EVO height indicator

[Catweazle]

I went flying yesterday and noticed that my height indicator was reading 4 metres. My reckoning was it was more like 10-12 metres. I was on a slightly sloping car park surface behind sand dunes that I had to fly over to film a surfing beach.

Does the GPS indicate the height, or is my underbelly sensors or compass a bit off?

 

[Ansia]

The barometer is what measures height. GPS only measures location. The barometer has been known to give inaccurate reading. There is nothing to worry about this.

 

[Catweazle]

Ahh! I was filming a distant steam train approaching a level crossing. I had the EVO hovering aside of the crossing. I had set the gimbal at 15 degs before take off. So this is what would have given me an incorrect height reading ?

 

[Jagerbomb52]

There could be a number of reasons. Hard to pin point just one but one main one is "humidity". Humidity plays a number on barometer's. Since you where flying low to the ground the EVO's GPS system was not being used to help in the math.

 

[Tman1265]

Ahh! I was filming a distant steam train approaching a level crossing. I had the EVO hovering aside of the crossing. I had set the gimbal at 15 degs before take off. So this is what would have given me an incorrect height reading ?

I want to see your video of the steam train!

 

[Catweazle]

Sure shall Tman. Plus the surprised kangaroo trying to beat it to the level crossing!

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