Hello, this evening i decided to take my q500 for a spin with a huge led attached to it. I started her up, flew up about 50m and then s*** hit the fan. The quad flew VERY fast to one side away from me, it flew about 150m away from me while there was zero joystick input from me, but then i noticed that smart mode makes it stop and just hover(RTH didnt do nothing btw) then I switched back to angle mode to see if the problem is still present and... It was going completely crazy, flying in circles, losing altitude, speeding in various directions etc. I switched to smart mode wich made it hover first time but this time it didnt work. .. It stopped circling and just took off at insane speed( speed, and angle of attack was similar to when you fly without GPS) it flew towards highway and I just ran to see if I can see it in the air... thanks to that strong led torch that put on the drone i spotted it very far away and i switched to RTH wich this time made it fly to my direction at insane speed... Then it changed direction again and this time i hit smart mode again wich made it come directly to me, when it was past my house and near me I just said "im done with this" and just killed motors while it was speeding at me. Motors stopped and drone turned upside down and came crashing directly at me from an altitude of atleast 50-55 meters, I ran away, then looked back and i saw it hitting that deep(30cm) soft snow on my field, i instantly ran towards it, dug it up from the snow and removed the battery as the drone all was covered in snow. The drone appears to be phisically ok, frame is not broken, all props are intact. I dont know about electronics as there was water leaking out of the drone after i put in my house. Will have to take it all apart, dry it and check for other problems.
FACTS about the drone- gps was calibrated recently and i took off from that same slot previously without any issues. Newest firmware that has been running for few months now. Battery was ofcourse full. 12 sattelites at takeoff.
WEATHER DATA - absolutely zero wind, no clouds, minus 24 degress CELSIUS(yes pretty cold) might the cold be the issue?
No, there was no sd card in controller and I dont really care about returning or warranty as the drone frame has already been plastic welded and battery is not stock.
Have you guys heard anything similar with the q500? As far as i knoe my q500 is early model (cgo2gb, st10)
I will deffo remember this incident for a LONG time and i believe im pretty lucky.
FACTS about the drone- gps was calibrated recently and i took off from that same slot previously without any issues. Newest firmware that has been running for few months now. Battery was ofcourse full. 12 sattelites at takeoff.
WEATHER DATA - absolutely zero wind, no clouds, minus 24 degress CELSIUS(yes pretty cold) might the cold be the issue?
No, there was no sd card in controller and I dont really care about returning or warranty as the drone frame has already been plastic welded and battery is not stock.
Have you guys heard anything similar with the q500? As far as i knoe my q500 is early model (cgo2gb, st10)
I will deffo remember this incident for a LONG time and i believe im pretty lucky.