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Spark flew away (with flight records)
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<blockquote data-quote="SPark_South_Oz" data-source="post: 121235" data-attributes="member: 17032"><p>I did notice the attitude pitch on the bowl meter, when in control in P mode, both left and right pitching, so there was a good wind coming from the south ?</p><p>The drone must have been trying to control it's location and was only going 0 - 2 or so km/hr most of the blow away part of the flight in atti,</p><p>Didn't notice the pitch on attitude bowl meter was unusual though, sort of confusing.</p><p></p><p>In hindsight, if you had the green RTH line on the drone to show the way home early (you only had 1 minute to do this from the time it went atti), you could have the Spark direction towards you, right stick down drop from 320' to 100' where the wind was possibly lower, and same time full right stick forward towards home.</p><p>Not sure it would have made it in atti mode, sports mode possibly.</p><p></p><p>The height of the flight for wind was simply too much for the drone this time.</p><p>The reason for atti mode will be interesting if it can be worked out.</p><p></p><p>Well, I hope to see your post in that MavicPilots section soon, and you get some good replies.</p><p>I am amazed by the predictions sometimes and locations / success given.</p><p></p><p>My guess is you might be lucky in that with 64% battery left, and the direction it was being blown, would have likely ended up in towards that farming lands, possibly as far as the suburb of Munnikhove, it sould have had enough battery and height as the wind still took it to get blown over the far side to and past Modderbeek, and more farm lands.</p><p>Farm lands are better than suburbs usually, especially if open.</p><p>Town they often end up lost in a garden, on a roof, people find and take away, etc etc, at least paddocks they can be clear and allow some chance.</p><p></p><p>The further the possible landing zone, the more allowance for drift has to be taken into account, hopefully your search area can be narrowed down well.</p><p></p><p>Best of luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPark_South_Oz, post: 121235, member: 17032"] I did notice the attitude pitch on the bowl meter, when in control in P mode, both left and right pitching, so there was a good wind coming from the south ? The drone must have been trying to control it's location and was only going 0 - 2 or so km/hr most of the blow away part of the flight in atti, Didn't notice the pitch on attitude bowl meter was unusual though, sort of confusing. In hindsight, if you had the green RTH line on the drone to show the way home early (you only had 1 minute to do this from the time it went atti), you could have the Spark direction towards you, right stick down drop from 320' to 100' where the wind was possibly lower, and same time full right stick forward towards home. Not sure it would have made it in atti mode, sports mode possibly. The height of the flight for wind was simply too much for the drone this time. The reason for atti mode will be interesting if it can be worked out. Well, I hope to see your post in that MavicPilots section soon, and you get some good replies. I am amazed by the predictions sometimes and locations / success given. My guess is you might be lucky in that with 64% battery left, and the direction it was being blown, would have likely ended up in towards that farming lands, possibly as far as the suburb of Munnikhove, it sould have had enough battery and height as the wind still took it to get blown over the far side to and past Modderbeek, and more farm lands. Farm lands are better than suburbs usually, especially if open. Town they often end up lost in a garden, on a roof, people find and take away, etc etc, at least paddocks they can be clear and allow some chance. The further the possible landing zone, the more allowance for drift has to be taken into account, hopefully your search area can be narrowed down well. Best of luck. [/QUOTE]
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