Drone GONE in 20 Seconds! My Sharper Image DX-4 HD Video Drone Debacle

[@pdtech4524]

Legend has it that these DX-4 Sharper Image drones are pre programmed to fly back to the factory in china. Where they are secretly repackaged and shipped out for resale! The perfect business model? 😁😎

[@michaelbrown5237]

Yep i just bought stock in it lol

[@JonesDrones]

@@michaelbrown5237 Yeah once we all buy flying cars China will hit the "Return Home" button, and it will be known as the Chinese Rapture.

[@michaelbrown5237]

@@JonesDrones lolol I never flew a Drone but i sure know not to fly one this high till i had control of it. Good Morning

[@JonesDrones]

@@michaelbrown5237 Good Morning! Have you gotten a new drone yet? Hope that didnt knock you out of the hobby, my wife bought me a similar sharper image quadcopter and mine flew away (my own fault) also. My life has never been the same LOL!

[@JonesDrones]

@@michaelbrown5237 Yeah, its always good to fly them indoors first and get to know them first! Hope you end up getting a drone of your own!!

[@carlospopovich]

mine left 3 days ago...i'm still waiting for it to come back😭

[@izzyarellano]

Primetime 🥺🤣

[@noel040709]

What drone did you have?

[@redshadowkj1837]

You named it dad

[@jackoconnell1852]

That was definitely worth $80 best drone video ever

[@TragTheGamer]

It's because the video size was shortened, making the video hd.

[@rjanumpally]

haha I don't get who a drone that's two inches wide climbed above 150 feet.

[@tonymafia100]

Best 80 bucks i didnt spend ctfu

[@uppercutgrandma4425]

GOAT drone

[@kevinbrianthomas1]

i took my grand daughter out to fly her drone two days after christmas and it took off into the heavens and never came back. now i have to buy another one for her today.

[@devious1gaming]

What a great video. Great sense of humor. Love the family's reaction. Sorry you lost it.

[@RickMansfield]

Thanks!

[@franmahaffey2294]

Thanks for sharing this! I found a drone at a garage sale and challenged my 5th graders to figure it out. They had to create a plan for ensuring all the parts were present and working, learn how to control it, research the laws and guidelines for using drones, and come up with ideas for using it in a school setting. The only bit of guidance I gave them was to show them this video and urge them to consider potential problems ("what could possibly go wrong?") with whatever plan they came up with! (They decided to take it into the gym to learn how to fly it.)

[@RickMansfield]

Ha! That's great! I'm glad my perils had a positive effect on someone else--and that it was used in a classroom. My retired elementary school teacher wife would be proud!

[@ceramic49]

"It's right up there at the top of the sky"!!!! LMAO!!!!

[@lupo19fun]

lol

[@angelanunez52]

GW Hunter haaaaaaha😂😂😂😂

[@pookiecatblue]

That was funny!

[@michaelbrown5237]

That Was Hillarious

[@evertcomeriii6894]

LMAO 😂

[@earthling1984]

Wife - "Now how do you guide it" Husband - "Beats me"

[@thomasdominguez7580]

Right I’m dead

[@DigitalSkyLens]

That's one of the most entertaining videos I've seen in a while. "It's only suppose to go three or four feet in the air" Lol...

[@MADDOGMINNICK1]

DeepSouthPepe I just bought my son one. it just did the same thing as this one. And they will fly 450ft. We did get it back but it would not stop climbing

[@TikiShootah]

from drone pilot ot astronaut. well done. that thing went way up there

[@JonesDrones]

LOL ya they should market it as a spacecraft then noone can complain!!!

[@VaginaLInspektA]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 she keeps saying did u read the manuel did u read it did u 😂😂😂😂 obviously not mother shut up so i can watch my quad fly away lol

[@waynekhillwaynezway9475]

Use a cable tie and fishing line, just in case it decides to vacate the area👍

[@abc123rgb]

Honestly never thought of that, that's a great idea.

[@noel040709]

That is a great Idea!, if I had that on my, I would be able to retrieve it from the pond!

[@johnypagan3154]

🤣

[@dirtygrimerxr7026]

That's fuckun brilliant

[@thatguydonut6566]

Yeah but what if the wire gets stuck on the propellers?

