Each time I look on the forum some poor sole has lost their drone. To stand a greater chance of getting it back invest in one of those labeling machines. Dirt cheap.
Then print out a few with your telephone number and the word reward. Eg :-
01334 4837267 Reward its cheaper to pay out a few £ or $ than start from scratch
Put the labels on batteries, the drone itself, the controller etc.
Its also a good idea to put a note on the SD Card. Simply write it on 'notepad' in windows. Save it as a TXT file. Then transfer it onto the SD card. Mine says something on the lines of :-
Thank you for finding my drone for me. I would be very relieved to have it back and will gladly give you a reward for your honesty. This drone is of no use or value without the matched controller. Please telephone me on 1234546789 and I will come and collect it. Thanks again.
Ok any controller will match the drone, but do not want to encourage, more, dishonesty do we.
The other reason people loose their drones is trying to fly it back against strong winds. I have flown my in quite strong winds but I try to fly it
against the wind
on the way out so it comes back quicker and safer.
Remember too that at different heights winds can blow at different strengths and even different directions!
Remember to set your RTH height well above the highest building, mountain, tree etc. Ok you may not intend to anywhere near them but who has not pushed the RTH in panic just to find it comes back from a different direction to what you would expect to see it. I know I have.
This is what I have done for my P3P, still awaiting a price drop on the
P4P+
I feel sure there are other settings you can use on the
P4P to ensure its return. Want to share them?
Hope this has been of some use to someone.
FrankC
