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- May 26, 2018
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So I took my Q500 4k out to a local lake access:
Put on my blades,
turned on controller
after it started turned on drone
with 16 sats I launched and flew for about 3 minutes to an altitude of maybe 50 feet.
I'm watching the drone and suddenly I see something black come off the drone and float into the marsh I'm hovering over.
I immediately freak out and wait for the drone to fall to it's death
BUT it is flying well and then I realize what I forgot.
I never took off the gimble cover!!!
Besides adding that to my checklist, I'm going to paint the replacement neon green. Also next time I fly over water, i'm bringing my Kayak
New Cover: $4
lesson learned: Priceless!
Put on my blades,
turned on controller
after it started turned on drone
with 16 sats I launched and flew for about 3 minutes to an altitude of maybe 50 feet.
I'm watching the drone and suddenly I see something black come off the drone and float into the marsh I'm hovering over.
I immediately freak out and wait for the drone to fall to it's death
BUT it is flying well and then I realize what I forgot.
I never took off the gimble cover!!!
Besides adding that to my checklist, I'm going to paint the replacement neon green. Also next time I fly over water, i'm bringing my Kayak
New Cover: $4
lesson learned: Priceless!