Litchi Flight playback.

[bronze661]

Here is a 1 minute video of the Mavic in the tree about 50 feet up. It's hard to see with this camera.I went to Home Depot and bought 7- 1' x 3/4 x 8 foot pcs of wood and directed the first one upwards and taped each one together as i raised them up using other branches as a guide. It was just too flimsy, I got it to the right height and only managed to hit the limb a little. I failed to get it down so far. Thanks to Sar104 it was exactly where he said it would be. I got my elevations wrong on some of the way-points.( not sure if the video will work, uploading from pc) I was heading back to the car when I spotted it way up there. UPDATE-the uploaded file does not have an allowed extension.

 

[IgorD2]

@sar104View attachment 61587

awesome

 

[Rnl]

Looked like a good place to do mission, no house mainly woods, very little people.

 

[Rnl]

Glad you found it, sar you are really good at saving our drones thanks.

 

[BD0G]

Purchase multiple lengths of PVC pipe 3/4" purchase the straight couplers. Slip fit the couplers on the pvc to make longer. Slide it up the tree branches and wiggle wiggle wiggle slap that Mavic to earth! Suspend a tarp above ground level to give a pocket that will catch it.

Another one found thanks to SAR104 ! We should start a thread with a running tally of all the Mavic finds that he has facilitated! Its actually kinda good that it crashed in the tree's as if it was on the ground it might have been snatched by now.

Oh, and LOL at the word usage of Subterrainian

 

[AMann]

Purchase multiple lengths of PVC pipe 3/4" purchase the straight couplers. Slip fit the couplers on the pvc to make longer. Slide it up the tree branches and wiggle wiggle wiggle slap that Mavic to earth! Suspend a tarp above ground level to give a pocket that will catch it.

Another one found thanks to SAR104 ! We should start a thread with a running tally of all the Mavic finds that he has facilitated! Its actually kinda good that it crashed in the tree's as if it was on the ground it might have been snatched by now.

Oh, and LOL at the word usage of Subterrainian

It’s a good idea, but he’s going to need guy wires on it with that floppy thing

Seriously though, I tried this before for an antenna. It’s too difficult to lift with 5 sections so a person pulling back on a wire tied in about 3 sections up helps.

 

[BD0G]

Oh, Return PVC and couplers with receipt afterwards.

 

[bronze661]

Thanks to all Mavic Pilots, your comments and suggestions were a huge help. I was able to get my Mavic out of the tree Tuesday morning before work. I used the old slingshot, fishing line, sinkers and thin rope routine. It took about 8 tries to get over the limb I needed. After spending 3 nights up in that tree and a little rain it seems to be just fine. Two chipped propellers. The battery is charged up. I haven't fired it up yet, just making sure its dry inside, but I think its ok. I will have the crash video out Friday evening sometime.

 

[bronze661]

Hopefully no one was around.

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If you turn that arrow about an inch to the left in was in the tree right before that first green top tree with a little sunlight on it. It wasn't an evergreen, no leaves at all.

 

[bronze661]

Hopefully no one was around.

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Worth your time to get him the log?
Trees what young kids and $20 bill are for.

I need to learn that elevation thing on google earth.

 

[BD0G]

Great that you successfully retrieved it! Waiting on video.

 

[tribar]

I need to learn that elevation thing on google earth.

In the Litchi Mission Hub check the "Above ground" checkbox direct under the waypoint altitude, this way the altitude you define for that waypoint wil be Above Groundlevel.

 

[bronze661]

In the Litchi Mission Hub check the "Above ground" checkbox direct under the waypoint altitude, this way the altitude you define for that waypoint wil be Above Groundlevel.View attachment 62422View attachment 62422

I see. So it will be that high over the ground even if the ground gets higher.

 

[bronze661]

I posted the video on Video and Photos friday, In case you missed it, here it is.

 

[atis]

Epic this Forum. Great guys here.