First post here - sorry that its this topic.
Yesterday I'm cruising along at 250 feet in a sparse area. Trees are maxxed out at about 60-75 feet. Heading back to my home point under manual control - sport mode. Look down at the camera because trees close to be obstruct the view for a few seconds. The next thing I know is the camera image is spinning and the "Motor Obstruction" warning pops up. I immediately let go of the sticks. Image blanks out.
Luckily I was able to use the last GPS lock in the app to geo-locate the last known spot and find whats left of my spark in some bushes. Not that it mattered because it was toast. Bits everywhere, a real horror show. I put the battery back in and it at least powered up (missing two motors, arms, etc..) and I reviewed the flight. 250 feet, 20MPH heading in a straight line then just starts spinning out of control and boom.
So my question: What causes a motor obstruction at 250 feet? There is nothing around. No wires, trees anywhere near that height, etc.. (Thats why i fly in this spot) Current working theory is that one of the many large hawks we have in the area attacked it or possibly a random bird? Any ideas?
Yesterday I'm cruising along at 250 feet in a sparse area. Trees are maxxed out at about 60-75 feet. Heading back to my home point under manual control - sport mode. Look down at the camera because trees close to be obstruct the view for a few seconds. The next thing I know is the camera image is spinning and the "Motor Obstruction" warning pops up. I immediately let go of the sticks. Image blanks out.
Luckily I was able to use the last GPS lock in the app to geo-locate the last known spot and find whats left of my spark in some bushes. Not that it mattered because it was toast. Bits everywhere, a real horror show. I put the battery back in and it at least powered up (missing two motors, arms, etc..) and I reviewed the flight. 250 feet, 20MPH heading in a straight line then just starts spinning out of control and boom.
So my question: What causes a motor obstruction at 250 feet? There is nothing around. No wires, trees anywhere near that height, etc.. (Thats why i fly in this spot) Current working theory is that one of the many large hawks we have in the area attacked it or possibly a random bird? Any ideas?