I don't have "lost drone found" story.. I only have "lost drone" story :D My Nazgul is still "rolling in the deep" BTW awesome video!! I laughed so hard my stomach hurts! I'm happy for Blaz and his drone Do you maybe know if I have a GPS rescue set up?
Awesome video man! I think this is the first video(at least I had seen) showing the RTH all the way until the 'crash'. That was a pretty sweet landing!
Love that surprise and the look on your cousin's face :-) I have a "disconnected drone forgotten" story. Lost an EMAX Babyhawk II HD a couple of weeks ago due to radio disconnection as it flew low behind the mangroves during low tide. As high tide was fast approaching, I didn't want to risk getting bitten by nasty stuff in the swampy regions just attempting to recover it. And I knew exactly where it was, but also decided not to fly out a recovery drone and risk it failing as well. And as the tide eventually rose, I decided to let it go. Now, seeing all the salt and the amount of resources needed to repair your cousin's Titan, I guess getting a new one was the better option. AND getting one that has GPS and GPS rescue properly setup. In hindsight, getting a lighter freestyle basher with a smaller frame isn't the most important thing. I think GPS is a must, not just for long range, it is a must especially if you strap on expensive Lithium Ions and GoPros on to it. Oh well. Great story, this episode :-)
Great stories. Nice that you found it. Lost my first drone when flying it LOS, basically, the wind took it away. I was not an experienced pilot at that time. 2.5years ago I lost Reverb in a river. I was trying to hit a gap below a bridge but I hit a tree branch instead. The drone felt into the stream and I was not able to find it. I lost Armattan Badger in ocean year and a half ago. I got into RC shadow (big rock between me and drone), GPS rescue activated but I panicked and hit the disarm. When I regained RC link the drone disarmed and I was not quick enough to save it.
I have one that was water damaged. I disassembled everything (including my dji air unit and camera), cleaned it all with fresh water and a toothbrush, blew it all out with a camera lense blower, cleaned it all with alcohol, blew it with the blower again, left it to dry for two days and it all works! I did have to flash the firmware to my esc, flight controller, and re-flashed the air unit but, it all works! My quad did not have conformal coating but it does now! Lol! Good luck!
@@tomstrojnik for 1 day underwater and 2 months on a shelf. It is the minerals that remain on the boards that are conductive. That is why I took everything apart and cleaned it twice. The fresh water to wash away the minerals and salt, the alcohol to remove the trace minerals from the fresh water.
The problem was not in gps, it was in Tango.. because it connected to another drone. You see we were copying data from Thicc, because we were tuning it.. and Tango suddenly decided to connect to it.. really weird
I have more lost than lost and found stories. Suffice to say I never run without GPS and a vifly beeper now. The last one I lost 3 years ago was due to an analogue VTX overheat blackout and I used to punch out to get the air rushing over it and it would flicker back on. Well I punched out and nothing happened and I lost it over some massive woodland area. Spent 4 months of going back there with people looking. Never found it. It was a brand new Hawk 5 + Session 5. It actually had a GPS but it was on betaflight 3.2.2 and GPS wasn't added till 3.4 groan lol.
Thanks. Part of me wishes someone found it and got some enjoyment from it and another part of me likes the idea of it being found in the distant future and exhibited as an archaic early drone technology artifact in some museum lol. 😄
Tango connected to another drone. You see we were copying data from Shendrones Thicc, because we were tuning it.. and Tango suddenly decided to connect to it.. really weird
When I first started out building miniquads I used to use cheap FrSky XM receivers and in one of the first ever packs I had ever flown I failsafed out of the flying field into a guarded jungle with an enormous wall protecting it . There was no chance of rescuing as I had no GPS or any failsafe procedure setup the drone had just lost signal and crashed into the dense foresty place. Luckily we found a local tree climber who climbed the wall and found our drone and handed it over to us for no money at all. I feel like I am indebted to that guy even today. It seems like alongwith many other things F.P.V really needs to improve signal strength and reliability as I have had even crossfire failsafe a few yards away from me at 150mW. We need more reliable RC links for sure as almost 80% quads that are lost are due to control link failures not even video link issues.
my good old Mavic is still waiting for me (or for someone) on top of a mountain neart Mont Blanc :D tried to find it, but the climb was too steep to get it sadly
flying 1st gen mavic pro and lost signal. waiting about 30 seconds and nothing. rebooted the RC nothing. went out hiking to try and reestablish the connection. finally did get connect and could see it had crashed and the camera was pointed up towards the sky. next day went to where the DJI GPS/tracking said it should be on the map. Search for two weeks and never found it. Lessons learned: 1. don't reboot the system when the return to home has been activated. 2. Tilt the camera down to hopefully identify the surroundings 3. don't always trust where DJI maps last detected the signal. One other signal lost incident with a Flywoo quad. But after searching for a week and asking for some help up above...I located it!
