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

    Thanks @lisadoc , to add more color to the situation, Just as I was about to land, I was aiming the camera of the Mavic directly down at myself and the car when suddenly I saw the red and blue lights come up flashing on the iPhone screen and did a double take before I realized what was...
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    Got in panic with police and lost Mavic. Critical battery vs RTH?

    Coming back to update everyone, Mavic was found safely, thanks for the advice/encouragment in the search efforts Drove an hour or so back to the landing site in the morning, and widened the search in the daylight. Looking at the logs I saw 10% battery left before losing signal, which made me...
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    Got in panic with police and lost Mavic. Critical battery vs RTH?

    Writing one of those posts I hoped I’d always read and never need to write myself... Driving home on the freeway, saw a really beautiful sunset in a particularly scenic place that ‘needed’ to be filmed. Pulled over on the side of the road and flew the Mavic around for a full battery worth of...