Hello,
Fairly new to droning. Was in front of a small church with some friends, one who also has an MA2. Was doing a quick shot around the church tower. As it went around the back, I heard that horrible noise of tree branches (I should have checked first). At first I couldn't locate it, but the controller was still connected and had an image of branches and the sky. We sent the other drone up and were able to locate mine stuck sideways in this pine tree. I tried to climb the tree. Had I been 30 years younger, would have been an easy climb. I wisely decided against it. We saw an open garage across the street and went over to ask for a ladder and a long stick. Nice man lent us his ladder and a 10 foot 1x3 piece of lumber. I climbed the ladder and then onto a higher branch which gave me a view of the drone!. Still way too far. The drone was about 40 feet up the tree. My buddies went back to the neighbor who quickly took his nail gun and nailed 3 of these long wood boards to create a 30 foot long 'stick'. From the ground, the stick did not reach, so I grabbed it from the tree and was able to reach the drone which fell 6 feet to another branch below. Another nudge and it fell back down to ground.
Damage: nicked blades, small scratch on drone and no apparent damage to camera. Popped a fresh battery and it took off with no apparent issues!!!
We were lucky that there this construction guy neighbor was next door and in his garage. Close call and very very lucky... No more drone maneuvers before verifying all obstacles.
Fairly new to droning. Was in front of a small church with some friends, one who also has an MA2. Was doing a quick shot around the church tower. As it went around the back, I heard that horrible noise of tree branches (I should have checked first). At first I couldn't locate it, but the controller was still connected and had an image of branches and the sky. We sent the other drone up and were able to locate mine stuck sideways in this pine tree. I tried to climb the tree. Had I been 30 years younger, would have been an easy climb. I wisely decided against it. We saw an open garage across the street and went over to ask for a ladder and a long stick. Nice man lent us his ladder and a 10 foot 1x3 piece of lumber. I climbed the ladder and then onto a higher branch which gave me a view of the drone!. Still way too far. The drone was about 40 feet up the tree. My buddies went back to the neighbor who quickly took his nail gun and nailed 3 of these long wood boards to create a 30 foot long 'stick'. From the ground, the stick did not reach, so I grabbed it from the tree and was able to reach the drone which fell 6 feet to another branch below. Another nudge and it fell back down to ground.
Damage: nicked blades, small scratch on drone and no apparent damage to camera. Popped a fresh battery and it took off with no apparent issues!!!
We were lucky that there this construction guy neighbor was next door and in his garage. Close call and very very lucky... No more drone maneuvers before verifying all obstacles.
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