A week after getting my H back for a faulty Intelsense module I was able to take a nice 1 hour flight at sunset. Today I was going to attempt another one following my surfer buddies. The H went into 5 rotor mode about 10 feet off the ground after take off and stated to fall. I was able to retract the gear partially before she hit the rocks! Saved the camera and surprisingly only snapping one prop.
I have had a 5 rotor mode issue in the past and was able to catch it and avoid further damage. This time it looks like the right rear motor failed and she just started falling. I was so stunned I couldn't react quick enough to attempt a catch. Ironically it was the same motor that snapped a propeller during my troubleshooting a few weeks ago prior to sending it back a second time for warranty repairs. Do you think this was a coincidence or snapping a rotor was a warning? I thought these brushless motors have few documented failures.
I'm going to call Yuneec and see if they will do the warranty work 3 weeks after it expired. If not, it's going to be an out of pocket expense and then I'm selling her. I'm sorry, I have had 4 major issues with my H in a year of ownership - non were my fault and I've just lost confidence in it. I fly over water 80% if the time and losing it to the bottom of the ocean.....uurgh. I may get an H+ someday because I do love the platform. I really can't see myself flying a DJI Phantom after convincing all my friends the H is a better machine. Just gutted having such bad luck with my H.
My flight last Friday before today's crash- So sad.
I have had a 5 rotor mode issue in the past and was able to catch it and avoid further damage. This time it looks like the right rear motor failed and she just started falling. I was so stunned I couldn't react quick enough to attempt a catch. Ironically it was the same motor that snapped a propeller during my troubleshooting a few weeks ago prior to sending it back a second time for warranty repairs. Do you think this was a coincidence or snapping a rotor was a warning? I thought these brushless motors have few documented failures.
I'm going to call Yuneec and see if they will do the warranty work 3 weeks after it expired. If not, it's going to be an out of pocket expense and then I'm selling her. I'm sorry, I have had 4 major issues with my H in a year of ownership - non were my fault and I've just lost confidence in it. I fly over water 80% if the time and losing it to the bottom of the ocean.....uurgh. I may get an H+ someday because I do love the platform. I really can't see myself flying a DJI Phantom after convincing all my friends the H is a better machine. Just gutted having such bad luck with my H.
My flight last Friday before today's crash- So sad.