I lost this Project399 Super G+ Long Range drone in Sedona, AZ the day before I had to fly back home to the east coast. I posted this news to social media and to my surprise the community was extremely supportive and many locals, and even not so local, was willing to help. One of the locals who I've previously been in contact with (Jon Riley FPV on YT) went out of his way (2 hrs from his home) to look for my lost drone using the GPS coordinates and DVR. ....and HE FOUND IT!
See the recovery video below. Please like and subscribe to his channel :)
Jon Riley's video description/comment:
A few days ago an Fpv pilot (TheFPVGeek) lost his Project 399 Super G+ while flying in Sedona, Az. Unfortunately, that pilot did not live in Arizona and was leaving the next day, therefore, would not be able to locate his quad in time. After speaking with him, I was able to get the coordinates and more importantly his DVR footage. Luckily the terrain in Sedona is terrain association friendly and locating the quad was reasonably easy. Not to mention, the drone was equipped with a Hellgate buzzer which made finding the quad even easier.
All in all in was a fun Easter egg hunt on Easter day, and I am glad (TheFPVGeek) will be able to fly his quad once again.
I'm seeing all these quads which aren't using the matching FC for their ESC and instead the BrainFPV ... what's the story behind this ... is it for some GPS RTH or flying routes?
what battery?
I am so thrilled that you got it back! Did the GPS coordinates come from the Crossfire Nano directly, or did you have a GPS receiver not listed in the build?
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so cool that you recovered your drone! Awesome built!