Suggestions on finding my lost drone

[Galopin]

Twice in the past, I have found my crashed Mavic Air in high grasses or at 20 feet high into a grey pine using a field Garmin GPS. Into the high grasses, I found it following the registered last Lat. Long. landing point doing square spiral till I almost walked on top of the drone. Second time, I transferred the .KMZ flight record on Google Earth to look for trails to reach an area closed to the crash site. I was able to plot a path on my Garmin GPS. I followed my GPS readings to a point telling me I was at 5 meters from the crash site. Looking up, I saw the geometry of a Mavic Air and its red colour hanging there at 20 feet above the ground. I swang my water bottle attached to a small rope till I was able to move the branch and drop the drone, intact, to the mossy terrain below. Maybe I was lucky! Good luck!

 

[Radio]

Good find, that was a tough one, really well camouflaged.
You got me thinking on what I can do to mine, I have one ARC strobe, maybe more
would help.

 

[Canalsman]

I use one of these:

Loc8tor Tracking Device Online Shop

Shop for your Loc8tor Lite tracking devices and accessories.

loc8tor.co.uk

There are YouTube videos reviewing use with a drone. The range can be up to a couple of hundred feet and would work especially well if the drone is above ground level.

 

[IgorD2]

Just like to say I successfully recovered my drone earlier today. Went back to the same spot and found it within 10 mins. Not an easy find but I had a positive mindset and determination on my side. Looks undamaged, had some water on it in a few places so I've dried it off and will assess later today.

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I've learnt my lesson big time. Cheers everyone! Happy flying

Happy that you found it, it was really hard to spot, well done sir!