Froze my Motor

[Rob Dog]

Today I flew my Mini 4 Pro in Central Oregon and it was 24 degrees and foggy. I got up pretty high (---- ;o) ----) and one of the motors failed. The interesting part is that it still flew but I lost the ability to steer it. I dropped down to about 500' AGL and steering came back.

Never did get above the fog layer this time....

 

[GadgetGuy]

There is a reason behind the FAA 400 foot AGL limitation for drone pilots.
What height above 500 AGL were you flying at, when the motor failed?

 

[BossBob]

Above 500ft in fog!!! You shouldn’t be at any height in fog!

 

[Paul Iddon]

Sad to say, but I have no sympathy for you.

 

[DoomMeister]

SMH!!! Hard to believe the stupid antics some people pull. We are at the same level as VFR pilots and are not allowed to fly through clouds and fog is a cloud. No wonder our lawmakers keep adding more restrictions to flying drones.