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    Gatwick Airport (UK) suspends flights due to Drone activity

    it appears that there was a police miscommunication at Gatwick, causing the drone confusion. that's a pretty costly mistake
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    my drone autopiloted into tree, fell 50 ft onto grass then tarmac!?!?!?

    how much did that repair cost you?
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    my drone autopiloted into tree, fell 50 ft onto grass then tarmac!?!?!?

    i didnt know that. thanks for letting me know.
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    my drone autopiloted into tree, fell 50 ft onto grass then tarmac!?!?!?

    i didnt have a smartphone at the moment so i couldnt cancel rt
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    my drone autopiloted into tree, fell 50 ft onto grass then tarmac!?!?!?

    how much would a repair like this cost? 1 missing back landing pad, 1 wobbly retractable landing gear, outer camera lens fractured, possible but not immediately apparent gimbal damage, no structural or chassis damage.
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    my drone autopiloted into tree, fell 50 ft onto grass then tarmac!?!?!?

    thanks for replying. my problem is that it rose to only half the height i set for rth, unless the tree is over 80 ft tall.
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    my drone autopiloted into tree, fell 50 ft onto grass then tarmac!?!?!?

    thanks. will check it out, and yes its only farschlumped. it is not dead yet. only slightly scratched and damaged antenna
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    my drone autopiloted into tree, fell 50 ft onto grass then tarmac!?!?!?

    I was piloting my mav air from one side of my street to another at twilight. I know it wasn't the best time I was at 8 ft about to land when the battery fell critically low. the drone autopiloted to around 50 ft, which is half of what rth height should be, and flew straight into a tree which was...