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DJI F550 Drone Return-to-Home Function Causes Collision with Rock Wall

October 19, 2014 By Eric Reagan

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F74VKHUwn8s&w=700]

The return-to-home function on RC drones like the DJI Phantom and F550 is a pretty cool feature, which we saw saved the day for Eric Cheng when he took his Phantom over an active volcano. Of course, if there is a rock wall between you and your drone, it could present some problems.

Unfortunately, the drones don’t have a collision avoidance system during the return-to-home process. They just aim for home in a straight line, which proved catastrophic for Every Angle Films when they took a DJI F550 with a GoPro HERO4 and Zenmuse H3-3D gimbal attached.

You can see the full experience in the above video. Sadly, it’s not the first time something like this has happened to them.

[via DIY Photography]

Filed Under: Drones Tagged With: DJI, drone, F550, Phantom

 

Comments

  1. Wally in Austin says

    October 19, 2014 at 7:25 pm

    Great background music.,,the band plays on…..

  2. Colin says

    October 24, 2014 at 9:58 am

    The RTH function worked just as configured. The fault is the pilot for not understanding how it works. The best advice for drone photographers is to read the manual.

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