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    My Zoom flew away

    Search and Rescue has never been so interesting. The horror and despair of drone loss so recognizable from these posts, followed by the cool inputs of the King. And so despair turns to unbelievable joy as the craft is reunited with pilot Only - sar104 - has been seen to bring such amazing...
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    Lost control over Mavic2 - RTH was fatal decision even at 55% batt

    Thank you Doppler , Prismatic and anyone who might still view this discussion. In conclusion to this lost and found scenario, i was reluctant to wait for the possible free replacement RC as this will drag on for a number of weeks through the authorized dealer. Wanting to fly the craft ASAP again...
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    Lost control over Mavic2 - RTH was fatal decision even at 55% batt

    Apologies for the lengthy delay between reports, my work ... In regards to the state of the drone itself, when removing the battery some dew/water had collected there. Otherwise nothing else obvious or evident could be seen. Hopefully it was just a very lucky landing. At quite substantial cost...
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    Lost control over Mavic2 - RTH was fatal decision even at 55% batt

    Attention sar104 - another kill for your belt. Well done Boss- your accuracy was within 20 metres. After 6 days the M2 has been found! Let it be a lesson toward a happy ending, persaverance and the incredible advice from such dedicated enthusiasts as those who have commented on this thread. So...
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    Lost control over Mavic2 - RTH was fatal decision even at 55% batt

    Thank you all for your generous donation of time to have read my post. In particular to sar104 for your inputs and efforts to narrow down the dropzone to around 30m for me, i will investigate the area thoroughly this afternoon. If the aircrafts battery did expire before it completed auto...
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    Lost control over Mavic2 - RTH was fatal decision even at 55% batt

    Sent M2 up on my usual Litchi app to get footage of a vacant plot in the sparsely populated seaside village of Cape St Francis. After getting the shots there was a minor transmission-loss-spike [for around a second] and the mavic would not allow for complete control again. It behaved...