Crow:1 Drone:0

Deleted member 77603 · Nov 8, 2020

A crow attacked my Mavic Pro 2 over Naches Peak yesterday. I was hovering filming Rainier and BAM, impact, then watching a large black bird flying away. It flew for a few seconds then tumbled downward. Hard to watch.

I have the location but its a cluster of trees. It was snowing and 24 degrees yesterday but i snowshoed in for the second time but found nothing. Ill try again in the spring.
At least it was insured. Now to see how that process plays out...

Tufargon · Nov 8, 2020

Sorry to hear that. That would be a very tough loss for me.
Post your flight logs in here. These guys are really good at pinpointing it after seeing the logs. Might make it easier for you to find.

Tony McDrone · Nov 8, 2020

My drone landed on the roof of my house and I couldn’t get to it until the next morning. That was a lost night of sleep. There is no possible way I could’ve waited an entire season.

Sorry for your loss. Best wishes retrieving it...after the thaw.?

Not A Speck Of Cereal · Nov 8, 2020

If the snow was deep and soft enough, it might have survived the fall without damage. And given the temps, there's no melt going on, so it could stay relatively dry. I would check out (or post) the logs to try and get a GPS coord.

Chris

PS: sorry to hear about the drone. Stupid crows.

Deleted member 77603 · Nov 8, 2020

Thanks everyone. It was still recording when it landed but couldn’t take off, being at an angle. The camera view was covered in snow.
They close the pass and access to it in a few days til June. I got two images off of it before the battery died

Tufargon · Nov 8, 2020

It sure has a couple nice views to dream about this winter as it hibernates.

Deleted member 77603 · Nov 8, 2020

^^ thanks so much for that. I have no idea why we get so attached to these things...

Galopin · Nov 9, 2020

A friend of mine found his intact Mavic Pro after 6 months being covered of 4 feet of snow up here in Quebec. Good luck!

MavicMan64 · Nov 9, 2020

mikereidphotography said:
Thanks everyone. It was still recording when it landed but couldn’t take off, being at an angle. The camera view was covered in snow.
They close the pass and access to it in a few days til June. I got two images off of it before the battery died

Sorry for your loss. Excellent photos.

Terry777 · Nov 9, 2020

mikereidphotography said:
A crow attacked my Mavic Pro 2 over Naches Peak yesterday. I was hovering filming Rainier and BAM, impact, then watching a large black bird flying away. It flew for a few seconds then tumbled downward. Hard to watch.

I have the location but its a cluster of trees. It was snowing and 24 degrees yesterday but i snowshoed in for the second time but found nothing. Ill try again in the spring.
At least it was insured. Now to see how that process plays out...

Awe man! That sucks buddy!

Would your friends/kids/other family members not help you look one last time before you get locked out the pass?
Like someone else said the guys here do some genius magic stuff with the flight logs, i've seen them do it and it's crazy awesome!
Worth a try brother!
I really hope you have a good outcome and find your drone... ?

Galopin · Nov 9, 2020

I found my drone 3 times using the last recorded position of the crash on my iPad. Just put the coordinates on a field GPS, follow the route and you will get from 6 to 12 feet from your drone. Once your GPS shows you the spot, put a flat into the ground and radiate around it with a couple of friends. You'll find it. It works. Good luck!

Galopin · Nov 9, 2020

Here is a video on the word I did to find my my drone once. A Mavic Air.

Galopin · Nov 9, 2020

On the work I did to find my drone once...

Tony McDrone · Nov 9, 2020

Sensationnel, bon travail!

Google it.

Galopin · Nov 9, 2020

Mike Reid, here is another video showing how I recovered my Mavic Air after a crash due to lack of battery to come back home. Have fun planifying a recovery!

LA FLÈCHE DE ST FULGENCE