I need to get more comfortable flying

[Bad Santa]

Today I had a good opportunity to do some awesome visual flights.
Before I headed out, I made sure my batteries were charged, including my controller.
Checked my hardware and made sure I had the right SD cards in the drone and controller.

I chickened out.

It was breezy. Probably 10mph
There were cliffs.
There were trees.
There was a LOT of water. Salt water.
There was sand.

I had a few launch points where the wind wasn't bad but the cliffs were around 100 feet above water. No chance to retrieve the drone in case of failure.
I had launch points where the wind was blowing towards me from the target. Easy to retrieve but there was an ocean and sand to worry about.

Lots of good spots I'd love to have video of.

But I'm a chicken, especially since replacements are not getting cheaper.

 

[Felix le Chat]

Can't see anything wrong with that. I'm old enough to know that if I get the heebie-jeebies about something: there's usually a good reason, so I'll listen to my gut-instincts.

I also know that if I fly when I'm jittery about something, I'm more prone to overlooking things and making mistakes.