Recent content by NorcalExplorer

I finally found it last night. Had searched 5 previous times with no luck and decided to take a break for a few weeks. Went back last night and couldn't believe it when I finally saw it. It had become separated from the battery which was nowhere to be found in the immediate and surrounding...

Good to know. I was wondering if that was why there was a difference. Thanks for that clarification.

Thanks for your expertise. I will continue to search the area.

That is essentially how I was looking for it. Very methodically. I'll be going back to conduct another search. The thick brush in that area could have easily concealed it from me. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll take all the help I can get!

Sorry to hear that. I know I'm bummed out to lose mine. It's been such a reliable drone that this really surprised me. Learning lots of lessons though. And, not giving up the search yet. I know it's gotta be out there somewhere!

The area where it went down has a lot of sagebrush and manzanita and it's very possible that it's still there and I missed it. I do trust your coordinates though and will be going back for a 4th time to look again. Maybe the .dat file can help. I was able to look at it on airdata and can see...

sar104, Thanks for those calculations. I spent 3 hours yesterday looking and still haven't found it. That's in addition to the two other times I've already scoured that general area. I doubt someone found it and took it. There just aren't that many people around there. I had been...

Put the Mavic up for a quick flight a few nights ago and haven't seen it since. Afterward, I noticed in the flight record that I got a "battery not installed properly" warning at 8.9s into the flight. Unfortunately, I failed to see the warning and must have been watching the drone at that...