The beautiful aerial footage that I've included in this video is bittersweet to me. After filming the sweeping vistas of Sedona from the skies above Schnebly Hill, I was flying back when an unexpected gust of wind overwhelmed my drone as I was coming in to land and sent it sideways into a tree. After the horrific noises of squeeling rotors died away and my Mavic 2 Zoom dropped to the ground I rushed over to find it mostly intact. After replacing broken and missing propellers it was able to take off again, though I think something is wrong with the motors. However, the gimbal seems to have burned out one of its axis, and will have to be replaced, and I'll probably replace two of the rotors as well.

The good news is that I actually own a Mavic 2 Pro and a Spark, so I'm not totally grounded, but it was a bummer on the trip as there were other locations at which I wanted to fly. Despite this little disaster though, we still had an awesome time in the canyon country, and I filmed a bunch of other videos from a ground level perspective: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLilmyI_x_d3pw554smPuNI-ejWFLuADKi

I'll post a photo gallery from the Sedona area soon, and share it here once it's ready.

Beautiful footage. Well done

Stunning footage,  sorry for your loss.

DAFlys Posted at 1-15 02:02
Stunning footage,  sorry for your loss.

Thanks, hopefully I'll be able to get it back in the air before too long!

Woe Posted at 1-14 18:37
Beautiful footage. Well done

Thank you!

Very nice work!

Montfrooij Posted at 1-17 01:39
Very nice work!

Thank you!

Illuminations Posted at 1-18 01:43
Thank you!

My pleasure!

Hello and good day Illuminations. Thank you for sharing this beautiful video you have captured in Sedona, Arizona and I am sorry to read and to know what happened to your DJI Mavic 2 Zoom. Since this unfortunate issue happened. Kindly please contact out DJI Support Team for further assistance at https://www.dji.com/support?site=brandsite&from=nav. We would do their best to find out the reason of the incident and then the corresponding resolution would be provided. Again great video and I am sorry for your loss.

DJI Stephen Posted at 1-19 11:38
Hello and good day Illuminations. Thank you for sharing this beautiful video you have captured in Sedona, Arizona and I am sorry to read and to know what happened to your DJI Mavic 2 Zoom. Since this unfortunate issue happened. Kindly please contact out DJI Support Team for further assistance at https://www.dji.com/support?site=brandsite&from=nav. We would do their best to find out the reason of the incident and then the corresponding resolution would be provided. Again great video and I am sorry for your loss.

Thanks Stephen,  there's not much doubt as to the reason for the crash, but it might be worth seeing what the support team can do anyway.

Illuminations Posted at 1-19 14:44
Thanks Stephen,  there's not much doubt as to the reason for the crash, but it might be worth seeing what the support team can do anyway.

You are very much welcome Illuminations and thank you for the additional information you have shared with us. Please keep us posted on this matter for us to be updated and to be able to assists you further. Thank you.

Really nice video. I have been in that area numerous times. Sorry to hear bout the crash, but hope it's salvageable.

Spectacular footage of an awesome location.  Sorry about the crash.  Sincerely hope you get it back up and flying very soon. Thanks for sharing this video.

Climbnride58 Posted at 1-21 14:37
Really nice video. I have been in that area numerous times. Sorry to hear bout the crash, but hope it's salvageable.

Thank you, I'm sure I can get it up an running again once I have time to deal with it. I'm pretty sure now that the only major problem with it is one of the axis of the gimbal is damaged.

Impressive footage. Loved the Cactus shots. Sorry about the crash

DowntownRDB Posted at 1-24 06:58
Spectacular footage of an awesome location.  Sorry about the crash.  Sincerely hope you get it back up and flying very soon. Thanks for sharing this video.

Thanks! I haven't missed out on much flying recently thanks to the weather - almost nonstop rain for a month!

ShermanFlyer Posted at 1-24 16:05
Impressive footage. Loved the Cactus shots. Sorry about the crash

Thank you!

Illuminations Posted at 1-24 19:16
Thanks! I haven't missed out on much flying recently thanks to the weather - almost nonstop rain for a month!

You're most welcome.  Glad to hear you haven't missed out on much flying. Have a great day.

Illuminations Posted at 1-24 19:18
Thank you!

You’re welcome

Absolutely stunning - well done!

A J Posted at 9-6 01:04
Absolutely stunning - well done!

Thank you!

Illuminations Posted at 9-6 06:24
Thank you!

You're welcome