Don't do this

[Todd W]

While locked down during Corona times, I decided to make a video of the toilet paper shortage and dangle one about 3'below my drone (mavic2 zoom) and do a video announcing my new drone TP delivery service, as a joke.
Well joke on me, as I dressed up like bubbles on TPB's and started production everything went great.
Then after reaching 150' or so dangling TP over the my neighborhood, I realized it wint come down !!! The sensor was seeing the TP and sees it as an obstacle or possibly ground ? Panic struck and after a minute or two, I got the TP swinging in a circular motion and it come down in spurts Didn't think that one out much got a video of it all around here somewhere.
Letting anyone else know, do not try this. Lol

 

[Meta4]

I realized it wint come down !!! The sensor was seeing the TP and sees it as an obstacle or possibly ground ?

You could have switched off the downward facing sensors.

 

[Todd W]

You could have switched off the downward facing sensors.

In hindsight I looked it up and it is possible, but was totally not prepared for that in the heat of the battle.

 

[Todd W]

Worst part was wife yelling at me the whole time, due to her witnessing another high dollar drone and several other RC aircraft demolished under my stupid thumbs lol
Before the drone police arrive, I had VLS and was 150' over an unrestricted flight area.

 

[pelagic_one]

I flew into a similar situation last month at my favorite wide-open, grassy park. Fog had just lifted, but there were a few low-lying spots still covered in a little fog. My M2P flew through the mist and just froze, hovering at eye-level above the ground.

A quick flip to Sport Mode got her in motion back to me. Lesson learned.

 

[Unknown Pilot]

lol - I had the same problem.



Experienced the same thing when I flew above some low cloud once. Sport mode got me though that but it didn't seem to help with the TP.

 

[Todd W]

Exactly what I was seeing lmao same picture somewhere around here. I'll have to find video too

lol - I had the same problem.

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Experienced the same thing when I flew above some low cloud once. Sport mode got me though that but it didn't seem to help with the TP.

 

[apeel]

Most important question is ... did the TP survive OK? ?

 

[Endeavor]

Now that's funny pooping your pants and the paper is in the sky

 

[Classic flyer]

While locked down during Corona times, I decided to make a video of the toilet paper shortage and dangle one about 3'below my drone (mavic2 zoom) and do a video announcing my new drone TP delivery service, as a joke.
Well joke on me, as I dressed up like bubbles on TPB's and started production everything went great.
Then after reaching 150' or so dangling TP over the my neighborhood, I realized it wint come down !!! The sensor was seeing the TP and sees it as an obstacle or possibly ground ? Panic struck and after a minute or two, I got the TP swinging in a circular motion and it come down in spurts Didn't think that one out much got a video of it all around here somewhere.
Letting anyone else know, do not try this. Lol

That's just dang funny...thanx for the laugh

 

[Shawn Paul]

I watched a vid the other day some guy trying to disable the sensors so he could film with the MM in tight areas (like under a low table). Even in Sport mode those sensors would kick the drone upward. a piece of tape covering the sensors did the trick. I used the same technique the other day and it worked well.....

 

[Drone4]

I can only imagine the panic. Looking at your battery left % back at the drone. Battery%, back at the drone, etc. Glad it worked out.

 

[Bebopperoo]

I had a similar problem with a lume cube on an insta 360 bottom mount, but the drone kept climbing even with full down stick.
Needless to say, i no longer fly as i no longer have a drone.???

 

[Frustrated]

was it clear or dirty