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I knew it would be my turn one day.
Totally my fault, I should say.
I'll share my story so maybe it will help someone in the future.
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Took off from my boat, exactly as I have done dozens of times.
Clear and sunny day here in Brazil, I grabbed some nice footage from an island nearby.
Not more than 1 mile from my boat.
At 32% battery, I decided to bring the MP back, but got a strong lateral wind, so battery was draining fast.
I kept a straight line to my boat until I found that....it wasn't my boat.
I was so worried about the batter I never looked the map that easily would have alerted me of the wrong heading.
But wait.
There's more.
Without battery to make home I decided to land in a green grass field, so I could rescue it.
Battery died just as I landed.
Not bad, I thought.
It just so happened that the "green grass field" was green, but it wasn't a field.
In fact, it was one of those muddy small plants that grow on water, you know?
The kind that is not strong enough to hold the Mavic.
To add insult to injury, the area is absolutely polluted with trash that stick to the roots of the plants.
Go, tiger. You are fearless, I said to myself, and dove onto the garbage hoping to find my now-terminal drone still breathing, crying for my help, hanging from some branch.
But no.
It was already in that place of heaven full of drones owned by stupid pilots.
Probably engulfed by underwater creatures.
I went back to the pier, with my clothes stinking.
Took a hot shower.
Now I'm driving home wearing my underwear.
It'll be hard to explain to cop.
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Things I learned:
1. Never trust the camera only to head home when you are low on battery.
2. If you like to add a skin to your Mavic, do not use black. It's pretty hard to find at night. Use the most grotesque and contrasting color you can find.
Just a suggestion to DJI (I know there is a mod for this, but I think it will be a great addition to the factory version): a flashing LED that activates when the battery dies (powered by a small lithiun battery).
Well, that's it for now.
Please say something to cheer me up. Or not.
BTW, when will the next Mavic version be available?
Totally my fault, I should say.
I'll share my story so maybe it will help someone in the future.
===
Took off from my boat, exactly as I have done dozens of times.
Clear and sunny day here in Brazil, I grabbed some nice footage from an island nearby.
Not more than 1 mile from my boat.
At 32% battery, I decided to bring the MP back, but got a strong lateral wind, so battery was draining fast.
I kept a straight line to my boat until I found that....it wasn't my boat.
I was so worried about the batter I never looked the map that easily would have alerted me of the wrong heading.
But wait.
There's more.
Without battery to make home I decided to land in a green grass field, so I could rescue it.
Battery died just as I landed.
Not bad, I thought.
It just so happened that the "green grass field" was green, but it wasn't a field.
In fact, it was one of those muddy small plants that grow on water, you know?
The kind that is not strong enough to hold the Mavic.
To add insult to injury, the area is absolutely polluted with trash that stick to the roots of the plants.
Go, tiger. You are fearless, I said to myself, and dove onto the garbage hoping to find my now-terminal drone still breathing, crying for my help, hanging from some branch.
But no.
It was already in that place of heaven full of drones owned by stupid pilots.
Probably engulfed by underwater creatures.
I went back to the pier, with my clothes stinking.
Took a hot shower.
Now I'm driving home wearing my underwear.
It'll be hard to explain to cop.
===
Things I learned:
1. Never trust the camera only to head home when you are low on battery.
2. If you like to add a skin to your Mavic, do not use black. It's pretty hard to find at night. Use the most grotesque and contrasting color you can find.
Just a suggestion to DJI (I know there is a mod for this, but I think it will be a great addition to the factory version): a flashing LED that activates when the battery dies (powered by a small lithiun battery).
Well, that's it for now.
Please say something to cheer me up. Or not.
BTW, when will the next Mavic version be available?
. There are some screaming deals on EBay right now on the MP if you want to keep flying till the MPII comes out. Sorry again, that sounds like my worst nightmare
