My sweet baby spent the night in a tree :(

[itallica]

When I showed up to fly the mission I thought... man, there's a lot of trees here, this is going to be tough.

As the headline says, for a split second I lost VLOS trying to get over some trees to frame a shot, and my brain engaged with a 'I should push the left stick up' but it was too late! (I was flying sideways framing a shot).

She was firmly wedged about 55 feet up and going nowhere. Late in the day, no one with a bucket truck answering their phones. The next day called a tree trimming co. the town over and I threw a hale Mary. She was plucked from the branches - not a scratch on her. The props did need to be replaced and I flew 2 missions with zero warnings or issues. I feel like the luckiest person right now, and man was I stressed out for about 17 hours.

The next time I show up and my instincts tell me not to fly, that it's too dangerous, I'm going to listen to myself.

[img]https://i.imgur.com/9QQOX0e.jpg[/img]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/cSVqfhD.jpg[/img]

 

[Repaid1]

So was that rescue tree service free? Inquiring minds wanna know

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[arcticfrost]

You didn’t try to climb the tree?

 

[wardtom084]

Sounds like there would be plenty of drone tree rescue business around. I hope I am never there but keep it in the back of your mind if you ever do it again. Depending where the drone is, other trees limbs etc I am sure some would be able to be rescued by tying a line to another drone and possibly drape over the branch bring the rescue drone back down to the ground with the line. Hope I never have to try this.

 

[Dale D]

When I showed up to fly the mission I thought... man, there's a lot of trees here, this is going to be tough.

As the headline says, for a split second I lost VLOS trying to get over some trees to frame a shot, and my brain engaged with a 'I should push the left stick up' but it was too late! (I was flying sideways framing a shot).

She was firmly wedged about 55 feet up and going nowhere. Late in the day, no one with a bucket truck answering their phones. The next day called a tree trimming co. the town over and I threw a hale Mary. She was plucked from the branches - not a scratch on her. The props did need to be replaced and I flew 2 missions with zero warnings or issues. I feel like the luckiest person right now, and man was I stressed out for about 17 hours.

The next time I show up and my instincts tell me not to fly, that it's too dangerous, I'm going to listen to myself.

[img]https://i.imgur.com/9QQOX0e.jpg[/img]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/cSVqfhD.jpg[/img]

How much $$$ did they charge you for the bucket truck call?