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Hi! New to drones and found this great forum. Lots of helpful info and people who care about flying!
I got a P3P a couple of months ago. I've been reading the manual and even using the flight simulator to try to get the hang of things. I'm really excited about flying this. I'm working on my FAA
I made a stupid error last evening as it was cold and very grey but I wanted to get a flight in before sunset. BIG MISTAKE.
I never saw the tree branch overhanging the parking lot I was flying around and CRASH. Drone hits branches about 30' up (thank goodness it does not get stuck!) falls to the parkinglot upside down with what's left of the rotors still spinning wildly. I ran over and grabbed the drone by the leg and tried to get it to shut off.
I tried turning off the drone battery. No can do.
I tried telling it to land holding down on left lever of the RC. Nothing changed.
I took it to the home point since it said RTH, thinking maybe it will know it is home... Nothing.
Tried removing drone battery. Could not get my hand in the right position with rotors going. Everything is beeping and whirring. It was crazy.
I finally set the P3 on its side to stop the two rotors that were turning. Then I could finally turn the P3 battery off.
It was not my finest hour....
I put everything in the car because it was really starting to get dark and rain!
When I got home, I took the broken rotors off and surveyed the damage. scratches on the body. All 4 rotors broken. Everything else looks fine
Without the rotors on, I fired it up to see if it would even turn on. All 4 prop motors turned and indicate it was ready for take off. The camera goes up and down properly. Lights blink Everything seemed fine. DJI Go said everything was fine (other than being indoors)
BUT...
Are there things I should inspect for before my next flight?
And, is there a better way to kill the drone if that ever happens again?
Thanks for not scolding me for flying at dusk.... I will do my learning during the daylight hours from now on!
I got a P3P a couple of months ago. I've been reading the manual and even using the flight simulator to try to get the hang of things. I'm really excited about flying this. I'm working on my FAA
I made a stupid error last evening as it was cold and very grey but I wanted to get a flight in before sunset. BIG MISTAKE.
I never saw the tree branch overhanging the parking lot I was flying around and CRASH. Drone hits branches about 30' up (thank goodness it does not get stuck!) falls to the parkinglot upside down with what's left of the rotors still spinning wildly. I ran over and grabbed the drone by the leg and tried to get it to shut off.
I tried turning off the drone battery. No can do.
I tried telling it to land holding down on left lever of the RC. Nothing changed.
I took it to the home point since it said RTH, thinking maybe it will know it is home... Nothing.
Tried removing drone battery. Could not get my hand in the right position with rotors going. Everything is beeping and whirring. It was crazy.
I finally set the P3 on its side to stop the two rotors that were turning. Then I could finally turn the P3 battery off.
It was not my finest hour....
I put everything in the car because it was really starting to get dark and rain!
When I got home, I took the broken rotors off and surveyed the damage. scratches on the body. All 4 rotors broken. Everything else looks fine
Without the rotors on, I fired it up to see if it would even turn on. All 4 prop motors turned and indicate it was ready for take off. The camera goes up and down properly. Lights blink Everything seemed fine. DJI Go said everything was fine (other than being indoors)
BUT...
Are there things I should inspect for before my next flight?
And, is there a better way to kill the drone if that ever happens again?
Thanks for not scolding me for flying at dusk.... I will do my learning during the daylight hours from now on!