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Mavic props in the wind.

Twilson

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While shooting In Henderson NV yesterday the wind was starting to pick up. I was carrying my Mavic2 to the launch site with the legs extended when all of the sudden the wind picked up and spun the propellers. It was odd because they spun so fast I thought the drone was turned on. The drone wasn’t on and when I looked down my finger was bleeding from a contact with the prop. It was very odd. Use caution. Has this ever happened to anyone?
 
While shooting In Henderson NV yesterday the wind was starting to pick up. I was carrying my Mavic2 to the launch site with the legs extended when all of the sudden the wind picked up and spun the propellers. It was odd because they spun so fast I thought the drone was turned on. The drone wasn’t on and when I looked down my finger was bleeding from a contact with the prop. It was very odd. Use caution. Has this ever happened to anyone?
No, but it does show that the hazard from the propellers spinning is quite serious and real, something I've said many times in all the posts where people try to downplay the very real hazards of hand launch & retrieval. The difference between powered props and those just spinning in the wind is night and day, and the cuts would be far worse.
 

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