Hi Everyone,


Every DJI Spark owner has a story or two. Here is one of mine. Hope you enjoy it.

Awesome footage. Great work. Thanks for sharing.

Very cool video

Tell me one thing: why are you flying between the trees? These shots can be taken with a pole-mounted osmo pocket without risk. Then you go and try again in a tight spot among the trees? What if you're not perfect for something, you get stuck in the trees again? You're crazy!

Nice video and interesting story. Did you use white rice, brown rice, or wild rice - haha!

Great video, glad that it was fine. Thanks for sharing

Nice,  thanks for sharing.

Thank you for you videos, very well done!

Saved by "RIce-A-Roni, the San Francisco treat!"

The battery coming out might have been good here as there wasn't any power in the spark itself when it got wet. Would not surprise me if the battery itself quits working down the road.

Thanks for sharing

Wooot! Sparky survived! Awesome video as always!

Very cool video! Thanks for sharing

Nice location, you could have used an OSMO and spare the Spark. Anyway thanks for sharing!

Good luck you get your Spark back. That's a good idea to use rice to dry the drone. Thanks for sharing your story!

love your videos, always smooth with character. Keep it going and until the next one

Great video you made over here SCoutts! Wish you good luck for the contest.

Interesting!

good to see you so lucky ...
it's very interesting to know that and give me more room to hope

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Sparky is alive, well done, cool video...

Nice work bro

Thanks for sharing

Nice video again Steve. Not sure the "rice method" is good for things with intricate moving parts though.

Cool footage

Flying spark in narrow space without blade guards is dangerous. I won't risk my drone in that situation. Since all the footage is short, I would use a stick with the Osmo action to do all the tricks on those complicated situations.

My story: I got my spark stolen. I tried to make a new post but it seems that I “have no authority to post new topic”. If anyone can help me... is it possible to locate it by its GPS or block it remotely?

DJI Gamora Posted at 8-29 07:56
Awesome footage. Great work. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you!

A J Posted at 8-29 09:06
Very cool video

Thanks and thanks for watching!

Jakab Gipsz Posted at 8-29 09:56
Tell me one thing: why are you flying between the trees? These shots can be taken with a pole-mounted osmo pocket without risk. Then you go and try again in a tight spot among the trees? What if you're not perfect for something, you get stuck in the trees again? You're crazy!

I like to use my drone differently and capture different perspectives. It's what I do and it's fun. The crash happened *after* all the tricky piloting had been done.

You simply would not be able to get a similar dolly zoom shot with an Osmo pocket or similar camera on a pole. You just wouldn't be able to move forward smoothly enough. :-)

Arnie R Posted at 8-29 16:35
Nice video and interesting story. Did you use white rice, brown rice, or wild rice - haha!

I think it was brown basmati. More nutritious. We just had it the other night. Haha.

maddox Posted at 8-30 05:03
Great video, glad that it was fine. Thanks for sharing

Thanks! I was so happy it survived. It was a close one.

Tentoes Posted at 8-30 07:19
Saved by "RIce-A-Roni, the San Francisco treat!"

The battery coming out might have been good here as there wasn't any power in the spark itself when it got wet. Would not surprise me if the battery itself quits working down the road.

Yeah, I agree on all three counts. :-)

CasualDronePilot Posted at 9-1 15:00
Wooot! Sparky survived! Awesome video as always!

Haha! Yep! So happy Sparky pulled through!

yohanesmangitung Posted at 9-1 20:27
Nice location, you could have used an OSMO and spare the Spark. Anyway thanks for sharing!

I don't think you would be able to get a smooth dolly zoom shot like that using a Osmo. It was a pretty small area. You can't really walk in there and nor would I want to as I don't want to trash the place. The Spark can just slide in nice and easy. Too bad I goofed at the end. :-)

DJI Panda Posted at 9-2 03:23
Good luck you get your Spark back. That's a good idea to use rice to dry the drone. Thanks for sharing your story!

Thank you! I was happy to have it back flying again!

Slick1215 Posted at 9-2 03:35
love your videos, always smooth with character. Keep it going and until the next one

Haha! Thanks very much!

o_laparoto Posted at 9-2 03:48
Great video you made over here SCoutts! Wish you good luck for the contest.

Thanks! I did not even know about the contest. I posted and got busy and forgot to check back, which is what I'm doing now. Haha!

nilanjan118 Posted at 9-3 18:20
Nice video again Steve. Not sure the "rice method" is good for things with intricate moving parts though.

Thanks! Yeah, I don't disagree. I only used it because it's readily available and it's worked in the past. Many folks have suggested silica gel packs. The rice bits definitely gum up the works.

Fsong Posted at 9-17 06:32
Flying spark in narrow space without blade guards is dangerous. I won't risk my drone in that situation. Since all the footage is short, I would use a stick with the Osmo action to do all the tricks on those complicated situations.

A few folks have suggested the Osmo on a stick (pole). I really don't think you would be able to get a smooth dolly shot with that. Also, the space would not be good for traversing on foot and I don't want to damage the natural environment. And, half the fun is maneuvering the Spark to get the shot. I got in and out just fine, the crash happen after when the Spark was just idling and got low on juice. :-)

As for the pop guards, many folks have told me they don't use them "in the wild" because either they had or are worried about getting hung up in trees. It really comes down to whatever works for the individual.

Great Story & video.  I would have tested the Spark first before heading out to a shoot location with it. :-)