bryanesposito
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Director wanted a shot with the camera angled straight down, right over the forest canopy. I did about 6 successful takes prior to this one. I checked my altitude against the horizon and thought I was okay. Clearly, I was not.
As soon as it hit the tree, I said some explitives and then fired up the throttle to full speed. I expected to watch the camera footage as it tumbled through the trees and mercilessly cut to black. Thankfully, it popped right out. I collected myself and flew "home." I could see in the distance as it approached that pieces were hanging off of it. I ithought it was in complete shambles. As it neared closer, I realized that it was hauling two 3 foot long branches with a large bundle of leaves. They were making a God-awful buzzing noise as they grazed a propeller.
The only real damage was that 2 inches of a propeller was snapped clean off at the tip. Nothing else wrong except for some leaf guts attached to the gimbal. Flew it several more hours (with new propellers). Incredibly, all is perfect. Anyone want to chip into a lottery ticket?
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