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tell me about your first crash, Landing gear affected or not
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<blockquote data-quote="KevinRussell" data-source="post: 40779" data-attributes="member: 7637"><p>My first crash... I saw all these cool videos of flying close above wooded creeks. Thought I'd give it a try. After my creek fly-over, I flew the Spark back through a narrow wooded path. I was about 15 feet high at this time. I came too close to a small branch. The collision detection came into play and I tried to back it away. I think the sensors overrode my manual commands? Anyway, it became tangled in those small branches. It started pitching and flipping about then crashed to the frozen ground. It snapped off an arm. I didn't have DJI insurance. I sent it off and had the body shell replaced. Wish I had taken time to read and consider that insurance...</p><p></p><p>I haven't tried to do this kind of flight again but I think I should have turned off the sensors....</p><p>As for insurance, I wonder if I can still purchase it, one crash and three months later...</p><p></p><p>Fortunately the Spark has been ok for me since, no damage to anything else.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KevinRussell, post: 40779, member: 7637"] My first crash... I saw all these cool videos of flying close above wooded creeks. Thought I'd give it a try. After my creek fly-over, I flew the Spark back through a narrow wooded path. I was about 15 feet high at this time. I came too close to a small branch. The collision detection came into play and I tried to back it away. I think the sensors overrode my manual commands? Anyway, it became tangled in those small branches. It started pitching and flipping about then crashed to the frozen ground. It snapped off an arm. I didn't have DJI insurance. I sent it off and had the body shell replaced. Wish I had taken time to read and consider that insurance... I haven't tried to do this kind of flight again but I think I should have turned off the sensors.... As for insurance, I wonder if I can still purchase it, one crash and three months later... Fortunately the Spark has been ok for me since, no damage to anything else. [/QUOTE]
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