Expensive FAIL. Could not return drone to the shore #shorts

Flew to the cruise ship and could not return drone to the shore

#drone #dji #fail

[man.fromearth]

Expensive FAIL. I'm so happy that drone came back to me )

[Shuriver]

50% to play
50% to return

That's how I roll

[travisminneapolis]

Pro Tip (I fly drones): when you're flying back, depending on the wind conditions as you are nearing the end of the battery life go to the maximum height that you are allowed to fly and definitely be flying in sport mode. You can override battery alarms and in sport mode you'll get the maximum speed. It will start to automatically land but as long as you are at maximum height, you can fly another good distance as it slowly descends.

The joys of DJI :)

[dvsr]

That canoe ride must have cost 10000 $ cause it was eXpEnSiVe FaIl 🤡

[theros_oncore]

Wow bro !! so good you made it to a boat without bothering too much to the people on it

[jameswfreedom]

Glad you got it back - but very misleading title - there was nothing expensive about that fail lol

[richard--s]

I don't want to bother you, but just a little trick to help you:
I think, you could see the wind direction out there on the smoke of the ship. It was blowing away from you, if I see it right...

Maybe that could be a hint for you next time to return earlier. You had great luck with the small fishing boats in reach.

And most importantly: Have fun with your drone! :-)

[HCG]

No wonder the battery died so fast, you’re carrying that heavy af 360 camera on the drone’s back

[jimmyboe]

I always thought you should probably start heading back with 60% just in case.

[informant]

Damn I would of been stressing out to the max. Lucky someone was nearby to help. Hope you tipped him well haha!

[toastermon]

That's why idiots shouldn't be allowed to fly drones.

[guyunknown]

That local fishermen was a g for helping you in my opinion 😂

[TheWizardGamez]

Returns on 40% battery instead of 50% battery… yeah. Cause that makes sense

[tomzweifel]

That's the rule of thirds, bud:

1/3 for the trip out and on station

1/3 for the ride back

1/3 for headwinds, inaccuracies in the battery meter, etc.

You should have been headed home at 60%, not 40%.

[gmsniperx]

He should’ve lost his drone because of his carelessness.

[madsbuhris]

The ship is allowed to shoot down the drone if filmed without permission.

[sameermalik]

*This short is far more exciting than high-budget Hollywood thrillers!*

[andrewutya]

Remarkable luck and quick thinking. Good work captain.

[thekarmafarmer]

Excellent short. That was like watching a whole film!

[johannnorris]

Did you learn your lesson? Don’t fly so far away get yourself a bigger 😂😂😂