Recent content by Rcdorsey1984

Ya it’s a bummer for sure. I got distracted, panicked and pulled the stick the wrong way. Stupid mistake, and a costly one but this is the risk you run flying. I’m glad I didn’t crash it into a person or someone’s property. Could have been worse.

You are definitely right. The flight records show what happened, and it was completely my fault. People make mistakes, and I’m not afraid to own up to mine. I appreciate everyone’s help with the flight records, for the life of me i could not figure out what I did wrong. At least I know now what...

I never flew fixed wing. The only thing that comes to mind is video games that I play. Sometimes that left stick is pulled down to fly up..

Ya it’s an odd mistake, I’m fairly experienced at flying these drones and have never Ever screwed up that bad. The flight record clearly shows what happened. It’s hard to wrap my head around. I must have had the left stick down but until the flight record was analyzed, I totally could not figure...

Confusion- seems that’s the only reasonable explanation. I have flown DJI drones for more that 24 hours total flight time and have never brain farted this hard. I suppose I could have made the mistake of pushing the the joystick in the wrong direction. I just can’t believe I would do that. And I...

Thanks for taking a look. I can’t explain the down throttle, I had the joystick in the up position trying to gain altitude. It felt like I had no control of the aircraft. It was my understanding that the drone has sensors that would prevent a downward collision. Any reason why these did not...

Thanksfor the link, I was able to get the flight record. If you can tell me anything about it that would be great. I spoke with DJI and they informed that the drone is still under warranty, so it should be replaced. They are having their engineers look through the flight record and they will...

Yea, I did get some excellent Hyperlapses/video/photos prior to the crash. Luckily, I had downloaded them after each flight so all was not lost in the crash. I guess it could have been worse.

Battery was fully charged, 15 satellites were connected at the time of the crash. I did not see any bird and there was no jarring motion like a bird attack. I was watching the screen and the drone just seemed to take a hard 45 degree angle downward turn towards the water. I could not stop it...

Ya, it’s a real bummer. I just can’t understand what happened. Hoping someone can explain what might have caused this. I have an email in to DJI, but I doubt they will be much help.

My Mavic 2 Pro Crashed into the ocean yesterday. I’m in Hawaii and was flying over the ocean about 100 yards off shore. With about 20 percent battery left i began to bring the drone home, i was only a few hundred feet away. For no apparent reason, the drone dove down at an angle and crashed into...