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<blockquote data-quote="Ophidia Snaketongue" data-source="post: 24236" data-attributes="member: 4719"><p>I would recommend you don't try pushing the limits of range at first. The spark may seem foolproof, but there is a lot of complex tech in that tiny body, and it's best to get a feel for the controls, especially the OhCrap button (otherwise known as the pause).</p><p></p><p>I speak from experience...one of my first flights of Hoverbee out in the wilds involved taking it off over some fields. It was quite low on battery, but it had plenty. Except, I flew it out to maximum range, and then it lost signal, did an RTH, but hit a headwind. It couldn't get back before it hit 10% battery, so it landed in a random farmer's field in the middle of a marsh covered with three foot rushes! I found it eventually (flight records and a tablet's GPS really helped), but I did lose a shoe in the process :/.</p><p></p><p>The whole thing was typical pilot's error and entirely my fault, I don't deny it. Live and learn!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ophidia Snaketongue, post: 24236, member: 4719"] I would recommend you don't try pushing the limits of range at first. The spark may seem foolproof, but there is a lot of complex tech in that tiny body, and it's best to get a feel for the controls, especially the OhCrap button (otherwise known as the pause). I speak from experience...one of my first flights of Hoverbee out in the wilds involved taking it off over some fields. It was quite low on battery, but it had plenty. Except, I flew it out to maximum range, and then it lost signal, did an RTH, but hit a headwind. It couldn't get back before it hit 10% battery, so it landed in a random farmer's field in the middle of a marsh covered with three foot rushes! I found it eventually (flight records and a tablet's GPS really helped), but I did lose a shoe in the process :/. The whole thing was typical pilot's error and entirely my fault, I don't deny it. Live and learn! [/QUOTE]
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