Do you prefer to land Manual or Auto?

[dmassphoto]

Took the Solo out for some testing this morning and ran it through some paces. First off I'm surprised how speedy it is when set to fastest mode! Secondly, I was going back and forth, landing and taking off. At one point, I decided to try to land manually in case a problem arose with "return home." I found it very easy to do.

That leads to my question, do you guys prefer to land your bird in automatic (fly home) or manual? I feel like I have more control with manual.

 

[sixshooterstang]

Manual. I trust myself more to land it smooth and soft and it a spot that won't get the props chewed up or trip the aircraft over.
If I use RTL on anything it's usually part of a planned mission and I take over the controls before it reaches the ground.

 

[Dirby]

i have used nothing but manual.
i have control of where and how fast or slow it will land.
never have used auto mode.

 

[DodgeP]

I used manual all the time. Even in RTH, I hit pause, then fly at about 25 feet and bring it in myself.

 

[NYG]

Auto landing has been flawless. But i still prefer landing it myself.

 

[dmassphoto]

My first outing yesterday had a pretty hard landing. It hovered for a bit then dropped down really fast, caught itself about 1' from the ground, then landed easily. That scared me a bit, so I am going to start landing manually from now on.

 

[Raybro]

I land manually. It has been really smooth for me. Easier than my P2 at landing.

 

[Dwane r]

How do you shut down the motors after manual landing? Thanks

 

[nacjr]

Auto is a little too hard of a landing for me. I use manual.

 

[dmassphoto]

How do you shut down the motors after manual landing? Thanks

Once I put it on the ground, the motors wind down. At this point, the controller tells you to hold the stick all the way down to stop the motors.

 

[Dwane r]

Once I put it on the ground, the motors wind down. At this point, the controller tells you to hold the stick all the way down to stop the motors.

Thanks I will have to try that.

 

[Operator74656]

Now that I am comfortable with the fly:manual mode that is how I land. I use gps guidance as a crutch in case something goes wrong. I also fly in manual if I have any reason to believe that the gps may be inaccurate (around buildings, under trees, etc). Has worked for me!

 

[thefrog]

No GPS, always manual - it is more fun anyway

 

[Athanasios Karagiannis]

Always manual, I doubt it will ever bounce with auto but you should trust your fingers more than the computer.

Auto only when showing off

 

[David McQueen]

How do you shut down the motors after manual landing? Thanks

Just hold the throttle stick down for a few seconds.

 

[dmassphoto]

Now that I am comfortable with the fly:manual mode that is how I land. I use gps guidance as a crutch in case something goes wrong. I also fly in manual if I have any reason to believe that the gps may be inaccurate (around buildings, under trees, etc). Has worked for me!

So, you can actually turn the GPS off? I haven't figured that out yet.

 

[Jubalr]

So, you can actually turn the GPS off? I haven't figured that out yet.

No, can't turn GPS off so to speak. But you can fly in a mode that does not use GPS. It is still tracking the GPS signal and you can go back to it at any time.

 

[Athanasios Karagiannis]

So, you can actually turn the GPS off? I haven't figured that out yet.

In the app, go to advanced settings-> Turn on advanced flight modes -> Set either A or B of your controller to FLY:MANUAL. Enjoy, but be careful no GPS is a huge risk and it is not stable...will drift around a lot.

 

[TaniaGail]

Manual to land. All the time.

 

[Dunginhawk]

I have done both.. no issues at all with doing it manual, or automatically doing it.
Ive done enough review and comparison videos that i test RTH etc, so im letting it auto land then.