Drone stuck in tree

cbrownknox · Jan 28, 2017

I'm standing under a very tall tree with my drone in it. Who do I call?

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Philltayl · Jan 28, 2017

A tree surgeon.......

thefrisbee995 · Jan 28, 2017

Someone with a ladder

AnchorageAk · Jan 28, 2017

People that remove trees. They have the equipment to get it, or remove the tree.

Jayfdee · Jan 28, 2017

Oh dear, the Phantom Killer got you,sorry, you need someone to climb the tree,as suggested above, a tree surgeon would be a good start.
Hope you get it back with minimal damage.

Philltayl · Jan 28, 2017

If you are in the USA........call your insurance broker...........there will be a claim for negligence.........

Erised · Jan 28, 2017

If you have a rock climbing club in your area I would gives them a call because most of these guys' will climb anything. I was tempted to say Who you gonna call......"ghost busters"

PHANTOMUSER · Jan 28, 2017

My Fix: Bamboo poles+ gaffa tape = giant pole... only works on heights under 50ft... Good Luck!

cbrownknox · Jan 28, 2017

I really posted that because I knew you all would not disappoint with your comments. I found out it was in a cedar. Through sheer force of will I got up there. I was able to send it down and someone caught it. Problem is the camera fell off and I can't find it. Is this fixable and if so how much is the part?

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cbrownknox · Jan 28, 2017

And is that part replaceable without replacing the whole camera? Is it worth finding?

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Jayfdee · Jan 28, 2017

The camera will not be far away, keep hunting. Yes it is fixable, but expensive without the camera.

cbrownknox · Jan 28, 2017

Just the lens is replaceable? I can't find it online.

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cbrownknox · Jan 28, 2017

Found it. Now what?

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First_Dano · Jan 28, 2017

For future reference, call any tree care company with a climber. Going rate is anywhere from $75-125. I'm an arborist who speaks to many other arborists about drones, and so far few balk at the price climbers are charging.

MCM · Jan 29, 2017

Get your shotgun and shoot it down

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cbrownknox · Jan 29, 2017

First_Dano said:
For future reference, call any tree care company with a climber. Going rate is anywhere from $75-125. I'm an arborist who speaks to many other arborists about drones, and so far few balk at the price climbers are charging.

Thank you very much. I thought about this but assumed thE cost would outweigh the advantage. Good to know next time I do something stupid.

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JTorsrud · Jan 29, 2017

cbrownknox said:
I'm standing under a very tall tree with my drone in it. Who do I call?

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The temptation is too great! Who you gonna call?
GHOST BUSTERS!

PinnacleRun · Jan 29, 2017

Must be something in the air, here's another drone (mavic)!in tree and a 2nd P3A crash trying to save it.

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Mtobi01 · Jan 29, 2017

Drone busters [emoji4]

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pwarden · Jan 29, 2017

I had the exact same thing happen to mine. Fortunately my father was a marksman in Vietnam and has continued to stay sharp with his shooting. I had him come over and he shot the limb into that was holding mine. It took about 6 shots to cut the 1" branch but he got it with no damage or $(charge)

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