Hello all......
This is my first post here since joining yesterday. See my intro post "greetings from the Wyoming Valley PA".
I usually fly the I2 while my business partner handle the camera/gimbal. Having flown drones commercially since Part 107, I've learned much from trial and error. Often, trial and terror to be honest.
The one thing I quickly learned is that when flying at long distances such as 2,000 feet or more, it's impossible to know the direction of the aircraft nose. In the event of a battery running low, I have spent valuable time trying to determine nose heading. Unfamiliar terrain makes FPV nearly impossible to use. The "radar" screen seems unintuitive and again valuable time is lost looking at it and aligning the drone nose or tail home.
Since I fly with an operator, the best method I have found is to always fly on station with the tail pointed towards me. Small heading changes are made during the final alignment to keep the tail facing me. The camera operator will rotate the gimbal to get the shots. If something happens like battery running low, some system anomaly or aircraft approaching my flight then I just go full back stick to fly towards me. This has been especially helpful with my P4 that seems to loose video signal way too often.
Anyone else do this or have another method? I want to absorb as much info as possible to keep my flights safe.
This is my first post here since joining yesterday. See my intro post "greetings from the Wyoming Valley PA".
I usually fly the I2 while my business partner handle the camera/gimbal. Having flown drones commercially since Part 107, I've learned much from trial and error. Often, trial and terror to be honest.
The one thing I quickly learned is that when flying at long distances such as 2,000 feet or more, it's impossible to know the direction of the aircraft nose. In the event of a battery running low, I have spent valuable time trying to determine nose heading. Unfamiliar terrain makes FPV nearly impossible to use. The "radar" screen seems unintuitive and again valuable time is lost looking at it and aligning the drone nose or tail home.
Since I fly with an operator, the best method I have found is to always fly on station with the tail pointed towards me. Small heading changes are made during the final alignment to keep the tail facing me. The camera operator will rotate the gimbal to get the shots. If something happens like battery running low, some system anomaly or aircraft approaching my flight then I just go full back stick to fly towards me. This has been especially helpful with my P4 that seems to loose video signal way too often.
Anyone else do this or have another method? I want to absorb as much info as possible to keep my flights safe.