Freefall!

[Deleted member 109724]

Has anyone ever tried letting a Phantom freefall from 400 feet onto asphalt or cement?

 

[Beerock]

No but if you do make sure you film it with several different cameras.

 

[Deleted member 109724]

I wanted to know if anyone on the forum wanted to try it.

 

[Richard R]

One of mine fell from about 50 ft after striking a tree. Landed on grass - still not a pretty picture. I was able to referb it, but anything higher would likely turn your bird into a parts donor!!

 

[RunningWithScissors]

I wanted to know if anyone on the forum wanted to try it.

Sure! Just Paypal me the replacement cost for a new P4 and we're on.

 

[mdowney58]

I wanted to know if anyone on the forum wanted to try it.

Ship yours to me, and I will do it!

 

[SeanMulkerrin]

I imagine its an shatter into tiny pieces scenario.

 

[Pharm]

Has anyone ever tried letting a Phantom freefall from 400 feet onto asphalt or cement?

Ummm...why?

 

[jbjeep]

Get State Farm insurance first.

 

[Beerock]

So....... How did it work for you

 

[stickybit]

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Look at this video from 09:00 minutes and you'll see a free fall of a P4Pv2 from 330 feet (100 meters) on pavement. I hope that's enough footage for you to never try to do this yourselves

 

[Deleted member 18643]

My testament to DJI comes without video .
Phantom 2 Zenmuse Gimbal sent upwards into the night without care for the battery status .
Realizing that my experiment had worked , I soon realized that I could not see any status leds .
Red or Green .
Panicking , I pulled down on my left thumb .
Waiting for an uncomfortable amount of time , I noticed all of the leds were red .
She descended fast and became large faster than I care to admit .
I stood underneath her in an attempt to salvage any of my investment .
Feeling good about my positioning , I locked my hips , only to realize that this unit was heading straight for my head at an "Oh My God , what in the hell am I thinking rate of speed " ?

As I braced for a large repair bill , this beautiful out of control aerial photography unit powered up ! screamed to life ! Gained composure and landed at my **** feet .

And that was the beginning of this Love , Hate relationship .

 

[govindvkumar]

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Look at this video from 09:00 minutes and you'll see a free fall of a P4Pv2 from 330 feet (100 meters) on pavement. I hope that's enough footage for you to never try to do this yourselves

Thanks for sharing

 

[Davious]

I recently did 30 feet after a tree took exception to me. Still a painful thing, camera works ok but compass calibration is broken. I'm going to see what the quote from the shop is first. I suspect onto tarmac would be a pretty terminal.

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