Mavic Found!
After taking a hint from Alan I messed around with Google Maps. It showed a slightly different path that what Healthy Drone showed. I moved my search about 60 yards to the west of where dji Go and Healthy Drones showed it. BINGO. First thing I find is the battery pack on the ground. The case is badly bashed from impact but it still had a good charge and actually powered on and got 3 leds.
I was kinda surprised. After another 15 minutes of search I spotted the Mavic way up in the fork of a tree. I'll skip the story of how I got it down. Not pretty. But anyway was very interesting to examine the craft.
Video! The SD card would not play the video back in my computer. (said error on the file for that flight only.) However was able to play it back in the cache on the Ipad!
Findings. Flight looked completely normal, I didn't hit anything not even close. The Mavic actually appeared to have flown 60 yards or so further down range then where I found it. Just like the data showed, it just suddenly quit. Video just blanked out.
Damage. I'm quite sure the Mavic traveled backward after loosing signal flipped inverted in flight and some point and impacted the tree inverted. All four props were damaged on their trailing edges. (not leading edges) and it was very clear that they were damaged not from hitting the tree but from a negative G load forcing the blandes into the booms. (booms are scared and the scars match the props exactly. Also the camera appears to be undamaged but pulled 3 of the four mounts at the base. The battery case is mangled from being ejected and hitting the ground. I think it was just ripped straight out. Lots of G force.
I swapped the props, put a different battery in it and it connected just fine. I ran the motors at idle, (no problem) and had GPS. I didn't dare fly it. Getting a camera video but gimbal of course was hanging loose put doesn't appear to be working anyway. I've got a help ticket in with DJI. Will send it in and will see what happens. In my mind there is not doubt there is a defect. RTH certainly failed in all respects. Thanks for all your help and suggestions. Never would have found it without you. Will let you all know what DJI says and does.
Mike
After taking a hint from Alan I messed around with Google Maps. It showed a slightly different path that what Healthy Drone showed. I moved my search about 60 yards to the west of where dji Go and Healthy Drones showed it. BINGO. First thing I find is the battery pack on the ground. The case is badly bashed from impact but it still had a good charge and actually powered on and got 3 leds.
I was kinda surprised. After another 15 minutes of search I spotted the Mavic way up in the fork of a tree. I'll skip the story of how I got it down. Not pretty. But anyway was very interesting to examine the craft.
Video! The SD card would not play the video back in my computer. (said error on the file for that flight only.) However was able to play it back in the cache on the Ipad!
Findings. Flight looked completely normal, I didn't hit anything not even close. The Mavic actually appeared to have flown 60 yards or so further down range then where I found it. Just like the data showed, it just suddenly quit. Video just blanked out.
Damage. I'm quite sure the Mavic traveled backward after loosing signal flipped inverted in flight and some point and impacted the tree inverted. All four props were damaged on their trailing edges. (not leading edges) and it was very clear that they were damaged not from hitting the tree but from a negative G load forcing the blandes into the booms. (booms are scared and the scars match the props exactly. Also the camera appears to be undamaged but pulled 3 of the four mounts at the base. The battery case is mangled from being ejected and hitting the ground. I think it was just ripped straight out. Lots of G force.
I swapped the props, put a different battery in it and it connected just fine. I ran the motors at idle, (no problem) and had GPS. I didn't dare fly it. Getting a camera video but gimbal of course was hanging loose put doesn't appear to be working anyway. I've got a help ticket in with DJI. Will send it in and will see what happens. In my mind there is not doubt there is a defect. RTH certainly failed in all respects. Thanks for all your help and suggestions. Never would have found it without you. Will let you all know what DJI says and does.
Mike
