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Drifting when drone turns
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm
by Voyagerdoc
I made my first flight today. I'm not an inexperienced pilot. I have 1 year of experience in using a DJI drone(spark). My first impressions can not keep the zino position, but drift in sudden turns(nearly 10 meters). The weather today was windy and I didn't like the performance obviously. I think the stability in the wind is not good. Do you have such a problem?
Re: Drifting when drone turns
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2019 5:21 pm
by 501Pete
The performance in strong winds is certainly not the best and you'll find the Zino behaves very differently from the Spark.
It has a lot more mass, inertia and wind resistance and does not have masses of reserve power.
What FC firmware have you got?
.46 is much more "locked in" than earlier versions.
Re: Drifting when drone turns
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 4:38 am
by Voyagerdoc
501Pete wrote: ↑Sat Jan 26, 2019 5:21 pm
The performance in strong winds is certainly not the best and you'll find the Zino behaves very differently from the Spark.
It has a lot more mass, inertia and wind resistance and does not have masses of reserve power.
What FC firmware have you got?
.46 is much more "locked in" than earlier versions.
I have the last version all of them. I don't think it's about that. Hover stability and wind resistance are not enough. It is easily blown in the wind. the Spark was small, but even in the strong wind, 10cm slipped and then moved back to its old position. Zino is drifting for many meters. Inexperienced pilots can easily crash. emergency fixes need this condition.
Re: Drifting when drone turns
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 5:25 am
by me_8b6feMbB27
Today new fw should be available - 1.0.47 flight controll. Maybe will change something
Re: Drifting when drone turns
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 10:41 am
by me_435005jJSE
Voyagerdoc wrote: ↑Sat Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm
I made my first flight today. I'm not an inexperienced pilot. I have 1 year of experience in using a DJI drone(spark). My first impressions can not keep the zino position, but drift in sudden turns(nearly 10 meters). The weather today was windy and I didn't like the performance obviously. I think the stability in the wind is not good. Do you have such a problem?
I have the same problem. Zino is out of control at 5-7 m/s wind
Re: Drifting when drone turns
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 10:52 am
by Voyagerdoc
me_8b6feMbB27 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 27, 2019 5:25 am
Today new fw should be available - 1.0.47 flight controll. Maybe will change something
I hope
Re: Drifting when drone turns
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 2:04 pm
by Bellerophon
me_435005jJSE wrote: ↑Sun Jan 27, 2019 10:41 am
Voyagerdoc wrote: ↑Sat Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm
I made my first flight today. I'm not an inexperienced pilot. I have 1 year of experience in using a DJI drone(spark). My first impressions can not keep the zino position, but drift in sudden turns(nearly 10 meters). The weather today was windy and I didn't like the performance obviously. I think the stability in the wind is not good. Do you have such a problem?
I have the same problem. Zino is out of control at 5-7 m/s wind
The Zino is not a drone, that I would be flying in much wind. I have flown it in winds up to 10 mph without a problem, but it does get blown around a lot. Fly in open areas only. The other thing is, do not expect the Zino to fly like more expensive drones with optical flow, and obstacle avoidance. I think many people buy the Zino thinking that it's a bargain Mavic 2. It's not. It's an amazing piece of tech, at 1/4 the price of those more expensive products.
Re: Drifting when drone turns
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 9:48 pm
by peterkng
Bellerophon wrote: ↑Sun Jan 27, 2019 2:04 pm
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The Zino is not a drone, that I would be flying in much wind. I have flown it in winds up to 10 mph without a problem, but it does get blown around a lot. Fly in open areas only. The other thing is, do not expect the Zino to fly like more expensive drones with optical flow, and obstacle avoidance. I think many people buy the Zino thinking that it's a bargain Mavic 2. It's not. It's an amazing piece of tech, at 1/4 the price of those more expensive products.
Exactly the Zino is an altitude hold (barometer) GPS (accurate to about 1-3 metres) quadcopter, it needs to be manually flown it lies between a toy Quad with just altitude hold and a DJI with all the bells and whistles.
If you want a rock solid stable video platform for professional like photography the Zino is not for you get a DJI or Yuneec.
If you want a good fairly capable Quad for family and recreational photography then the Zino is one of the better value 4k camera Quads available at this time. The Fimi X8 SE has potential but again it is 30% more expensive than a Zino.
Re: Drifting when drone turns
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 2:33 am
by Voyagerdoc
peterkng wrote: ↑Sun Jan 27, 2019 9:48 pm
Bellerophon wrote: ↑Sun Jan 27, 2019 2:04 pm
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The Zino is not a drone, that I would be flying in much wind. I have flown it in winds up to 10 mph without a problem, but it does get blown around a lot. Fly in open areas only. The other thing is, do not expect the Zino to fly like more expensive drones with optical flow, and obstacle avoidance. I think many people buy the Zino thinking that it's a bargain Mavic 2. It's not. It's an amazing piece of tech, at 1/4 the price of those more expensive products.
Exactly the Zino is an altitude hold (barometer) GPS (accurate to about 1-3 metres) quadcopter, it needs to be manually flown it lies between a toy Quad with just altitude hold and a DJI with all the bells and whistles.
If you want a rock solid stable video platform for professional like photography the Zino is not for you get a DJI or Yuneec.
If you want a good fairly capable Quad for family and recreational photography then the Zino is one of the better value 4k camera Quads available at this time. The Fimi X8 SE has potential but again it is 30% more expensive than a Zino.
Maybe you're right, but it's still not nice to be swinging. after all, I pay money and I don't want to have an accident cause drifts. I'll use it carefully.
Re: Drifting when drone turns
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 3:21 am
by peterkng
Voyagerdoc wrote: ↑Mon Jan 28, 2019 2:33 am
Maybe you're right, but it's still not nice to be swinging. after all, I pay money and I don't want to have an accident cause drifts. I'll use it carefully.
Sorry drift should only be up and down a metre or so. If it is moving sideways a lot then that is a problem. Even though GPS accuracy is 1-3 metres it still should lock onto the inaccurate position over time the position accuracy will get better with the more GPS calculations that are made this is why GPS lock at a new location can take about 10 minutes or like when you RTH after you have been flying for awhile it returns a few metres from the take off point.
But constant drift sideways in the hover is an issue.