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Recent content by Jethros

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    Typhoon H - Newbie

    Hi Pat ... now I KNOW I did not push the red kill motor button in flight ... sorry, I took 'Emergency-Killed' as meaning that's when the bird crashed. Does the 'Emergency-Killed' event mean the red button was pushed?? Cause if that is the case, there is something wrong with my recorded...
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    Typhoon H - Newbie

    Dilly, Thank you so much. Super appreciate your feedback here. That at least seems to jive with what Yuneec is telling me. Although I still do not recall switching back to Smart mode that final time. But it was 3 months ago and everything happened so fast. I will also admit, it does kinda...
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    Typhoon H - Newbie

    Thanks Jeff : ) One of the first things I did after crashing my H was go out and buy one of the cheap 'toy' drones on the market. Figured it would be a good option to learn and practice flying in angle mode whilst waiting for my H to be repaired. Looking forward to seeing how my...
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    Typhoon H - Newbie

    Thanks Eagle Eye : ) Even with the exchange, that works out cheaper than what Staples is trying to charge me. Think I've seen a few how-to videos on You-tube showing how to replace the arm. Doesn't 'seem' all that difficult. Especially if the motors are already pre-installed in the arm tube...
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    Typhoon H - Newbie

    Happy Sunday everyone. Finally able to post a bit of a follow-up here for my repair. Has been a while. Almost three months now since I started the repair process. My experience with Yuneec customer service so far has not been very fun. In fact I have to admit it has been one of the most...
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    Typhoon H - Newbie

    Thanks very much to everyone who's responded here!! Very much appreciate all the feedback and well wishes. Makes me feel better that I'm not the only one who's experienced this before : ) I will be calling Yuneec first thing next week and see what they say. Will go from there and post back...
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    Typhoon H - Newbie

    Good morning all. Hope everyone had a great Xmas!! Mine has turned out to be a little bitter sweet. Started off great. Opened up my new Typhoon H drone on Christmas eve. Super excited. I am new to the drone world. Read through all the documentation that night. Made sure batteries were all...