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Mini 3 The Challenge - Flying the Falls of the Braan and Rumbling Bridge... AVATA2 and MINI3 Pro

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Perhaps a wee bit foolhardy to attempt to fly such a place, but sometimes you have to push the envelope, to try things that scare you, even at risk of losing the drone.

To do any less, to back down, would be to admit defeat and that you have reached as far along your growth cycle as you are comfortable enough to traverse, and sometimes you just have to screw up your courage and go for it. This was a case of the latter!

Perhaps not the best conditions to fly, but the powerful Falls of the Braan in Autumn were just too good to miss, and despite the spray and uncertain wind shear in the gorge, it just had to be done!

A first overflight, then a test inspection, followed by a flight under the bridge and close call wth the branches (the second flight under the bridge on the video) and then another flight up the falls (the first time under the bridge) provided some interesting footage, showcasing the power of the falls in full flow, despite the spray and the camera lens getting covered in spray.

Overall, not a place to take lightly, a passerby told me they had lost their MINI3 Pro trying to fly under the bridge previously, so he was amazed my AVATA2 made it in such rough conditions...

Anyhows, enjoy the somewhat tricky and perilous flight :)

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Magnificant! A brilliant display of skill and adventure!
 
Magnificant! A brilliant display of skill and adventure!
Thnks hon, it was a wee bit tricksy, but with heart in mouth and steady resolve I managed it... Had another drone flyer come and tell me afterwards he had lost his MINI3 in the water trying to do what I had done...
 
Amazing video! I confess, I don't have what it takes to fly like that. I do basic photography and video of residential real estate. That's about all I have courage to do.
 
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Amazing video! I confess, I don't have what it takes to fly like that. I do basic photography and video of residential real estate. That's about all I have courage to do.
Thanks hon, it has taken a few years of flying into smaller and tighter spaces to gain the confidence to do that video and to attempt to fly that location, but it was something I wanted to do, so worth the effort...
Not everyone flys in the same way, nor wants to, we each fly in the way that works for us, and that is what it is all about, would be boring if we all did exactly the same things :)
 

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