Lost

John Decker · Feb 6, 2016

I'm definitely buying a tracker if I ever pluck up the nerve to fly again..

todd hawkeye · Feb 6, 2016

Lost p3p
OK so today I hiked in with my gps . I brought survey tape and tied around trees and kept moving out from the coordinate i received from you folks. No luck. I k ow its there .close. Will head back up tomorrow and widen the search.

John Decker · Feb 6, 2016

todd hawkeye said:
Lost p3p
OK so today I hiked in with my gps . I brought survey tape and tied around trees and kept moving out from the coordinate i received from you folks. No luck. I k ow its there .close. Will head back up tomorrow and widen the search.

I think a second Phantom is a great idea - faster and can see the tops of the trees, in case it's stuck up high. But i don't fancy your chances of looking for a white Phantom on snow..

todd hawkeye · Feb 6, 2016

Got home at 6 and took my new bird up for a test flight with the new gps puck mounted .weighs 3.3 ounces. When I landed the rear right motor was smoking.. New bird called Best Buy will exchange in am I can't win

Shimien · Feb 6, 2016

finlayson said:
Unfortunately, of course, the Phantom doesn't know the 'current' ground level (although perhaps some future version with 'obstacle avoidance' technology might be able to do this).

Unfortunately your mistake (having your RtH height lower than an obstacle that's in the path to home) is very common. FYA, here's a crash of my own that happened (with a P2V+) a couple of years ago. (Fortunately, it crashed into soft 'ice plant', and survived undamaged.)

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Your not flying around the Monterey Bay Area are you?

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Meta4 · Feb 6, 2016

todd hawkeye said:
OK so today I hiked in with my gps . I brought survey tape and tied around trees and kept moving out from the coordinate i received from you folks. No luck. I k ow its there .close. Will head back up tomorrow and widen the search.

That tree cover looks pretty solid in Google Earth ... how high are the trees?