I fly indoors and out at work for visual inspections. Today, I wanted to go look at a drain pipe they believe is leaking, no big deal. Put the flood light on for extra light, and took off in tripod mode to go take a look. I needed to go up about 65 feet, and forward of my position by about 100 feet, with clear sight lines. Got the drone up about 20 feet, with about 50 feet of open space still above it, and it refused to climb. When I took my hands off the control sticks to look and see if I wasn’t seeing an obstruction, it started wandering all over the place, and hopped into normal mode. Mind you, the physical switch on the controller was in T. I managed to regain control and land safely, rebooted everything (controller, drone, and iPad we use as a viewfinder) and tried again. Same result. I landed again and put it away, the drone program is too new to sustain a crash just yet.
The thing I’m having trouble with is that I’ve flown this drone indoors before, so I know it works, but this part of the building is very dark, I’m wondering if that was messing with the drone.
The thing I’m having trouble with is that I’ve flown this drone indoors before, so I know it works, but this part of the building is very dark, I’m wondering if that was messing with the drone.