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Hi all. Newbie here.
I took my mavic air 2 on its first flight as the current owner.
I let it fly a few hundred feet horizontal. Then pressed the RTH button . The drone flew up really high and came back from a height.
Is this a safety thing to avoid any collisions.
Cheers Rob

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As to the RTH - yes, that’s normal to ensure it goes above the usual height of obstacles.

You can change the height it climbs to in the app.

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Welcome to the forum Rob.

There is a setting for Auto RTH Altitude in the app under “Safety”. The drone will ascend to this altitude, navigate back so it is above the RTH point and then descend.