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Accident in the Seaway

  • Jul 11, 2022
  • 1 min read

A routine flight operation from the deck of the Lady Slipper today successfully captured all images and footage that was designated as both primary and secondary targets. During the return to the Lady Slipper, the drone's flight controls for forward and backward movement became intermittent. All of the other flight controls continued to function normally. The helmsman of the Lady Slipper turned the boat around to decrease the distance that the drone pilot had to maneuver the drone sideways toward the boat. Once behind the boat an attempt could be made to land it on the table in the cockpit.


Three attempts were made. During the first two attempts the boat and the drone were not in sync with the direction and speed. Both attempts were successfully aborted. The third attempt looked good but the drone needed to go a little faster to make it into the moving boat. The pilot pushed the joystick forward and it didn't respond as the drone fell further behind. He tried again, the drone responded to the joystick movement, and it quickly caught up with the boat. The pilot was able to hover the drone outside the cockpit but was unable to get the drone into the cockpit before hitting a vertical bar.


I am saddened to report that the drone was lost in the St Lawrence Seaway. All crew were reported to be safely onboard the Lady Slipper.



 
 
 

7件のコメント


ccaruso1938
2022年7月11日

Sorry to hear about the demise of the drone. I was really enjoying the video. Happy the crew is safe!

いいね!
不明なメンバー
2022年7月19日
返信先

A new drone will catch up with us at Prince Edward Island.

いいね!

Som Varma
Som Varma
2022年7月11日

Oh no! What a bummer. I know insurance doesn't usually replace drones unless they're successfully recovered. I'm guessing the drone remains at the bottom of the seaway?

いいね!
不明なメンバー
2022年7月19日
返信先

I had insurance through the drone manufacturer, DJI, so the loss is covered as a flyaway. They were able to download the flight records from my remote controller and verify that the drone quit responding in the forward and backward movements.

いいね!

chillegas3
chillegas3
2022年7月11日

At least the crew was saved...

いいね!

Tony Huber
2022年7月11日

Thanks for the update. Too bad about the drone.

いいね!

elizabeth a
elizabeth a
2022年7月11日

Sad.😐

いいね!

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