Betaflight GPS Rescue | How To Test Safely

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How to test Betaflight GPS Rescue without risking your quad fall out of the sky? I'll show you! And I'll show you why Betaflight refuses to let you activate GPS Rescue when you're too close to the home position.

[roadkilltwenty]

I accidentally tested GPS rescue when my quad failsafed because I left my Crossfire on 25mw and got too far away. And it freaked me out because I totally lost stick control. So I got to sit there and watch my quad fly itself back thru my goggles with my heart running at about 120 BPM until it made a fairly nice landing about 4 feet away from where I armed and took off. I've heard from several people that the Betaflight GPS rescue doesn't actually land the quad but it worked beautifully for me, unless I just got lucky.

[anti-popfpv]

61! I didn't think BF GPS rescue worked until...well it worked. I didn't expect it to RTH after a FS and was really hoping it wouldn't because I was surrounded by water. It started flying around me and I couldn't regain control, I was running around like a loon chasing after it ready to grab it from water because it was toilet bowling like crazy. But then all of a sudden it landed within a few feet from where I launched.

[undeze]

I took notes as I watched this tutorial. I've had to rebuild two quads recently due to airborne disarming and crashing when testing GPS Rescue (I'm a slow learner...). I wish I'd watched this video first. Thanks for the tutorial :)

[BOTGRINDER]

i just used rth for the first time and it is such a weird feeling letting go of control and letting the quad do the flying.

[richardamiss]

Thank you for explaining the lack of compass issue. I honestly couldn't figure out why my 5 year old Hubsan H501 can automatically land at my feet 99% of the time, but I'm lucky if my Flywoo Explorer even flies in my direction.

[michaelrcolton]

Wish I had seen this before I put my quad in the air, less than 100m away, hit the switch and it just fell out of the air. Thankfully, no expensive damage. The part about which sanity check mode to use was helpful too. Thanks for the info!

[OwlShadow]

without this dude i probably wont be flying at all no mater what im searching on yt i end up at his channel So thank you

[bkramber]

I thought that every aspect of our hobby is already shown many times by youtubers, but somehow you find and review really hot and important topics. You are awesome!

[princesfpvdrones]

I did as you suggested in testing the GPS rescue, first time ever done this and it worked, just like you demonstrated. You rock!!

[Rcschim]

Good information Joshua! I kinda like that it can work without baro but with some limitations. Less complex builds, one component less that can fail or influence the quad. Super excited to try the chimera4 soon.

[shyamk]

I don't own a quadcopter.. but still iam watching all your videos for past 90 days 🤷❤️

[naomarik]

Great info! Wish this video came out sooner, last month destroyed a new 6s R-line 1300mah when my quad fell a several feet on some rocks testing RTH.

[tipsfan]

I tried mine about 3 feet off the ground. Worked on the switch then I went right back out and shut my radio off. Worked flawlessly! Followed your video to the letter to set it up. Thank you!

[henshaw]

hey mate, love ya content and what a heart of gold.
So,
I tested gps rescue today with FS setup on a Aux and my gps rescue worked but once it was coming home towards me i switched my aux back but nothing happens! lol my quad come back to me stayed at like 20 - 25m of altitude then circled uneven circles until eventually it hit a tree branch and i hit disarm :) All is good.

Thanks

[RGMGFitness]

Perfect timing! I just ordered the iFlight Chimera 4 with GPS Rescue and wanted to know more about it. Thank Joshua...

[fpvnycdream_]

Thanks for the info 👍 I’m wondering if the quad went to failsafe and gps rescue enabled itself to fly back to the home position, how do we get back control over the quad once it’s close enough to take over again ?
Thank you.

[fpvmaberlin]

Another way to test it:
Fly 100m away, disarm, arm (so you set your new home point 100m away), fly back to you. Than activate rescue mode. If it doesn't work, you have control over your quad or you don't need to walk 100m if it fall out of the sky.

[mikel]

Good stuff and good advice. Some of this GPS stuff is less user friendly than other hardware/software. All of your GPS vids are great.

[moonraker]

Bardwell, you are awesome. Thank you for all the info.

[MCsCreations]

Great tip, Joshua! Thanks a lot! 😊
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