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Recovering from a Flyaway

(Text from BenDronePilot)

So you're flying your Phantom on a nice or not so nice day. Enjoying your flight and suddenly the worst happens. It

begins to do things it's not supposed to do and or takes off on its own. Following these helpful tips should set you

straight.

1) Take a deep breath

2) Don't panic

3) If it begins to fly away you can panic now. (just kidding) please refer back to steps one and two.

4) If you have Naza-M enabled and your bird begins flying erratically that could be a GPS lock and or a compass

problem. Switch to ATTI mode to help stabilize your plane and bring it back IMMEDIATELY to land.

5) When flying, if you see your bird behaving in any other way that feels out of the "norm" for you then immediately fly

your bird back, if you have control or land it wherever you can in a safe place and walk to it.

6) Your Phantom will keep a log of its last known GPS position as long as you have stable Wi-Fi. Keep the Wi-Fi range

extender pointed as directly as possible towards your Phantom to maintain Wi-Fi and thus GPS location within the DJI

app. Also make sure your Remote Control antenna is pointed straight up and not sideways as seen in many people

videos.

7) Reference how much battery life is remaining before the crash so you can have an idea of how far it may travel

should it be in the process of flying away from you. Also note the Radar screen of where its current position is relative

to you, should you not have an actual Visual of your Phantom. Again making sure to try to keep your Wi-Fi range

extender pointing in its direction to maintain connection as long as possible.

8) Flip S1 switch down to FAILSAFE or turn off Remote Control at last resort to activate the failsafe return to home

function. Keep in mind that if you're below 20m/66ft when hitting Failsafe, the Phantom will climb up to 20m/66ft, so it

there are obstacles (higher than 20m/66ft) between you and your Phantom then your Phantom WILL run into said

obstacles as by default it flies in a straight line above the home position before descending. That’s why it’s always a

good idea to climb up (if possible) before hitting the Failsafe.

Your bird is on the ground now. Steps for recovering a downed Phantom once you believe it's on the ground. It is of

vital importance you begin your search IMMEDIATELY to take advantage of certain features of your Phantom that you

can use as a means to locate it.

1) If you had a Visual of your Phantom as it reached the ground run to it immediately.

2) If you didn't have visual range but had a Wi-Fi connection, refer to the last known position using either the “Radar

Screen” or “Find my Phantom” within the DJI app and go to that location as a starting point for your search.

3) Call some friends to help you search.

4) Provided you've not lost power to the Vision Camera in your fly away or crash event, you can take advantage of the

Visions Wi-Fi connection as a means to track it from greater distance. It would also have been helpful if the vision's Wi-

Fi itself wasn't hidden as it would make this process a bit easier. But what you will do is circle the perimeter of the last

known location and cycle the power on the Wi-Fi repeater from time to time, then try to make a connection to your

Phantom. Keep doing this at set intervals and with the Wi-Fi repeater antenna pointing in different directions. Wait

about 30 seconds to a minute after each power up and then try to connect with your smart phone. If you make the

connection it's a simple matter to find your Phantom by using the Find you Phantom function in the app.

5) Continue searching in a grid pattern, fanning out if you have more than one person looking. You should be

constantly trying to regain a Wi-Fi connection as you do this. Also ask any bystanders if they saw your Phantom flying

and or landing anywhere.

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