So this happened

Deleted member 62848 · Jan 17, 2018

Newbieguy said:

Oh no,what you doing in the tree,hope no damage ?hope not the new one,lots of snow over there,had to watch couple times ,did you make it go up or did it just do it

Newbieguy · Jan 17, 2018

I was just out of vlos. I thought I had cleared the tree. Took a fishing pole and a 2 oz sinker and got him out. I caught him. One broken prop was all the damage.

WV. Rootman · Jan 17, 2018

I’ll get the gun, we’ll shoot it down. Couldn’t help myself.

Did you get it down?

Newbieguy · Jan 17, 2018

WV. Rootman said:
I’ll get the gun, we’ll shoot it down. Couldn’t help myself.

Did you get it down?

Yeah the old fishing pole and a 2 oz sinker. Caught the limb and shook it right out. I even caught it before it hit the ground. I did break a prop!

WV. Rootman · Jan 17, 2018

That’s great. Happy for you.

macaulayjuan · Jan 17, 2018

Wow, great recovery!

alokbhargava · Jan 17, 2018

You are very lucky.

A lesson: Avoid flying below the level of trees. I know it’s a great fun to fly through the gaps but it’s associated with great amount of risk.

ryantrax · Jan 17, 2018

Yikes! Been there done that (only I was flying in reverse) Glad you came out relatively unscathed!

African wildlife · Jan 18, 2018

You need to find my "Have you crashed?" poll/thread and enter "yes"!

Pleased you got away with just a broken prop.

Mark The Droner · Jan 18, 2018

I was looking for the 3 sec pause ... were you in ATTI?

Neon Euc · Jan 18, 2018

Wow that was lucky for sure. Surprised that the branch didn't hit the props causing it to stop and fall right down. Lol but way to go mate. Have you got the footage of it falling and you catching it too?

Spazz_MMCF · Jan 18, 2018

Glad it was just a prop.... I just crashed last week...in a tree.... not fun

Newbieguy · Jan 18, 2018

African wildlife said:
You need to find my "Have you crashed?" poll/thread and enter "yes"!

Pleased you got away with just a broken prop.

I have posted on there!!

Newbieguy · Jan 18, 2018

Mark The Droner said:
I was looking for the 3 sec pause ... were you in ATTI?

I was in atti. Practicing.

Newbieguy · Jan 18, 2018

Neon Euc said:
Wow that was lucky for sure. Surprised that the branch didn't hit the props causing it to stop and fall right down. Lol but way to go mate. Have you got the footage of it falling and you catching it too?

By the time I got my fish I pole rigged up the temp on the battery was to cold to power up!

African wildlife · Jan 18, 2018

Newbieguy said:
I have posted on there!!

But do you now need to update your answer!

Bill Brannen · Jan 20, 2018

Newbieguy said:

I know the feeling!

Russ43Phantom · Jan 20, 2018

VLOS is a requirement for drone pilots so that they can avoid manned aircraft. If you fly beyond where you know your drone's orientation or where you can tell how far it is relative to other obstacles, you have exceeded your VLOS. For me, it is very difficult to tell relative distance to other obstacles when my drone is beyond 100 yards. At a minimum, if you don't think FAA rules apply to you, you should be flying well over any possible obstacles when you get to where you can't distinguish relative distances.

Andy9 · Jan 20, 2018

I agree with that. The camera picture makes things much closer that they really are. That could be the cause of your crash. By the camera picture you got an impression that you left the tree behind you but in reality you were almost under the branches of this tree.
It happens often to me. On the screen you get a false proximity than it really is.