Be carefull flying at night - see the antenna to the right

[James in the Desert]

Happy Thanksgiving, friends; pay close attention to this nighttime video, and you will notice the antenna to the right I did not see. Yes, I got that sick feeling when reviewing the footage.

 

[GFields]

Thanks for sharing

 

[michaeldallen1]

Close one!

 

[MA2 317]

Looks like you cleared it just fine.

Thankfully you were above the point of any guy wires that may have supported it.

They're impossible to see at night.

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[Desert Drone Works]

That would have been a bad night!

Glad you escaped unscathed, but a good reminder to all.

 

[Daytona500]

So Why would anyone fly at night in a place were they first haven't scoped out all the hazards in the daytime. Thats just asking for trouble

 

[shb]

Happy Thanksgiving, friends; pay close attention to this nighttime video, and you will notice the antenna to the right I did not see. Yes, I got that sick feeling when reviewing the footage.

Main thing is you should of been higher than anything in the area at night.

 

[Yorkshire_Pud]

So Why would anyone fly at night in a place were they first haven't scoped out all the hazards in the daytime. Thats just asking for trouble

One reason that I can imagine is that they are so used to flying there in daylight that they forget that obstacles might be invisible at night

 

[twickers14]

Not sure I would pop my drone up at night and certainly not over a built up area. Hey ho, your drone (what do you have?) lived to fly another day, er night.

 

[millbah]

Well, I missed it

 

[Smooth Rhythm]

Glad you got through unscathed! Enjoy safe and happy flying!

 

[James in the Desert]

Main thing is you should of been higher than anything in the area at night.

 

[James in the Desert]

but then you would never get a photo like this

 

[Droning on and on...]

So Why would anyone fly at night in a place were they first haven't scoped out all the hazards in the daytime. Thats just asking for trouble

Hmmm... because they're human?

Most of us here are not as perfect as some others, and make mistakes.

 

[Droning on and on...]

Main thing is you should of been higher than anything in the area at night.

Unless the shot you were trying to get required being at that height.

 

[Yaros]

pay close attention to this nighttime video, and you will notice the antenna to the right I did not see.

The rule of thumb when flying at night is have VLOS whenever possible, but even then you might not see some obstacles. Fly a bit higher, and if possible, check the area closely during the day, especially from the drone to note some high obstacles.

 

[shb]

but then you would never get a photo like this

I'm not sure how much different the photo would have been if you had been above the antenna. You were significantly above the buildings anyway. I prefer shots at low altitude too.