In general, I fly low and fast in ATTI. But a few days ago I was flying FPV. For me, this means going slow in GPS mode and looking around. Nothing special.
But all the sudden I see that the P2 is tilted at a very steep angle. I try to correct but I don't think it did anything. It happened quick and then all I saw was leaves/branches.
After the crash, I was still getting video signal. I know my Phantom is 205 meters away and 10 meters up on a tree and I have the azimuth angle. I have it all plotted out on a map giving me 2 potential crash sites. Both of the sites are where the grass field turns into forest. The problem is that 33 feet up is really hard to scout...
Anyone near Cherry Hill, NJ willing to fly up to see what is out there? :?:
PS. Upon every start up, I calibrate (even though I usually fly at the same field) and I run the motors on the ground to spot any potential problems. After take off, I observe how it hovers and how it handles before going anywhere and check the OSD to make sure everything looks normal. (no weird distance/elevation readings, satellites, etc)
On this day, everything looked fine when I took off. I had 13 satellites and this is a wide open area. This was a new battery with <5 flights on it and problem occurred when Iosd was showing 55% or so... I don't know what happened, but the SD card might solve this question...
But all the sudden I see that the P2 is tilted at a very steep angle. I try to correct but I don't think it did anything. It happened quick and then all I saw was leaves/branches.
After the crash, I was still getting video signal. I know my Phantom is 205 meters away and 10 meters up on a tree and I have the azimuth angle. I have it all plotted out on a map giving me 2 potential crash sites. Both of the sites are where the grass field turns into forest. The problem is that 33 feet up is really hard to scout...
Anyone near Cherry Hill, NJ willing to fly up to see what is out there? :?:
PS. Upon every start up, I calibrate (even though I usually fly at the same field) and I run the motors on the ground to spot any potential problems. After take off, I observe how it hovers and how it handles before going anywhere and check the OSD to make sure everything looks normal. (no weird distance/elevation readings, satellites, etc)
On this day, everything looked fine when I took off. I had 13 satellites and this is a wide open area. This was a new battery with <5 flights on it and problem occurred when Iosd was showing 55% or so... I don't know what happened, but the SD card might solve this question...