Crash on waypoint mission.

[shb]

Today I flew my 3rd version of a new waypoint mission. It ended up doing a RTH. I noticed that there was no video(black). So after it landed I saw the lens protector was missing, there was some vegetation on the gimbal at 2 propellers were damaged. I watched the video, and found that I set the altitude too low when the terrain was rising. So it was clearly my mistake. The only thing I don't understand is why the obstacle avoidance didn't seem to work. There was a small area of the tree with branches without leaves, but it mainly had leaves. I had the obstacle avoidance turned off, but that shouldn't matter on a waypoint mission.
I emailed DJI, but they haven't replied yet.
After I turned the drone off, and back on, it seemed to be ok. There was video and no error messages. The gimbal moved freely in all directions. So if I'm lucky I won't send it in.
Tomorrow I will go look for the lens protecter under the tree. If I can't find it, I can use a ND filter until I get a new one. The crash is around the 5 minute mark of the video.

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[BobaFut]

Keep posting those Ls bro.

 

[Starz]

Interesting flight. I’m surprised the power lines didn’t take it out at 4:11 and 4:48
You mentioned that you noticed the damage after you landed. So, after it flew into the tree, you were able to fly it back to home point???

 

[Yorkshire_Pud]

Perhaps the junction of Tomas St and Pabalan/Andrew St, Angeles, Central Luzon, Philippines, AMSL=102.4m, to 282 Don Juico Ave, AMSL=135m ?
2.76 km?
If I can work it out so too can the Philippines Civil Aviation Authority.

 

[KB9Radio]

I have no idea how you survived that flight as far as you did. You missed multiple sets of wires by a foot or two at the most. Are you crazy or is this just a satire video. Don't show that video to DJI, they'll cancel your care/refresh right away. Accident waiting to happen, and probably not a very long wait.

 

[JimSteadman]

Lets be clear about this. When you do not enable your obstacle avoidance, it is OFF. Yes, even on a waypoint mission. This isn't the first time the matter has come up here. Sometimes when you plan a waypoint mission and then go out and fly it, you have neglected to survey the site and have unintentionally instructed your drone to fly into an obstacle. If you fly the mission without obstacle avoidance turned on, you are essentially instructing your drone to crash into whatever you failed to understand is in the way. It is just following your instructions. You are darn lucky to still have your drone intact.

 

[MS Coast]

But you posted it anyway.

 

[mobilehomer]

Just stop. Before you hurt someone. You are too arrogant and irresponsible to continue. As stated in another thread - SELL all your drone equipment and take up crocheting.

 

[HoozierDroneDaddy]

Angeles, Wow! I was there in 75-77. Man has it grown. Thank you for the video if only to see Angeles as it is now.

 

[Suren]

Mate, I rest my case

 

[GFields]

You might want to give up waypoint missions

 

[Starz]

From a previous post in another thread from the OP.
I don’t believe any comments will alter what we see and read.
To each his own I guess. Hopefully no one gets hurt.

Two things I worry about, are electrical wires, and these little kids flying homemade kites, which would definitely be the end of my drone, if it got caught on a string. The kids have also thrown stones at me several times. I want to fly as low as possible because it looks better. I like coming as close as I can to obstacles.

 

[GFields]

From a previous post in another thread from the OP.
I don’t believe any comments will alter what we see and read.
To each his own I guess. Hopefully no one gets hurt.

Two things I worry about, are electrical wires, and these little kids flying homemade kites, which would definitely be the end of my drone, if it got caught on a string. The kids have also thrown stones at me several times. I want to fly as low as possible because it looks better. I like coming as close as I can to obstacles.

Sounds like a troll

 

[Yorkshire_Pud]

From a previous post in another thread from the OP.
I don’t believe any comments will alter what we see and read.
To each his own I guess. Hopefully no one gets hurt.

Two things I worry about, are electrical wires, and these little kids flying homemade kites, which would definitely be the end of my drone, if it got caught on a string. The kids have also thrown stones at me several times. I want to fly as low as possible because it looks better. I like coming as close as I can to obstacles.

I think, going by the insulators, some of the cables he narrowly misses are HT, are they?
Since there's no circuit to earth for an airborn contact I doubt the results of a drone collision would produce sparks but I could be wrong, and they could be interesting. Kites would be and have been, an entirely different matter.

 

[- MS -]

I would have paused the drone and cancelled the mission way before you crashed.

 

[platty]

Are you allowed to fly a drone overhead along a busy street like that in your country ?

 

[Starz]

Sounds like a troll

Is this directed at me?

 

[GadgetGuy]

Is this directed at me?

Pretty sure it wasn't, but it was a bit ambiguous.
He was likely responding to the quoted content from the OP that you included without quotes.

"Two things I worry about, are electrical wires, and these little kids flying homemade kites, which would definitely be the end of my drone, if it got caught on a string. The kids have also thrown stones at me several times. I want to fly as low as possible because it looks better. I like coming as close as I can to obstacles."

 

[MS Coast]

Is this directed at me?

It seems clear to me that @GFields was saying the the OP sounds like a troll, not you.

 

[shb]

Interesting flight. I’m surprised the power lines didn’t take it out at 4:11 and 4:48
You mentioned that you noticed the damage after you landed. So, after it flew into the tree, you were able to fly it back to home point???

It miraculously flew back by itself. Shows how good DJI drones are. Yes, hitting one of those wires would been a lot worse.