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    Drone does not come home after return to home command issued.

    a) will try airdata. the air felt totally calm at ground level so I let my guard slip. b) i) i feel that this is starting to get into aircraft piloting domain- where/which resources would you recommend to be better informed about the weather at the flight location? ii) can someone direct me...
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    Drone does not come home after return to home command issued.

    I did trigger rth. it beeped for a good while. on the dji app, when watching the replay of the flight, i just see the drone facing me moving forward at less than a m/s. i desperately tried to drop the altitude but it didn't seem to do much ( i will check in the "replay" to make sure I gave this...
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    Drone does not come home after return to home command issued.

    Hi James! Thanks for asking. I think i have uploaded the flight logs and i hope i have answered your questions with enough info (i forgot to answer them as a reply so they are a few messages up). I would really appreciate any thoughts or ideas. thanks again :)
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    Drone does not come home after return to home command issued.

    Hi! i uploaded the first log! I can upload the second one too **i was just me restarting the program in case that had anything to do with the problem and then watching it slowly lower into the water
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    Drone does not come home after return to home command issued.

    thanks for asking but i didn't! :( your sympathy is appreciated. hopefully i'll be able to build from this experience!
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    Drone does not come home after return to home command issued.

    ps. when i got the "strong interference signal" i tried to move away from the power lines (i have no idea but i guessed these might interfere?) and across the wharf about 40m closer to the drone. any advice tips and thoughts would be appreciated!
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    Drone does not come home after return to home command issued.

    3) a) it's deliberately vague, this was not deliberately vague, i was travelling and thought I would post while waiting for a bus but didn't have time to complete post b) cos they don't want to admit pilot error. i'm imagining it was my (the pilot) partial or complete error...
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    Drone does not come home after return to home command issued.

    DJI Flight Log Viewer - PhantomHelp.com
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    Drone does not come home after return to home command issued.

    hi guys, was meant to be a follow up post but internet died at the time of writing and didn't have a chance to follow up. so! 1) did not retrieve it. I couldn't get anyone with a boat willing to try to look for it at low tide! ( i did have the final gps coordinates but who knows if it is was...
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    Drone does not come home after return to home command issued.

    Hi GUYS My drone refused to return to home after the return to home command was issued. It was about 1km away and drifted until it sunk. I will attach the flight logs shortly.