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[jiberjaber]

So yesterday my OSD return to home decided it wanted to go somewhere else other than home.  After losing the RC link it kicked in, great I thought.  That was 5 mins in to the flight.  10mins later it was out of sight and 2.6km away.  The helical antenna I had built did a sterling job at that range.  Just wish the RTH worked as well as it had done the day prior when I had finished setting it up.

I've spent a good 3 hours today walking 2.8km around fields in the general location where it was last seen, farmer was great about it and I'll pop back when it's less white with snow.  I was hoping it would be in a tree out of the snow etc, but doesnt look like it.  After walking the area today, I can see why it lost the video, I must have found the only valley in Essex!

On a positive note, it appears to be decending and in a banked spiral down so I expect it should come to light when the snoew clears, but the guts of it wont be a pretty sight...

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[TeeJay]

Oh man that sucks

Hope you find it

[chrisallen649]

gutted mate know how the RTL feeling feels mate i had the sme happen this week. We found the plane quickly but the wdr 600 was lost either to the marshland or a sheep had it off lol.

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. Good luck hunting mate.

[Badlands]

sux Jason... 

I could just about make out 51.685181 0.540530 co-ordinates & like you said it was spiralling down.

Have you started your serach @ those co-ordinates?

[jiberjaber]

Yep - spent 3 hours walking around in the snow there, covered 2.8km  just walking.  It was last seen 123m high at that (or there abouts) location.  The previous points where the GPS showed up were along a line of drift, so I had a good scout down wind of that.  it was losing height at about 1 m/s and the drift was 4m/s or there abouts which ties in with the wind speed. 

I really should have done these calcs last night / this morning before I went out!

Anyway, X marks the spot was where I looked today, given teh height and drift its very very likely it has come down in the field and not in trees.  Probably an easy find without the snow on the ground!

[mike]

hope you ll get it back soon ...

good luck, mate

[Coyote]

Thats a bugger mate, i hope you find it, when the snow goes you`l have a much better chance, at least then you might be able to salvage parts

[Badlands]

got a 2nd plane to send up to help with the search?

[Skyhigh123]

That's not good! If i lived closer to you would happily attempt a search and rescue mission! As everyone says though, you will have better luck once the snow has melted, lets just hope everything on/in it is reasonably waterproofed

Tim

[marka1236]

Oh NO, If i was closer to u i would defo come and help you find it, try not to stress ,sorry to say its all part of fpv,ing  good hunting

[jiberjaber]

Cheers for all the thoughts guys - its a waiting game now for the snow to melt away sufficiently.  I think I will take another walk on Saturday and see what it turns up.

[jiberjaber]

Another 6km covered now of fields, still no sign.  Though the snow has melted a bit since Sunday, it is still getting in the way! LOL
Was a hand exercise as I was able to think a bit more about where it might be worth putting a SAR mission over to see if it is there from above.... which brings me on to my new FPV ship, I have picked up a twinstar second hand, so just need to kit it out ready to roll and then work out how I am going to get it airborne in the area

[Coyote]

Good plan ! and a new toy in the process

[Dizzy]

really gutted for you.  good luck on your search both airborne and eyeball

dizzy

[skyscraper]

Hi Jason,

Sorry to hear about your plane. I hope you find it soon. Unfortunately I'm away at the moment and dont have a fpv plane ready, but I might be able to rig up my EasyStar fpv when I get back to Herts to go out looking for it next week.

regards
Andy Little