DJI Mini 2 Return To Home Issue

[Jem1]

When I’m flying away from the RC with the mini 2 directly in front of me, the drone only turns 45 degrees when I initiate return to home and not the full 180.
I have the latest firmware installed and have correctly calibrated both the IMU and compass.
I fly either with an iPhone X or an iPad 5th generation. Both have compass calibration enabled.
I have also noticed that the RTH location is quite a way off from the home point when landing.
I do fly in a densely populated area and wonder if Wi-Fi interference etc might be causing this issue.
Any thoughts/help greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

[Jhdee]

How many satellites do you have prior to take off ??

[Sparkyws]

Have a look at this

DJI Mini 2 Return to Home Problem Fixed! / iOS Problem Fixed! / Mini 2 Controller Problem fixed!

[Jem1]

Usually anything between 15 and 20 satellites.

[MartG1960]

Has it given you the message ‘Homepoint updated’ before you takeoff ?

[Jem1]

Yes, I always wait for the ‘Return to home has been updated etc’ message.

[Jem1]

Thanks for this. I have watched it and chatted with The Roberts about this issue. Unfortunately, their tips didn’t help resolve the problem. Waiting to hear from DJI technical support.

[Sparkyws]

Have you tried using another phone, maybe even an android one

That would rule out the app and the phone

I also recall this issue being mentioned before

RTH rotation testing, does your DJIMini2 aim at the home point on RTH?

I have a friend who’s Mini2 always returns sideways when he activates RTH So I tested mine, see video and yes mine does rotate to aim at the home point. I did this as I have a friend who’s Mini2 always returns at 90 degrees to the home point which is a bit strange so I though I would test mine to see what it does and as you can see it always turns to aim at the home point. See link to their video on my video description. I have tried it twice in this video to confirm. Interesting how in one it…

[Jem1]

I’ve also used an iPad 5th generation. Same issues when returning to home.

[Sparkyws]

I was thinking you could try an Andriod device.

See what DJI come back with.

I would be tempted to refresh the firmware, just to see if that works

[Jem1]

How do you refresh the firmware on a dji mini 2 please?

[Sparkyws]

2 options, both windows based

DJI Mini 2 firmware updates

@FFf You Can downgrade or refresh the firmware using DJI Assistant 2 (Consumer Drones Series) To allow Firmware refresh/downgrade you will have to modify a .ini file Go to: C:\Program Files (x86)\DJI Product\DJI Assistant 2 (Consumer Drones Series)\DJIEngine Find and copy defaultsetting.ini rename to defaultsettingsold.ini paste the copied file somewhere else (desktop?) Open with notepad and change [wm161] upgrade_enable=0 to 1 Save the change, copy and repaste to C:\Program Files (x86…

Or you can use

Drone-Hacks, the best way to hack your DJI Drone

And download the firmware from

Dank Drone Downloader - Web App

[Jem1]

Thanks. I use apple so I’ll have to find a windows pc

[milkmanchris]

@Jem1

I use apple so I’ll have to find a windows pc

Parallels is your friend for this sort of thing

Run Windows on Mac – Parallels Desktop 19 Virtual Machine for Mac

[Jem1]

Thanks. I have a windows laptop at work I can use.

[comedyhunter]

Hi, My friend resolved that issue eventually. He did a video of it…

DJI Mini 2 Return to Home Problem Fixed! / iOS Problem Fixed! / Mini 2 Controller Problem fixed!

Andy

[comedyhunter]

fixed : DJI Mini 2 Return to Home Problem Fixed! / iOS Problem Fixed! / Mini 2 Controller Problem fixed! - YouTube

[Jem1]

Thanks for the link. I have seen this video and contacted The Roberts. Unfortunately this didn’t help.

[Jem1]

Problem solved! I increased the yaw speed settings from 10 to 30 and my mini 2 turned 180 degrees when return to home initiated and flew straight back to me.