*I'm sorry I dont have the video for this. I never got to the height where i press record. Flight record is incoming, but indulge me for now
So I got cocky today and chose to set my RTH next to a tree in the park, thats next to the river.
I put it down for takeoff clear of the tree, do a compass dance.
i put it back down, too stupid to see it was now under the tree, if only just
Same as usual, I zoom straight up to 30ft for the RTH to kick in, eyes fixed on the screen.
Immediate sound of Branches crumbling! Engines no longer spinning!
i look up in time to see it drops 20 ft sideways, almost flip, engines scream into life before it hits the dirt, then starts to do the "Im seriously damaged" dance, flying just out of sight towards the riverbed.
i collect myself, already accepting it's smashed or in the river..
but i can still hear engines idling?
I run over and the little xxxxxxx on the ground 1m from the riverbed, hmm
At this point im thankful its not in the river, but postive it is terminal
I power it up up to confirm this.
3 engines are spinning, there is hope!
i go to check the damage to the engine and see the propeller is just unlocked.
All props are spinning! I notice the gimbal is not smashed or covered in dirt.
this post is getting epic so i'll finish by saying that mavic never hit the ground!
every collision feature had gone into overdrive, it finally righted itself, got into a hover and landed just
as far from the water as it needed to,
and I am..happy !
So I got cocky today and chose to set my RTH next to a tree in the park, thats next to the river.
I put it down for takeoff clear of the tree, do a compass dance.
i put it back down, too stupid to see it was now under the tree, if only just
Same as usual, I zoom straight up to 30ft for the RTH to kick in, eyes fixed on the screen.
Immediate sound of Branches crumbling! Engines no longer spinning!
i look up in time to see it drops 20 ft sideways, almost flip, engines scream into life before it hits the dirt, then starts to do the "Im seriously damaged" dance, flying just out of sight towards the riverbed.
i collect myself, already accepting it's smashed or in the river..
but i can still hear engines idling?
I run over and the little xxxxxxx on the ground 1m from the riverbed, hmm
At this point im thankful its not in the river, but postive it is terminal
I power it up up to confirm this.
3 engines are spinning, there is hope!
i go to check the damage to the engine and see the propeller is just unlocked.
All props are spinning! I notice the gimbal is not smashed or covered in dirt.
this post is getting epic so i'll finish by saying that mavic never hit the ground!
every collision feature had gone into overdrive, it finally righted itself, got into a hover and landed just
as far from the water as it needed to,
and I am..happy !
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