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    Got in panic with police and lost Mavic. Critical battery vs RTH?

    Thank you for your story, it was thrilling to read, although I'm sure that's not what you aimed for by writing it. You made a couple of mistakes or took at least some disputable desicions there, but the main lesson to learn for everyone is the following: Choose a good starting point where you...
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    Total lost control

    Thank you for your interpretation. So I'll take it as a lesson.
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    Total lost control

    OK. Looks bad. According to the log I did fly without GPS. Still strange. There was no wind. I can't tell what happened... DJI Flight Log Viewer - PhantomHelp.com
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    Total lost control

    Just to make it clear: I had a proper GPS signal. That's what makes it crazy. It moved away while shouting at me: "maximum altitude reached" – while it flew only 4 meters above ground level. All I was able to do was turning it around itself with the left stick, but very badly. So I have two...
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    Total lost control

    Thank you for your comments. I don't think the pause button would have helped. I released all the buttons and hoped it would stand still, but it was totally desoriented and moved forward. But maybe you are right. I was even thinking about stopping the propellers and let him fall down in the...
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    Total lost control

    Pure luck I didn't lose my Mavic Air some days ago. I wanted to examine the roof top of my parents house, that's why I started mym flight in their garden. When I started the drone, there was no GPS available. That's normally no problem, since it normally connects to GPS after some seconds in...