yogi053
Second Officer
Flight distance : 26104915 ft
United Kingdom
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CloudVisual Posted at 3-10 05:19
An almost costly lesson learned, but you really should know where the drone is in the sky at all times and not have to rely on an RTH. Your reliance on an automatic safety system was what caused the problem, but had you just flown it back to you manually, this wouldn't have happened.
Also, RTH at low battery is fairly risky. If incorrectly configured, you can use up precious battery %. For example if the RTH height is set to 120m then the drone will rise to this altitude and then begin flying back, which wastes a lot of energy and could cause an issue if the battery is old or weak.
Thank you for your comments CloudVisual. As I typed here beforehand, I NEVER fly my craft below 25% level. This was a one-off situation and one which I will not repeat, hopefully. Incident still fresh in my mind so I will not make the same mistake again. Also, it was a cold windy day so we had the beach to ourselves and there was no danger of anyone else being involved. Reliance on automation of the drones is not to be relied on at all times and I certainly will take measures to learn from this. Cheers! |
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