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<blockquote data-quote="bigfrank" data-source="post: 97946" data-attributes="member: 10091"><p>Yes, agree. I have had one near miss. Possibly human error as well. </p><p></p><p>I went canoeing in Sweden for 2 weeks last year and took the Spark with me. My hope was to get some awesome shots, for which I did, however on a few occasions the Spark reported <strong>'magnetic interference, compass error'</strong> on the controls and I would then have to battle with it to try and land it safely (Heart in Mouth). On the one occasion it flew off onto the opposite side of the lake I was flying. Luckily, my friend who was on that side managed to catch the drone as it was descending into some rocks. Very lucky indeed. I did not fly the drone after this in fear of losing it. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, I visited Fueteventura in June this year and took my Spark again. On the 1st flight I got the same error on the screen, <strong>'magnetic interference, compass error'</strong>, I thought 'oh no, not again' but this time it advised me to calibrate the compass. I did this and did not have any issues after this. Although it was so windy there at times that most drone flights were cancelled. ? Anyhow, I am guessing here, but maybe there was an update to the drone since my Sweden trip last August that actually prompts the pilot to calibrate the compass if it has this issue?</p><p></p><p>So the lesson here may be, if you travel overseas, calibrate your compass! At the time I did not think of this as a possible cause of my problem. I thought I would share this with you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigfrank, post: 97946, member: 10091"] Yes, agree. I have had one near miss. Possibly human error as well. I went canoeing in Sweden for 2 weeks last year and took the Spark with me. My hope was to get some awesome shots, for which I did, however on a few occasions the Spark reported [B]'magnetic interference, compass error'[/B] on the controls and I would then have to battle with it to try and land it safely (Heart in Mouth). On the one occasion it flew off onto the opposite side of the lake I was flying. Luckily, my friend who was on that side managed to catch the drone as it was descending into some rocks. Very lucky indeed. I did not fly the drone after this in fear of losing it. Anyway, I visited Fueteventura in June this year and took my Spark again. On the 1st flight I got the same error on the screen, [B]'magnetic interference, compass error'[/B], I thought 'oh no, not again' but this time it advised me to calibrate the compass. I did this and did not have any issues after this. Although it was so windy there at times that most drone flights were cancelled. ? Anyhow, I am guessing here, but maybe there was an update to the drone since my Sweden trip last August that actually prompts the pilot to calibrate the compass if it has this issue? So the lesson here may be, if you travel overseas, calibrate your compass! At the time I did not think of this as a possible cause of my problem. I thought I would share this with you. [/QUOTE]
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