I've been stuck in all of your trees before. Best method for getting it out is just pressing the R key
@simonced2 жыл бұрын
I swear, his trees always grab my kwads as well!
@mrvelocity3428 Жыл бұрын
XD
@LittleMissRollerCoaster4 жыл бұрын
I have learnt how to climb a tree while learning FPV! Climbing Tree: 5/5! FPV Freestyle: 2/5!
@weberentertainment29624 жыл бұрын
You jinxed it! Haven't got my quad stuck in a tree for 2,5 years in this hobby (it's been many attempts though) and today I decided to go flying instead of watching this video. First pack, one minute in, got stuck in a tree now I'm watching this video🤦♂️🤦♂️
@dougharper14926 ай бұрын
How did you get it out?
@RISEMCB5 ай бұрын
😂😂😂 I'm joining the club!
@uavtech4 жыл бұрын
You missed one: Call JB!! He has all the gear you need, and the practice to boot (this video)!
@lrfpv52924 жыл бұрын
nice
@zdm52904 жыл бұрын
Quality recommendation
@adamsmith59134 жыл бұрын
Here is seriously a missed good one that use, the chimney sweeper. It goes about 50 ft. And I can also connect my neighbors longer chimney sweep rods and that's like 110ft. I got 2 helicopters and 2 airplanes out with the chimney sweep rods.
@beukeboom38792 жыл бұрын
HE MISSED A BIG ONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!! SUPER ACURATE Use a Paintball gun .... and FREEZE THE PAINTBALLS ....... SUPER ACURAYE , CHEAP , EVEN IF YOU DONT HAVE A PAINTBALL GUN YOU CAN BUY ONE AND RETURN IT OR BORROW A FRIENDS
@StreamStationAlpha4 жыл бұрын
I once got my drone stuck at least 50' up, and I can attest to kicking a soccer ball up and hitting it. Took a couple hours, but it worked 😆
@tfkcrazed79364 жыл бұрын
Just happened to me yesterday on my first drone's maiden flight got it stuck 40 or 50 feet in an old oak. Nothing an old baseball couldnt fix. Lol
@slowroastedpakistani Жыл бұрын
Trying to get mine down right now! It’s snowing
@aaravpatnaik42544 жыл бұрын
This is the best youtuber ever. Get this man to 500k by the end of the year
@mayanksingh6794 жыл бұрын
Hey
@natew.46994 жыл бұрын
Yes
@valentinthevoz77764 жыл бұрын
There is not one thing about drones he has not covered, amazing youtuber!
@425slewis4 жыл бұрын
No kidding! Joshua Bardwell is an amazing person. He uses his interest and skills in a hobby to help all the rest of us get into the sky too! Thanks JB for everything.
@mosesm.34314 жыл бұрын
For real, Lets do it.
@larryb25444 жыл бұрын
This is perfect timing. My buddy called the fire dept and they did it for free. He wanted to pay them. They refused the money because the quad caught fire. Ha ha
@Fpvfixit4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha 🤣
@weeral14 жыл бұрын
@james garnreiter damage the batteries should do it. Had an ESC go up in mid flight too.
@CorruptName14 жыл бұрын
Hey You're going to hurt yourself (or someone else) carrying a ladder that way. 1: Stand ladder straight up in the air. 2: Run your non-dominant arm through a rung just below your shoulder the grab the lowest rung you can reach. 3: Raise your dominant hand above your head and grab a rung you can reach comfortably. 4: Pick up the ladder and walk with it in the air. Seriously this isn't a joke. I used to be an exterior painter. You will be surprised at the amount of control you have and you can fit through tight spaces.
@patrickcol4 жыл бұрын
I think he was being humorous dude :)
@rmdcade17174 жыл бұрын
I never knew about this. Thanks!
@wearemany734 жыл бұрын
Last video JB said: “ ...I can see myself getting hung up in something flying this new 50fps DJI update” Next video: “17 ways to get quads out of a tree etc...” 😄😄😄😄😄❤️👍
@iwanta69rs4 жыл бұрын
next will be a vid on ladder safety
@carlo32094 жыл бұрын
50 Mbps*
@tedhancock684 жыл бұрын
My experience: walked across the street to a very quiet FD and saw everyone literally just sitting around...no TV, computers, consoles, smartphones...nothing. Bizarre. This super bored group all listened to my story, asked a few questions, and then said...bummer dude. I then called a tree service, with a very scrappy owner, who breaks every stereotype of a middle aged manual labor service. He was a thin, wiry non-smoker, non-inked dude with no southern accent (I'm in NC). He tried the professional sling shot and failed twice. The failed rescue drone was at 50 ft and the original at 70 ft. He snagged a flimsy branch around 40 ft and just pulled himself up like a 1960s Adam West Batman. No belt or spurs or any other assistive devices. Absolutely no respect for the laws of physics. If he was a dog he would be a Belgian Malinois. He charged me $100 for pulling both drones. I called him a few months later, but this time he used his full size truck with bucket. Just to give you an idea of the equipment size, this plane was up at least 70 ft and he could only get within 50 ft of the tree trunk. Still $100. He drove about 45 minutes to the site. You do the math on that. I did write him a couple of awesome reviews, so hopefully there was some return.
@BagpipingViking4 жыл бұрын
You forgot my favorite way: wait for a storm to blow it out of the tree. Thanks for the videos, JB.
@RISEMCB5 ай бұрын
Did it work after the storm?!
@MiniMicroFPV4 жыл бұрын
I’m glad you remembered to thank the trees in the end~
@will76574 жыл бұрын
Just fly with string attached to your quad constantly
@hakimdurand84273 жыл бұрын
Greatest idea I ever heard...
