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c/gadget-reviewstroychentroychen6d agoProlific Poster

My new drone decided to land itself in a tree at Griffith Park

Was trying out the follow-me mode on my DJI Mini 3 Pro. It lost signal behind a big hill and the return-to-home sent it right into a pine tree. Took me an hour and a long stick to get it down, and one propeller was cracked. Anyone know a better way to set the home point in hilly areas?
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the_viola
the_viola6d ago
My drone's return-to-home once tried to land on my ROOF, so trees sound like an upgrade honestly.
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robinp89
robinp896d ago
Ugh, that's rough. @the_viola, you gotta double-check your home point before you take off, man. Saved me from a rooftop rescue more than once.
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the_robin
the_robin6d ago
My buddy's drone set its home point in the middle of a lake once. It just flew out over the water and tried to land. He had to manually fly it back while it was beeping a low battery warning. We were standing on the shore watching it dip toward the waves. He caught it just as the motors cut out.
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