I was out on a late afternoon flight and horror of horrors, the Mini crashed.
Last message I saw on the Fly App was "motor unable to rotate...." (EDITED AFTER REVIEWING FLIGHT PROFILE) and saw the video on my phone of the Mini out of control then coming to a rest among what I could discern are tall grasses.
I was in Sport Mode at that time as it was a bit windy and actually on the way home and descending when this happened.
I am attaching the flight record for help from the kind expert souls here in analyzing the data and letting me know what happened. It is still under warranty so if this is, ehem "not pilot error", there is a chance I can make a claim.
Good news is that it is just nearby, about 800 meters away only from the home point. Bad news is I tried retrieving it this afternoon but the grass was too long and it was getting dark
Will try again to rescue it tomorrow. Hopefully, there will still be enough battery for the drone to flash and beep.
Since the area was very grassy, best case scenario is that the Mini is not too damaged and still a-ok
Worse case scenario is that it is a total loss.
Alternative best case scenario is to use this as a reason to get the Mini 2 or Mavic Air 2, hehehehe. But I digress
Last message I saw on the Fly App was "motor unable to rotate...." (EDITED AFTER REVIEWING FLIGHT PROFILE) and saw the video on my phone of the Mini out of control then coming to a rest among what I could discern are tall grasses.
I was in Sport Mode at that time as it was a bit windy and actually on the way home and descending when this happened.
I am attaching the flight record for help from the kind expert souls here in analyzing the data and letting me know what happened. It is still under warranty so if this is, ehem "not pilot error", there is a chance I can make a claim.
Good news is that it is just nearby, about 800 meters away only from the home point. Bad news is I tried retrieving it this afternoon but the grass was too long and it was getting dark
Will try again to rescue it tomorrow. Hopefully, there will still be enough battery for the drone to flash and beep.
Since the area was very grassy, best case scenario is that the Mini is not too damaged and still a-ok
Worse case scenario is that it is a total loss.
Alternative best case scenario is to use this as a reason to get the Mini 2 or Mavic Air 2, hehehehe. But I digress
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