I bought my Air 3 When it came out and have used it almost every day since in numerous locations with great footage !
Sadly to I went to my home field surrounded by dense forest to locate a small lake sunk in the forest !
I nearly always hand fly but knowing the trees are about 70 feet tall hand flew towards the lake failing to see it !
I decided to use a Nav point and added 2
Altitude I set at 106 feet, speed 10 mph in Normal mode
Took it off and started nav . The drone climbed and headed off in the right direction
Suddenly a tree top appeared ! my natural reaction was to climb it ! No response and the drone flew straight into the dense evergreen foliage
I always have obstacle avoidance on in stop mode and the drone was in normal not high speed mode so it should have stopped
DJI have been great and a new drone on its way but do be careful in Nav mode and do not fully trust obstacle avoidance
As for the drone I love it and DJI are a great company
Sadly to I went to my home field surrounded by dense forest to locate a small lake sunk in the forest !
I nearly always hand fly but knowing the trees are about 70 feet tall hand flew towards the lake failing to see it !
I decided to use a Nav point and added 2
Altitude I set at 106 feet, speed 10 mph in Normal mode
Took it off and started nav . The drone climbed and headed off in the right direction
Suddenly a tree top appeared ! my natural reaction was to climb it ! No response and the drone flew straight into the dense evergreen foliage
I always have obstacle avoidance on in stop mode and the drone was in normal not high speed mode so it should have stopped
DJI have been great and a new drone on its way but do be careful in Nav mode and do not fully trust obstacle avoidance
As for the drone I love it and DJI are a great company