[@bvoss]

I'm really sorry for your loss! I suspect your gyro was not calibrated. I got one for Christmas and tried it inside first. When I hit auto-takeoff, it would fly off at a steep angle at what appeared to be max throttle. I finally determined that the gyro was not calibrated correctly. I did a gyro reset: hold both sticks down at an angle before launching. I was then able to fly it successfully inside and get used to the controls. Once I got outside, I was able to fly it without having it launch into oblivion. Based on the comments, it sounds like many others have experienced the same issue. Sharper Image needs to include a large yellow and black note in the box that tells people to calibrate the gyro as the first step. Another factor to note: in low thrust mode, it can barely overcome a slight breeze. If it's at all breezy, switch to medium or high mode on the controller so you can deal with wind. Of course, that only helps if your drone has not already "flown the coop"!

[@lupo19fun]

same here.worked like a charm after the recal.

[@impulse4557]

Bryan Voss wat angle to the right left? straight dowen wat? please reply need ur help thanks

[@bvoss]

With drone and controller powered up, sync the controller to the drone as usual (left stick up and then down until controller beeps and drone lights stay on steady). Hold the left stick diagonally down to the left (southwest). At the same time, hold the right stick diagonally down to the right (southeast). Hold in this position for a few seconds until the drone lights flash rapidly several times. This indicates that the gyro is reset. That fixed the issue for me.

[@lupo19fun]

ty

[@KingMrBigE]

Its called reading the directions first before flying it to outer space! lol

[@susie3702]

Been there done that got the T-shirt as they say I have learnt that most of the better drones have return to home when either you hit a certain switch or the drone loses the signal so if you do lose sight of it you can either hit the switch (if you can remember which it is or just turn off the transmitter which most of us can remember. now when I get a new transmitter I just mark the return to home switch with either a bit of tape around it or just put a tag next to it. I hope your next model stays with you a little longer. You just have to think that it cost you around $80 for around 5 minutes of fun but you gave130 thousand of us a good laugh so maybe it was worth it. Regards Poppy Ann.

[@chind0na]

I lost mine kind of like he did. What a shame. That fiasco has kept me from getting another drone. Class action.

[@dalebee327]

I have one of these and have been flying it now for almost a year. It flys great ! I also have the smaller DX-2 and several other toy grade quadcopter that I fly.. For those who have problems flying this or any other brand, there is nothing wrong with the quadcopters, but rather it takes time and patience to learn to fly. Biggest mistake is attempting to fly around the neighborhood without first learning the basics...

[@UberDude]

This happened to a light RC Helicopter I had. Learned my lesson back then and haven’t lost anything else. This is hilarious.

[@shannonwhitaker9630]

It's Dec 2018 and according to neighbors Mike is still frequently seen out on his driveway looking up and pressing the bottons on some type of beeping remote control.

[@lancelot643]

It happened to me as well about 1 year ago and I'm still looking for it. I even have my dog helping me tracking it

[@markvaldez9515]

He was suppose to push the other button that says auto orientation not the land button because auto orientation would bring it back to you, land button makes it land exactly where it is hovering at. Land button won't work past 120ft because land button works only at like roughly 35ft auto orientation will land even at 400ft. Further if u point arms straight up at it!

[@colombianflag717]

Sorry for your loss

[@StupidStreams]

I have a ridiculous amount of drones; some cheaper toy styles like this, and then racing and photography drones. An older friend of mine got one of these for Christmas and I tested it for him and had this exact problem. Repeated indoors with the drone secured, and it's consistent. As soon as any throttle is given it takes off full speed. You have to hold the throttle all the way down and it will start to lower slowly. This wasn't a pilot error, these models have a defect. It reminds me of the issue with brushed motors and ESC style settings. If the ESC style is set to brushless, and the motor is brushed, the motors immediately spin up to full throttle. This obviously wouldn't be the case here as this drone is RTF and the pilot can't edit those settings. This was bad from the factory.

[@RickMansfield]

Charles Lawry-Martinez, thank you for this confirmation.

[@StupidStreams]

Rick Mansfield Not a problem, I found your video because I wanted to see if others were experiencing this problem. I didn't want you thinking it was something you did and get dissuaded from this great hobby!

[@weatherwheel3109]

thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i took mine back after 4 days it has a mind of its own its alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@tcoffel34]

I bought one of these for a beginner, a child actually, who has absolutely zero issues with it. There may be some with a barometer issue, but his works perfectly and has since Christmas.