Once I've lost my fpv drone close to dog shelter. After quad dropped, my gopro continued recording for almost 40 minutes how homeless dogs had a nice meal with my quad. Whole team of dogs were tearing drone in parts. I have this video on my youtube, can send it to you. I recovered drone 3 days after
I was flying along this mile long stone wall in the mountains getting some nice smooth footage. But then I lost signal and the last thing I saw was stone😂 and the battery had fallen out so I couldn’t use beeper. Took me only 4 hours to find it lols
The voltage sag was too big so I crashed into a rock when going from a big height and fast along the coast, then it dropped into the see 1 meter away from the coast. The motors have rusted in a couple of hours before I could even save it. But the GoPro was still working, frame was good, the rest of electronics were ready for the garbage can. 😁
Haha great story! Just a question, any clue to setup gps so that I could still take off even without enough satellite counts? I’m using the Betaflight system rn Thanks in advance!
Yeah if I remember it right, you can setup to take off without satellites - in Betaflight... but keep in mind that gps rescue won't work if you take off without satellites :)
Freedom tx - 1.29, tango 2 tx - 4.11 .... it connected to another drone. You see we were copying data from Thicc, because we were tuning it.. and Tango suddenly decided to connect to it.. really weird
@@tomstrojnik Yeah sounds really weird, I don't usually rely much on my GPS rescue as I'm still afraid of flying long ranged. I'll wait for the new patch then.
Because as we later found out.. Tango connected to another drone, when Chimera7 was 2km away... You see we were copying data from Thicc, because we were tuning it.. and Tango suddenly decided to connect to it.. really weird
@@tomstrojnik Good to know. I had a similar problem but on ground. First drone wasn't disconnected and I have connected my second and both of them started to fly away after arming :)
@@tomstrojnik All drones are on the same model on the Tango 2, so there is no problem. All I have to do is to make sure that only one drone is powered on. I don't want to create a new model for each drone.
The moment when he saw his lost drone.. priceless haha!
Yeah he was speechless.. ahh man it was so funny haha
Share your "lost drone found" story with us here👇😀
I don't have a drone... YET
Welll i found 1 drone😏
@@RedXFpv Yes haha pula trip was nice😉
I don't have "lost drone found" story.. I only have "lost drone" story :D My Nazgul is still "rolling in the deep"
BTW awesome video!! I laughed so hard my stomach hurts! I'm happy for Blaz and his drone
Do you maybe know if I have a GPS rescue set up?
@@mush543 soon!
Awesome video man! I think this is the first video(at least I had seen) showing the RTH all the way until the 'crash'. That was a pretty sweet landing!
Thanks for watching! Yup that RTH with landing was an experience full of adrenaline haha...
GR8 feel good story! The odds of a free diver finding it and connecting with you on IG are incredible.
I know i was suprised too 😁
nothing is impossible hahahaha
@@tomstrojnik I know hehe freediving always brings suprises
Love that surprise and the look on your cousin's face :-)
I have a "disconnected drone forgotten" story.
Lost an EMAX Babyhawk II HD a couple of weeks ago due to radio disconnection as it flew low behind the mangroves during low tide. As high tide was fast approaching, I didn't want to risk getting bitten by nasty stuff in the swampy regions just attempting to recover it.
And I knew exactly where it was, but also decided not to fly out a recovery drone and risk it failing as well. And as the tide eventually rose, I decided to let it go. Now, seeing all the salt and the amount of resources needed to repair your cousin's Titan, I guess getting a new one was the better option. AND getting one that has GPS and GPS rescue properly setup.
In hindsight, getting a lighter freestyle basher with a smaller frame isn't the most important thing. I think GPS is a must, not just for long range, it is a must especially if you strap on expensive Lithium Ions and GoPros on to it.
Oh well. Great story, this episode :-)
Yup, gps is a must for long range cruising🙂 thanks for watching and for sharing your story🙌🏻 sometimes wr are just unluck..crashinh is a part of fpv
Just got my chimera 7 and that GPS rescue was epic to watch. Good stuff dude haha
Bro... those were some intense moments, when the drone was landing haha
Great stories. Nice that you found it.
Lost my first drone when flying it LOS, basically, the wind took it away. I was not an experienced pilot at that time. 2.5years ago I lost Reverb in a river. I was trying to hit a gap below a bridge but I hit a tree branch instead. The drone felt into the stream and I was not able to find it. I lost Armattan Badger in ocean year and a half ago. I got into RC shadow (big rock between me and drone), GPS rescue activated but I panicked and hit the disarm. When I regained RC link the drone disarmed and I was not quick enough to save it.
