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My son was flying his FC40 today. We set him up with a WIFI extender (Amped Wireless SR10000) which has significantly increased the range of his camera for FPV.
So the boy flies it over to his friends house a few blocks away, and loses connection to the camera. (He came in low for a good look, which cut the video link.
So what does he do? He increases altitude on the controller, tries to re-establish video (can't). Instead of putting in failsafe mode, he decides to try homelock. He put the controller in home lock and pulled back on the stick.
Guess which stick he pulled back on ? LEFT!. The Phantom promptly descends into a tree. But to my son, his Phantom just disappeared.
A search begins. Must have walked under that tree 5 times (we did- recovered the video). Sent up my P2V+ on a search mission. No luck. Spread the word in the neighborhood that we were offering a $50 reward. That got 20 kids looking all over for it. Pissed off a few neighbors with backyard fence jumps..
The sun sets, Jack is strolling home dejected, when he looks up and sees a flashing light. Darn thing was on the top of a tree. A few minutes later, with the help of a ladder and a pool skimmer boom, the FC40 is home.
Then my son asks me if he gets the $50 reward....LOL
So the boy flies it over to his friends house a few blocks away, and loses connection to the camera. (He came in low for a good look, which cut the video link.
So what does he do? He increases altitude on the controller, tries to re-establish video (can't). Instead of putting in failsafe mode, he decides to try homelock. He put the controller in home lock and pulled back on the stick.
Guess which stick he pulled back on ? LEFT!. The Phantom promptly descends into a tree. But to my son, his Phantom just disappeared.
A search begins. Must have walked under that tree 5 times (we did- recovered the video). Sent up my P2V+ on a search mission. No luck. Spread the word in the neighborhood that we were offering a $50 reward. That got 20 kids looking all over for it. Pissed off a few neighbors with backyard fence jumps..
The sun sets, Jack is strolling home dejected, when he looks up and sees a flashing light. Darn thing was on the top of a tree. A few minutes later, with the help of a ladder and a pool skimmer boom, the FC40 is home.
Then my son asks me if he gets the $50 reward....LOL