Drone Rescue Vid

[bsartist]

I was flying over a raging river taking pics of some ruins and I stupidly lost situational awareness. I thought I was over the middle of the river but backed into a tree on the other side. The end of the next day I finally found a good tree climber. These guys have guts. Here is some video from the rescue

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[vashon100]

That sucker was stuck pretty good.

 

[bsartist]

That sucker was stuck pretty good.

Not good enough. Plan was for him to carry it down after extricating by hand.

 

[dirkclod]

Plan went bad
Least he didn't come down with it like that though .

 

[bsartist]

Plan went bad
Least he didn't come down with it like that though .

A helper down below caught it. Only apparent damage was prop tips busted off all 4 props - likely from initial contact with the tree. I'm getting new props today and plan to try it out.

 

[dirkclod]

You were lucky. Glad it worked out and do let us know if you
have any issue after you get the props.

 

[bsartist]

You were lucky. Glad it worked out and do let us know if you
have any issue after you get the props.

You have no idea the luck involved in just finding this guy to do it. I was far from home in a small town. The tree guy balked at the job. A stop at a small local bar, chat with the woman behind the bar about my predicament. Then she calls a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy.

 

[rdtex103]

good work...some people give up too soon.

 

[bsartist]

Took it for a brief flight with new props. Flew like a champ.