Hey, @mitchtokita.
I think you're the second person, or maybe third, to lose a drone in the last little bit. I'm glad you were able to find yours. Those are a decent investment—the good ones, anyway—and of course, it's hard to show pictures if you can't find the camera. :)
I lost a remote control airplane once. I'd just bought it that very day for my birthday, and went to go fly it. After a couple of unsuccessful attempts to get it off the ground very far, I finally did, made it turn, and then it took off straight on its own, and didn't respond to the controls.
I never did find it. Went looking all over for it in nearby fields. I have no idea if someone found it, or it just kept flying beyond where we were looking.
It's great that they build in landing protocols like that, especially if it loses signal.
Thanks for sharing the adventure and the photos. Amazing how nature, well, imitates other nature. :) Okay, I guess the road is manmade.
Yes, it's all about experience. I will hopefully do not underestimate the winds again - sorry about your plane - such things happen so fast as i had to learn...
Well, thank you. It's been quite a few years ago now. I don't even think about it unless someone writes about losing a drone. It was a fairly big deal at the time, because of the cost and lack of use it ultimately got, but compared to a $500-$1,000-plus drone, the money I spent was quite a bit less and the controls weren't nearly as sophisticated. There wasn't a camera either. If I ever do it again, it will be a drone of decent-size, with different safety measures built in. Then, I'll test it a few times in an area designed for RC flying, rather than at a park. :)