Today, I flew my DJI Phantom 3 Advanced two times.
The weather was clear and temperature in the 40s F.
The first flight lasted not quite 14 minutes.
That flight went fine.
During the second flight, the Phantom at 48 seconds into the flight, flipped over at 177 feet and fell like a stone, and hit an empty parking lot.
The machine is totaled.
Luckily, the memory card was recoverable, so I have the photos I was taking.
I have flown this machine over 120 flights, and not really had a problem.
All of my batteries are around 20 months old.
When I look at the flight data on www.healthydrones, there was a voltage drop of .13 volt right before the crash.
Would that be enough to cause a crash?
The earlier flight had some voltage drops of under .1 volts.
What voltage is the machine trying to maintain for healthy flight?
Wind speed is shown at between 11 and 17 mph, which doesn't strike me as excessive.
I was flying sideways and ascending when the Phantom failed.
I am looking for reasons, this craft crashed.
I am open to suggestions.
Is there a way to share the flight record with the group?
The weather was clear and temperature in the 40s F.
The first flight lasted not quite 14 minutes.
That flight went fine.
During the second flight, the Phantom at 48 seconds into the flight, flipped over at 177 feet and fell like a stone, and hit an empty parking lot.
The machine is totaled.
Luckily, the memory card was recoverable, so I have the photos I was taking.
I have flown this machine over 120 flights, and not really had a problem.
All of my batteries are around 20 months old.
When I look at the flight data on www.healthydrones, there was a voltage drop of .13 volt right before the crash.
Would that be enough to cause a crash?
The earlier flight had some voltage drops of under .1 volts.
What voltage is the machine trying to maintain for healthy flight?
Wind speed is shown at between 11 and 17 mph, which doesn't strike me as excessive.
I was flying sideways and ascending when the Phantom failed.
I am looking for reasons, this craft crashed.
I am open to suggestions.
Is there a way to share the flight record with the group?