Took my P3A out to one of my normal spots on Saturday. This, like most of my favorites is over water (the intercoastel here in Tampa Bay Florida).
Anyway, I was 100+ feet up when I noticed a couple big dolphins swimming by and coming out of the water enough that I thought it would make a good shot.
I quickly pulled the left stick down and as it was coming down I alternated between looking at the screen and trying to keep an eye on the dolphins.
Somehow during all this I stopped paying attention to where the quad was and then...OMG...I see it just over the water and coming straight down. I quickly hit the left stick up and as I looked at the screen I saw 0.7 feet as the height!!!!!
Luckily it pulled straight up and didn't hit the water.
Without a doubt the scariest moment I've ever had since I started flying.
Almost forgot. When I arrived to fly my tablet was dead. I usually always leave it attached to the controller with my hoodman sunshade on it. This week I had taken it out and when I put it back I put it in with the power button down instead of up and it looks like the sunshade strap accidently was holding in the power button. Guess this drained it.
I had to resort to flying with my phone instead of the big bright tablet. Probably had a lot to do with my almost disaster.
Also reinforces the Mavic really isn't for me if no one comes up with a way to use a tablet with it.
Anyway, I was 100+ feet up when I noticed a couple big dolphins swimming by and coming out of the water enough that I thought it would make a good shot.
I quickly pulled the left stick down and as it was coming down I alternated between looking at the screen and trying to keep an eye on the dolphins.
Somehow during all this I stopped paying attention to where the quad was and then...OMG...I see it just over the water and coming straight down. I quickly hit the left stick up and as I looked at the screen I saw 0.7 feet as the height!!!!!
Luckily it pulled straight up and didn't hit the water.
Without a doubt the scariest moment I've ever had since I started flying.
Almost forgot. When I arrived to fly my tablet was dead. I usually always leave it attached to the controller with my hoodman sunshade on it. This week I had taken it out and when I put it back I put it in with the power button down instead of up and it looks like the sunshade strap accidently was holding in the power button. Guess this drained it.
I had to resort to flying with my phone instead of the big bright tablet. Probably had a lot to do with my almost disaster.
Also reinforces the Mavic really isn't for me if no one comes up with a way to use a tablet with it.
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