Tarot 650 Sport failsafe test // pixhawk + arducopter

Testing the RC failsafe on my 650 build, which meant intentionally turning the radio off to check that it behaves sensibly in the event of losing signal in a real life situation - eg it flies back to the launch location using GPS, lowers the landing gear & lands, instead of flying off into the sunset or falling out of the sky!

The failsafe behaviour was fine, but the landing was a bit fast/unstable for the narrow/short landing gear & it tipped over & twisted two motor mounts on their arms. No actual damage though & I had it flying 5 minutes later.

Tarot 650 Sport frame
Tarot 4108 380kv motors w/ 14x5.5 props
Hobbywing Xrotor 40A ESCs
Pixhawk flight controller running Arducopter w/ uBlox M8N GPS
FrSky X8R
433MHz SiK/MAVLink
4000mAh 6S 45C Graphene
Tarot TL3T01 gimbal + 3D printed modification for Xiaomi Yi 2 4k
Runcam SkyPlus HS1177
FX799T + video switcher

Thanks to Ryo for filming with my phone (& dropping it).

Видео Tarot 650 Sport failsafe test // pixhawk + arducopter канала CJ Davies