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Recent content by Don Crowe

  1. Don Crowe

    Auto Take-off, Orbit Mode and Complete loss of Control. Horrible crash.

    If you contacted the tech. group in the states they are lying through their teeth to you. I had the same thing happen with my Typhoon last year. At first it was slow to respond to my inputs and in the end it just hovered at about 30 ft. and I had no control no matter what mode I tried. Finally...
  2. Don Crowe

    Typhoon H - Loss of Control - Crash -Telemetry Data

    Got a survey from the Yuneec repair shop yesterday. I used the survey to very professionally explain how poorly I thought they handled what should have been a routine warranty repair issue. I assume I won't here anything from them.
  3. Don Crowe

    Typhoon H - Loss of Control - Crash -Telemetry Data

    I sent my Typhoon H to Yuneec last July for what should have been a warranty repair. After arguing with them for five months I finally gave in, paid their ransom and got the H back last week. I haven't flown it yet and am almost afraid to. What they said the telemetry showed is no where close as...
  4. Don Crowe

    Typhoon H - Loss of Control - Crash -Telemetry Data

    Not what I wanted to hear but sense I had already spent $65.00 to send it to them I thought the best option was to let them repair it. They have already had my drone for almost 6 months while I tried to resolve the warranty issue which I lost. Their telemetry analyzes was completely opposite...
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    Typhoon H - Loss of Control - Crash -Telemetry Data

    I know just enough to be dangerous and you may have a good point. What I do know is that the conclusion Yuneec came to after analyzing my telemetry wasn't even close as to what actually happened. Yesterday after the tech. told me that telemetry showed I flew it into the ground and they wouldn't...
  6. Don Crowe

    Typhoon H Crash

    The camera mount has two design issues as I see it. The first is that the wires need to have a connector between the camera and the base. That way if the camera does come off the connector unmates rather than breaking the wires off at the ring as my Typhoon H did. My Blade camera was mounted...
  7. Don Crowe

    yuneec customer service excuses suck

    I had a phone conversation with Yuneec yesterday that didn't go well and the more inputs that I read from other drone pilots the more I am convinced that our Typhoon H's have a problem with the operating software. My Typhoon H stopped responding to my commands and just hovered at about 25 ft. I...
  8. Don Crowe

    Typhoon H Crash

    No problem but where I discovered the need for something better was with my Blade drone. It was a minor crash and nothing was broken but the camera came loose from all 4 of the rubber mounts and the 4 pins didn't help at all. I loosely installed the 4 small tie wraps and problem over. Where this...
  9. Don Crowe

    Typhoon H - Loss of Control - Crash -Telemetry Data

    I am not a seasoned pilot but I also had a loss of control situation resulting in a crash. I was bringing my drone home when it started to not respond to my commands. I finally got it back but lost all control and all it would do is hover about 25 ft. above me and nothing I did regained control...
  10. Don Crowe

    CGO3 Camera Just Dropped Off of the Drone!

    I just added a response below about the isolation dampeners. I had a minor crash with my Blade, which has a similar dampening design and the pins failed to retain the camera to the mount. The Blade has a connector between the camera and the mount and there was no damage so I just reconnected it...
  11. Don Crowe

    CGO3 Camera Just Dropped Off of the Drone!

    Good luck on getting any response from Yuneec. I just finished a 6 month battle with them on a warranty repair and they wouldn't take any responsibility for an obvious warranty issue. As for your camera issue, I had a Blade before my Typhoon H and the design of the camera mount on the Blade was...
  12. Don Crowe

    Typhoon H Crash

    Your video was very helpful. I wish I had it before I sent my drone back to Yumeec for repairs I only use my drone for short flights to take real estate pictures and have never had a problem with batteries. Can a fully charged battery fail after only a few min. of flight and how do you cycle...
  13. Don Crowe

    Typhoon H Crash

    I just ended a 6 month battle with Yuneec technicians. I was bring my Typhoon H back when it started to not respond to my commands. I managed to get it almost back when it completely stop responding to any of my commands and just hovered about 25 - 30 feet above me. I tried regaining control...
  14. Don Crowe

    A word to the wise from the not so wise

    I had a similar problem except it didn't involve a low battery. I was showing a friend my TH and was out about 75 maybe 100 ft. and had started back when I started to loose control. At first it was slow to respond to my inputs then at the end it quit responding all together and just hovered...
  15. Don Crowe

    What if question

    Good idea, thanks. I still hold little hope for getting it fixed under warranty. Their account of what happened is so far removed from what really happened and it has taken so long I just don't see Yuneec taking any responsibility for the malfunction. Thanks very much for the suggestions and I...