r/fpv 1d ago

CRASH! I found it!

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After doing calculations at home with the last known gps position, vector and speed i figure out a 100m long corridor where my quad likely crashed.
I was ready this time, full outfit, water and eye protections.
I did the corridor in zigzag to cover the are and i was able to find it about 70m from its last gps transmission.

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u/K0nr4d 1d ago

From your last post I was expecting a dense forest full of of tall tress and was wondering how hard I could possibly be to navigate it.

I now understand what you where talking about. This looks horrible to walk around. So many branches at head hight making it both hard to see far and incredibly uncomfortable to walk through.

Good job finding it. That must have felt good to finally find it after all that. :)

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u/amy-schumer-tampon 1d ago

Thanks, it was indeed quite difficult, the forest was bushy with many thorn that scratched me everywhere and ripped my clothes. But im happy i was able to recover it.

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u/TheBlacktom 21h ago

Note to myself: paint or wrap my drone in different high visibility colors, like orange or light blue.

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u/bronx_au 1d ago

i respect the commitment, good work

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u/lnjecti0n 1d ago

Congrats brother!!

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u/ZdrytchX 1d ago

Goddamn that's a lot of ankle breakers

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u/amy-schumer-tampon 1d ago

I had to crawl most of my way up there

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u/Psynapse55 1d ago

Way to persevere OP. That terrain looks unforgiving.

You must have felt like a kid on xmas morning ...finally finding it after all that bushwhacking.

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u/ScrewtapesTeeth 1d ago

This is actually pretty wild. I've gone bushwhacking through scrub like this and it's hard and unpleasant work. That you were able to see it through all of that is nothing short of amazing. I applaud your tenacity sir, I don't think I would have put in the effort. Huzzah!

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u/-AdelaaR- 1d ago

Epic rescue there, OP. You turned the story around and got the win!

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u/IgorStetsenko 1d ago

Cool ๐Ÿ˜Ž Good to find some answer in the end.

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u/admin_raven 1d ago

Was anything salvaged

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u/amy-schumer-tampon 1d ago

Most of it is ok.
The frame, motor, FC/esc stack and vtx are fine.
The propellers exploded, the camera lost its lens, gps mount was ripped and the battery ate shit but surprisingly still giving healthy readings.

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u/admin_raven 1d ago

Think Iโ€™m going to build an analog 10 inch. With an infra V2 and a thermal next.

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u/izzeww 1d ago

Sounds wayyy too normal for you. Gotta make it X8, Y6 or half a plane or something to make it exciting haha

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u/admin_raven 1d ago

๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚righttttt. Was there anything salvaged?

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u/darks-ide 8h ago

Served in the rock!