3ft from the tree The mavic 3E Said NO. Mapping Job in Bridgwater MA. The drone stopped right here twice These guy that write the maps aren't pilots. They take too many risks with my drone. Good thing the drone is smarter than they are. That's a ittle too close to nature form me.

Lucky you - don't you fly there yourself but rent it out?

Too close an encounter with the foliage, Charles. Thank goodness for the sophisticated avoidance abilities of the 3E.

That was lucky.  

That's way too close.  Good thing OA worked perfectly.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-14 02:47
That's way too close.  Good thing OA worked perfectly.

I was thankful.

Much to close for comfort - nice close up of the tree though

Codgerzh2 Posted at 11-14 11:19
Much to close for comfort - nice close up of the tree though

I would not have chosen to fly this close.

Depp Posted at 11-13 23:07
Lucky you - don't you fly there yourself but rent it out?

Oh no this is my Mavic 3 E. These guys that sit in offices and make the maps decided this was a good idea for my drone.

DAFlys Posted at 11-14 00:41
That was lucky.

Agreed.  I usually pull these maps in before flying. In this case I did but it wasn't enough.

BetterBizTech Posted at 11-14 05:50
I was thankful.

I bet you were.  I probably would have had to head to the house and change my shorts after that close call.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-14 13:39
I bet you were.  I probably would have had to head to the house and change my shorts after that close call.

Especially when you have work waiting and only one drone can do it.

BetterBizTech Posted at 11-14 13:59
Especially when you have work waiting and only one drone can do it.

Yes, that would definitely make it tough.  If work picks up enough maybe you'll need to pick up a 2nd professional drone.  

I had an offer for my Air 2S today but I just couldn't let it go.  Since I got the Air 3 I don't fly it as much as I should but I just can't let it go.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-14 14:11
Yes, that would definitely make it tough.  If work picks up enough maybe you'll need to pick up a 2nd professional drone.  

I had an offer for my Air 2S today but I just couldn't let it go.  Since I got the Air 3 I don't fly it as much as I should but I just can't let it go.

I love my Air 2S. It's my favorite. It's seems to have the simplest interface and gets the most done. Light easy and hassle free.

BetterBizTech Posted at 11-15 06:30
I love my Air 2S. It's my favorite. It's seems to have the simplest interface and gets the most done. Light easy and hassle free.

It's been my favorite drone since I got it also.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-15 13:49
It's been my favorite drone since I got it also.

For me it's the perfect size with easy menus. It has never let me down.

BetterBizTech Posted at 11-15 17:07
For me it's the perfect size with easy menus. It has never let me down.

No doubt I'll be hanging onto the Air 2S.  In fact, after I get off the forum I'm going to give it a long surveillance flight around my property.  I still have somebody trespassing on the backside of my property and now I've found a dead doe back there with a bullet hole in it.  It's not deer hunting season and when it is only bucks are allowed to be hunted in my hunting area of southern Florida.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-16 06:08
No doubt I'll be hanging onto the Air 2S.  In fact, after I get off the forum I'm going to give it a long surveillance flight around my property.  I still have somebody trespassing on the backside of my property and now I've found a dead doe back there with a bullet hole in it.  It's not deer hunting season and when it is only bucks are allowed to be hunted in my hunting area of southern Florida.

That's a shame. What a waste.

Lucky one ! !

Aleksandar Popovic8 Posted at 11-16 11:55
Lucky one ! !

I feel lucky.

BetterBizTech Posted at 11-16 13:00
I feel lucky.

I crashed once tryin to catch my reflection

Aleksandar Popovic8 Posted at 11-16 13:47
I crashed once tryin to catch my reflection

Funny, was it over water?

BetterBizTech Posted at 11-16 14:19
Funny, was it over water?

Nope, a building with shiny windows...And I caught a reflection...than crashed.

BetterBizTech Posted at 11-16 07:18
That's a shame. What a waste.

