Nordium
Second Officer
Flight distance : 10875728 ft
United States
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KlooGee Posted at 2018-9-28 10:02
Very sorry to hear that you've lost your drone.
I agree with Wachtberger, for any of the members of this forum to provide an educated response to what may have happened, we would need to see your logs.
Thank you very much for your feedback. Before anything else, I just want to say that I appreciate your YouTube videos a lot because they've helped me not only make the decision to buy my Spark, but helped me to set it up correctly as well. The Spark has been the best drone I've ever owned and since I've purchased it, I've very quickly racked up 300 flights. Without your informative videos I definitely would not have pulled the trigger on getting it.
I agree with every point you've made. It was not smart of me to fly at such a far distance, but DJI has rated the Mavic Air to have a range twice as far as the Spark, which was one of the main features I was eager to test out since I've flown my Spark out and back 4+ miles and made it back with 30% battery left. I thought that the better battery life and range rating would mean a far, safe and successful flight.
Once I ascended to 1000ft+, the input from my left stick wouldn't register anymore. I had no choice but to stand and watch my drone descend to it's inevitable death, as I knew that the very dense urban environment I was flying in would greatly affect my signal at low altitude. When I first saw "No Image Transmission", I knew that it was gone as it was already in the "Critically Low Power" state. I used Find My Drone immediately to locate the drone, however once I successfully located it, Google Maps said that it was a 30 minute walk and I had no access to a car at the time. It was bad timing for sure, and an hour later when I got down there, I knew the battery was dead because my transmitter was not connecting to anything.
I agree with the ascending using significantly more battery, as I could see that from my flight log. However, with the amount of battery it had left (40%) after it had ascended and come back down already, it definitely could've made it back. There's no doubt in my mind that the battery was faulty, as it entering the critically low power state at 70% with all of the battery info on point is not normal.
Thanks again for your informative response. I really do appreciate your time. |
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