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Maritimer
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Im devastated ... Out in a open field about 4 ft from ground and was starting to assend upwards. Wind out of nowhere sent drone into some trees that are along the river bank. Sun got in eyes last heard drone clipping trees between field and river bank. I looked for it i may not of been in right area, or its at the bottom of the river. Regardless, how do i check log files to see where it is?


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2017-8-7
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Mark The Droner
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Sorry for your misfortune.  Upload your log to the below site and paste the link here so the membership can help you.

http://www.phantomhelp.com/LogViewer/Upload/

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ALABAMA
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I hate to hear that sound.............
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Maritimer
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Mark The Droner Posted at 2017-8-7 12:54
Sorry for your misfortune.  Upload your log to the below site and paste the link here so the membership can help you.

http://www.phantomhelp.com/LogViewer/Upload/

Tried and it wont upload the txt file

Error Code: INET_E_DOWNLOAD_FAILURE

Fixed i had to copy to laptop ...

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Maritimer
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http://www.phantomhelp.com/LogViewer/6NL02HTL1ZFP16ECMW24/
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Labroides
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The flight record shows the Phantom flying at about 12 ft higher than the launch point and crashing
crashing from around 1:23.
The altitude falls to 1.3 ft in the last line of the data record so the Phantom probably isn't up high in a tree.
The last GPS location recorded was 45.173797        -63.726690
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DJI Diana
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Sorry for your loss, have you reported this to the Support? Please contact the Support to start a case.  http://www.dji.com/support
2017-8-8
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Mark The Droner
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Sun's coming up!  If I was you I'd get out there and start looking for it again
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Mark The Droner Posted at 2017-8-8 02:15
Sun's coming up!  If I was you I'd get out there and start looking for it again

We all have the GPS co-ordinates now. Finders keepers?
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Tmygun
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Labroides is spot on.......if the last recorded height it 1.3 feet it would either be on the ground and hopefully visible or it could have tumbled into the river.  Really sorry about your P3A.
If you have a GPS app capable phone...you could punch in the coordinates and look for it that way.

Good Luck!
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blackcrusader Posted at 2017-8-8 03:30
We all have the GPS co-ordinates now. Finders keepers?

40 hours drive time and 2668 miles away. I guess I'll pass.
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MaxAdj
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Lesson for us all to know how easy it is to loose control and hit something unintended.  Hope it didn't bounce off the tree and into the water.  Glad I bought my tracker system.
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bluemarley67
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i hope i never have this problem or a system fail and loose one of my drones
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Maritimer
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Drone found! Was out looking for it in the rain and slipped down a bank and fell into the river. When I was  coming back up the bank there it was lying facedown in muck and battery about 7 ft away from drone. All looks ok physically I'm hoping it will work once I get it dried off. Battery found about 7 FT from drone, unusual?

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Maritimer Posted at 2017-8-8 06:30
Drone found! Was out looking for it in the rain and slipped down a bank and fell into the river. When I was  coming back up the bank there it was lying facedown in muck and battery about 7 ft away from drone. All looks ok physically I'm hoping it will work once I get it dried off. Battery found about 7 FT from drone, unusual?

Daryl

It's very comon for the battery to release on an impact.
All it takes is a tiny bit of deformation of the case and the latches let go.
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Maritimer
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was shocked as another foot the battery be bottom the river lol
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Keep us updated if it works again.
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Maritimer
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Lucas775 Posted at 2017-8-8 06:48
Keep us updated if it works again.

WILL DO .... BTW how do I get coordinates from where the drone went down from the flight records? Do I need a program for that?
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Labroides
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Maritimer Posted at 2017-8-8 06:50
WILL DO .... BTW how do I get coordinates from where the drone went down from the flight records? Do I need a program for that?

All you need for investigating an incident is given to you by http://www.phantomhelp.com/LogViewer/Upload/
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Labroides Posted at 2017-8-8 07:04
All you need for investigating an incident is given to you by http://www.phantomhelp.com/LogViewer/Upload/

Also download google earth you can download your flight logs and see the flight path your drone took.
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blackcrusader
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Maritimer Posted at 2017-8-8 06:30
Drone found! Was out looking for it in the rain and slipped down a bank and fell into the river. When I was  coming back up the bank there it was lying facedown in muck and battery about 7 ft away from drone. All looks ok physically I'm hoping it will work once I get it dried off. Battery found about 7 FT from drone, unusual?

Daryl

Ha.... karma, fate, or what ever good thing you slipped and that's how you found your drone.  Let it dry out for a long time.  Perhaps in a room with very dry air or ask if you know any one has a low temp machine to dry out your drone in.  Maybe not a kiln or a forge.  lol

Hope it's all OK.   As it was raining you may want to be careful that battery did not get wet. Look for any swelling and I'd wait before charging it. Let it also dry out.
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Glad you found it.
Hate to admit it... BUT,
I have knocked the battery out of both of mine. maybe more than once. I fly here at home 99% of the time and its a obstacle coarse.
With the battery knocked out of yours I'd dare say even if it got rained on or fell in the water.. IF thoroughly allowed to dry out. It should be ok.
Provided the impact didn't cause damage.

These guys are pretty tuff.tough
2017-8-9
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You should be able to ping it. I would imagine that the b battery was fully charged and that would enable it to ping for days. That is, if it didn't go into the water.  Also check your flight log on your tablet. That will show the route that it took.
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Labroides
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Rodger8 Posted at 2017-8-9 06:09
You should be able to ping it. I would imagine that the b battery was fully charged and that would enable it to ping for days. That is, if it didn't go into the water.  Also check your flight log on your tablet. That will show the route that it took.

He found it back in post #14
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Maritimer Posted at 2017-8-8 06:30
Drone found! Was out looking for it in the rain and slipped down a bank and fell into the river. When I was  coming back up the bank there it was lying facedown in muck and battery about 7 ft away from drone. All looks ok physically I'm hoping it will work once I get it dried off. Battery found about 7 FT from drone, unusual?

Daryl

Good for you Daryl ! glad to here you got it back. I hope it is OK .

A fellow Nova Scotian  Drone pilot
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Labroides Posted at 2017-8-9 06:16
He found it back in post #14

The post was for his information in case he gets hung up again. That is what the forum is for, helping others learn.
2017-8-10
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bluemarley67
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Daryl, put the entire drone in box or large bag of rice do same with battery although i wouldn't trust the battery to charge inside i would also let drone sit for 2 days in rice bare minimum 1 day 24hrs hope it comes back to life for you!
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