Recent content by Skydiosnowboarder

Ok, thanks. I’ve usually set the range with the phone but will try the beacon the next time to see if it makes a difference. I was out again yesterday on relatively mellow terrain (15-25% degrees) and now hand-launched the phone with the beacon (I read somewhere this might help with...

I think the only way to use both is for the phone to be connected to the beacon, so even if I start the phone first then as soon as I turn on the beacon and it connects to the drone the phone app will then ask me to connect the phone to the beacon. I then use the phone to fly the drone but as...

Thank you, super helpful! I will be freeriding again this weekend so will definitely try the above. Dumb question: I'm not sure what you mean by alternating between the 2nd or 3rd height on the beacon, can you help explain? My usual process is that I connect the beacon to the phone and then...

Thank you! This could be related to the root cause. I tried again over the weekend and as with the last time the drone didn’t drop altitude with me when tracking and then ultimately lost tracking as the vertical distance grew (GPS tracking did not kick in). However, when I stopped mid-slope I...

Thank you! Can you explain though why you would go with motion track instead of fixed track to get the drone to drop altitude as I ride downhill? The official Skydio resources recommend fixed track for snowboarding and skiing (and other sports where one changes direction frequently) so would...

I’m pretty confident I was the subject as the drone was following me (and the phone screen showed me as the subject as well), it just didn’t drop in altitude even though I was descending. I can try motion track just in case it does this better, I’m not sure why it would do so but agree that it...

I’ve been freeriding with Skydio 2 and use the beacon accessory. My problem is that while I get the drone to follow me (I use fixed track), it doesn’t follow me down the slope. I.e. it tracks and flies with me but keeps the same altitude, meaning that the distance grows very quickly if I’m going...