When I went to fly at my clubs field yesterday I got a forced SkyController 2 firmware update from Parrot. I didn't want an update because my configuration was stable and I logged 50 successful flights with my Disco. I wasn't going to fly after the forced update but it's been several months since my last flight and i was a beautiful day, the wind was blowing in the ideal direction to launch a mission from my clubs field, so.. I flew. 25 seconds into the flight plan the SkyController 2 disconnected from Disco. Disco didn't orbit over the home point, it started to but once the connection dropped with SkyController2 Disco went on a straight path out. I restarted SkyController 2 and could not connect to my Disco. The airplane is a loss. Here's video I shot of that day:
What a bummer, the Parrot Disco was my favorite bird in my fleet of r/c and drone model aircraft. If you want to check out the flght video I shot with my Disco over the years check out my youtube channel: Jerry Normandin
I wish Parrot didn't force firmware updates. Updates should be left to the discretion of the pilot!
What a bummer, the Parrot Disco was my favorite bird in my fleet of r/c and drone model aircraft. If you want to check out the flght video I shot with my Disco over the years check out my youtube channel: Jerry Normandin
I wish Parrot didn't force firmware updates. Updates should be left to the discretion of the pilot!