Was flying with wife today and switched to sport mode and was flying circles around wife's Mavic Pro peeled off to bring home and flew into a tree at 39MPH 120 feet up. Mavic bounced off tree and fell, broke two arms, all props and has compass error. Can't download flight logs form AC is it worth fixing?
Sport mode is not my friend
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Is the camera/gimbal OK? I think it would be worth fixing. You could also look into having @Thunderdrones do the repair.
AnzacJack
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Was your wife smiling and shaking her head? 
I got that look the 1st time I flew a heli nose in (without crashing)Was your wife smiling and shaking her head?
Where are you located with trees 120 feet tall? Those are some very tall ones!
Just said get it fixed or replaced.Was your wife smiling and shaking her head?
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Ian in London
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That's the thing you have to watch out for with Sports Mode; massively increased stick sensitivity and massively increased stopping distances....Hope it's not too pricey to fix!
You might try disabling the Obstacle Avoidance sensors and then not bothering with Sports Mode; the OA is only useful if you're flying slow and low near obstacles, but it also limits the pitch and speed which can cause issues in you have a strong wind.... This way you'll have no need for Sports Mode at all...
Cheers
Ian
You might try disabling the Obstacle Avoidance sensors and then not bothering with Sports Mode; the OA is only useful if you're flying slow and low near obstacles, but it also limits the pitch and speed which can cause issues in you have a strong wind.... This way you'll have no need for Sports Mode at all...
Cheers
Ian
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You don’t know what you’re missing. And one day you may need to use it to get back if it’s windy out.
Ian in London
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Very true, but as the OP has shown, Sports Mode comes with its own issues!
That's why some people disable the Obstacle Ovoidance sensors to overcome the wind issue without needing Sports Mode Ian
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I fly a good 80% in sport mode. My Inspire I fly it with out GPS. It will do 75 mph. Now that’s fun. You just need to watch what you’re doing.
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Sports mode, Makes me smile. I won't go in to flying 250 race quads on 4 cell packs with 2300KV motors. Here is an example of where I have been, with flying quads over the last 3 years. No GPS here my friend. Fatshark goggles and a f4 board is all you need. These Mavics are like sitting in your favorite recliner on a sunday afternoon. It's all about stick time.
Thunderdrones gave me a fare estimate on repairs and will be sending to him as soon as work allows. Good news is dear wife got me to get a new one.
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Good woman. Lucky man.
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I can see a nice dinner coming her way and flowers. Good woman those are hard to find.
She does not like flowers (they don't last) and I take her out every saturday to her favorite restaurant.
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