Every experience is good for something, we all learn from doing mistakes :)
I have one that was water damaged. I disassembled everything (including my dji air unit and camera), cleaned it all with fresh water and a toothbrush, blew it all out with a camera lense blower, cleaned it all with alcohol, blew it with the blower again, left it to dry for two days and it all works! I did have to flash the firmware to my esc, flight controller, and re-flashed the air unit but, it all works! My quad did not have conformal coating but it does now! Lol! Good luck!
Wow, that's amazing. For how long was it underwater?
@@tomstrojnik for 1 day underwater and 2 months on a shelf. It is the minerals that remain on the boards that are conductive. That is why I took everything apart and cleaned it twice. The fresh water to wash away the minerals and salt, the alcohol to remove the trace minerals from the fresh water.
wow, lucky you..glad that drone know way home hho..thanks for share
What a story right🙈 thanks
Nice flight, brother. Nice weekend.😎😎👊🏻
Thanks bro, same to you! #noFPVcrashes :D
Great story 😉👍
Thanks man, we won't forget this one for sure :D
Incredible fun story!👍 Pozdro!😎
Pozdrav :) thanks!
Man i was smiling so hard when your cousin recognized it! so good man great video!
That was an unforgettable moment for sure!! ahhh man it was epic!! thanks for watching
So beautiful a footage congratulations 🕊 🕊 👏 👏 👍
Thank you :D
Funny story. Related to your GPS rescue ->>> You need to turn gps rescue mode off then you get control back.
The problem was not in gps, it was in Tango.. because it connected to another drone. You see we were copying data from Thicc, because we were tuning it.. and Tango suddenly decided to connect to it.. really weird
@@tomstrojnik ah, ok
Great Monday morning video! What are the chances? Nothing is impossible!
Exactly, nothing is impossible haha :D thanks, have a great day!
Crazy story 🤩
That is EPIC!
We won't forget this story... :D
I have more lost than lost and found stories. Suffice to say I never run without GPS and a vifly beeper now. The last one I lost 3 years ago was due to an analogue VTX overheat blackout and I used to punch out to get the air rushing over it and it would flicker back on. Well I punched out and nothing happened and I lost it over some massive woodland area. Spent 4 months of going back there with people looking. Never found it. It was a brand new Hawk 5 + Session 5. It actually had a GPS but it was on betaflight 3.2.2 and GPS wasn't added till 3.4 groan lol.
Thanks for sharing your story... Sorry to hear you never found your quad!
Thanks. Part of me wishes someone found it and got some enjoyment from it and another part of me likes the idea of it being found in the distant future and exhibited as an archaic early drone technology artifact in some museum lol. 😄
Tom you should do some video on rescue mode:) It really did well with this return. Have you found out what happend with tango?
Tango connected to another drone. You see we were copying data from Shendrones Thicc, because we were tuning it.. and Tango suddenly decided to connect to it.. really weird
@@tomstrojnik aaa ok thanks for this answer👍
When I first started out building miniquads I used to use cheap FrSky XM receivers and in one of the first ever packs I had ever flown I failsafed out of the flying field into a guarded jungle with an enormous wall protecting it . There was no chance of rescuing as I had no GPS or any failsafe procedure setup the drone had just lost signal and crashed into the dense foresty place. Luckily we found a local tree climber who climbed the wall and found our drone and handed it over to us for no money at all. I feel like I am indebted to that guy even today. It seems like alongwith many other things F.P.V really needs to improve signal strength and reliability as I have had even crossfire failsafe a few yards away from me at 150mW. We need more reliable RC links for sure as almost 80% quads that are lost are due to control link failures not even video link issues.
Nice! So we need to learn how to properly do tree climbing :D Thanks for sharing your story and feedback!
@@tomstrojnik 😄 and thanks for taking the time to go through my comment
That #saltlife yo!🤣🤣
hahahahah
Excellent video.
thank you Christopher! :)
Amazing experience
I still can't believe it haha
EPIC video for my epic meal!
What was you meal? :D
@@tomstrojnik An epic 🌯
Great story!Thanks, man :D
haha thanks for watching! :D:D
lol ! epic for sure!
haha thanks Bruno :D
nice video mate, thanks!
Thanks Tjeppen :D
my good old Mavic is still waiting for me (or for someone) on top of a mountain neart Mont Blanc :D tried to find it, but the climb was too steep to get it sadly
yeah it's not worth it, if it's too sketchy.... why did it crash?