[@StupidStreams]

A lot of these work, but like most things in manufacturing there was a run of them that didn't.

[@LIFEMASTER315]

Starts going down hill from she said O Lord' there is so much material in this video Pure GOLD

[@Charlesbjtown]

Did you hear her at the end? I died when she said "I wonder if it uh... had any lost insurance on it". 😂😂

[@stilltlrforlife]

Best to always do an indoor flight check for the trim settings, as well as getting comfortable with the controls in case of an emergency. My DX-4 flys great. I always do an indoor pre flight check before a field test.

[@chrisbailey7384]

I think the drone went up into heaven. I wish the camera was working to finally get a glimpse of what heaven is like!

[@Paul-pb3vq]

That's why I learned to build my own . And set it up on my PC . There's a lot of good videos on KZbin showing you how to do it . Having the satisfaction of seeing what you built fly . And no I'm not a techno wizard .

[@jpatter06]

I bought the same DX-4 drone for my son for Christmas. I played with it inside initially but didn't want to break anything so we took it outside to learn how to fly it. At take off it kept rising and then started to drift away. I tried to bring it back but had to run after it and eventually lost visual contact. Don't know where it went. Lost after 20 seconds... My son never played with it. Called the customer service number as it seemed to be defective. They offered me another one for half the price. They said that the lithium battery can only last about 10 minutes before it needs to be re-charged. My conclusion is that not being fully charged can result in a loss of communication between the remote and the drone. Thus, fly aways... Form the DX-4 fly away club and I'm joining...take care!

[@RickMansfield]

Wow. Very similar story. Mine was fully charged though. I let it charge overnight before its first flight. Yes, we definitely need to form a club. There are some others who have commented on here that lost theirs in the same way. I've had no luck with Sharper Image customer service, but I'd pay half price for a replacement. I'll keep trying.

[@GPpastorE]

just watched mine fly off into the night sky last night... it was quite depressing. ha

[@spearrdz]

Jermaine Patterson mine did the same thing and the feed froze 3 seconds after recording so mine is long gone now

[@crossthread42]

*DX-4* "Fly Away club"! Where do I sign up? XD

[@efrainbrito6276]

Same like mine. Is better invest the money in a good Drone

[@HipHopClassicsDaily]

I just had the same issue with my sons DX3. I was about 70 ft up and it just started drifting by itself on a day with no wind! We were unable to find it and am shocked to see so many people with the same problem. I hope customer service helps.....

[@robert_6-_896]

Did u have inverted on?

[@jerrymouse05gaming74]

Even if there is no wind on the ground there will always be wind higher up and it will be harder to control I fly alot of drones like that and ho really high up windy or not its always harderthe higher u go and if its small just use it inside

[@notmy2358]

did u try trimming it

[@hrydatk8964]

It’s a trash drone you don’t want to fly it that high

[@dosomestuff1949]

@@jerrymouse05gaming74 can’t drones correct themselves in wind

[@n1f1sniper]

Reminds me of when I almost lost my DX-3. The wind blew me and around and I got disoriented and didn't know where the front was facing. It flew to the next neighborhood and looked like a spec in the sky. I almost had it coming back until the wind made it do a 180 and it soared to the ground. I drove over there and somehow managed to find it. It landed in someones bush. Now i've been too scared to fly it because its always a little bit windy where I live.

[@itchyego9]

I SO empathize with you - I lost 3 drones in all..... Secret: We MUST maintain control and site at all times! Start controlling it at 15' and below til we master the maneuvers and controls.... only then, go higher. Love the video!

[@IndyGeoff100]

Mine did the same thing at shot up into the air the wind caught it and it took it into some Farmer's field I'm out there wandering around in waist-high field with the Wi-Fi on my phone telling me when I was getting close to it. I did manage to recover it after 20 minutes of searching. When it loses the signal it should automatically land I would think

[@cbl0325]

I reviewed your telemetry data and my findings indicate too much left stick in the upward position.

[@vtcnctech]

‘It’s right there at the top of the sky’ this made my week. Good dst sir!

[@ohiorichkidbeats]

her commentary was priceless....super cool video!!!!

[@mattkoser]

My son got the same drone for Christmas. We flew it for the first time today and it did the exact same thing. It flew straight up, into the clouds, and never came back down. I’m guessing it’s in orbit by now!

