Copter Does not face RTL direction, No Wind Information, Compass Problem?

ArduCopter
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I have a copter setup using a Kakute F7 and Arducopter 4.1 with an external GPS/compass. The compass / heading indications on the OSD work fine, but the copter does not face the home waypoint in RTL. ALSO, the windspeed indicator always indicates zero, I suspect this is also caused by some kind of compass problem ??? The compass does pass calibration OK, so I know it works. Anyone have any ideas ???

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  • Wind estimation does not work in Copter at the moment, only in Plane.
  • check WP_YAW_BEHAVIOR and go to a distance, since it will not turn for the first second of RTL.
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Also check your RC*_DZ parameter, if the RC transmitter glitches, it might be interpreted as pilot YAW

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@Eosbandi ArduCopter 4.1 now has windestimation :slight_smile:

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Yes I know and it is ingenious :slight_smile: Can’t wait to start of the beta :slight_smile:

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OMG !!! I just missed it by a few days, I am using the 4.1 DEV version I downloaded on Monday. I guess I will have to update again, the wind estimate is a feature I really like and use in ArduPlane :slight_smile: