Drift mode loses altitude during travel when throttle is at 50%

[dngrlux]

This may be expected behavior… please close if so.

With the Solo controller defaulting to hover at 50% stick/throttle, I had a possibly-false expectation that the altitude would not deviate too much when using drift mode. In today's tests I brought the Solo to 400' AGL and tested full forward flight and banks in drift mode, and the altitude dropped over a period of 10-15 seconds to 350', then to 300'. If the FLY mode can be tuned to hover at 50% throttle, could some kind of throttle curve or barometric assist be utilized to keep the quad in drift mode at generally the same altitude without throttle input?

With the IRIS+ in drift mode, I had no expectation of holding an altitude at precisely 50% throttle, as the stick is not spring loaded and manual throttle positioning is required.

[ghost]

https://3drsolo.atlassian.net/browse/FC-145 https://3drsolo.atlassian.net/browse/FC-145

@dngrlux I don’t recognize your username. Who is this?

This issue is OK to be closed as it is tracked in Jira.

On Jun 19, 2015, at 7:25 PM, dngrlux [email protected] wrote:

This may be expected behavior… please close if so.

With the Solo controller defaulting to hover at 50% stick/throttle, I had a possibly-false expectation that the altitude would not deviate too much when using drift mode. In today's tests I brought the Solo to 400' AGL and tested full forward flight and banks in drift mode, and the altitude dropped over a period of 10-15 seconds to 350', then to 300'. If the FLY mode can be tuned to hover at 50% throttle, could some kind of throttle curve or barometric assist be utilized to keep the quad in drift mode at generally the same altitude without throttle input?

With the IRIS+ in drift mode, I had no expectation of holding an altitude at precisely 50% throttle, as the stick is not spring loaded and manual throttle position is required.

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[dngrlux]

Hi Nick, I'm just an end user posting an observation. Previous experience piloting micro quads, miniquad FPV racers, IRIS+, and now Solo. UI/UX designer by trade.

[dngrlux]

Closing…

[ghost]

Oh, great! Thanks for your input!

On Jun 21, 2015, at 4:55 PM, dngrlux [email protected] wrote:

Closed #103 #103.

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[proficnc]

this should be left open, and linked, so users can see the final outcome here. An issue should only be closed in Git when there is a publicly available closure to an issue.

[brettdaman]

+1 love the drift mode but dont trust it because of the altitude gain or loss depending on the battery level.