Tell me it’s not just me 😂

[Squidinc]

I’m a pretty organised guy (so I thought). Walked 3 kilometres (1.8 miles) from home today to a perfect flight location. Began setting up….. and left the props at home! Tell me I’m not alone…. Please complete this fun survey

 

[SmilingOgre]

Not my MO. My favorite OooPs is to get approval, get on site, do all pre checks, have a great flight with all kinds of wonderful moments, get home and realize I never pressed the record button.

 

[Dee0041]

I learned years ago after doing the same thing to put together a tool box setup (just like a first aid kit) with everything in it. It's checked everytime before leaving the house that everything is in place. No more screw ups since.

 

[Drone Master]

The first thing I do before I start the day of flying is to read through my pre flight check list which includes all that are on your list. Been there done that, especially after flying for over 14 years.

 

[GuyAdams]

I’m so unorganized that I buy extra everything
then I keep the extra stuff under my back seat and like magic, there it is when I forget stuff

 

[Squidinc]

Not my MO. My favorite OooPs is to get approval, get on site, do all pre checks, have a great flight with all kinds of wonderful moments, get home and realize I never pressed the record button.

 

[Squidinc]

I’m so unorganized that I buy extra everything
then I keep the extra stuff under my back seat and like magic, there it is when I forget stuff

 

[Squidinc]

I learned years ago after doing the same thing to put together a tool box setup (just like a first aid kit) with everything in it. It's checked everytime before leaving the house that everything is in place. No more screw ups since.

 

[ImpossibleTom]

I do not put the drone / controller / battery case into the bag unless they have their memory, charge or accessories. Just need to remember charging before planned sessions. Spare memory kept in a couple areas just in case....

 

[AlanL]

I learned to double and triple check myself decades ago when wandering around with my camera gear. I did leave my memory card at home at least once and failed to take extra batteries once back in SLR film days.

 

[Droning on and on...]

Hmmm... Except for the P3, which I haven't flown in years, I don't have a model that I take the props off between flights – so this couldn't happen.

I have done the forget-to-record dumbassery, more times than I'm willing to admit.

Or I'll cry.

 

[Tarmactripper]

your not alone lol.

 

[Lets Fly]

I’m a pretty organised guy (so I thought). Walked 3 kilometres (1.8 miles) from home today to a perfect flight location. Began setting up….. and left the props at home! Tell me I’m not alone…. Please complete this fun survey

I have a backpack that holds everything in a specific place, so nothing left behind. ohh and as far as props go, they never come off.

 

[Yorkshire_Pud]

Charge or check the batteries was my favourite oops with a camera.

 

[Droning on and on...]

I have a backpack that holds everything in a specific place, so nothing left behind. ohh and as far as props go, they never come off.

Well, until you forget the backpack

Senior moments are in your future... trust me

 

[Squidinc]

Well, until you forget the backpack

Senior moments are in your future... trust me

 

[tls3601]

Well, until you forget the backpack

Senior moments are in your future... trust me

Yep nothing worse than getting to a gorgeous area only to realize you forgot something.

 

[kalimah]

I’m a pretty organised guy (so I thought). Walked 3 kilometres (1.8 miles) from home today to a perfect flight location. Began setting up….. and left the props at home! Tell me I’m not alone…. Please complete this fun survey

All I can say is I haven’t done any of those things yet. Knock on wood!

 

[mereflyer]

All I can say is I haven’t done any of those things yet. Knock on wood!

Same here!

 

[FlushVision]

Not my MO. My favorite OooPs is to get approval, get on site, do all pre checks, have a great flight with all kinds of wonderful moments, get home and realize I never pressed the record button.

I did that fairly recently. I had a beautiful flight in an urban area (under 250 grams drone) and as I landed and started to put it away I thought: 'did I stop record?'. I didn't because I hadn't started it! Facepalms! Fortunately the take-off point was only a few hundred meters away from where I live and since the weather the next day was still flyable I re-did the flight the next day remembering to start recording.

I've done this on occasion (rarely) before but on previous failures to start recording I've had extra batteries to re-do the flight, but that time outlined above I only had the one battery charged.