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Low Altitude Crash & Flip

SoccerRef12

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Went out today and wanted to do a low level video following the creek bed out front of the house. Wanted to quickly get to my start point so switched to Sport mode where the Spark immediately flipped over and went into the pasture grass. I was using the DJI GO 4 Mod app. Started to walk out to find it and easily saw the LED lights flashing. It was only about 100 feet from takeoff point. Takeoff point is uphill and when I switched to sport mode it may have been slightly below takeoff altitude. I've used sport mode before to go quickly to a video location with no problems. Don't know what made it behave do strangely. No damage at all. Still had 80% battery so did a couple more flights no problem. [emoji848]
 
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Went out today and wanted to do a low level video following the creek bed out front of the house. Wanted to quickly get to my start point so switched to Sport mode where the Spark immediately flipped over and went into the pasture grass. I was using the DJI GO 4 Mod app. Started to walk out to find it and easily saw the LED lights flashing. It was only about 100 feet from takeoff point. Takeoff point is uphill and when I switched to sport mode it may have been slightly below takeoff altitude. I've used sport mode before to go quickly to a video location with no problems. Don't know what made it behave do strangely. No damage at all. Still had 80% battery so did a couple more flights no problem. [emoji848]
That is a weird one for sure Jerry but very glad for you that Sparky was ok (tough little bugger). Might be worth checking the log to see if there were any sudden voltage drops or any other weirdness. Was there much wind at the time? When flying low in some areas sometimes a sprig of some sort will be sticking up out of the ground a foot or two that you can't see if at any distance, maybe just happen to catch one in the props at the time.
 
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