After many successful and trouble free flights today my good run come to a disastrous end.
Just after 8am this morning I went down stairs for a quick fly to take advantage of the nice morning light.
There wasn't a hint of wind and conditions were perfect.
I flew out over my usual water way for just over 200m then came back to where I was standing to take a clip of a new park that was just finished in a building complex.
My height was just under 60m, and clearance above the building I flew over was more than ample, not to mention the P3P was still in full sight. At 192m away and 57m up from my location and take off point I lost signal in an area I'd flown numerous times before without any issue what so ever.
Return to home kicked in and soon after saw the Motor Obstructed Error on my screen I heard the death rattle of my bird hitting the concrete ground below.
What confuses me is:
1. I wasn't far from where signal was lost and my bird was still visible - very unusual as my signal strength is normally really good.
2. When signal was lost and return to home kicked in the drone didnt rise to the preset of 140m.
3. Instead the drone went from 57m ALT to 27m ALT and crashed into a building (just nipped the corner)
Here's some info.
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Flight time Altitude Home Distance Type Notification
A 00m 00s 0 m 0 m Mode Mode changed to GPS_Atti
B 00m 00s 0 m 0 m Tip Home Point Recorded
C 00m 02s 0 m 0 m Mode Mode changed to AssitedTakeoff
D 00m 02s 0 m 0 m Tip Return-to-Home Altitude:140M
E 00m 03s 0 m 0 m Mode Mode changed to GPS_Atti
F 03m 24s 57.6 m 262 m Data Loss Downlink data connection lost for 7.3 seconds
G 03m 24s 57.6 m 262 m Mode Mode changed to GoHome
H 03m 25s 58.1 m 262 m Warning Signal Lost. Aircraft is returning home.
I 03m 36s 26.6 m 178 m Data Loss Downlink data connection lost for 10.5 seconds
J 03m 36s 22.8 m 178 m Warning Motor Obstructed
Just after 8am this morning I went down stairs for a quick fly to take advantage of the nice morning light.
There wasn't a hint of wind and conditions were perfect.
I flew out over my usual water way for just over 200m then came back to where I was standing to take a clip of a new park that was just finished in a building complex.
My height was just under 60m, and clearance above the building I flew over was more than ample, not to mention the P3P was still in full sight. At 192m away and 57m up from my location and take off point I lost signal in an area I'd flown numerous times before without any issue what so ever.
Return to home kicked in and soon after saw the Motor Obstructed Error on my screen I heard the death rattle of my bird hitting the concrete ground below.
What confuses me is:
1. I wasn't far from where signal was lost and my bird was still visible - very unusual as my signal strength is normally really good.
2. When signal was lost and return to home kicked in the drone didnt rise to the preset of 140m.
3. Instead the drone went from 57m ALT to 27m ALT and crashed into a building (just nipped the corner)
Here's some info.
Healthy Drones HealthyDrones.com - Innovative flight data analysis that matters
Download KML with these notifications
Flight time Altitude Home Distance Type Notification
A 00m 00s 0 m 0 m Mode Mode changed to GPS_Atti
B 00m 00s 0 m 0 m Tip Home Point Recorded
C 00m 02s 0 m 0 m Mode Mode changed to AssitedTakeoff
D 00m 02s 0 m 0 m Tip Return-to-Home Altitude:140M
E 00m 03s 0 m 0 m Mode Mode changed to GPS_Atti
F 03m 24s 57.6 m 262 m Data Loss Downlink data connection lost for 7.3 seconds
G 03m 24s 57.6 m 262 m Mode Mode changed to GoHome
H 03m 25s 58.1 m 262 m Warning Signal Lost. Aircraft is returning home.
I 03m 36s 26.6 m 178 m Data Loss Downlink data connection lost for 10.5 seconds
J 03m 36s 22.8 m 178 m Warning Motor Obstructed
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