Recent content by robfern

Thanks KC...it was a pleasure meeting you, and this bird is mint! I'm very excited. To everyone, don't hesitate to work with Koolcat, he's a good dude.

PM sent...would love to work this out with you. I'm in Lawrenceville.

I honestly can't see myself without one, left a big hole for sure! Thanks for the encouragement

Blackhawk, I visit Seagrove once a year every year...today's my last day in the area. Heading back to my home in Atlanta, GA tomorrow. Visited Red Bar two years ago, and Pandoras this year. Good stuff.

It's funny you mentioned your search areas. I'm in Seagrove on 30a as we speak, and that's where my incident occurred. I was in PC the week before, but wouldn't dare fly there....way too crowded.

Sure in the sense that I saw activity at the props (perhaps a bird strike based on others opinion). What I saw looked like the prop simply breaking up or shattering. Then an instant death spiral. There was definitely a moment of some sort not just a motor shut down which would have looked...

Blackhawk, you sir are a stud. Your life has been very adventurous to say the least. Looks like I just need to come straight to you for all the right answers!

What do you guys think are the chances that the Phantom washes up on shore? Given it dropped at about 150-200 yards out into pretty deep water? The tide is rough right now, and may have strong currents.

Ouch...sorry about that good sir...I certainly didn't mean any disrespect, as in my world I was simply quoting a movie. My accident today is not even on the same planet as that incident. Thank you very much for your service to this wonderful country...we all owe you a debt that cannot be repaid.

I suppose anything is possible, however I did not see any birds in the area, and I only saw one object in a death spiral, and it was my phantom. I had a good eye on it and a spotter in case. Neither of us saw any obstructions.

Thanks for the kind reply. Ironically, I texted my best friend immediately afterwards: "Blackhawk down, recovery mission failed".

Not much Luis. I would say about 20 flights at about 8 minutes each. Relatively new DJI props. And for the record, I've had the Phantom 1 since Dec 2014. I don't consider that old, and it was always serviced. She was my baby. I had no indication of a weakness in any of the props, or I...

I lost my good friend today...so please don't give me a hard time about woulda/shoulda/coulda. I'm just sharing my story as it might help someone else, and perhaps for cathartic purposes for me. I've had a Phantom 1.1.1 with Stella Gimbal and GoPro Hero3+ Black for about 1.5 years. Started...

Indeed RW....I'm hoping my mistake will save someone lots of money in the future. I expect the motors to arrive today. I get to test out my crappy soldering skills again. Robfern

Lol, thanks Wedeliver! Now I gotta say....HOW STUPID AM I? Old joke, I know. New Tiger motors on the way....thanks for the nudge! Robfern