Lost your plane? Buzz it!

[Pilot Ben 28]

 

Looking on HK and saw this http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking/store/__57198__HobbyKing_174_Discovery_Buzzer_UK_Warehouse_.html

 

handy for the woods.....

B

 

[Martin 0]

 

Yes, could be useful if a plane gets stuck in the trees somewhere. It can be hard to spot them from the ground. It does rely on you actually buying and installing one in every model, though, including it in the pre-flight checks, and hoping that the crash doesn't disconnect the battery...

 

Do any of the telemetry radios support GPS? That would be an alternative approach.

 

[Bravedan 106]

 

Firstly, its possible to use transmitter telemetry display of signal strength indication (such as FRSky Taranis) to direction locate a model as 2.4GHz signal strength is very much line of "sight", been done quite a few times it seems. And its available NOW on all suitable models at no expense.

 

Secondly, this is a well explored area for FPV pilots, even short range 250 race quad,s as they can easily clip a twig not visible in goggles in time and so can "disappear" off piste in the woods, something I would have included in the FPV club session I proposed. Most Multicopter flight controller boards have a built in buzzer port.

 

Thirdly, the model does still have to have a connected live battery for nearly all types!!

 

[RobanyBigjobz 0]

Team BlackSheep's Crossfire UHF system supports GPS telemetry and future firmware updates are likely to allow this to be displayed on the screen of your Taranis. The diversity receiver has a built in battery that will allow it to keep broadcasting its last known position for 24h even if the flight battery is disconnected in a crash.