Hi, I am new to drones and have had my new breeze 4k less then a week. Yesterday as I was flying it said it had lost wifi connection. it started to fall and I was able to turn off wifi and back on and get connection before it hit the ground to land. It did it a second time and this time it never regained wifi status. It fell to the ground, hit some trees, and ended up in pieces. Anyone else know how to rectify. Also, I thought that if something went wrong, it would return to home????? Under control....
New Drone loses wifi in the air then free falls to crash
- Thread starter Ike
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Lost WiFi should initiate Return Home sequence.
It sounded like the battery died. You might have bought an old stock of new Breeze. The battery that came with it sat in the box for so long and there's often problem with LiPo battery sitting unused. A popular symptom was the battery discharging very fast, in some case, 1% drop every second.
It sounded like the battery died. You might have bought an old stock of new Breeze. The battery that came with it sat in the box for so long and there's often problem with LiPo battery sitting unused. A popular symptom was the battery discharging very fast, in some case, 1% drop every second.
thanks. i think it was still on when it hit the ground as i could hear it. but non the less, not sure why i'm losing the wifi connection. I chatted online with yuneec. I may take it into best buy geek sqaud. now the remote wont turn off. I think I may just return the whole thing as it has had problem after problem and it's not even a week old.
What mode were you flying in when you lost WiFi connection?
Was GPS enabled or disabled?
How long did you hold in the power button to turn off the controller?
None of what you posted makes any sense for how the Breeze acts if you are flying with GPS enabled.
What did Yuneec Support say when you talked to them?
Was GPS enabled or disabled?
How long did you hold in the power button to turn off the controller?
None of what you posted makes any sense for how the Breeze acts if you are flying with GPS enabled.
What did Yuneec Support say when you talked to them?
While the suggestions above are valid, I’d take it back. Don’t mess with it, it should not behave this way. You may be fighting issues for a long time if you don’t.
Good luck.
Good luck.
Ike,
You must be very quick. If your Breeze was at maximum height of 80 meters, and you could detect it falling instantly you would only have 4 seconds to reestablish WiFi connection and give full throttle to avoid a crash.
What I suspect is that you lost WiFi and the Breeze was landing on its own which it will do if GPS is off. The second time you could not regain connection and it self landed in trees.
The GPS has to be enabled for the Breeze to do an RTH. If it isn’t enabled the Breeze will do just what you described, with the exception that it is landing and NOT falling.
You must be very quick. If your Breeze was at maximum height of 80 meters, and you could detect it falling instantly you would only have 4 seconds to reestablish WiFi connection and give full throttle to avoid a crash.
What I suspect is that you lost WiFi and the Breeze was landing on its own which it will do if GPS is off. The second time you could not regain connection and it self landed in trees.
The GPS has to be enabled for the Breeze to do an RTH. If it isn’t enabled the Breeze will do just what you described, with the exception that it is landing and NOT falling.
Exactly the same opinion here. Some Breeze landings might look like crashes but they will contact the ground with the landing gear.
Let's say it was GPS enabled. And for the most part you're having problems but do manage to get it in the air.
One problem. That involves your phone or tablet, may be ypur processor is either too slow. Or overloaded with other apps which wouldn't render near enough leftover ram to have a properly functioning breeze app. In which case you'll end up with
(a) video lag, or delay,
(B) improper takeoff. Or no liftoff. Or lift up to straight back down.
(C) which may be where you have the same problem as (b). Just during a flight. Which could explain any sudden drop. In any of those cases. Your phone has some problems.
Another issue. Could be with the drone. Itself. Either in hardware. Such as the board.
Or you were landing And trees registered as ground. In which case. Motors off. Either way. 90% of problems. Start between the seat and the steering wheel.
One problem. That involves your phone or tablet, may be ypur processor is either too slow. Or overloaded with other apps which wouldn't render near enough leftover ram to have a properly functioning breeze app. In which case you'll end up with
(a) video lag, or delay,
(B) improper takeoff. Or no liftoff. Or lift up to straight back down.
(C) which may be where you have the same problem as (b). Just during a flight. Which could explain any sudden drop. In any of those cases. Your phone has some problems.
Another issue. Could be with the drone. Itself. Either in hardware. Such as the board.
Or you were landing And trees registered as ground. In which case. Motors off. Either way. 90% of problems. Start between the seat and the steering wheel.
