Levurmion
lvl.1
Flight distance : 182710 ft
Indonesia
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Chill m8.
I crashed my Inspire 1 during my second flight back in 2015 when it just got released the year before. I forgot to set the RTH altitude above the rather tall 50m+ buildings around me at that time. It lost signal as I flew it between a couple trees right beside a building. It went straight home and smashed onto the building's 15th floor, ending up on a lobby canopy. It was in the transformed position so the gimbal went head first and broke the 3"+ glass covering the canopy along with both legs of my Inspire. I had to pay $500 for the glass I broke and an additional $1000 for the Inspire which I haven't flown again until this date.
Yes, it was traumatic. Very traumatic in fact that I haven't dared to fly any drone for 3 straight years. It took me 6 months to consider to buy the Mavic or not. Being a smaller drone with OA, it was less intimidating than my Inspire 1. My thumbs shook like hell during my first flight with the Mavic. I could barely make it fly straight. But, eventually, I recovered, quite quickly. I tried all the intelligent flight modes and OA and they all worked flawlessly. After going through my first 2 batteries with the Mavic, I started returning to my senses, knowing that this is finally a drone I could trust. However, my Inspire is still waiting there, in its case, waiting for me to get it back into the sky, to be set free once more.
So yeah, fear is a good thing. My mistake was to trust a drone too much in 2015. Fear helps us avoid incidents like what fell upon my Inspire. Fear keeps us safe. Fear is who we are as humans. But most importantly, when fear fails, learning kicks in. And the price tag for me unfortunately was $1500. But fear has made me a more cautious pilot. Fear helps you improve. Fear is a supplement to learning. |
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