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Just to clarify, not new, been flying P1+H3-2D since release, and also APM, Pixhawk and XBee quadcopters and planes for 3 years including ones I built from scratch. But I do appreciate your input.

I don't care about IOC and in Phantom mode failsafe can be enabled on S1 position 3 in assistant, which I did. The failsafe did not work during the flyaway. I'm interested in how to get control back from a GS-initiated mission, and why my attempts didn't work. Aborting a mission to TX control...

But that's a good thought if I ever try to test this thing again... far away from any buildings or people... still have 2 sets of spare propellers after all... I should make sure to have a second person to record and maybe a screen capture running. At least with that maybe I can get something...

Ah that would explain why one of the things I tried to regain control with didn't work. I didn't see this in the GS manual. It should be like frickin front and centre. So with GS in the default Phantom mode is there no way to ever switch back to TX?

Yeah, I couldn't find a way to activate the mission from the TX. It must be done by hitting the GO button in the GS software it seems - or is there another way?

I have the base Phantom 2, there is no camera mounted sadly. (Intention was to mount my own APS-C camera later). And honestly on the ground I have my hands full with GS and the TX. It would have been nice to have someone else to take a video though to show what happened. (Except if it killed...

I kept it in phantom mode and had no intention of using ATTI. Again, I was only referring to the markings on the TX beside the S1 switch. I'll edit my post to reduce confusion.

Yes; I was only referencing the switch on the RC TX controller, which is marked in such a way, not the flight mode itself. Supposedly toggling this switch down and up should return control from autopilot to the RC TX. It didn't work. Neither did the third position which I set to RTL in the...

This is a GS issue though, and I clicked on the Ground Station subforum of the P2 forum and got here. The P2 sans Ground Station seems to fly flawlessly. Good to have more eyeballs though, I might after a while.

I have flown Phantom 1, 3DR drones and my own home-built pixhawk/APM quadcopters for 3 years with autonomous flight with no flyaway issues. This is my first time flying with GS on Phantom 2. I was doing it as part of a comparison among autonomous consumer-grade drones as part of a review...