So, ya… this may be one of the dumbest things I've done in quite a while.
I've only had the Mavic for 10 days now but I've flown it everyday whilst hiking so I'm getting pretty used to it. Yesterday it was snowing pretty heavily and I decided to launch the drone from the hood of my truck since the ground was covered in snow. I usually hand launch and catch but thought I'd try this. Well ... here's where the idiot part comes in... I set the Mavic on the hood and fired up the motors and, due to an inch of snow on the hood, the Mavic immediately starting rapidly sliding off the front of the truck. Without thinking (duh) my instant reaction was '****! Grab the drone'. While. The. Props. We're. Running.
I have no answer for why I would do something so stupid. I guess if it was falling off a cliff or going into rush hour traffic I would just say hell with it and jump in after it. I literally thought I had broke a couple fingers, it hurt like a MF. I think the thin gloves I had on saved me as they sustained a couple rips. The drone was laying there broken on the ground and I'm running around cussing, holding my hand. I put the drone in the truck and walked off to do my daily hike wondering what damage I'd done. 30 minutes later the pain subsided, I mean completely, I took the glove off and no damage done. Only damage to the drone was one broken prop. Today my fingers were not even sore which is weird.
Replaced the prop and was back out flying today. Moral of the story; don't be a dumb ***.
P.S. Drone flew great in the snow.
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I've only had the Mavic for 10 days now but I've flown it everyday whilst hiking so I'm getting pretty used to it. Yesterday it was snowing pretty heavily and I decided to launch the drone from the hood of my truck since the ground was covered in snow. I usually hand launch and catch but thought I'd try this. Well ... here's where the idiot part comes in... I set the Mavic on the hood and fired up the motors and, due to an inch of snow on the hood, the Mavic immediately starting rapidly sliding off the front of the truck. Without thinking (duh) my instant reaction was '****! Grab the drone'. While. The. Props. We're. Running.
I have no answer for why I would do something so stupid. I guess if it was falling off a cliff or going into rush hour traffic I would just say hell with it and jump in after it. I literally thought I had broke a couple fingers, it hurt like a MF. I think the thin gloves I had on saved me as they sustained a couple rips. The drone was laying there broken on the ground and I'm running around cussing, holding my hand. I put the drone in the truck and walked off to do my daily hike wondering what damage I'd done. 30 minutes later the pain subsided, I mean completely, I took the glove off and no damage done. Only damage to the drone was one broken prop. Today my fingers were not even sore which is weird.
Replaced the prop and was back out flying today. Moral of the story; don't be a dumb ***.
P.S. Drone flew great in the snow.
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