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    Drone dropped from sky over ocean

    Hi all.Thanks again for looking into this so forensically. I went diving today and found the drone at a depth of 12.1m pretty close to where I lost GPS. The memory card still works although obviously drone looks in very bad condition (pics attached). Lots of corrosion? on the underside. Two...
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    Drone dropped from sky over ocean

    Sure.I don't have the moment I lost control as I tend to take stills images which is what I was doing at that point. But here's some of the video from 30 seconds before...
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    Drone dropped from sky over ocean

    Thanks for all the help and analysis; really appreciate it. I thought possibly a propeller or motor failed as the flight seemed absolutely fine until that point. Nothing out of the ordinary and I cruised along getting some nice footage. How can you mitigate something like a propeller failing...
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    Drone dropped from sky over ocean

    I've always had to do that...I assumed it was because I travel a lot and the drone's compass needed re-calibrating a fair bit. I took off from a flat boulder in the middle of nowhere.
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    Drone dropped from sky over ocean

    Thanks for the quick reply. It always tells me to calibrate compass at start so I did. The obstacle avoidance was a boulder nearby but I was aware of it and it wasn't close other than to give a brief warning at the start. There wasn't any wind that I noticed...just clear blue sky...which it...
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    Drone dropped from sky over ocean

    Hi there, New poster but long time lurker and was hoping you guys could help me figure out what happened to me drone. In short, I went for a short flight around a harbour in Greece. Conditions were good although maybe a little warm out and I've flown it in much hotter conditions. After 3 mins...