So in the other recent thread we see I crashed my drone on its second flight and hurt myself trying to get it back, and the crash was because the propeller nicked a hemlock branch trying to get back into a wooded area from an open area.
I understand that ideally you'd fly in the open with clear sky above the drone. And ideally I'll get to do some of that. But a certain amount of what I want the drone for is to be basically a "floating tripod" that can get a different vantage point from my earthbound self. And a certain amount of that is in the woods. (I live in Vermont, which was much much more open 40 or 50 years ago. Lots of trees have grown up in my lifetime.) Like often I don't want to walk on a sketchy frozen stream cross an icy gully, etc.
So if I fly in the woods (short flights to get a better vantage point) a bit I guess a few things would help:
* Keep LOS and really keep it close, go slow.
* return home with plenty of battery left so I can do that carefully and with consideration
*Set RTH altitude for something not too high?
*propeller guards to protect from leaves and twigs?
Any other advice?
I understand that ideally you'd fly in the open with clear sky above the drone. And ideally I'll get to do some of that. But a certain amount of what I want the drone for is to be basically a "floating tripod" that can get a different vantage point from my earthbound self. And a certain amount of that is in the woods. (I live in Vermont, which was much much more open 40 or 50 years ago. Lots of trees have grown up in my lifetime.) Like often I don't want to walk on a sketchy frozen stream cross an icy gully, etc.
So if I fly in the woods (short flights to get a better vantage point) a bit I guess a few things would help:
* Keep LOS and really keep it close, go slow.
* return home with plenty of battery left so I can do that carefully and with consideration
*Set RTH altitude for something not too high?
*propeller guards to protect from leaves and twigs?
Any other advice?