The Setup:
Stock DJI F-550 w/ Naza + GPS
10" DJI 1045 Props
3S, 3800 mAh, 50C continuos output battery
Turnigy 9XR
FrSky DJT Combo (V8FR-II Rx)
... No gimbal, no legs, no camera, no nothing else. (I'm not adding anything until I learn how to fly)
Gains: all at 100% (Default)
I have tested and re-tested all of my flight modes, failsafes and voltage settings in the Assistant software - everything is working as it should. I have further calibrated the compass and observed each of the failsafe work in my house while weighing the Hexa down.
I have flown my Hexa three times now and here is the result:
Flight one:
In my garage (15 ft ceilings)...Attitude mode... I attempted to get it to hover but once I began to hover the Hexa shot up to the ceiling and crashed down. ****ty deal - my bad. Probably shouldn't even try to fly it in an enclosed space.
Flight two:
Out in a field near my house. I powered everything on... placed the Hexa into Attitude mode then began to very slowly increase the throttle. Once I got the throttle to about 40% the Hexa shot up like a rocket. It went so high in the sky that I couldn't even see it. I have no idea how/why it went so high. I checked my remote and still my throttle was just above the center point (50%). I obviously lowered it to about 10% while I looked in the sky. It was seriously gone... I thought holy ****. This didn't just happen to me. I didn't just spend $1000 to watch this thing disappear into the sky! I engaged the failsafe switch and hoped for the best.
As I danced around in desperation, I kept looking to the sky. Eventually, I caught a view of my Hexa descending at a very slow rate. Even so often it would wobble a bit but I understand that this is normal behaviour when descending rapidly. Once it got low enough that I could figure out which way it was pointed, I disengaged the failsafe and lowered it down. Unfortunately it wasn't the smoothest landing (I broke the leg under motor #5) but I was just happy to see the Hexa again.
I took it home and tinkered with the settings.. I reconfirmed all of my flight modes, checked the throttle to make sure that it moved slowly and triple checked my failsafes again.
Flight three:
Prior to taking off, I attached a voltage sensor set at 3.8v per cell. I took off in GPS Mode very very slowly and actually got the Hexa to hover (it didn't take off until throttle was about 50%). I started rotating it and actually felt like I was in control then suddenly once it hit about 15 feet altitude.... ZIIIIIIP... up it goes again. As it was ascending, I could hear my voltage sensor beeping. It didn't go quiet as high as flight one but it was uncomfortably high enough for me. Once again, I'm starting to panic on the ground... I had no control over the Hexa. I couldn't move it forward or back and it didn't respond to any of my stick movements. I flicked it into failsafe and it started to drift away from my postion a bit. Then it began to decent very slowly. I flicked off the failsafe and tried to take control but no luck. It would not respond to my sticks. At this point, I think it was in voltage protection mode (set to auto land). Once it was on the ground, I practically bear hugged it because once again I thought it was a goner. The timer on my remote read 5:02 and all of my cells on my battery read 3.8v.
Note: All of my batteries were fully charged. Flights two and three were at 5:00pm (about an hour before sunset here) with mild wind. The temp is about +3-6C and it was a clear sky.
I'm a little bit lost being a newbie and I would sure appreciate any help you all could provide. I am loving this hobby but I'm both scared and giddy each time I put this thing in the air. Someone please help me figure this out!
Stock DJI F-550 w/ Naza + GPS
10" DJI 1045 Props
3S, 3800 mAh, 50C continuos output battery
Turnigy 9XR
FrSky DJT Combo (V8FR-II Rx)
... No gimbal, no legs, no camera, no nothing else. (I'm not adding anything until I learn how to fly)
Gains: all at 100% (Default)
I have tested and re-tested all of my flight modes, failsafes and voltage settings in the Assistant software - everything is working as it should. I have further calibrated the compass and observed each of the failsafe work in my house while weighing the Hexa down.
I have flown my Hexa three times now and here is the result:
Flight one:
In my garage (15 ft ceilings)...Attitude mode... I attempted to get it to hover but once I began to hover the Hexa shot up to the ceiling and crashed down. ****ty deal - my bad. Probably shouldn't even try to fly it in an enclosed space.
Flight two:
Out in a field near my house. I powered everything on... placed the Hexa into Attitude mode then began to very slowly increase the throttle. Once I got the throttle to about 40% the Hexa shot up like a rocket. It went so high in the sky that I couldn't even see it. I have no idea how/why it went so high. I checked my remote and still my throttle was just above the center point (50%). I obviously lowered it to about 10% while I looked in the sky. It was seriously gone... I thought holy ****. This didn't just happen to me. I didn't just spend $1000 to watch this thing disappear into the sky! I engaged the failsafe switch and hoped for the best.
As I danced around in desperation, I kept looking to the sky. Eventually, I caught a view of my Hexa descending at a very slow rate. Even so often it would wobble a bit but I understand that this is normal behaviour when descending rapidly. Once it got low enough that I could figure out which way it was pointed, I disengaged the failsafe and lowered it down. Unfortunately it wasn't the smoothest landing (I broke the leg under motor #5) but I was just happy to see the Hexa again.
I took it home and tinkered with the settings.. I reconfirmed all of my flight modes, checked the throttle to make sure that it moved slowly and triple checked my failsafes again.
Flight three:
Prior to taking off, I attached a voltage sensor set at 3.8v per cell. I took off in GPS Mode very very slowly and actually got the Hexa to hover (it didn't take off until throttle was about 50%). I started rotating it and actually felt like I was in control then suddenly once it hit about 15 feet altitude.... ZIIIIIIP... up it goes again. As it was ascending, I could hear my voltage sensor beeping. It didn't go quiet as high as flight one but it was uncomfortably high enough for me. Once again, I'm starting to panic on the ground... I had no control over the Hexa. I couldn't move it forward or back and it didn't respond to any of my stick movements. I flicked it into failsafe and it started to drift away from my postion a bit. Then it began to decent very slowly. I flicked off the failsafe and tried to take control but no luck. It would not respond to my sticks. At this point, I think it was in voltage protection mode (set to auto land). Once it was on the ground, I practically bear hugged it because once again I thought it was a goner. The timer on my remote read 5:02 and all of my cells on my battery read 3.8v.
Note: All of my batteries were fully charged. Flights two and three were at 5:00pm (about an hour before sunset here) with mild wind. The temp is about +3-6C and it was a clear sky.
I'm a little bit lost being a newbie and I would sure appreciate any help you all could provide. I am loving this hobby but I'm both scared and giddy each time I put this thing in the air. Someone please help me figure this out!
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