I checked all my Mainboard to ESC connections thoroughly when I first received my P2v, wiggling the wires firmly to ensure they were well attached. I gave it a check about two weeks ago, but only visually inspected.
Today I was flying from my backyard into the wooded field behind my house, which serves as a frisbee golf course . I was flying non line of sight, above the trees, returning to home as my battery level was getting low. I could not see the P2V, but was confident I was above the trees.
Suddenly I heard a commotion in the trees, and heard a couple of frisbee golfers comment about something falling out of the sky.
Fortunately my WIFI stayed connected. I used "find my P2V", which lead me right to the area. One of the golfers approached me and showed me where it had come to rest, in a big bush.
It broke one prop, but destroyed my Dronexpert gimbal, tearing the camera from the mounts, cracking the baseplate. I started to consider that I had flown into a tree, since I previously had been over a road and then flew over or into the tress.
I did not have my camera running, but have a FLYTREX. I d/loaded the info, it shows me maintaining stable altitude out and over the trees, over the road. Then suddenly the data feed ceases at my constant altitude of 120 AGL.
I took it home, fired it up. Everything worked but one motor. I removed the upper housing. A wire from the Mainboard to one of the ESCs was completely detached.
It looks like it fell from 110 feet, dropping about 60 feet until it struck the tree branches, then construed to fall the remains 50 feet through the branches
I'm amazed at how tough the thing is; except my Dronexpert gimbal. The electronics are all intact, but the gimbal mount, etc are done. I'm thankful it decided to let go over the trees instead of 120 feet into the busy street, where it had been 5 seconds previously.
I have a flytrex and
Today I was flying from my backyard into the wooded field behind my house, which serves as a frisbee golf course . I was flying non line of sight, above the trees, returning to home as my battery level was getting low. I could not see the P2V, but was confident I was above the trees.
Suddenly I heard a commotion in the trees, and heard a couple of frisbee golfers comment about something falling out of the sky.
Fortunately my WIFI stayed connected. I used "find my P2V", which lead me right to the area. One of the golfers approached me and showed me where it had come to rest, in a big bush.
It broke one prop, but destroyed my Dronexpert gimbal, tearing the camera from the mounts, cracking the baseplate. I started to consider that I had flown into a tree, since I previously had been over a road and then flew over or into the tress.
I did not have my camera running, but have a FLYTREX. I d/loaded the info, it shows me maintaining stable altitude out and over the trees, over the road. Then suddenly the data feed ceases at my constant altitude of 120 AGL.
I took it home, fired it up. Everything worked but one motor. I removed the upper housing. A wire from the Mainboard to one of the ESCs was completely detached.
It looks like it fell from 110 feet, dropping about 60 feet until it struck the tree branches, then construed to fall the remains 50 feet through the branches
I'm amazed at how tough the thing is; except my Dronexpert gimbal. The electronics are all intact, but the gimbal mount, etc are done. I'm thankful it decided to let go over the trees instead of 120 feet into the busy street, where it had been 5 seconds previously.
I have a flytrex and