How do we know the software is showing the correct mod number after calibrating in the same spot two days in a row? Should we just trust the mod number on the second day since it's a fresh calibration?
Anytime you take your Phantom into your car are you not introducing metal to the magnetic makeup of the compass regardless of powered on or not? Or do you walk to the exact same location everyday? My point is do what you will, I may be no more right or wrong than you are. If that part of the checklist does not suit you and your preferences don't do it. We don't need to keep nuking this out like a bunch of goofs when there is no clear answer in regard to the manual other than its says clearly to do it EVERYTIME you move to a new location. New location and having had it in my metal car I am doing it every time period!
I think Brandon's right, there's no clear answer to this.
I win? This is no game. I'm just trying to learn why people are calibrating every time. It seems we've learned some people don't trust the software and others are trying to apply manned aircraft best practices. It's interesting to discuss such things in order to gain a better understanding of what different pilots are doing -- and, why they do it.
Just seem to be getting questions answered with other questions for now and it's almost time to skip off to work.
I suppose for me it also comes down to this. If your bird does have a fly away and you go into butthole pucker factor defcon 5 and the logs show it due to compass error and dji goes through the logs to determine repair or replacement or nothing at all. Where are they going stand on those logs if it shows you were a block or even 300 feet from last flight location and didn't recalibrate? Thats a new location and with there very open explanation of it i would suspect you would be SOL.
I have a stop on my camera to stabilize the gimbal. First thing I have to do is remove it - even before powering up (don't want the gimbal trying to zero while locked!!). Since some type of gimbal lock is pretty common while transporting our birds, most of us would need that on our checklist.
