lost my drone though i know it's general area. what are my options?

[umanbean]

3. Is there anything else I can do to avoid this from happening?

That's easy, and simple...

Two things - and both have already been mentioned previously in this thread.

1. NEVER power on the Drone close to ferrous metal, to include sitting on concrete with metal rebar reinforcement... this will negatively affect the compass.
2. ALWAYS wait for an adequate GPS lock - at least 9-10 satellites, and wait for the app to announce 'home point acquired'... otherwise the Drone will not know where home point is.

Post your logs for crissakes!

 

[GFields]

I am wondering if the OP really wants to know

 

[Dronut]

4. Has anyone put their contact details on the drone? That may be a good idea. Just not sure how to make it big enough that it be visible yet small enough to get all the important information. eg "IF FOUND PLEASE CONTACT ME AT XXX.XXX.XXXX".

Glad you got your drone back.

I put a text file on the SD card in the drone that has my name and phone number. I named the text file with the same details so even if they can't open it the details are still there.

Did you maybe change the Home Point in the app while you were test flying with your brother?

 

[Merrill277]

Use find my drone. The drone is the triangle and you are the dot. Use contour maps to better see where you are.

 

[BossBob]

Use find my drone. The drone is the triangle and you are the dot. Use contour maps to better see where you are.

I can’t see this helping in this case. Balconies are all going to be at the same position on a map, just separated by a vertical component.