Yesterday I lost my second tricopter to this radio setup. I was in a hover about 5 feet off the ground right in front of me and the tricopter just slowly started to climb. I couldn't stop it. I flicked my transmitter off and on after it gained 30 ft or so and it started to fall. I raised the throttle and it started to shoot off to the side and up and again wouldn't let me control it. I had to shut the transmitter off and on again and finally got the motors to almost shut off. It wound up crashing into the ground from about 50 feet up. Thankfully I didn't have my camera gear on it. This happened before but I wasn't sure exactly what was happening the first time because it happened so fast. This time it took about 30 seconds from losing control until the crash so I know it was a transmitter/receiver issue.
I am using a Futaba T9CAP with an FRSky DFT RF module. I cant remember the FRSky receiver I am using and I lost the top to it in the crash. It is a 9 channel receiver that has two whip antennas coming out of it. The second crash happened after only about 5 minutes of flying. I started with a fully charged 3S battery and the transmitter battery still had over 12volts.
It couldn't have been a range issue because It started less than 15 feet from me. Everything else on the tricopter is pretty standard. KK2 board RCtimer ESC's and motors. I had 5 of the 9 channels in use. 4 standard flight functions and one auto pilot. Is this a recurring problem with FRsky? I couldn't find posts about it. If FRSky isn't reliable any recommendations on a different module system that has solid reliability. Thanks in advance for any feedback.
I am using a Futaba T9CAP with an FRSky DFT RF module. I cant remember the FRSky receiver I am using and I lost the top to it in the crash. It is a 9 channel receiver that has two whip antennas coming out of it. The second crash happened after only about 5 minutes of flying. I started with a fully charged 3S battery and the transmitter battery still had over 12volts.
It couldn't have been a range issue because It started less than 15 feet from me. Everything else on the tricopter is pretty standard. KK2 board RCtimer ESC's and motors. I had 5 of the 9 channels in use. 4 standard flight functions and one auto pilot. Is this a recurring problem with FRsky? I couldn't find posts about it. If FRSky isn't reliable any recommendations on a different module system that has solid reliability. Thanks in advance for any feedback.