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Camera lens cracked as a result of mist/fog causing infrared sensor failure
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<blockquote data-quote="ChristoffB" data-source="post: 88558" data-attributes="member: 15478"><p>Good day all,</p><p></p><p>So yesterday the unfortunate happened...</p><p></p><p>I was flying on a mountain pass, taking photos of the mist as it was coming in from the ocean. I was caught off guard a bit by die speed in which the mist suddenly descended on me. Knowing that mist/fog and the spark don't mix, I immediately started to decent in order to land. On the way I got the message "Infra red sensors failure, land as immediately". I continued to throttle down. Drone went into RTH, so I let it do it's thing. Then I noticed that it is coming in a bit hot, so I hit the pause button - no reaction. Came in hot, clipped the fence by the side of the road and fell to the ground. Results were some damaged props, but worst of all -a cracked camera lens.</p><p></p><p>Now I have 3 questions -</p><p>- Was this normal behavior of the spark? I must add that as the drone descended it had cleared the mist/fog completely (at least by 20m height) before hitting the ground.</p><p>- Will a repair center be able to replace the lens, or does the whole gimbal need replacing?</p><p>- Can this be a warranty claim?</p><p></p><p>Flight record here:</p><p><a href="https://app.airdata.com/share/vhQumz" target="_blank">here</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChristoffB, post: 88558, member: 15478"] Good day all, So yesterday the unfortunate happened... I was flying on a mountain pass, taking photos of the mist as it was coming in from the ocean. I was caught off guard a bit by die speed in which the mist suddenly descended on me. Knowing that mist/fog and the spark don't mix, I immediately started to decent in order to land. On the way I got the message "Infra red sensors failure, land as immediately". I continued to throttle down. Drone went into RTH, so I let it do it's thing. Then I noticed that it is coming in a bit hot, so I hit the pause button - no reaction. Came in hot, clipped the fence by the side of the road and fell to the ground. Results were some damaged props, but worst of all -a cracked camera lens. Now I have 3 questions - - Was this normal behavior of the spark? I must add that as the drone descended it had cleared the mist/fog completely (at least by 20m height) before hitting the ground. - Will a repair center be able to replace the lens, or does the whole gimbal need replacing? - Can this be a warranty claim? Flight record here: [URL='https://app.airdata.com/share/vhQumz']here[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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