The visuals look like atti mode. But only in the way of drifting and nothing else. It did not show any signs of having controller input have an effect on the drift. Dropping below 6 satellites is a good possibility for explaining a flight mode change. The problem is the lack of flight control other then the option to descend. Like most I'm still learning the P3 characteristics.
Phantom Pro 3 vs Heavy Wind - near disaster
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The visuals look like atti mode. But only in the way of drifting and nothing else. It did not show any signs of having controller input have an effect on the drift. Dropping below 6 satellites is a good possibility for explaining a flight mode change. The problem is the lack of flight control other then the option to descend. Like most I'm still learning the P3 characteristics.
Frank
I have been using pre-p3 software and I have been looking to see if it records it. My pre-production p3 is on beta firmware and I dare not update which prevents me using the latest app
Edit - thanks to your help I have not only exported the CSV but also rendering a dashware video. Sent you the info via email. Looks like full satellite count
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That looks like the road between Hirwain and the A470?
I've often gone ton up along there... but not anymore, too many suicidal sheep!
Edit: It definitely is. You should go and do some filming of the waterfalls at Ystradfellta
I did not go into ATTI mode. That I am certain. However getting disorientated - I did wonder if this was the case. However my spotter who was next to me and reported that the first few seconds I was hovering and the sticks were in neutral when it picked up speed. He also reported that I was trying to stop the aircraft from flying away by applying full forward -> You can see in the video that the aircraft almost stops. I then let go off the sticks again and it drifts off rapidly. Like anything I can't vouch for this a 100% but I am not usually known for wrong sticking but I guess it can happen if the orientation is lost. Having flown over 50-60 flights this is the first time I have experienced this and it was LOS
That looks like the road between Hirwain and the A470?
I've often gone ton up along there... but not anymore, too many suicidal sheep!
Edit: It definitely is. You should go and do some filming of the waterfalls at Ystradfellta
Yes it is.. well spotted. ?? Suicidal sheep
Dashware Video - been uploaded to youtube
thanks Frank for tips on getting flight info without flytrex
thanks Frank for tips on getting flight info without flytrex
They hover around the ditches, waiting for a motorcycle to walk out in front of. They've already claimed several bikes & caused some serious injuries - generally, though, they'll come off worse.
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Are you able to play back the flight from "Flight Record" from within User Centre that shows stick movements and lots of other details? Just wondering if that will help work out what went wrong?
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P.S. I've flown many times with wind like this on my old P2V+, reaching 78mph a couple of times! I'm looking forward to trying this out on my P3 at some point.
As long as you're careful and have plenty of open space around you, and are willing to take a risk, then it really is great fun seeing the quad zip past at 70mph+ speeds!
As long as you're careful and have plenty of open space around you, and are willing to take a risk, then it really is great fun seeing the quad zip past at 70mph+ speeds!
That is the reason why I mentioned in a earlier post that I wished I was there flying with them. The landscape is almost perfect for high speed flights. The speed mph in my signature as it also shows was with a 21mph tail wind. If you compare that to the type of winds seen in Mohan's video it should have flown over 100mph.
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Man, you guys are nuts. I have a pretty funny video in my backyard where my old P2 goes up, gets picked up by a gust of wind and gets thrown into a tree. In like 7 seconds. Granted, it wasn't the smartest area to go up in, but in my defense it didn't seem windy at all on the ground, it was just swirling above me. Luckily some branches lightened the fall and the bird was fine. Durable little suckers. But I will NOT put my P3 up in windy conditions.
My software on the shield is so ancient it does not record stick movements unlike my new P3 running on the latest DJI Pilot 1.1.1
Flew the P3 today for over an hour and a half by cycling the 2 batts I got with an Invertor in the boot of my car.
By the time I had emptied 1 battery the one was 3/4 full using the P3 rapid charger and the Invertor. My Car engine was running half the time. It was up a mountain. Fairly windy - P3 was a champ and showed no ill effects from the bumpy landing
Mohan
Flew the P3 today for over an hour and a half by cycling the 2 batts I got with an Invertor in the boot of my car.
By the time I had emptied 1 battery the one was 3/4 full using the P3 rapid charger and the Invertor. My Car engine was running half the time. It was up a mountain. Fairly windy - P3 was a champ and showed no ill effects from the bumpy landing
Mohan
Frank - you are up there really when it comes to pushing things - you should take leekiya with you to get him started... Sorry Lee but wondering when you are going to joy ride your P3
Just a comment on the wind. I've flown the P2 in 30 mph winds. Initially scary but you get used to it quickly. The P3 should do even better. The wind will mess with you in ATTI mode - the biggest problem is that the aircraft will spin and lead to pilot disorientation. It doesn't look like that is what happened here.
I had a 250 racing quad that flew away because of high winds and spinning. I couldn't keep it on a path home and I couldn't land (it was over a river of all things). If anyone sees it, the last vector was towards Iceland. (Solution for that is to stay on the goggles/screen on FPV - no disorientation that way).
Just about any of the larger quads in GPS will maintain in 30 mph winds. I have a Tarot 810 that I maidened in that stuff and it was fine.
Like the UK people, if I don't fly in winds, then I don't fly.
I had a 250 racing quad that flew away because of high winds and spinning. I couldn't keep it on a path home and I couldn't land (it was over a river of all things). If anyone sees it, the last vector was towards Iceland. (Solution for that is to stay on the goggles/screen on FPV - no disorientation that way).
Just about any of the larger quads in GPS will maintain in 30 mph winds. I have a Tarot 810 that I maidened in that stuff and it was fine.
Like the UK people, if I don't fly in winds, then I don't fly.
Sure you didn't have it in ATTI mode? Also it's with noting the piece you have attacked to rhe landing skids likely to protect the gimbal in a crash is also going to add additional drag especially in such high wind conditions. Your phantom would have done better in those winds without it but regardless the P3 isn't mesnt for such extreme gusts of wind.
Yep not ATTI flight logs confirm it
gimbal guard is more likely to save my camera...
