Big crash at Larch Mt. yesterday. Went up with my drone along with my neighbor for a little flight. Just took off and George said he couldn’t see my strobes. That’s what I get taking my eye off the screen. Crashed in the tree about 40 feet up. Nothing we could do. Went home and dropped off George. Had a little time before I had to pick up my wife at the airport. So, I headed back up the Mt. with 100’ of rope and a wrench. Tied the rope to the wrench and after 30 tries I finally looped the wrench over the limb. I draped the rope over the limb and let it down the the ground. As I pulled on the limb I found it wasn’t where the drone was, Still I pulled back and forth quite a number of times till finally my baby came down. Wow, what a relief. Nothing broken. It’s all my neighbors fault.

Ha Ha, Ya sure?

Hi, we're sorry to know about the mishap that happens to your drone. If the performance of the drone would change after experiencing this incident, we would recommend contacting our support for further evaluation of the unit. You may reach our support via the link below. Thank you for your support.

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• The 1st mistake is prioritizing the strobes as an importance.  It's day time.  You only need it at night.
• The 2nd mistake is not understanding how to fly in 3rd person nor 1st person.
• The 3rd mistake is not flying higher than all your nearby obstacles as a novice.
  

Luckily, you were given a second chance w/ your drone unharmed.  Next time you are in trouble, let go of all of the sticks.

Darn you George! hehe

DJI Tony Posted at 7-8 08:21
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Checked it out today and all is well.

Checked it out today and everything is working fine.

Lucky fellow. Glad you got your bird back in one piece

Good recovery - glad to read all worked out ok in the end

BobW Posted at 7-8 11:23
Checked it out today and all is well.

Thanks for the update. We're glad to hear that your drone is still within the condition. May you please always have a safe flight.

Glad you recovered your drone

You are lucky!

Hey, don't you know that trees EAT drones for lunch?

You got lucky...….this time!

Glad you got it back in one piece