DroneFlying
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DroneFlying Posted at 2017-4-26 10:11
Your incident looks very different from the recent cases of the Mavic simply losing power and dropping. The way your Mavic went down looks very much like it had a collision, a bird strike, or perhaps a prop failure.
I agree, and I'd like very much to see the raw video footage instead of the edited / spliced production. In particular I'm intrigued by what appears to be the shadow of a large object that shows up near the end. Since it was over open water at the time I wonder if the pilot was filming something and collided with whatever it was.
I'm intrigued by what appears to be the shadow of a large object
The more I watch it the more convinced I am that that's just the edge of the aircraft as the gimbal is tossed around while tumbling.
With the raw footage I was hoping to catch sight of a seagull loitering in the area or something, but as best I can tell there wasn't anything nearby. There does appear to be a sudden jolt near the end, but that could just be a propeller -- or part of one -- striking the aircraft. So at this point I agree with the consensus that some kind of propeller problem seems to be the most likely explanation, especially since you were throttling down near the end. |
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