Let’s Go Flying! Ep. 4 – Fort Walton Beach

Rick (The Static Nomadic) didn’t catch the crash I had while flying in Fort Walton Beach.

That’s OK…I did.

What Happened?
I was getting low on battery, and was lining up to land when the “autoland” feature kicked in. With the added weight of the gimbal and camera, the copter settled to the ground a LOT faster than I’m used to, and it was already low enough that I couldn’t catch it with additional throttle… It went from “stable hover” to “on the ground” in 2.016 seconds.
BAM…
Knocked a chunk out of one of the props (which gave Rick 3 spares), and the way the lens tapped a piece of gravel, it chipped off a piece on the inside of the lens producing that black spot.
The outside is fine and smooth, but you can see where there’s ‘spalling’ on the inside of the lens. =(