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Recent content by CaptOrr

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    Crash Next Steps

    Epilogue: Yuneec covered this as a warranty. Shipping both ways & rebuild were done at no charge. That covered my "cost-effective" criteria perfectly. As for my "quickest" criteria; not so much. I shipped to Yuneec on 9/6 & got my Q500+ back on 10/24. The customer service folks I talked to, &...
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    Crash Next Steps

    Thanks for the replies, I think it's a project I could take on myself, but decided after talking to CS to send it in. They've been great; quick responses so far. I'll let you know how I fare.
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    Crash Next Steps

    Pilots, looking for some advice on the best course of action. Flying my relatively new Q500+ yesterday. I was about half way through a large radius Watch Me circle at low speed when the Q500 tumbled from the sky. The circle I was flying was half over freshly mowed field and half over heavy...
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    Seems like fly-aways should be be fairly simple to prevent

    Thanks Ren57, it's good to hear you've had so many successful flights. That inspires confidence. We also have the telemetry data on the ST10+ card so we have a last position and a heading. I did as you suggested with my last UAV, but all I could do is make a guess on the heading. Google maps...
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    Seems like fly-aways should be be fairly simple to prevent

    I did a couple of quick ground tests. No props, motors at idle & motors running. I was not able to disable GPS from either the ST10+ settings screen or with the right stick full right, flick Smart/Home 4 times. Both these methods apparently only work when the motors are off.
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    Seems like fly-aways should be be fairly simple to prevent

    I'm a paranoid newbie. I lost my 1st UAV a couple of months ago & finally got up the nerve to try again. I recently bought a Q500+ after reading all great reviews of this product & Yuneec in general-especially their support. It sounds like, as with my 1st experience, fly-aways are some unknown...