Advanced Return to Home Function

[Michael4]

For recordings on the lake from a boat, it would be good to have a more advanced type of return to home. The goal would be to be able to control the location or angle of the approach and to be able to use the joystick to easily bring the drone closer to the pilot so that it can be captured by hand.

The following suggestion:

1. At the standard height of return to home, the drone flies to a defined distance and in the “line of sight” of the controller.
2. Descent to a second, lower height. The drone hovers there.
3. By operating the joystick, the drone approaches the controller both in angle and height. When the joystick is released, the drone hovers. The height and sideways movements can also be controlled.
4. The drone is captured with the left hand. The right hand is needed to control the approach (step 3). Accordingly, the propeller should be able to be switched off easily with the right hand.

[Sam_G]

@Michael4

For recordings on the lake from a boat,

First issue. Your home point is going to change, if your boat is moving and you will have to make adjustments with the joystick.

@Michael4

The goal would be to be able to control the location or angle of the approach and to be able to use the joystick to easily bring the drone closer to the pilot so that it can be captured by hand.

If you are going to control the landing, then you already have that capability to fly it manually to your boat. I see nothing innovative about this suggestion.

[Onlooker]

Figuring your drawing you want some kinda advanced ‘on the move’ RTH. You might be able to use the dynamic RTH to get it closer to your controller/boat ‘on the move’, but ultimately you’d need to fly it for finial landing or as I’ve seen other boaters do(in rougher weather); learn to ‘snatch it’ while flying(Quick enough where the ground sensor is not activated; and flipped upside down for the auto-power down to trigger).

Lookup various 'catching drone on water/from sailboat/etc videos on youtube.