Recent content by John Mirro

I live at 8,700 feet in Colorado. I told Yuneec this when I bought my Q500. They told me I could fly it above 8,000 feet if I installed the software that defeats the no-fly above 8,000 feet feature and they also suggested that I but a set of more aggressive props. They never told me the Q500...

For what it's worth, here's another video of someone else with the same problem.

Your video captures the fall perfectly. Your descent speed looks similar to mine. However I hit uneven ground resulting in more damage. If you look at the video I posted above, from a previous uncontrollable descent, you'll see that once the Q hit the ground it regained power and I was able...

I hope you didn't sustain damage like I did. Try contacting Yuneec to see how to read the SD card from the ST 10+. I'm curious if it uncovers the cause of why this is happening. BTW... still no word from Customer Service. All I am told is that a technician has it.

A friend of mine, a professional photographer, bought the Q500 because he thought the camera was superior to the DJI Phantom 3. He found the Q500 to be very unstable, unfit for good photography, and returned it. He wound up with the DJI Phantom 4. On a recent trip to Oregon he sent it out to...

The same exact thing happened to my Q a few weeks ago. It just lost power and fell from the sky. This was not the first time this happened but all other incidents occurred at a lower altitude and no damage was sustained. However, this time the Q was about as high as my roof peak and it came...

Unfortunately, no SD card in the ST 10+. When the final descent occurred I was attempting to control the drone so didn't look at the voltage reading. Rats! Drone should arrive at Yuneec Monday. Anxious to hear what they diagnose the problem as.

I just added a link to a YouTube video of an uncontrolled descent. Here it is again.

Good questions! It did not completely shut down, but it lost enough power so it couldn't remain aloft. At the time of each descent the drone was stationary. Yes, the lights were on after it hit the ground. I have a video of one of the descents but the file format is not recognized when I try...

I have owned my Q500 4k since November of 2015. It has unexpectedly fallen to the ground about six times between then and now. The first five times it was low and no damage was caused. However, last week it fell from about the height of my house and the gimbal mount broke along with one...