[@RickMansfield]

MR K my condolences! Misery loves company!

[@mattkoser]

Haha. I reached out to Sharper Image and they basically told me to go scratch.

[@donniecreasey7722]

That was great 😂 not the loss but the reaction

[@jameandthegiantpeach2273]

...once the signal is lost, the drone isn't coming back, don't floor it to take off, easy does it, inch it to desired height and steer, no need to go full throttle to get it up, if there's a stop or land button, hold it down before it reaches the stratosphere, but rule of thumb, don't fly the drone outside at first, get the hang of it and then enjoy.

[@shawnmeyer678]

I just purchased one of these the dx 4. works great very responsive fun to fly! This is my first drone/quadcopter. I have opperated helicopters before so i was some what ready for the responsiveness of this drone. This model has three settings for speed low med high. in my oppinion low is where you should keep it.. The lift off is rather quick on this setting and since this model must only weigh in the grams it doesnt take much for a breeze to sweep it out of control and out of your sight. My advice to anybody who is starting out with one of these is practice for a while and do not lay on the throtle.... unless you have another 80 doll hairs for the next one! ;)

[@hdew77]

If, indeed, it went to "the top of the sky," don't wait up for it. Or maybe, since this video is 5 years old, the prodigal drone has returned home where it belongs. Fun video.

[@AndresFCamacho]

So I got the Dx-5 for my kids for Christmas and same thing. It was about 20 feet in the air and I yelled to my daughter to press the land button. It then went straight up and never came back.

[@illanatiilly3768]

This video will never get played out

[@RickMansfield]

Yep.

[@Falcon-fi4jt]

I have a sharper image dx2 drone. I have had it for awhile and they are sensitive and I have some tips to help out. Tip 1: read instructions and it will say slowly go up on the throttle. Tip 2: don't use auto land. It sucks because all it does is go up and I couldn't control my drone. It nearly got ran over when i turned it off. Luckily it didn't and I was surprised it was still working. So in my words manually land it. Tip 3: do it indoors first and get used to the sensitive throttle. Trust me you will need all the practice you can get. Tip 4: don't fly it in winds that are two high. If your in a yard with neighbors around I would say you should fly it at 10 mph or lower winds and fly it at an altitude that won't effect it that much. If your in the open with lots of space 15 mph is ok but I would still be careful. Tip 5: read about the trim in the instructions. The trim will help with stability and flight. Tip 6: always keep your eye on the drone. This drone requires it because like I said it's got sensitive controls. Don't look at the camera either. Matter of a fact I took the phone holder of the controller because of that. Tip 7: don't freak out. You will lose control of your drone and will make you nervous about flying it. Tip 8: if you think your doing something wrong or your freaking out. Just take a break, land your drone(manually because auto land sucks) and put in an area were you can fly it again. Those are my tips. Hope this is helpful. Be sure to read the instructions real well to. It's helped alot.

[@pmjmiller]

i really miss mine since i had to return it after the 1 motor stopped working after a crash. and then i tried to take to apart to replace that little silver motor but i could not free it from the plastic case and gearbox around it. the 800 help number for the company was no help and just said return it and would not supply any advice or parts. looked into having it repaired and they wanted 60-90 bux to repair. i got a sky viper now but its not quite the same as the dx4

[@Jazzman-bj9fq]

Hahaha, awesome video!!! "Did you read the instructons??"

[@ralphbenthall3573]

This is my favorite drone video on youtube..Ive looked at it everyday for 3 days lol

[@RickMansfield]

Glad you like it!

[@ralphbenthall3573]

@@RickMansfield Did you ever see it again?

[@ohiorichkidbeats]

me and the wife are crying over here because we know EXACTLY how you guys feel...lol8x

[@kgjohnsjr]

I just had that happen today. I bought a Sharper Image, DX- 2, for $30. Took it out for it's first flight. Flew great at low altitude for a while. Took it higher , then tried to land it. It just kept going higher and higher, until it it was out of sight

[@dosomestuff1949]

BRUH

[@MyRcGoSlow]

Fuxk lol and I just bought a dx-4 for 45$ lol

[@gunnerzane5230]

I had a drone fly away 6 years ago. I'm still hoping one day it returns..

