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RichJ53 Posted at 2015-11-19 00:11
Nice logical information Tim
Written in a prefect way for all of us to understand....
Yeah, this is great stuff. I KNOW, since I've crashed (but have gotten REALLY lucky) because of EXACTLY a couple of them! LOL (Cry OL?) Yes, these are embarrassing.
1) I put new props on. Spun them down until they stopped, and figured I'd tighten them the next thing I flew. I FORGOT! USE A CHECKLIST! Fortunately, I flew for 5 minutes with no problems, and the props did tighten A LITTLE. A severe resonant vibration that I recreated indoors started, gave me strange warning messages (Engine Blockage, Engine at Idle), and I was close enough, and over grass, so I quickly landed. No damage. When I saw the cause, I felt like SUCH an idiot. Use a checklist before takeoff. Everyone can be an idiot on occation. Checklists are a key safety item in real aircraft.
2) FLYING OUT OF SIGHT VIA FPG ONLY IS REALLY REALLY FUN! AND DECEPTIVELY DANGEROUS! I'll still take the risks, but I know them much better now, and am MUCH more cautious.
I was flying down this little road, increased my altitude to be "safer", and ran right into a powerline. EPIC SPECTACULAR NEAR CRASH THAT I MUST POST! The video is so perfect, everything looks so good, and the collision comes as a complete shock. The aircraft does a quick forward flip, gives an "Engine Overspeed" warning (desperately trying to right itself), and recovers about a foot from the pavement, with the camera pointing at one of the landing skids! I don't see how the camera can even point there. It snaps back to stable, with the horizon crooked, and slowly climbs back up to the powerline altitude. My FPV had flashed and gone black for a couple of seconds -- right as I saw the lines. I was sure I killed my bird. But the FPV came back, the bird was responsive. The horizon even straightened. I cautiously flew it back, inspected it, wiped gunk from the power lines off the front of the landing gear, and it has flown for many hours since then. DJI MAKES STURDY PHANTOMS! This video is spectacular, and would make a good advertisement for the P3P's resiliency. Although it was partially a lucky mirical. LOL
I haven't duplicated any of the other scenarios, but they look VERY easy to fall into. SUPER GOOD POST THAT WILL SAVE A LOT OF MONEY AND HEARTACHE.
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