DJI Phantom Drone Crash into Waterfall | Commentary

Sad day for our DJI Phantom quadcopter/drone, explained in great detail for your education.
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[jjba]

really good accident deconstruction. We can all learn from your candor -- many thanks.

[jlsvnft]

The P4 won't let you get that close unless you turn off the OAS. It's always a sad day to see a fellow quad bite the dust. I do have to say... when you flew over the waterfall, my heart starting beating fast and my stomach dropped out. I literary felt like I was falling over the edge. WOW ! That was awesome!

[lea.abracadabra]

Sorry to hear about the crash and your broken drone!
I hope you keep doing this kind of videos though, I like your nature videos a lot! Thank you for doing these :)

[FrederickHagan]

This was really great. I mean that with respect, kindness and understanding. I too have had these "mishaps" with 500+ flights under my belt. No matter how careful and by the book.... it happens. But you took something that is without a doubt tragic... and turned it around. You explained everything, took complete responsibility and learned from it. Hats off to you for the positive attitude and taking the time to share this with others. Hope you get back in the air soon. Clear skies friend.

[KickassDesigns]

Man I feel your pain :( Side note: the footage you got was amazing! Well done buddy.

[ReviewOutdoorGear]

stills gives me chills watching this...

[kevinghostneedham]

I'm so sorry that you lost the drone. They are not cheap, that's for sure. Hope you get another soon. Keep flying and filming.

[yoshyusmc]

Sorry for your loss! Similar thing happened to my Phantom 4. I was getting a panning shot, and didn't pay attention to a tall tree. Down it went. Luckily I had DJI care, and the repair center fixed it right up and got it back to me in just over a week. Beautiful shots though! Keep droning!

[NorwegianWoods]

Sorry to hear about your crash. Hope you will be able to get a new one sometime soon. I just love what you have done with the old one :)
- Martin

[camera_exe]

these phantoms are seriously incredible. i crashed mine and fully submerged it in a river on my 3rd flight. I took it apart and let it dry for 3 days, gave it a bath in 92% alcohol, put it back together and it works like a charm!

[RSmith]

Can't you set the gps waypoint routes? Or is that a feature for the 4? Thanks for preventing us. If I do a shot like that I'll say a great distance and just zoom in.

[fugufsh]

Thanks for posting this. My self-confidence was shattered as I almost put my Phantom 4 in the drink filming a waterfall yesterday. Combination of a stiff breeze, obstacle avoidance (it's a hindrance if you try and maneuver around tree limbs) and the VPS flaking out over the whitecaps. And a bit of pilot error. I was fortunate that all I did was clip some leaves, but I was literally inches from disaster. Got some great shots though!

[sipapito]

Sorry about you drone, Im sure that God will bless you and you going to end getting the 4 model and no more crashes! greetings from Germany!

[thafactor]

no way I can support your quadcopter addiction I got to support my quadcopter addiction 😃

[dcarmeloi]

Sorry about your mishap, thanks for sharing. You can help others avoid such a tragedy. I'm sure you'll get armchair drone pilots scolding you but you're footage was awesome and that's why we do it. I'm hoping it some how gets found and the data is intact.

[IanSebastianVlog]

Dude! That sucks so bad. I'm sorry to see that you totally lost the drone. What a shame, especially since you had such beautiful footage on it.

[DanaPhotoCinema]

Sorry to hear about your drone! I know how that feel.
what time of the year you guys went? it really amenzine the view.

[notarealperson]

Might sound like a silly question but why didn't you push right to travel back the way you came when you saw you were too close to the water?

[Soldierflyer]

Time to go for a dip! Hope you get it back, I would have gone for a dip.

[Benseven]

Sorry for your loss, just chalk it up as a learning experience. And on the bright side you can get a replacement for half the price now as they are on sale.