The never ending "I crashed my drone thread" šŸ”„

15 quid. Jeez.

Another reason I’ll not bother with the DJI FPV :rofl:

I’m happy paying 2/3 quid a set, for props :ok_hand:t2:

I’m impressed how well it held up after the knock! I’ve put mine in the dirt once, and a tree once and still not lost a prop. They’re tougher than they look. I must admit I’ve gotten quite addicted to the flight time it’s a really relaxing way to cruise around when the sun is out.

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Flying ( too ) low over water does not end well

It seems that when you strap a foam-encased GoPro to the belly of a Spry drone, it likes to float upside down :frowning:

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Not a crash, but I got lucky and managed to plough through the branches. I had to. There was a ditch below :grin:

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That was a close one Karl :grimacing: lol Did the props survive?

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Yeah. There’s a few nicks, but nothing bent. Just happy it didn’t land in the ditch!
Props out for the win!

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Yeah haha looks like there was a decent amount of water in there too lol

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I’m guessing that if this happens it’s a case of strip it back to the frame and replace everything?

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It would be ok if you take the lipo off as quick as. Then just dry it out. I’ve dunked a 10" with a lipo on in my garden pond. Dried it out and it was fine.

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You can wash your quad under a tap and dry it off and it should be fine. But do at your own risk :grin: But sea water will kill it

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Wow thats a surprise, I assumed it would be a case of instant bang with a puff of smoke lol

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Did you see the bits of the twigs fly off?

Fantabulastic flying Karl what a save.

I presume it was a 50p-20p moment in the trouser department…?

:grin:

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Yeah. The gap is a little bit bigger now :grin:

Which bit of speatuk’s comment were you replying to ? :clown_face:

Always check your goggle battery folks, having spares in tour bag just doesn’t cut it… [having low battery warning turned on would have helped too]

Caddx coax torn at plug, antenna gone, one arm snapped, one motor gone, tpu mounts gone, immortal T torn, and the whole thing took a swim


Ouchie! Looks like a nasty crash :confused: Hope you can get her repaired and back in the sky :crossed_fingers:t2:

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Thanks mate

Switching frame, couldn’t find arms to be delivered quickly, and needed a coax too, but I have everything else and frame+coax come tomorrow so I expect to have her airborne in a day or so. Expensive lesson learned.

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I don’t have a video but a nice picture after a signal loss on the Nazgul 5.

Luckily the only damage was a broken prop.

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You know what they say…!

You have to crash to find the limits.

Glad it was only a damaged prop.

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