[@sleeperjunky3629]

I got this exact one at the beginning of dec 2016 and first take off it did the exact same thing. I had no control or anything. Tried to contact the company and they said I have to do my warranty plan I got from wal mart. Tried doing that and they said they don't cover lost or stolen items. WTF?!?!!! I'm almost wondering if we need to get a petition going and get something done about this. These aren't cheap and idk about you but $100 out of my pocket makes a difference. And I'm extremely upset about basically watching $100 fly away on the first use.

[@spearrdz]

Sleeper Junky if there is a petition then im signing up

[@CursedWarrior100]

Should tell them that the remote was not working properly.

[@spearrdz]

CursedWarrior100​ i told them that and they didn't care

[@CursedWarrior100]

I'd be pissed if that happened. I'd definitely hold them accountable for selling a faulty product. Have you called sharper image yet?

[@seanbarrett9640]

Mine just did the same thing. Luckily I found it after about an hour and a half of searching. I came here to search for a solution. I loved your video by the way. Sorry about your drone but your video was great.

[@mikeutube7888]

Most understanding wife ever! My wife: you did what!

[@smokeyone]

This is in my top 10 fav videos on youtube.

[@christopherho5821]

WARNING EVERYONE! Drone itself can go 450 FT, but remember, the WIFI interference with the controller, which reduces the range to ONLY 30 METERS!! DO NOT EXCEED 30 METERS, IT WILL LOSE CONNECTION AND MAINTAINS THE ALTITUDE AND FLEW AWAY WITH WIND. This DOES NOT have failsafe or gps so please don't exceed 30 meters!

[@RayMillTN1]

This just happened to me (2017). Got one of these for Christmas (yesterday). Took it out and was flying it around - it went up and I struggled to control it - then it just went straight up and up and then took off towards the south then while I could barley see but a block dot - I saw it fall - but it was so far out there over a wooded area there was no hope in finding it. RIP Drone - probably will not get one of these again.

[@cz5899]

Love how everyone puts there 0.02 in when they all know the situation has gone outa there level of technology know how .... OMG , that's a great vid 👍

[@misd6190]

Never hit auto land on dx3, i was testing auto land 2 feet off the ground and took off 200f got out of range and free falled into the forest😂

[@jamiemiller1448]

I got a DX3 and the same thing happened on the first flight. Luckily I found it after 3 hrs of looking. I read that other people had the same problem, so I took it back to Walmart and got a refund. I told them the controls don't work. No problem.

[@NudieBomb]

Crazy this is the first video that popped up when I googled that particular drone. I just live a few miles up the road right across the Arkansas line.

[@bothatguyyoudontknow]

At Lear yours took off.... I bought one almost three hours ago, right out of the box one if the motors didn't work.... Bright side is I have a security camera for my room now.

[@therandomizer3805]

I had that same problem but it was the one without the camera and it went so high that I couldn't get it back down to earth. It was long gone. Those RC's have a huge radius in vertical feet.

[@midspan28]

Exactly what happened to my DX-3 just two days ago. lifted off and just kept going. I walked the near by field and woods for hours. It's gone....................

[@marshall881]

Mine took off on me too. I was really mad. $75 gone

[@marshall881]

DylPickleChips I flew it around about 10 ft off the ground the first several times up. For the record, I'm not blaming the drone in any fashion. I took it up too high and it was too windy. That's what I think happened at least

[@CursedWarrior100]

I have been flying mine since Christmas and I can barley go up 50 feet. I am slowly rising but it takes a lot of practice to deal with the wind. Good luck

[@crystalpolak5418]

Flying money bye bye😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@coolarrow9127]

450ft altitude also equates to 450ft distance, it doesn't really matter, you liberated this drone and for that you should be commended, hopefully the drone will have a happy life.

[@Duddie82]

The best thing to do, is to fly it at about 5 to 10 feet, to get used to it. And I would not fly it very high because what you did can happen. I have a different drone that can go very high, but it has a good return option and it works very good. And that one will fly back, if it gets out of controller connection. You need to start off with a first time user, to get used to one. I remember my first drone, i could not keep it in the air at all. but after many more, I am not much better. I have built a race drone that can fly extremely fast. A new person to drones can't at all try to fly one like that.

