That must be thrilling! I had big plans after buying my P3P, to get killer footage of local wildlife refuges, then discovered I can't fly there!!............. At least we are allowed to fly in our National Parks!!!
That must be thrilling! I had big plans after buying my P3P, to get killer footage of local wildlife refuges, then discovered I can't fly there!!............. At least we are allowed to fly in our National Parks!!!
A couple of important points.Wind speed 20mph, gust 35 mph.d. Decided to go fly anyway. Went 400 ft, flew about half mile and lost signal. No worry I thought, it will return home. Waited 5 minutes, start panicking. No signals on GO app. Then signal came and bird was still far, far away. Tried to guide bird in but moving very slow.
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Lesson learned. Will never fly in high winds again, at least not long distance.
Same here very low winds Sunday hope its stay like this I might even do a Long range test just recieved my windsurfer yesterday.Looks like I might get out Sunday afternoon in Sheffield.
Did you work out why you got a compass error?I got a compass error whilst downwind.
You need to get to know how your radar display works to solve orientation issues.It was on the edge of being in sight and was difficult to tell the orientation at that range
Did you work out why you got a compass error?
Compass errors while flying are uncommon and mostly indicate a bad compass calibration at the start of the flight or less commonly, you have flown into an area full of steel.
You need to get to know how your radar display works to solve orientation issues.
Wind speed 20mph, gust 35 mph. Decided to go fly anyway. Went 400 ft, flew about half mile and lost signal. No worry I thought, it will return home. Waited 5 minutes, start panicking. No signals on GO app. Then signal came and bird was still far, far away. Tried to guide bird in but moving very slow. Lost signal again. 40 % battery left at this point. Hopped into car and headed toward bird. Signal came back as I got closer. Brought bird down to 200 ft (less wind?), heard the buzzing sound and spotted the bird. It was right over cemetary. Successfully touchdown with 17% battery left.
Lesson learned. Will never fly in high winds again, at least not long distance.
Tip: If you can not determine the bird's orientation but can still see it, push forward on the forward/ backwards stick. Then whichever way the bird flies, gradually move the yaw stick in that direction until you see the bird turn toward you. Then continue foward stick until bird arrives.I've flown mine in a 15mph wind and all was good until I got a compass error whilst downwind. It was on the edge of being in sight and was difficult to tell the orientation at that range, and it at first it appeared to be flying away, but i guess it was just drifting with the wind. It took a bit of messing about to work out which way to fly to bring it back, and it was with great relief when I realised it was responding to my controls
Tip: If you can not determine the bird's orientation but can still see it, push forward on the forward/ backwards stick. Then whichever way the bird flies, gradually move the yaw stick in that direction until you see the bird turn toward you. Then continue foward stick until bird arrives.
Example ... Push forward/backwards control stick foward, observe bird moving slightly right, move yaw control stick towards the right and the forward/backward control stick forward until bird heads toward you.
Wind speed 20mph, gust 35 mph. Decided to go fly anyway. Went 400 ft, flew about half mile and lost signal. No worry I thought, it will return home. Waited 5 minutes, start panicking. No signals on GO app. Then signal came and bird was still far, far away. Tried to guide bird in but moving very slow. Lost signal again. 40 % battery left at this point. Hopped into car and headed toward bird. Signal came back as I got closer. Brought bird down to 200 ft (less wind?), heard the buzzing sound and spotted the bird. It was right over cemetary. Successfully touchdown with 17% battery left.
Lesson learned. Will never fly in high winds again, at least not long distance.
once it's on the ground and the rotors have stopped the battery will last ages, so you can keep checking the video feed to see if anyone has picked it up or not.
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