Aircraft disconnected and crashed

[Fly Dawg]

I was wrong you guys aren’t pilots at least not responsible ones!

Speak for yourself my friend, not for the masses.

 

[Shaun]

I think the consensus is that it did hit the tower.

So if the consensus is that the drone hit the tower, private property and I’ve seen no comments on this is shocking.

 

[Shaun]

Speak for yourself my friend, not for the masses.

Not your friend and I think I do speak for legal pilots.

 

[msinger]

So if the consensus is that the drone hit the tower, private property and I’ve seen no comments on this is shocking.

Well, that would have been OT. The OP was asking what happened to his Phantom. He wasn't asking for us to school him on the law.

 

[bsartist]

So if the consensus is that the drone hit the tower, private property and I’ve seen no comments on this is shocking.

Your profile says you’ve been a member since sept 2015. If you’ve been lurking that long then you should have seen the countless threads with the judgmental posts you seek on this type of flying. If you haven’t, spend a little time looking around the forum and you’ll find plenty.

 

[Fly Dawg]

Not your friend and I think I do speak for legal pilots.

For the "masses" of us who do follow FAA and AMA guidelines, this was an unfair statement and uncalled for in relation to this thread. See post #44 for clarification.

 

[Shaun]

Your profile says you’ve been a member since sept 2015. If you’ve been lurking that long then you should have seen the countless threads with the judgmental posts you seek on this type of flying. If you haven’t, spend a little time looking around the forum and you’ll find plenty.

I haven’t been lurking, and your right I’m not going to impose my flying habits on this fellow that lost his drone. Sorry I’ll try and be more neutral.

 

[Russ43Phantom]

Another "no" should be added to the original comments ... "Dead, nothing, no signal, no GPS, no last known location". It was NO VLOS. One less drone flown by an operator who feels normal safety guidelines don't apply. That might be a good thing.

 

[Dave Billings]

Another "no" should be added to the original comments ... "Dead, nothing, no signal, no GPS, no last known location". It was NO VLOS. One less drone flown by an operator who feels normal safety guidelines don't apply. That might be a good thing.

Personally feel this comment was uncalled for...
"operator who feels normal safety guidelines don't apply"
Was good learning experience for this pilot to take a second look at altitude, rth settings and when to abort mission on first signs of potentially critical warnings.
If this was a water tower flight in a some what rural area. Not metro city where no regard for pubic safety.
Some are really quick to pass judgement yet they be judged... Live by the sword die by the sword mindset to the right and total idiots with no regard to other on the left.
Did anyone ever thing all this data is being used for future autonomous flight. Without human error none of this could be possible.
Best wishes to the pilot and I certainly hope you continue your journey.

 

[xspwhite]

I just don't understand why he decided to fly with the broken landing gear. If he buys another broken drone, I just hope he buys the parts to fix it.

 

[Shaun]

Personally feel this comment was uncalled for...
"operator who feels normal safety guidelines don't apply"
Was good learning experience for this pilot to take a second look at altitude, rth settings and when to abort mission on first signs of potentially critical warnings.
If this was a water tower flight in a some what rural area. Not metro city where no regard for pubic safety.
Some are really quick to pass judgement yet they be judged... Live by the sword die by the sword mindset to the right and total idiots with no regard to other on the left.
Did anyone ever thing all this data is being used for future autonomous flight. Without human error none of this could be possible.
Best wishes to the pilot and I certainly hope you continue your journey.

 

[Shaun]

I agree with your comment that the tower was in a rural area, it’s flying 2 miles to get there I didn’t understand. Flying a cheap drone 2 miles out of sight is not only illegal it’s unsafe. And he has the pile of parts to prove it. And when I say cheap I mean It is obvious there aren’t enough failsafes built into it at this price.
Live by the sword die by the sword are you talking about Bruce Willis?

 

[RunningWithScissors]

The left landing skid was slightly damaged when i received it and I ignored the compass error/controller announcing i was in ATTI mode.

This would have been a red flag for me, but then, that's just me.

 

[Dave Billings]

Retracting my statement as I did not read carefully. Defective out the gate! This was wrong...
Russ43Phantom was spot on...

 

[Nightwolf]

Live by the sword die by the sword are you talking about Bruce Willis?

I believe Jesus said it first. LoL

 

[Shaun]

Yes thanks for the Bible study. Not sure how it fits here.

 

[RunningWithScissors]

Yes thanks for the Bible study. Not sure how it fits here.

He was simply answering your question:

Live by the sword die by the sword are you talking about Bruce Willis?

 

[bsartist]

You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression. ;-)

 

[Shaun]

He was simply answering your question:

Ok I was wondering where that came from.

 

[DroneTurismo]

Good thing you missed the 6 pages of a kid going over his plans to drop knives from high altitides.
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Soooo.... you were in ATTI mode the whole time? Or did I read that wrong... either way I don't think I could pull that off at that distance in ATTI mode