[@johnderouen2546]

I might have an answer. My son received a Dx-4 for Christmas and we have put 2 flights on it. I noticed something rattling inside the radio and would interfere with the right control stick. I carefully removed the screws and opened it up. The first thing I noticed was that the antenna wire was cut. Only 1 strand of wire was holding it together. I don't have a pic but the antenna is soldered to the board, then goes up and over the sharp edge of the board, then is tucked into the yellow antenna cap. It's a very poor design from the factory. I imagine yours was probably like mine but cut all the way through. That would explain the loss of control. I'm trying to find a replacement antenna that I can solder on myself. Oh, and the rattle inside? It was an extra stunt button. I'm sure these things are put together in a hurry and the worker just grabbed another without trying to remove the dropped one.

[@robertbowman3406]

If he got a Dx-4 for Christmas and you had trouble with it then you should have called Horizon Hobby and they would have taken care of the problem. They have excellent customer service. Their number is 1-877-504-0233.

[@agusmahendra8106]

Nothing beautiful moment than when wife saw her husband came back to a child😁😁

[@robertoctarmani]

That just happened to my friend's son. Reporting from Reading, PA.

[@noel040709]

My friend, know that feel, it no the best feeling, very sorry this happened to you too.

[@Wreckitrc224]

Don't feel bad these are very cheap drones can happen to anyone lol I flew mine for a long time and one day it just kept going the opposite direction

[@zuesthaking2339]

😂😂mine just did that

[@ryzenryne8747]

It's like wasting money over a box of fireworks.

[@bushpilot-bm3kf]

No feeling like coming home with only a transmitter to show! Been there.

[@RuthlessJay325]

your not supposed to keep the left joystick pointed all the way up or it will just keep on climbing.... if u wanted it to come back u have to manually steer it to come back.... i have a dx3 sharper image.... im amazed your dx4 went that high. hope u find it.

[@RickMansfield]

Hi Jeff. I definitely was not doing that. It kept going up on its own. It initially went behind me, and I was able to steer it back, but it kept rising and moving northwest. In hindsight, I should have hit the land button sooner, but it was over trees, so I was trying to get it to come back toward me. By the time I finally started hitting the land button, it was too high to respond to the commands.

[@fireflywest8419]

I got mine and I loved it but it ran off😔💔

[@ts8744]

2:12 Surely it'll come back toward it's mother... motherboard. LOL

[@oldrrocr]

Sorry Rick. I've had the wind aloft carry mine away too. (Think yours was a flaw though) Kathy asking if you read the manual over and over again made me LMAO! Next time practice inside until you have the controls verified and the thing kinetically memorized.

[@johnking4360]

Gee, my next drone wont be a Sharper Image. Wife just bought me a Propel Sky Rider. Never had one. 2 weeks, still learning. Smaller area but I shouldn't complain about the huge power line towers almost straight up, hillside and houses. The wind blows about 95% of the time. I finally lost it on a neighbors roof. It sat there for two nights. I flew it once. Now it turns on as soon as I plug in the battery. Wont turn off. Anyone know how to fix this? Can't wait to use the camera.

[@raylatham6800]

Welcome to my world. First one flew away & never found. Was depressed for couple days. Would go out front & shout "shane! Come home. Shane come home!!" Got over it & got me another. My grandson was witness the the 2nd one. Did the same thing. Up up & good bye!! Thk God it came down & not to far away. Fellow rc plane guy found & we got it bk. Took bk the big field to try again. Cautious this time. Got it up about 7 ft & dang it didnt try to do it again. Afraid now to try. Think going to attach long fishing line to hold on to until i figure it out or its trained to obey my directions. They areva lot of fun. P Rc plane is next. Hope it does better.

[@martinaddleman6556]

love your video! very entertaining to see some older folk have some drone fun! did you recover the dx4?

[@tonymafia100]

When you play with your kids christmas gift before you give it to them...they would of loved it too bad lol

[@mphillips6263]

Thanks, I needed that laugh. Sorry it had to be at your expense. Literally :)

[@kennique7634]

Some say that drone is still flying til this day

[@mssippijim]

Hey rick, I have a DX4 Drone and no controller, want to sell the controller or buy my drone?

[@ghettogardens1]

Can you believe that anyone would actually attempt to fly a manual drone outside before practicing how to operate it in a controlled environment? I practiced and mastered hovering and maneuvering indoors until I had a full understanding on how to operate the controls. My Sharper Image drone still works and still flies fine!

[@RickMansfield]

Well, the instructions didn't say to do that! :-)

[@ghettogardens1]

Common sense!

