does it move off point ? if not then its not drifting and its just the direction of flight v the direction of the gimbal - at least thats my view on this.
If the camera is not in perfect alignment to the body of the drone and the drone is not in perfect alignment to the straight line your flying it will look like its drifting off center point as the drone is not flying the direction you think it should be going. - well thats my theory at least.
Thank you, Makes sense I will need to try just hovering but I am sure last time I did and had the gimbal straight down i didn’t notice it, There could have been very slight movement but thats probably just the wind ect, as I know it will never be perfectly stable.
I also notice you like to fly in sports mode - maybe try it in normal or better still cini mode so that its not flying at like 50km/hr - at speed that small little bit off will get bigger quicker.
Looking at the logs as you did it a few times its hard to see the lines v the flight but if its off its like 1deg off its so small its hard to tell.
We also need to remember that the drone is actually flying through a moving fluid (the atmosphere). If it were a boat in water, going across a current, it would be more obvious and we’d probably just accept it. You’d need to perform these experiments on a windless day, flying along a straight line (e.g. taut string) that was perfectly aligned with the longitudinal axis of the aircraft.
Thank for the help, After reading yours comment I think I am maybe just worrying about something that dosent need worried about , It’s just weird that in the first 5 mins or so it was fine and then all of a sudden seemed to start so annoying
I guess the wall might not be straight so it could be that out of 10 goes 5 I have got it as close to lined up as possible and the other I have been slightly off
So went out tonight to photograph the last night of the Alnwick garden lights and after what you said I decided to do a hover test and It seems good to me, What do you think?
Should have really done it int he day light but even so it seems pretty steady I found the most shaded area I could winds maybe 10-15mph gusts where I was standing. the bit of missing snow was perfect to centre it haha, I did put it in sport for this just to quickly disable the obstacle avoidance as it was trying to move away from the wall haha.
Please let me know what you think, Can’t thank yous enough for helping me
There is nothing wrong with your drone but if you still feel there is then for peace of mind I would do a full calibration of the imu, compass, gimbal and controller
Also bear in mind the gps accuracy and tha amount of sats before and during the flight
, I think I can rest easy now as looks like it’s just me over thinking things as always 
Could it be the satellites in my area playing up with positioning?
enjoy