SgtDannySgt
lvl.4
Flight distance : 283904 ft
Costa Rica
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DJI Stephen Posted at 2-1 09:49
Hello and good day Danny. I am sorry to know what happened to your DJI Mavic Pro. Please keep us posted on the said situation for us to help you further. Thank you for understanding and for your support.
Hello DJI Stephen
Thanks for your message. I have been reviewing the flight log and there is alot I could have done better.
1. When I got the warning about the wind, i should have brought it in immediately but I stopped going forward as I wanted to take a quick video of the Valley, which was breathtaking. (I was able to get that video from the cache!) Instead what I did is I began video taping and did not pay attention to the controller which was showing that the drone was running away from me. In my defense, I did fly in worst wind conditions here in Costa Rica and was able to land the aircraft safely. In checking the other logs, those days of high winds, the winds weren't in a head wind configuration though like yesterday.
2. When I realized that the drone was flying away, all I focused on was bringing it back home. Seeing the battery power dwindle rapidly didn't help and fell into a tunnel vision. I should have lowered the altitude and switched to sports mode as suggested in this thread, but again, being in my tunnel vision...
3. One more thing I could have tried was to attempt to bring the aircraft back in angles instead of head on. So by pointing let's say 30 degrees to the right bring it in, then move it back 30 degrees passed the track to the left etc... I may have been able to bring it in. Am sure others would have other solutions and am always open to comments.
Lessons learned:
A. Check the !@#$%^& wind conditions immediately prior to the flight, not a couple hours before.
B. Since emergencies like this do not happen often.. actually for me it was the first time... IF I decide to purchase another drone, I will make some quick and short checklists on different scenarios, have them plasticized and kept in my flight kit for easy access and reference. These checklists would definitely get me out of my tunnel vision.
An expensive lesson learned!!
Danny |
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