Our last 1.5 days on the island: A sunrise trip to Bica da Cana, a viewpoint in the middle of the island and the very popular and beautiful levada walk Caldeirao Verde that ends at a high waterfall. I dove it with my Cinelog and it went straight onto the rocks and the pool and I have neither footage nor an explanation. The drone has a broken frame and motor, the camera a broken body and screen but still works. So it's me going into the water after some helpful Frenchmen told me where it is. Next - and last - day we again visit the Cascada das Anjos but are forbidden by rather grim policemen to even walk to the cliff door. So it's flying there along the coast. A last trip takes us to Bica da Cana again and a pretty cool levada walk close to it that I see from the drone - should've gone (or at least flown) down there... The first couple of clouds show themselves...

Youve captured some beautiful light there Depp.   But that water fall could have used a bit more water.

Pretty rugged terrain but a beautiful waterfall and lovely coastline.    Shame about the cinelog.  

DAFlys Posted at 5-29 01:08
Youve captured some beautiful light there Depp.   But that water fall could have used a bit more water.

Thanks.
Yes, it hasn't rained the whole 8 days we were there (and maybe not before that) so there was generally less water than usual.

DowntownRDB Posted at 5-29 02:02
Pretty rugged terrain but a beautiful waterfall and lovely coastline.    Shame about the cinelog.

Thank you, Downtown.
The Cinelog is alive and kicking again. < 1 h of work, around 25 bucks and < 10 days shipping... Would like to know what the problem was, though.

Depp Posted at 5-29 04:55
Thank you, Downtown.
The Cinelog is alive and kicking again. < 1 h of work, around 25 bucks and < 10 days shipping... Would like to know what the problem was, though.

You're most welcome Depp.  Good to hear the Cinelog has been repaired.  

Some wonderful scenery there Depp?   Another FPV catastrophe?  Oh dear.  At least you managed to retrieve the wreckage.

Blériot53 Posted at 5-29 11:43
Some wonderful scenery there Depp?   Another FPV catastrophe?  Oh dear.  At least you managed to retrieve the wreckage.

Thank you, R!
Yes, this was the worst of my fails. But it wasn't too bad. After waiting for the parts to arrive from China it was only about an hour work and maybe 25 bucks.


These are the borken/replaced parts...

Depp Posted at 5-29 21:18
Thank you, R!
Yes, this was the worst of my fails. But it wasn't too bad. After waiting for the parts to arrive from China it was only about an hour work and maybe 25 bucks.
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At least the broken bits are cheap to replace. But the attrition rate on your squadron is getting serious

Depp Posted at 5-29 04:54
Thanks.
Yes, it hasn't rained the whole 8 days we were there (and maybe not before that) so there was generally less water than usual.

Same as here then,  we're having a dry windy spell at the moment.  

Beautiful captures

Blériot53 Posted at 5-29 21:59
At least the broken bits are cheap to replace. But the attrition rate on your squadron is getting serious

Not really.
There are fpv pilots who take 3 or 4 drones to a "bando" and come back with 3 or 4 broken drones, shrugging "that's fpv." I'm at maybe 2 serious crashes a year when I have to do more than change props.

enikdem Posted at 5-30 04:11
Beautiful captures

Thank you, Enik

Depp Posted at 5-30 04:53
Not really.
There are fpv pilots who take 3 or 4 drones to a "bando" and come back with 3 or 4 broken drones, shrugging "that's fpv." I'm at maybe 2 serious crashes a year when I have to do more than change props.

Not bad then, by comparison

Beautiful work!

Depp Posted at 5-29 21:18
Thank you, R!
Yes, this was the worst of my fails. But it wasn't too bad. After waiting for the parts to arrive from China it was only about an hour work and maybe 25 bucks.
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That is so different from a (for example) Mini 2

Montfrooij Posted at 6-1 23:04
That is so different from a (for example) Mini 2

Yep but I wouldn't know how to repair a Mini2...

Montfrooij Posted at 6-1 23:03
Beautiful work!

Thank you, Peter!

Depp Posted at 6-2 03:46
Thank you, Peter!

You're welcome!

Depp Posted at 6-2 03:45
Yep but I wouldn't know how to repair a Mini2...

Exactly