There are many things I might have done differently. To try out the Typhoon H, I chose a large parking lot near the local town beach (Oyster Bay, NY). AT this time of year it is usually devoid of cars. However I wanted to be sure that should cars arrive they would not drive too near so I choose a site near the perimeter--a bad choice. I had started the drone motors previously and noted that the camera controls were functioning correctly. I THOUGHT I thoroughly understood the controls which were in "mode 2 configuration" (Throttle and yaw on left stick; Left/right, forward/back on right stick). The flight mode was on "angle". All went well at first. 10 satellites were showing and I raised the drone to about 10 feet and let it hover. I did some maneuvers, forward and back, left and right tests. The drone seemed to be drifting slowly away and up and I had difficulty correcting this. Beyond my launch site was a railroad track with power lines above. I feared the drone was drifting that way. There was grass below it and it continued rising. I pulled the throttle back to lower the drone. It responded by going up. I let go the stick and it hovered. What to do? I should have lowered the gear but the drone was drifting upward and I feared the power wires. AT 12 feet the drone might have sustained less damage with the gear down but I did not make the right decision. I pushed the red power button and the drone fell to the ground, breaking off the camera and damaging three of the propeller arms (the mechanism that retains them in the "locked up" position no longer kept the arms up.
The factors that contributed to the crash included: My lack of flying experience, the too-close proximity to the RR tracks, my failure to lower the landing legs, my decision to abort the flight by depowering the drone, and possibly the failure of the controller throttle to lower the drone gently when I tried to throttle down. The drone is now being evaluated at a repair shop and I have not yet received the good or bad news regarding th extent of the damage. It is good advice to buy a cheap drone to start out with. I strongly agree. Thoughts anyone? Thanks.
The factors that contributed to the crash included: My lack of flying experience, the too-close proximity to the RR tracks, my failure to lower the landing legs, my decision to abort the flight by depowering the drone, and possibly the failure of the controller throttle to lower the drone gently when I tried to throttle down. The drone is now being evaluated at a repair shop and I have not yet received the good or bad news regarding th extent of the damage. It is good advice to buy a cheap drone to start out with. I strongly agree. Thoughts anyone? Thanks.