[@davidkaser7423]

I got one for Christmas and when I turned it on it went up. No matter what I did it would not respond. The thing was going left and back right and went away due to a slight wind. Never did find it. This machine has a defect that is not pilot error !

[@805BLAZING]

Dude I've lost 6 drones do the flyaways as a matter of fact I lost a sharper image dx-5 it wasn't even up in the sky maybe a minute and just sailed up up and away. I've lost a sky viper 100.00 Hubsan 120.00 Sharper image 55.00 Two Visuo XS809HW 160.00 Bugs 3 140.00 and an 8807 70.00. Around $650.00 gone quicker than it took to go online and buy them. Moral of my story of misfortune. Learn after the first fly away. Buy a GPS Quad or at least on with altitude hold my Bugs had neither. That thing shot up 200 feet plus then vanished. Trust me it gets easier pretty quick if you practice I dont know about you but me like most once you get comfortable flying its addicting. I bought a Spark and it is bad ass.

[@JonesDrones]

LOL you got some real bad drone luck, espectially if a Bugs 3 flew away, those dont just fly away, they must be flown away :D Spark is a good drone for serious beginners! amzn.to/2MVZMrW

[@thatguydonut6566]

@@JonesDrones woah $600 bucks, I'm pretty sure no beginner is going to buy that as there first drone!

[@Daryth]

Exact same thing happened to my son....I think Sharper Image has an auto pilot to go back to their warehouse

[@firemanx202000]

Yea....this must be your first quad.

[@tekoppentekoppen761]

Alexander Thompson was

[@firemanx202000]

Still funny to me

[@tomtransport]

I called Sharper image about a weather station, after waiting 1/2 hour Mary (company rep.) asked for model number. She said the server for that model (ECWS115) was turned off 12/16/17 and they have no intention of sending any more updates. She did not know why they shut it down. I asked if that was fair after spending good money for it in 2011. Her reply was "The unit will no longer function" with attitude of "too bad". I intend to go online wherever and warn folks not to buy anything Sharper Image. You should too.

[@JakeInGeorgia]

When people from Tennessee go exploring for alien life. “Don’t lean back too far you could faint” 🤣

[@lmdetect]

Auto Land is for 30 feet high or less. There is no "fly back home" button. Lol

[@themetalprincess]

That's hilarious! I just bought this drone and now I'm scared to fly it Lol

[@otiebrown9999]

Safe protection from loss. Fly in Garage.

[@ataye1]

This Christmas my daughter drone did the same thing just went bye bye it maybe on a roof in Baltimore so I came here for research and found this. Now my son drone did the same thing but we found it four blocks away in the middle of the street.

[@gabrielliphotographics231]

OMG! I haven't laughed so hard watching this since The Benny Hill show was on television. 🤣

[@andreafort5769]

We flew ours today. It went high and out of site and then flew a great distance away from us. Didn’t see it come back down at all and we have no idea where it went.

[@michaelb1429]

I just got one of these, my second overall drone. First few minutes out of the box and it has no control, it refuses to land and I cannot control throttle. Throttle does what it wants. Glad I only tested indoors, is this a huge problem for this brand?

[@michaelb1429]

I did recalibrate it as another post suggest, seems to have helped some. Now I can turn throttle off.

[@nicoleharris4192]

I know this is an old video, but how did you get the rotors to start? I have one, and I can't figure it out.

[@imnobody4522]

There's a song that applies here "My boomerang won't come back".

[@perropanzo]

I read the instructions after losing it just like you, the same thing happened to me. It only went to infinity and beyond.

[@76trombonesjazz]

I think we found your drone today in Valley Station.

[@ketocouchpotato]

exact same thing happened to me, except it went immediately into a lake.

[@landonjackson837]

Same thing happened to me

[@koopatroopamaclane6044]

Keto Couch Potatoes yeah it happened with me on the dx 1 drone

[@11851nick]

Mine took off today... all by itself.... I literally had no control over it

[@zapdos8441]

same thing, i had the dx 2

[@lh618a_2]

Keto Couch Potatoes stupid thing flew 90 miles in the air

[@larryjoseph1170]

The off-screen commentary is hilarious. Love the accents.

[@RickMansfield]

Larry Dimmer-accents? What accents? ;-)

[@Rustbox306]

Hwat do yé mean àccénts!?