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I've wanted a drone for a while now and got recently got myself a mini 3. I was flying it around a few weekends ago and a falcon (I think) attacked it. Fortunately it recovered and I got the drone back and also I was recording when it happened. Here's the frame with the best view of the culprit: I guess my question for everyone is does this sort of thing happen very often? Do I need to start keeping a lookout for prowling birds of prey? Additionally, how lucky was I that the drone recovered? Is recovery from mid-air collisions something that most drones can do to one extent or another?
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Beve Stuscemi posted:Water is a harsh mistress. On the one hand, you can basically go wild and do whatever you want without worrying about plowing your drone into a crowd of people, on the other hand, if it touches down at all, its gone. Not like a normal crash where you might be able to repair your drone or re-use some parts, its just gone The weekend before last I was checking out some area shipwrecks and suffered a sudden loss of battery power (from 70% to 20% in seconds) further out than I could get it back before it forced a landing in the water and because I was using a 3rd party battery it won't be covered under DJI's flyaway coverage. It was an expensive lesson. Hopefully I'm able to afford a replacement soon, I've really been enjoying getting to look at things I'd otherwise never be able to see, like shipwrecks. 
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Feb 19, 2024 20:11
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LifeSunDeath posted:crosspostin' the most dangerous drone selfie That picture kicks rear end, nice! Do you mind me asking where you crossposted it to? Do we have a thread for cool urbex-adjacent pictures?
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