After 4 months of great flying I sadly experienced my 1st crash with the Solo today :-(
I was filming a family event in our large garden and was using a Multipoint Cable Cam at the time of the crash. I had setup the cable cam the previous day and did a test flight which worked without any issues.
Today I first loaded another saved cable cam which appeared to complete ok. I then loaded the 2nd cable cam which ran fine until 26 seconds where it sounds like all power to the motors is abruptly cut, with the only sound in the next few seconds being the gushing wind as it plummets about 25 meters to the ground.
It was well above and out of the way of trees or any other obstacles. My initial stunned reaction was that it was taken out by a bird, as I just couldn’t believe that it was falling from the sky. While it became clear that it definitely wasn’t a bird, I am still completely mystified as to the cause.
Some points to mention:
Known damage at this point is:
I would also appreciate any input as to what could cause the complete loss of power to the Solo?
Thanks
I was filming a family event in our large garden and was using a Multipoint Cable Cam at the time of the crash. I had setup the cable cam the previous day and did a test flight which worked without any issues.
Today I first loaded another saved cable cam which appeared to complete ok. I then loaded the 2nd cable cam which ran fine until 26 seconds where it sounds like all power to the motors is abruptly cut, with the only sound in the next few seconds being the gushing wind as it plummets about 25 meters to the ground.
It was well above and out of the way of trees or any other obstacles. My initial stunned reaction was that it was taken out by a bird, as I just couldn’t believe that it was falling from the sky. While it became clear that it definitely wasn’t a bird, I am still completely mystified as to the cause.
Some points to mention:
- Solo battery was good and probably around 70%
- Solo was flying a multipoint cable cam at the time (26 seconds completed of 1 min 21 sec), so no direct input from myself.
- Height was around 25 meters and I was probably about the same distance away horizontally.
- There were no obstructions in the flight path (I had flown the path twice the day before)
- The saved video file on my iPhone is only up to the 26 seconds of regular flight and does not include the crash. This correlates with the fact that the Solo lost all power and connectivity at that point.
- The GoPro did carry on recording and included the crash which was completely absent of any motor noise.
- I’m on the latest versions of all software/firmware (2.4)
Known damage at this point is:
- 1 prop located (broken at the securing nut). Other 3 props not found!
- Gimbal is badly twisted and damaged :-(
- GoPro front screen no longer works (black smudge), and the silver casing has a split in the top right. The rear screen appears undamaged though and initial tests is that the camera does at least record, playback etc.
- The battery was ejected on impact and was subsequently difficult to insert again as the metal connections on the Solo were a bit bent. I have managed to realign them sufficiently to insert the battery again although it’s not as smooth an insertion as previously.
- 3 of the LED casings came off, but they slotted back in fine.
- Remarkably there doesn’t appear to be any other structural damage to the Solo. On power up I get 4 green lights and then the usual 2 sets of red and white so I’m optimistic that it might just be ok – well apart from the smashed gimbal and the original problem of why it fell out of the sky.
I would also appreciate any input as to what could cause the complete loss of power to the Solo?
Thanks
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