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I had my Skydio 2 follow me on my mountain bike ride in the Arizona desert and my Skydio 2 crashed. When trying to stay in front of me, it flew towards the sun backwards and probably didn't see the ocotillo it then flew right into.
Yes, the sun was getting low and yes, the branches of an ocotillo are not very thick, so the conditions weren't optimal. However, if I can't fly my Skydio 2 in Arizona in winter, when the sun is starting to get lower at around 3 PM and when ocotillos don't have leaves, that'd be a bummer and limit the range of usability for that drone quite a bit as there's tons of other situations with similarly challenging light & obstacle conditions.
Luckily, it landed on rather soft ground and was mostly unharmed, except for some very light scratches on the lenses of 3 of the 6 obstacle avoidance cameras. I flew the drone right afterwards and it was fine. I'm worried whether the scratches on the lenses will cause future obstacle avoidance issues, though, so I will contact Skydio support about the crash.
I think this shows what the Skydio 2's limits are, though, so the great (and maybe blue-eyed) feeling to be able to fly this drone anywhere with full confidence that it won't crash is a thing of the past now and, well, back to reality. I guess it's time to try out Skydio's US-based support now and to see how customer-friendly they are when it comes to warranty claims.
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Yes, the sun was getting low and yes, the branches of an ocotillo are not very thick, so the conditions weren't optimal. However, if I can't fly my Skydio 2 in Arizona in winter, when the sun is starting to get lower at around 3 PM and when ocotillos don't have leaves, that'd be a bummer and limit the range of usability for that drone quite a bit as there's tons of other situations with similarly challenging light & obstacle conditions.
Luckily, it landed on rather soft ground and was mostly unharmed, except for some very light scratches on the lenses of 3 of the 6 obstacle avoidance cameras. I flew the drone right afterwards and it was fine. I'm worried whether the scratches on the lenses will cause future obstacle avoidance issues, though, so I will contact Skydio support about the crash.
I think this shows what the Skydio 2's limits are, though, so the great (and maybe blue-eyed) feeling to be able to fly this drone anywhere with full confidence that it won't crash is a thing of the past now and, well, back to reality. I guess it's time to try out Skydio's US-based support now and to see how customer-friendly they are when it comes to warranty claims.
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