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    gleavitt513 replied to the thread DJI Mini 3 Unknown Crash.
    No, i mean the error from the loss of thrust caused the drone to rapidly do an uncommanded pitch to the right so far, that it went out of the gimbals range of motion. Just like if you shake a gimbal enough, it will go out of wack, sometimes not...
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    gleavitt513 replied to the thread DJI Mini 3 Unknown Crash.
    Yes, I know that, I think it got messed up with the initial motor error, with the gimbal uncommandedly turning from the frantic movements caused by the loss of thrust, (however that happened). So the gimbal rotated, 90 degrees, (somewhere around...
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    gleavitt513 replied to the thread DJI Mini 3 Unknown Crash.
    Sorry...I misunderstood. I didnt mean 180 degrees. Although I still question if that's what happened. Because the flight log shows the drone flying backwards and to the left, a few seconds after the motor error, whereas the video from the...
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    That sounds very odd...My initial thought was a voltage drop, but your first message says otherwise. Maybe a possible short due to condensation buildup, and/or snow? Although that seems quite unlikely. What were the weather conditions like...
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    gleavitt513 replied to the thread DJI Mini 3 Unknown Crash.
    It's the mini 3, so the camera can go into "TikTok mode" (vertical video mode) as I like to call it. The camera was also pointed down, so it would be hard to tell. Take a look at the drone's flight direction in the video, vs the direction of the...