Just the facts..
Adjusted screen brightness on my iPhone Max
Turned on controller (one antenna type)
Left toggle (S-2) in center mode, Right toggle (S-1) in top position I "thought" that was the GPS mode. (P Mode)
Turned on Aircraft battery
Went to Wi-Fi, logged into Phantomxxxx
Went to DJI Go, set RTH
Set Max Flight Altitude to 50
Set RTH to 50
You know what... even as I walk thru these steps on DJI GO, the app is not saving my Max Flight Altitude, or my RTH Altitude. When I hit "Done," it reverts to "0". Is that because the drone isn't turned on??? Possibly, so I'll keep rambling..
I confirm I am in "Mode 2" - which I thought was the safest (Left toggle in the middle, Right toggle at 12 o'clock")
I confirm I am 100% charged on controller, battery and phone.
Tonite I was going to just continue practicing the toggle switches, in the backyard and possibly catch a minuscule part of a sunset by just going up.. Wrong.
The AC lifted off the ground about 2-3 feet and instead of going up, instead it went Left and slammed hard into the pool fence and landed upside down acting like a weed whacker. ( I MAY have initiated RTH while running towards it. )
So now I've got it upright in my hand. Tried to turn it off by pushing the Left toggle all the way to 6:00 o'clock. Nope, that did not shut it off... I may have instructed to it - RTH in my panic. ok.
I shut off the controller, that didn't work right away to stop the propellers. I was just about to try to get to the AC battery, when the props slowed down and I was able to turn the battery off. Still not sure what made that happen..
Damage Assessment:
One half of one propeller broken. That's all I can report at this time. I'm really happy it didn't land in the pool (thank you fence). And I will give kudos the the leg extenders that protected the camera.. I had just received my gimbal guard the other day, but took it off today because it needs to be modified a little bit. I'm praying the camera is ok.
Any thoughts?
Thank you in advance!
I have replacement props, do they pop off or screw off? Thanks. New day tomorrow!
EDITED TO ADD: "86" the replacement prop question.. figured it out. Thank you tho.
Adjusted screen brightness on my iPhone Max
Turned on controller (one antenna type)
Left toggle (S-2) in center mode, Right toggle (S-1) in top position I "thought" that was the GPS mode. (P Mode)
Turned on Aircraft battery
Went to Wi-Fi, logged into Phantomxxxx
Went to DJI Go, set RTH
Set Max Flight Altitude to 50
Set RTH to 50
You know what... even as I walk thru these steps on DJI GO, the app is not saving my Max Flight Altitude, or my RTH Altitude. When I hit "Done," it reverts to "0". Is that because the drone isn't turned on??? Possibly, so I'll keep rambling..
I confirm I am in "Mode 2" - which I thought was the safest (Left toggle in the middle, Right toggle at 12 o'clock")
I confirm I am 100% charged on controller, battery and phone.
Tonite I was going to just continue practicing the toggle switches, in the backyard and possibly catch a minuscule part of a sunset by just going up.. Wrong.
The AC lifted off the ground about 2-3 feet and instead of going up, instead it went Left and slammed hard into the pool fence and landed upside down acting like a weed whacker. ( I MAY have initiated RTH while running towards it. )
So now I've got it upright in my hand. Tried to turn it off by pushing the Left toggle all the way to 6:00 o'clock. Nope, that did not shut it off... I may have instructed to it - RTH in my panic. ok.
I shut off the controller, that didn't work right away to stop the propellers. I was just about to try to get to the AC battery, when the props slowed down and I was able to turn the battery off. Still not sure what made that happen..
Damage Assessment:
One half of one propeller broken. That's all I can report at this time. I'm really happy it didn't land in the pool (thank you fence). And I will give kudos the the leg extenders that protected the camera.. I had just received my gimbal guard the other day, but took it off today because it needs to be modified a little bit. I'm praying the camera is ok.
Any thoughts?
Thank you in advance!
I have replacement props, do they pop off or screw off? Thanks. New day tomorrow!
EDITED TO ADD: "86" the replacement prop question.. figured it out. Thank you tho.
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