brian_b
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Yesterday I successfully managed to get my Spark stuck 50 feet up in a ficus/baobab tree. I wonʻt blame the drone, and I have no problem owning this miscalculation, although Iʻd cite a good gust of trade wind at the wrong time. The wind and getting blinded by the sun culminated in the perfect circumstances. I should have forseen this.
At any rate after asking a park service worker on a cushman, the Life Guard, and the mobile emergency service for a long pole or cherry picker, or rope, they all declined to assist. I donʻt blame the emergency folks, really, they need to save drowners.
After baby sitting it for two hours, getting accustomed to what 500 bucks looks like up in a tree, I went home and returned with a rope, and whilst making something along the likes of a grapple to hook on to the branch and shake it, the Spark fell and impacted two feet away, having been dislodged by the same trade winds. Hearing it, I almost wouldnʻt have minded it hitting me, what with karma being neatly squared up. There again, Iʻm glad it didnʻt.
It landed camera first onto the firm dirt. I expected a refresh scenario, but the Spark was remarkably unscathed! The prop guards, which protrude well ahead of the front arms and camera, seemed to have acted like leaf springs, and cracked at the junction of the mount on the light cup. It was no worse for wear and just a little dusty. Tested it thoroghly exhausting the last two batteries and its fine.
What with unexpected inexplicable falls of the drone due to whatever reason, including pilot error, Iʻd have to say, using prop guards canʻt be beat at mitigating damage. |
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