How many Mavics in trees?

[toucanf16]

I had a bad day last week. First, I nearly lost my drone to the sea when I didn't account for winds. RTH automatically activated at ~12000 feet range. I immediate cancelled RTH, dropped altitude a bit and flew home in sport mode. Best I could get was 21 mph, so I knew there was a strong headwind. Drone battery was at 3% when I got it back to land.

Then I hiked to another location and lost the MP in a tree! Totally my mistake. I was flying backwards beyond that line of sight. The Mavic ended up in a tree about a half mile away in a very remote hillside area on Lantau Island (Hong Kong). I got in a cage fight with thorny bushes and undergrowth getting to the tree. The LEDs and neon orange wrap sure helped me locate the drone. I’ll go back after a strong storm hopefully blows it out of the tree! I’ve already bought a replacement. All I really want is the memory card! First lesson learned is to watch where I fly. Second lesson is to get the data off the SD card every time you fly.

Wonder how many MPs are in trees worldwide?

 

[Jake 61]

Yes, did that last week. Went back up to the offending tree with a ladder and a 14' fishing rod and managed to get it back without a scratch.
Shame $hit, flying backwards and behind my line of sight, watching the screen, then heard that saw noise of props contacting foliage...! Took me half an hour to even see where it was.