Behind my home is a small green belt of mostly evergreen trees, I'd lost a Syma droid in this plot of trees, approx. 1,000 ' x 100' of thick, 30-50' mostly conifers.
So, lets take my new Phantom 3 adv. & do a flyover looking for the little droid. I'm about 250' into the bush, at 80' & I;m just setting up POI to fly around where the Syma was last seen & I hear a Whrrrringgggg, whrrrr & a mess. pops up- "obstructed motor", I hit the throttle which causes another, louder WHHHRRRRing, like another motor is now chopping wood!,
I kill the motors, Oh Jeez, I;m feeling sick as I realize I;m into a tree, image on my monitor shows a blue spruce branch & a big chunk of sky.
#'s say 265' & 80' high, if I look closely the ground does rise across the street at the edge of this mini forest.
Anyway, I;m trying to be positive, blue spruce are the minority in this forest of pine, cedar, & a few deciduous. Should help narrow the search. The trees were planted about 3-5' apart so going is tough, low branchs mostly dead, snap as you push through them or slap you in the face, some places I look up & can't see sky its so thick!
I;m home dressing for the search, long sleeves, hat & safety glasses, Wish me luck boys & any tips, ?
Freaking out in Ontario, Canada!
So, lets take my new Phantom 3 adv. & do a flyover looking for the little droid. I'm about 250' into the bush, at 80' & I;m just setting up POI to fly around where the Syma was last seen & I hear a Whrrrringgggg, whrrrr & a mess. pops up- "obstructed motor", I hit the throttle which causes another, louder WHHHRRRRing, like another motor is now chopping wood!,
I kill the motors, Oh Jeez, I;m feeling sick as I realize I;m into a tree, image on my monitor shows a blue spruce branch & a big chunk of sky.
#'s say 265' & 80' high, if I look closely the ground does rise across the street at the edge of this mini forest.
Anyway, I;m trying to be positive, blue spruce are the minority in this forest of pine, cedar, & a few deciduous. Should help narrow the search. The trees were planted about 3-5' apart so going is tough, low branchs mostly dead, snap as you push through them or slap you in the face, some places I look up & can't see sky its so thick!
I;m home dressing for the search, long sleeves, hat & safety glasses, Wish me luck boys & any tips, ?
Freaking out in Ontario, Canada!