There's only one thing I hate more than trespassers and that's poachers.  I got in a couple of good surveillance flights but didn't catch any trespassers.  There is a total of 8 trail cameras back there now so maybe I'll get some good pictures of these guys.  

Bet the heart rate went up there for a bit.

Aleksandar Popovic8 Posted at 11-16 14:48
Nope, a building with shiny windows...And I caught a reflection...than crashed.

That hurts. I have had a few close calls with wires and tree branches. It can happen easily.

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-16 16:13
There's only one thing I hate more than trespassers and that's poachers.  I got in a couple of good surveillance flights but didn't catch any trespassers.  There is a total of 8 trail cameras back there now so maybe I'll get some good pictures of these guys.

That is frustrating.

sky wombat Posted at 11-17 01:07
Bet the heart rate went up there for a bit.

Whenever I do an automated flight written by someone else I am on edge. No one cares about your drone more than you do.

BetterBizTech Posted at 11-17 05:47
That hurts. I have had a few close calls with wires and tree branches. It can happen easily.

Not much, 3 props damage...But strange, everything was ok than sudenly when I was pulin back it went forvard and bumped the building...Must been kind of signal interference I guess.

Aleksandar Popovic8 Posted at 11-17 07:34
Not much, 3 props damage...But strange, everything was ok than sudenly when I was pulin back it went forvard and bumped the building...Must been kind of signal interference I guess.

Or the props that were broken affected the flight.

BetterBizTech Posted at 11-17 07:37
Or the props that were broken affected the flight.

Some people fly near tall buildings and trees with prop guards and it saves their drone. I have them but rarely use them.

BetterBizTech Posted at 11-17 05:51
That is frustrating.

Indeed it is.  I'm going to stay persistent until I can catch these trespassers.  I have a contractor coming out next week to replace a bunch of fencing on the adjacent property that I just bought and they will also install another 50 "Posted, No Trespassing" signs.  This way I can have them arrested for criminal trespass.  I made a couple of flights this morning but all I saw was  2 deers, a dozen or so squirrels and what looked like a small bear cub.  I tried to get in closer but it ducked under some thick underbrush.  My son is coming over and then we are going to that area and look for some "bear" tracks.  I could be wrong and it was something else.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-17 07:53
Indeed it is.  I'm going to stay persistent until I can catch these trespassers.  I have a contractor coming out next week to replace a bunch of fencing on the adjacent property that I just bought and they will also install another 50 "Posted, No Trespassing" signs.  This way I can have them arrested for criminal trespass.  I made a couple of flights this morning but all I saw was  2 deers, a dozen or so squirrels and what looked like a small bear cub.  I tried to get in closer but it ducked under some thick underbrush.  My son is coming over and then we are going to that area and look for some "bear" tracks.  I could be wrong and it was something else.

They are worth protecting.

BetterBizTech Posted at 11-17 08:01
They are worth protecting.

I definitely think so.  

Oh, I forgot until just now that I also spotted a wild turkey on one of the flights this morning.  It was a pretty good size gobbler for sure.  

BetterBizTech Posted at 11-17 07:37
Or the props that were broken affected the flight.

No the props were ok before the crash, but I came close to the building maybe some 0.5m and that afected the RC signal somehow...

Aleksandar Popovic8 Posted at 11-17 08:50
No the props were ok before the crash, but I came close to the building maybe some 0.5m and that afected the RC signal somehow...

All the concrete and steel causes magentic interference.  I have fwlt the effects on rooftops when trying to land.

Done that before...

Surveyor Productions Posted at 11-17 17:42
Done that before...

Sorry to hear it.

BetterBizTech Posted at 11-17 16:21
All the concrete and steel causes magentic interference.  I have fwlt the effects on rooftops when trying to land.

Learned that-harder way

Aleksandar Popovic8 Posted at 11-17 23:00
Learned that-harder way

That is painful.