Bebop2 how I lost and found

The last weekend Apr.24,25, I took movie at Yaguradai, Ome city, Tokyo,Japan by Bebop2.
On 26th, I lost Bebop2 among the forest, searched it, and retrieved it finally.

This photo shows my Bebop2 and view ftom Yaguradai, 380m elevation after the 1st day flight.
On 25th, windy morning. I could have flight for only 3 min.

Bebop2 at Yaguradai,view for
metropolitan Tokyo

25th Saturday Movie 

Fall to the ground

On 26th, Sunday morning, wind calm then I ascent it at ceiling limit 150m.
After capture movie, I commanded it approach me. For some while it approached me, but suddenly it lost stabilized attitude and fell to the ground vertically. It crashed among forest.

I have experienced some crashes of this Bebop2. Comparing past crashes,  this crash is different. Movie capturing stopped before starting falling down. On past crashes capture movie continues during falling down to the ground.

 It seems Bebop2 CPU halted then crashed for me. If CPU halts, it can not fly nor capture.

Search and found

FreeFlightPro is very convenient application for i-phone to find Bebop2.

Map shows last position of Bebop2 and my position. Bebop2 crashed near walkway fortunately. If it crashed far from walkway, I can not find it.

I wander along walkway and finally could reach 20m by FreeFlightPro map.

FrreFlightPro Map shows where Bebop2
 is marked red, blue is my position 

Refer to FrreFlightPro map, I can find relative direction to Bebop2.
Search along this direction from the ground to above.
Fortunately I could find my Bebop2 on tree twig.

Too difficult recognize Bebop2 on tree
up and right corner

Retrieve by Forestry Professional

I took photo to record its lost position and came home. I wanted to retrieve Bebop2 only for safety. I searched some people who can go up trees and cut twig. Fortunately I could find Universal Forestry via internet and call up him. He responded affirmative.

Mr.Kaneko from Sankou Co., helped me and succeeded to retrieve it fortunately. He prepared a thin and long string with weight on its end.  He can retrieve by only swing twig. It is very grateful.

What Bebop2 captured just before fall down

Capture stops just before falling down.
This is very different from some past crashes that continued to capture after crashes.

Over

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