You will have to give some more reasons for this statement. Is it against the law to lose your drone? I can think of a number of scenarios where I am flying legally and the drone could be lost. The guys is asking a valid question and someone always has to get negative. I don't get it. At least you did give a suggestion in the end.
I think you missed one thought. If I follow the law AND if the GO 4 app works the way it should, I should never lose a drone. The GO 4 app has a 2.5 out of 5 approval rating for good reason. My contribution to the low score is the time I launched off an abandoned dirt road, the drone went up ten feet then flew sideways at high speed for fifty feet and ended in long grass on a rise in the ground. Yes, there could have been a buried pure iron meteorite there, but in that case, a finder would have been more convenient than walking around in wet weeds for half an hour. BTW, I put on four new propellers and it worked fine in a new location.
Technically a drone should be flown within line of sight of you, or another paired operator. Therefore, the moment you lose your drone, you're operating illegally.
You know that's a darn good point.
And that brings me back to a simple beeper you can get. I've seen them with a removable watch battery. The super cheap method is to just turn the beeper on while you're operating, if you lose your drone you can find it that way. They're pretty loud, and cheap enough that I have one on all of my FPV drones. $20 - $25
If i ditch in a lake, am I still operating while it sinks? If i have polarized sunglasses, I could watch it as it sinks. Sorry just being stupid. Your beeper idea is interesting, but does it get irritating while flying around? Beeps and dings start to get on my nerves after a while.
Thank you, Canuk. Your breath of normal is so welcome. Now any ideas on the tracking units, anyone?
I am a State Farm client already, so this might be the most inexpensive answer. Thanks.
Just a note here. See if you can get an additional PAP policy that would cover just the drone. If you elect to cover it under your homeowner's insurance it could be Subject to your homeowners deductible which is usually100 to $500.
Hey, Thunderdrones, does this whole syndrome look repairable in some way, or is it just deep in very complex software? I would love to ship my mess to you, give you money, and get a problem free package in return mail. Do I dream?
Hi John . Ross here from Brisbane Down Under - Used the Marco Polo in Iceland about 6 months ago when my Mavic pro decided to venture afar on its own accord after a short flight . Unit was returning to home when it suddenly disconected , increased altitude and flew rapidly past the RTH point and out of sight .
