Loiter Mode: Drone Drifts Aggressively After Releasing Sticks to Neutral — Regression in 4.8.0dev (Works Fine on 4.6)
## Bug Report
### Issue details
In Loiter mode, after flying for a certain period of time, when the RC joysticks are released to center (neutral position), the drone exhibits aggressive movements and drifts in a random direction instead of holding position. The issue is a regression introduced in 4.8.0dev; the same hardware and configuration works correctly on 4.6.
**Steps to reproduce:**
1. Arm the vehicle and take off in Loiter mode
2. Fly for a certain period of time
3. Release both joysticks to neutral/center
4. Drone begins aggressive movement and drifts in one direction instead of holding position
**Expected behavior:**
Drone should hold its position when sticks are centered in Loiter mode.
**Actual behavior:**
Drone exhibits aggressive uncommanded movement and drifts in a fixed direction.
**Regression:** Issue is not present on 4.6. Confirmed working correctly on 4.6 with identical hardware and configuration.
**Version**
ArduCopter 4.8.0dev (master branch)
**Platform**
[ ] All
[ ] AntennaTracker
[X] Copter
[ ] Plane
[ ] Rover
[ ] Submarine
**Airframe type**
Quadcopter
**Hardware type**
Pixhawk V6X-based custom carrier board
**Logs**
Two logs are provided from the exact same hardware and configuration — only the firmware version differs:
- 4.6 [this link](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SgrSsFT9Nh2pDEhrXoHBRrWZtbDRndSy/view?usp=sharing) — Normal Loiter behavior, drone holds position when sticks are centered.
- 4.8.0dev [this log](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DVnu6CXiMEYzWZ9C4gwxMsssf9BdilMJ/view?usp=sharing) Aggressive uncommanded movement and drift observed when sticks are released to neutral in Loiter mode.
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