@@tomstrojnik got my details under the battery so hoping that one day i`ll receieve an email :D
this is very very best frined
Family is family :)
flying 1st gen mavic pro and lost signal. waiting about 30 seconds and nothing. rebooted the RC nothing. went out hiking to try and reestablish the connection. finally did get connect and could see it had crashed and the camera was pointed up towards the sky. next day went to where the DJI GPS/tracking said it should be on the map. Search for two weeks and never found it. Lessons learned: 1. don't reboot the system when the return to home has been activated. 2. Tilt the camera down to hopefully identify the surroundings 3. don't always trust where DJI maps last detected the signal. One other signal lost incident with a Flywoo quad. But after searching for a week and asking for some help up above...I located it!
We learn from our mistakes :) thanks for sharing your stories! Happy to hear you found your quad!!
Could you give a link to buy gps module for search and for automatic fly home.
This is the one that's on Chimera7 shop.iflight-rc.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=1208
Hey man I’ve recently started fpv and looking to upgrade my drone. Would you recommend a 5 inch or 7 inch? Love your vids
5 inch - for freestyle
7 inch - for long range cruising
its always a disaster to loose a drone. and btw i was in Ljubljana last year
yup. Hope you enjoyed your stay in Ljubljana!
Craaaaazyyy 😁 Blaž u have good karma 👍
hahaha you know it :D
Once I've lost my fpv drone close to dog shelter. After quad dropped, my gopro continued recording for almost 40 minutes how homeless dogs had a nice meal with my quad. Whole team of dogs were tearing drone in parts. I have this video on my youtube, can send it to you. I recovered drone 3 days after
God thing it didn't drop on a dog! Yeah share the link to that footage, must be funny :D
this was epic, subb'd !!!
Thanks, appreciate you sub! :D
I was flying along this mile long stone wall in the mountains getting some nice smooth footage. But then I lost signal and the last thing I saw was stone😂 and the battery had fallen out so I couldn’t use beeper. Took me only 4 hours to find it lols
ahhh that sucks bro, but at least you found it! It was a good cardio workout haha
bravo :)
Hvala!
Lesson learned...set arming to 360 degrees in case you get stuck in a tree...I have one HGLRC Sector stuck right now 🥲
ah that suuuucks!
The voltage sag was too big so I crashed into a rock when going from a big height and fast along the coast, then it dropped into the see 1 meter away from the coast. The motors have rusted in a couple of hours before I could even save it. But the GoPro was still working, frame was good, the rest of electronics were ready for the garbage can. 😁
At least you got your footage back!! Flying over water is always sketchy.. especially with low battery
@@tomstrojnik Yeah, it was an older battery and I wanted to land it but that last "trick" took too much power from it, and BAM! 😄
@@8ways2fly well it was a good learning experience for sure :P
Haha great story!
Just a question, any clue to setup gps so that I could still take off even without enough satellite counts? I’m using the Betaflight system rn
Thanks in advance!
Yeah if I remember it right, you can setup to take off without satellites - in Betaflight... but keep in mind that gps rescue won't work if you take off without satellites :)
Ahhh ok, thx for the reply. Keep up with the great videos! 👍
I crashet at 60 mph into a Bush LOL
That sucks! What happened with your quad?
@@tomstrojnik my props broke and one of the motors Got bend 🙁
@@DRIVE-N-FLY it happens... it could be worse :)
Hey Tom, in the last part of this video you mention your Tango 2 wont work due to an update. Can you tell me what update version is that?
Freedom tx - 1.29, tango 2 tx - 4.11 .... it connected to another drone. You see we were copying data from Thicc, because we were tuning it.. and Tango suddenly decided to connect to it.. really weird
@@tomstrojnik Yeah sounds really weird, I don't usually rely much on my GPS rescue as I'm still afraid of flying long ranged. I'll wait for the new patch then.
Any idea why the drone did FS with the Tango 2?
Because as we later found out.. Tango connected to another drone, when Chimera7 was 2km away... You see we were copying data from Thicc, because we were tuning it.. and Tango suddenly decided to connect to it.. really weird
@@tomstrojnik Good to know. I had a similar problem but on ground. First drone wasn't disconnected and I have connected my second and both of them started to fly away after arming :)
@@smailmilak did you solve this problem?
@@tomstrojnik All drones are on the same model on the Tango 2, so there is no problem. All I have to do is to make sure that only one drone is powered on. I don't want to create a new model for each drone.
was that beta flight return to home?
yes :)
Shouldn’t the gopro have survived this? Maybe it’s the salty water that ruined it
Here's my story 🙃
th-cam.com/video/Lkn7KQAfGK4/w-d-xo.html
Wtf?