Hello everyone.
I had my first crash yesterday and it was a pretty bad one. It wasn't through user error but was very bizarre what occurred.
I had been flying it all afternoon absolutely fine with no faults at all. Following that I was in Liverpool, UK and spotted a brightly coloured boat on the river. So I calibrated the Phantom (as I do for each new flight) got the green flashing lights and was good to go.
I took off and flew over without a hitch. However, all of a sudden I got a compass calibration required message! I am positive this is related to the boat but I don't know to what effect! Then the phantom took on a life of it's own. No matter what I did I couldnt seem to control the quad. So I took it higher hoping to gain control which didn't work and it eventually found it's way onto a roof, following a harsh crash of course.
I was happy that no injuries or anything occurred and that I didnt lose my quad in the water. After retrieving it this morning it has some battle scars (props snapped, crack on one arm around motor and a few scratches).
Now I turned it on today the first time after the crash to find issues. The phantom initialises fine, nothing out of the ordinary. However, once initialised the front red lights don't turn on. They turn on and flash with the back ones once starting however. What could this be? I have only noticed it now but that might be the way it is. Once the motors power up the lights then come on. Also, the quad is unable to find satellites. I did notice that the crash detached the GPS cable from the motherboard and since have plugged it in to not success. This seems to be the biggest issue. I calibrate it 'okay' and it just says ready to fly non-GPS.
Furthermore, the last three videos are black with no footage. I also struggle to connect the drone to the PC with a USB failure
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Many thanks,
Ben
I had my first crash yesterday and it was a pretty bad one. It wasn't through user error but was very bizarre what occurred.
I had been flying it all afternoon absolutely fine with no faults at all. Following that I was in Liverpool, UK and spotted a brightly coloured boat on the river. So I calibrated the Phantom (as I do for each new flight) got the green flashing lights and was good to go.
I took off and flew over without a hitch. However, all of a sudden I got a compass calibration required message! I am positive this is related to the boat but I don't know to what effect! Then the phantom took on a life of it's own. No matter what I did I couldnt seem to control the quad. So I took it higher hoping to gain control which didn't work and it eventually found it's way onto a roof, following a harsh crash of course.
I was happy that no injuries or anything occurred and that I didnt lose my quad in the water. After retrieving it this morning it has some battle scars (props snapped, crack on one arm around motor and a few scratches).
Now I turned it on today the first time after the crash to find issues. The phantom initialises fine, nothing out of the ordinary. However, once initialised the front red lights don't turn on. They turn on and flash with the back ones once starting however. What could this be? I have only noticed it now but that might be the way it is. Once the motors power up the lights then come on. Also, the quad is unable to find satellites. I did notice that the crash detached the GPS cable from the motherboard and since have plugged it in to not success. This seems to be the biggest issue. I calibrate it 'okay' and it just says ready to fly non-GPS.
Furthermore, the last three videos are black with no footage. I also struggle to connect the drone to the PC with a USB failure
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Many thanks,
Ben
