H Pro w/ RS... 7 Months old, about 110 flights... Idiot in that, this is my first RC camera rig... slightly less of an idiot that
I flew a Blade Nano, bumping into the ceiling and walls of my apartment, six weeks before I took out the H... (as was
recommended on this board... started my reading and education here, 2 months before I got the H). I have taken it slow...
so far only two minor crashes (both pilot error) resulting in minor (and thankfully, easy to repair) damage to the gimbal
mount and landing gear.
Have already replaced my 2 of my original batteries, but again my own fault, by too many times leaving them fully charged
for several days before flying, and my own laziness in having waited 6 months after getting the H, to finally purchase
a charger with a storage discharge feature.
Finally last month had my first major crash with the H, attempting to do my first CCC route. Did a death spiral (god
that is the most sickening thing to see on the ST-16 screen.) Of course first thing I did was look up to where it had
been in the sky, disbelieving what I had seen on the screen. And since this was my first CCC attempt it was done
in a familiar park that I had flown many times before... 75 feet in altitude and the first of 4 waypoints being maybe
75 yards distant, so I wasn't far from the bird.
Preflight I did my standard checks, plus did a accelerometer and Compass calibration without issue. Battery was solidly
in as I always check for 2 clicks, the second being the battery lock, as well as verifying the snug placement of the battery
in relation the the back end of the H. Took off with about 14 Sats, status LED was blinking the normal purple/white.
Setup the CCC mission, again with a minimal 4 points, pretty much to go in a quasi-circle.
Successfully programmed and saved the mission, landed, changed batteries and started the mission... H proceeded
to the 1st waypoint, but then became unresponsive to pushing the left stick either forward or backward to start the route.
At that point I was looking at the ST-16, trying to figure out how to cancel the mission and regain flight control. It was
then, that the H did it's uncontrolled descent. Camera took the brunt of the fall, but it was not as bad as it could
have been... as it was in a park and fell onto turf, not bare ground or concrete. 3 broken arms and 1 broken landing gear,
plus camera damage.
Yunnec CS has looked at the telemetry and determined that the H went into "emergency mode" (whatever the F that is)
just before falling and that it would be a covered warranty repair. I'll have to get more info as to what exactly what
"emergency mode" is, but I'm assuming there was nothing I could have done to prevent it. At Yuneec Ontario, now
for repairs.
While I love the design of the H, I will say that flying with this bird, is probably similar to playing Rugby in a traditional
Scottish kilt... you'll enjoy the breeze, until you pay the price in a collision...
I flew a Blade Nano, bumping into the ceiling and walls of my apartment, six weeks before I took out the H... (as was
recommended on this board... started my reading and education here, 2 months before I got the H). I have taken it slow...
so far only two minor crashes (both pilot error) resulting in minor (and thankfully, easy to repair) damage to the gimbal
mount and landing gear.
Have already replaced my 2 of my original batteries, but again my own fault, by too many times leaving them fully charged
for several days before flying, and my own laziness in having waited 6 months after getting the H, to finally purchase
a charger with a storage discharge feature.
Finally last month had my first major crash with the H, attempting to do my first CCC route. Did a death spiral (god
that is the most sickening thing to see on the ST-16 screen.) Of course first thing I did was look up to where it had
been in the sky, disbelieving what I had seen on the screen. And since this was my first CCC attempt it was done
in a familiar park that I had flown many times before... 75 feet in altitude and the first of 4 waypoints being maybe
75 yards distant, so I wasn't far from the bird.
Preflight I did my standard checks, plus did a accelerometer and Compass calibration without issue. Battery was solidly
in as I always check for 2 clicks, the second being the battery lock, as well as verifying the snug placement of the battery
in relation the the back end of the H. Took off with about 14 Sats, status LED was blinking the normal purple/white.
Setup the CCC mission, again with a minimal 4 points, pretty much to go in a quasi-circle.
Successfully programmed and saved the mission, landed, changed batteries and started the mission... H proceeded
to the 1st waypoint, but then became unresponsive to pushing the left stick either forward or backward to start the route.
At that point I was looking at the ST-16, trying to figure out how to cancel the mission and regain flight control. It was
then, that the H did it's uncontrolled descent. Camera took the brunt of the fall, but it was not as bad as it could
have been... as it was in a park and fell onto turf, not bare ground or concrete. 3 broken arms and 1 broken landing gear,
plus camera damage.
Yunnec CS has looked at the telemetry and determined that the H went into "emergency mode" (whatever the F that is)
just before falling and that it would be a covered warranty repair. I'll have to get more info as to what exactly what
"emergency mode" is, but I'm assuming there was nothing I could have done to prevent it. At Yuneec Ontario, now
for repairs.
While I love the design of the H, I will say that flying with this bird, is probably similar to playing Rugby in a traditional
Scottish kilt... you'll enjoy the breeze, until you pay the price in a collision...
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. 1.5 and 2mm hex keys to open the ST-16. Use a very thin blade flat screw driver to initiate lifting the finger pads, then lift away by hand. Careful when you split the case. There's some wires that bridge the two halves.
