I'm new to owning a drone and I had a crash with my drone a couple of weeks back after only a few flights (I was fortunate to be able to recover it with the find my drone functionality, and a little climbing through the snow!). I'm assuming it was wind speed at higher altitude overpowering the drone (from ~35m) but there were also power lines near by, so wondered if they might have played a part? Would anyone be happy to review the logs and verify?
It all happened very quickly, and was a pretty bad feeling knowing it could have easily been well out of recovery. But also it got me starting to research and then to these forums and I feel very fortunate to have recovered the drone after realizing how risky this flight was (and now realizing how little I knew and so many of the basics I wasn't doing).
It really should be mandatory to read these forums for newbies like myself before our first flights if we value our investment!
[Edit] Adding narrative on advice of @Doppler:
Here's what happened (as I remember) - I was at the bottom of a hill with a small stream running through it hoping to get some video of a sunset/mountains. There were large power lines in the area but I thought I would be far enough away to have any issues. Was planning to go straight up, take the video, then come down. (Was just looking for the video/photo!).
I set the drone down and used the take off button. I know now that sats weren't great at take off, but within a few seconds RTH was set and GPS turned green. I went straight up with the drone for what seemed only a very short moment (maybe 10 or 20 seconds).
I was looking at the screen and clicking to start the video (bird had been doing straight up fine) when the screen titled on a weird angle (to the left I think - but I didn't end up starting the recording so don't know) and I couldn't tell what the drone was pointed at. When I looked up I couldn't see the drone (but could hear it) so tried very timid down to see if the drone responded and then right to see if the screen view moved but it didn't seem that I was having much impact. Then the drone was on its side at the bottom of a tree (see photo). From noticing the screen tilting to crash seemed like less than 10 seconds.
Don't have much more to add as was very quick and I was new so wasn't even watching the map or movement away from me...
I managed to find it with the find my drone and it was up the side of the bottom of the mountain (had to climb up to get it). So looks like it crashed straight into the side of the hill or the trees on the hill anyway.
It all happened very quickly, and was a pretty bad feeling knowing it could have easily been well out of recovery. But also it got me starting to research and then to these forums and I feel very fortunate to have recovered the drone after realizing how risky this flight was (and now realizing how little I knew and so many of the basics I wasn't doing).
It really should be mandatory to read these forums for newbies like myself before our first flights if we value our investment!
[Edit] Adding narrative on advice of @Doppler:
Here's what happened (as I remember) - I was at the bottom of a hill with a small stream running through it hoping to get some video of a sunset/mountains. There were large power lines in the area but I thought I would be far enough away to have any issues. Was planning to go straight up, take the video, then come down. (Was just looking for the video/photo!).
I set the drone down and used the take off button. I know now that sats weren't great at take off, but within a few seconds RTH was set and GPS turned green. I went straight up with the drone for what seemed only a very short moment (maybe 10 or 20 seconds).
I was looking at the screen and clicking to start the video (bird had been doing straight up fine) when the screen titled on a weird angle (to the left I think - but I didn't end up starting the recording so don't know) and I couldn't tell what the drone was pointed at. When I looked up I couldn't see the drone (but could hear it) so tried very timid down to see if the drone responded and then right to see if the screen view moved but it didn't seem that I was having much impact. Then the drone was on its side at the bottom of a tree (see photo). From noticing the screen tilting to crash seemed like less than 10 seconds.
Don't have much more to add as was very quick and I was new so wasn't even watching the map or movement away from me...
I managed to find it with the find my drone and it was up the side of the bottom of the mountain (had to climb up to get it). So looks like it crashed straight into the side of the hill or the trees on the hill anyway.
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