My first attempt at flying my quadcopter in FPV (First Person View) mode ended in disaster when I flew into the nozzle of a doppler radar tower, and the ship was completely destroyed. I rebuilt the quad on a new frame, with some upgraded electronics and made another couple of attempts at camera/goggles drone piloting. I’m no Juz70, but I did manage to land it more or less in one piece!

At the very end of the video, just after you hear the battery alarm come on (the first set of beeps), my navigation video went black for some reason and I could no longer see. Knowing that I was pretty close to the ground, I decided to force the flight controller into failsafe mode (the second set of beeps), and let it auto-land. That’s when you see it change direction and run with the wind, which is why it topples over at the end. So, I learned that the radio failsafe works, and the Naza auto-landing under failsafe works, and it probably would have auto-landed perfectly had there not been such a breeze.

Whoo-Hoooo!

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