HunterBrooks
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United States
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I had my first unexpected landing today - hit some tall grassy weeds in the mountains and the P3 gently flipped over and landed on its back. Not even a scratch, and it flew perfectly afterwards. I used my iPad's GPS to track its location since the P3 was still powered on - GPS lead me right to it.
But it got me thinking, if the battery had popped out, it could have taken me all day to do a grid search. Even with GPS leading me right to it, it wasn't until I was about 15' away that I could physically see it.
So the question is, how neccessary is an external GPS device like Trackimo if the P3 is powered off and hidden from view. Couldn't I just use the map in the Flight Log to see its last known position. I can't seem to come up with a realistic scenario where the Flight Log wouldn't get me within a 10-30' radius of its final resting spot. I mean, I can come up with 100 "non-realistic" scenarios like the battery popped out AND my tablet died AND the receiver broke AND blah blah blah .... you get the point.
Realistically, is an external GPS device really a must-have accessory now that true "fly-aways" are somewhat a thing of the past?
Thanks!
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