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I was landing my Solo after a nice uneventful flight in calm winds. I had just finished shooting some test footage from my new 8mm Edmunds Optics lens...more on that later.
I landed manually, as I like to do. It was one to be proud of, pax could have slept through it...until...explosion on the launchpad. Normally I kill the motors by burying the left stick down and... shit was it to the right? In a moment of muscle memory, I buried both sticks down and inside, like I do to kill the motors on my Mavic Air.
The Solo rolled onto its back and sat there grinding its props into the asphalt. In the end, I'm not sure what finally caused the motors to stop. Hopefully they aren't smoked.
So, what caused this? It was the end of a normal flight, so obviously not the props-on-the-wrong-pod issue that's a favorite for zero AGL rollovers. I was under the impression that the software wouldn't allow roll input if it knew it was on the ground, but that seems like a pretty tight window of accuracy for GPS given that i was maneuvering just inches above ground while landing.
But then... if the throttle is full back too...
Reading back over the Solo manual, the Emergency Procedure for stopping the motors is A+B+Pause. Why was I under the impression that throttle down and right was as motor kill input too? I flew this unit for a year+ before getting a DJI product. About half my landings are full manual, and that is how I killed the motors. Is it possible they were shutting off anyway after a timeout, and my input was tantamount to a placebo?
The manual also says the emergency motor shutoff is a last resort. Does that mean the only way to stop motors after landing manually is to wait?
Anyway, mostly unscathed. I ordered more OEM props. I've found them to be smoother than MA.
I landed manually, as I like to do. It was one to be proud of, pax could have slept through it...until...explosion on the launchpad. Normally I kill the motors by burying the left stick down and... shit was it to the right? In a moment of muscle memory, I buried both sticks down and inside, like I do to kill the motors on my Mavic Air.
The Solo rolled onto its back and sat there grinding its props into the asphalt. In the end, I'm not sure what finally caused the motors to stop. Hopefully they aren't smoked.
So, what caused this? It was the end of a normal flight, so obviously not the props-on-the-wrong-pod issue that's a favorite for zero AGL rollovers. I was under the impression that the software wouldn't allow roll input if it knew it was on the ground, but that seems like a pretty tight window of accuracy for GPS given that i was maneuvering just inches above ground while landing.
But then... if the throttle is full back too...
Reading back over the Solo manual, the Emergency Procedure for stopping the motors is A+B+Pause. Why was I under the impression that throttle down and right was as motor kill input too? I flew this unit for a year+ before getting a DJI product. About half my landings are full manual, and that is how I killed the motors. Is it possible they were shutting off anyway after a timeout, and my input was tantamount to a placebo?
The manual also says the emergency motor shutoff is a last resort. Does that mean the only way to stop motors after landing manually is to wait?
Anyway, mostly unscathed. I ordered more OEM props. I've found them to be smoother than MA.
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