It seems the forest ate my brand new P4P+ ... I took off, and made a beeline straight towards some antennae (which I am learning may not have been a good idea?) that were about 2.5 miles from and 1300 feet above the home point. The drone lost connection at about 8300 feet from me, so still more than a mile from the antennae. It does not seem to have attempted a return to home. This happened a couple of days ago now, and I went to the location that was indicated by the last instant recorded on the flight log from the controller (a very long, strenuous hike, through thickets, poison oak, etc) and did not find it. I had full line of sight to the drone (though I could not actually see it because it was too far away), and I know it was still several hundred feet above the trees and over a thousand feet above me when I lost connection.
As you can see from the log, I had 83% battery at takeoff. It attempted a "smart" return to home at 5m 44.6s, but it was only at 64% battery at that point, so I figured I could push on. A couple minutes later, it lost connection completely and I never saw it again.
...I thought that 8300 feet should be small potatoes for this drone on a clear day with line of site. The lost connection did not seem right to me... What really surprised me was that it did not make any attempt to return to home (well, it never reconnected) and the drone was more or less lost forever. We have a prediction of rain coming up this evening, so I am thinking it is a final death knell ... If I don't find it by today, I guess I have some accessories I can put bullet holes into...
Anyway, I have attached the flight log. I am hoping someone can tell me what happened...
As you can see from the log, I had 83% battery at takeoff. It attempted a "smart" return to home at 5m 44.6s, but it was only at 64% battery at that point, so I figured I could push on. A couple minutes later, it lost connection completely and I never saw it again.
...I thought that 8300 feet should be small potatoes for this drone on a clear day with line of site. The lost connection did not seem right to me... What really surprised me was that it did not make any attempt to return to home (well, it never reconnected) and the drone was more or less lost forever. We have a prediction of rain coming up this evening, so I am thinking it is a final death knell ... If I don't find it by today, I guess I have some accessories I can put bullet holes into...
Anyway, I have attached the flight log. I am hoping someone can tell me what happened...