Mine flew itself into a tree the week before Christmas. I replaced the broken arm yesterday. It took about 20 minutes and the parts are cheap at GoPro.com. I had to replace the gimbal as well and for that I bought a used one (with the karma grip) on eBay..... now if I could get it to stop flying itself. Seriously!Does anyone know of a repair shop that can get these Karma's back in the air? There should be a market for a shop like that.
The Karma has no obstacle avoidance, so it's up to the pilot to keep it clear of objects. If you let go of the sticks and it still drifts then I suspect your GPS lock is not working. Are you waiting for GPS lock before you take off? I am not familiar with the Karma controls, but if it has ATTI mode or "sport" mode you do NOT want to be in either of those modes, you want GPS mode otherwise it will drift.Mine flew itself into a tree the week before Christmas. I replaced the broken arm yesterday. It took about 20 minutes and the parts are cheap at GoPro.com. I had to replace the gimbal as well and for that I bought a used one (with the karma grip) on eBay..... now if I could get it to stop flying itself. Seriously!
So when it does that you have no stick control?I have learned that I need to calibrate the compass before every flight. Even then sometimes, and after GPS lock is obtained, it will fly off on its own. It’s happened several times. I was ready to give up on it once when all of a sudden it returned. Like a dog that wanders the neighborhood, I have no idea where it went. It’s frightening. All control is lost
I have had the same problem. I was flying the drone not very far away, when it suddenly flew directly away from me and disappeared! To this day I haven’t found it. After contacting GoPro, they finally sent a new one, which I’ve only flown once. Now it won’t work at all. Just turns on and has the lights flash over and over. Pairing won’t work.Hummm, I'm assuming you have all the latest updates on both the controller and the drone?