Hi all,
Amateur DJI Mavic Mini 2 flyer here.
A couple of weeks ago I was flying over Ullswater on a beautiful misty morning (if it helps set the scene, I’d got married there the day prior). The drone hit critical battery and as I knew I couldn’t get back to where I’d taken off from, I tried to reach dry land to collect. As I was doing so the drone performed an emergency landing and, based on the last recorded footage and a search of the area, it landed just shy of land, sinking into the lake.
By pure chance, whilst I was searching for the drone I bumped into a local dive club member who was planning to dive right where I crashed. Whilst I set off on my honeymoon they did their dives and recovered my drone from a depth of 3 metres. They’ve since posted it back to me and it’s been drying out in rice etc for a few weeks.
I’m yet to try and power the drone up but one thing I’m noticing is that the camera lens/lens glass is misting/coated in condensation. Can anyone advise if it’s possible to disassemble the camera to clean this up/other tactics?
I’ve plugged the battery in to the flymore charger (whilst unplugged) and it’s recognised the battery which I take as a positive.
I’m yet to check the memory card but will post the drones final moments for posterity.
Any tips on drying etc really welcome.
James
Amateur DJI Mavic Mini 2 flyer here.
A couple of weeks ago I was flying over Ullswater on a beautiful misty morning (if it helps set the scene, I’d got married there the day prior). The drone hit critical battery and as I knew I couldn’t get back to where I’d taken off from, I tried to reach dry land to collect. As I was doing so the drone performed an emergency landing and, based on the last recorded footage and a search of the area, it landed just shy of land, sinking into the lake.
By pure chance, whilst I was searching for the drone I bumped into a local dive club member who was planning to dive right where I crashed. Whilst I set off on my honeymoon they did their dives and recovered my drone from a depth of 3 metres. They’ve since posted it back to me and it’s been drying out in rice etc for a few weeks.
I’m yet to try and power the drone up but one thing I’m noticing is that the camera lens/lens glass is misting/coated in condensation. Can anyone advise if it’s possible to disassemble the camera to clean this up/other tactics?
I’ve plugged the battery in to the flymore charger (whilst unplugged) and it’s recognised the battery which I take as a positive.
I’m yet to check the memory card but will post the drones final moments for posterity.
Any tips on drying etc really welcome.
James