@bunnykiller2 жыл бұрын
how about a spool of string and release it when stuck...
@Mr.TreeFPV4 жыл бұрын
Well..... i dont get my nickname out of nowhere..... Aleady tried almost all of them. Take a golf ball, drill a hole, pass a tiny cord or fishing line and use a slingshot to nock the quad or pass over the branch.
@weeral14 жыл бұрын
Nice! that is a much smaller package than a ladder lol
@hkuytra4 жыл бұрын
Same experience with flying wing stuck on very high tree. Similar setup but with all gadgets from fishing/sport store: slingshot with arm brace, reel of fishing line, pack of lead weights 15-20 grams. Very compact, always with me on a flights.
@patrickcol4 жыл бұрын
You missed using a trained gibbon, a hot-air balloon and plain patience - sooner or later the tree will fall and you will get your quad back.
@mcoozfpvish8234 жыл бұрын
dose sending my kid up a small tree count?
@NightRiderFPV4 жыл бұрын
We need a Gibon training how to video. Also are Gibons good pets?
@bikkevliegenfpv58674 жыл бұрын
Aren't Gibbons used for coconut harvests in Vietnam?
@MUNKYFPV4 жыл бұрын
I have tried a lot of these methods plus a dog ball chucker with a weighted ball and thin line attached, hand throwing a line with a small weight on the end or flying a quad with a line over has been the most effective. Something you didn’t mention was reverse props, I really think this helps reduce your chances of getting stuck in the first place, it will often knock the quad away from branches because the front props are pushing away from the arm geometry which traps branches if they are spinning default direction, turtle mode has improved the chances of getting a quad unstuck now once it’s in there now though. Another top is don’t disarm if you go into a tree if the quad is still moving, keep it moving and try to fly out, disarming will increase the chances of it dropping into a really bad spot. Nothing will save you from power looping straight down into the top of a tree though 😂
@tiredowl26873 жыл бұрын
Arborist Hand Saw Kit!!! You can buy these kits cheaply on amazon and store them in a pouch. It is basically the arborist weight that you shown before with a chain saw blade (blade only). How to use: Throw the weight over the branch. Pull the line until chain saw portion is over the branch. Then pull back and forth until you cut through the branch. I could see this kit being the best option, as you can easily escalate your attempts. First try shaking with the rope, and then you can decide to cut off the branch if shaking doesn't work. Disclaimer: I have not used it specifically for drone rescue. However I have used it to cut down several branches on my property. Works great, easy to use, cheap, and portable.
@Jamesn-js1zp4 жыл бұрын
Joshua great video, you cracked me up watching it, LOL. My simple method that has worked every time me and other friends. I just use a simple pocket hand-held sling shot to shoot a small lead sinker attached to a fishing line, then attach a rope to shake, shake, shake the branch.
@ThePurplePupUwU4 жыл бұрын
I got my first ever quad stuck about 50ft up in a evergreen 2 years ago, it's been there to this day.
@lubibubi63802 жыл бұрын
FUCK that hurts.
@gravityfuzz4 жыл бұрын
My personal favorite because I grew up with walnut trees and love to throw is the Vortex football. It is the most precise instrument you can throw that will not hurt anything and usually return after removing your aircraft from a VERY tall tree.
@73GDoc734 жыл бұрын
I like to shout threats at the tree until my quad falls. Works every time.
@ericr83864 жыл бұрын
I shout stern words of encouragement for the tree to let the quad go and remind it that the quad is not its kind, please let it be free.
@adamsmith59134 жыл бұрын
I like to use reverse psychology on the tree. "You can just keep it Tree, I didn't like that quad anyway"
@birdseyeview15434 жыл бұрын
I tried this method. Men in white coats appeared, I remember very little after that....
@Funcentric4 жыл бұрын
Don't take this the wrong way; it's supposed to be a compliment but you're so much more capable than I would've expected. Tree climbing skills are awesome and swinging that leather bag onto that high branch, you were spot on! The way you compiled this video was really good. Very nicely put together. Congrats. I totally never thought of the "cutting the tree down" method! I totally thought the rope at the end was going to be you using a pulley to get yourself up there, but I guess that was a swing.
@nianquxu45844 жыл бұрын
Hi Joshua. I am very new to FPV, start to fly within one month. I've watched many of your videos, they are both interestiong and educative and I learned a lot. Just want to say thank you, I'm really appreciated.
@jserra32732 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. Ours was probably 40+ feet up. Decided to add a soccer ball AND volleyball to the tree over a couple of hours and then went over to the Fire Department. They were totally up to check it out, but after they saw where it was at, they didn't have any simple solutions. It all ended when a good Samaritan with an even better throwing arm came over, picked up a couple of our baseballs and hit it on his 4th throw. Drone came down, landed flat, nothing broken. Unreal. Declined payment and was happy to have just helped us out. Oh, the 2 balls remain. Hopefully the next storm will knock those out...
@samtny14 жыл бұрын
"hired an arborist" to get a mavic rental out of a tree. he climbed the tree! about 25 meters up. he explained this is like the least difficult thing, usually he is up there with a bunch of equipment for tree service so grabbing a drone was a walk in the park. i was so amazed. have resorted to the "throw a big stick" method a few times since then: pro tip, the stick comes back down after it is in the air. wear running shoes and plan an escape route before throwing.
@JaredEasterday4 жыл бұрын
This is exactly my experience. I tried for hours (including the archery method) and resorted to calling and arborist. Same deal: he said it was super easy and a great way to make $50. Totally worth it for me!
@roadsweeper14 жыл бұрын
Doesnt matter which way you run... Sticks, once thrown actually become self homing and will always find your head again, no matter where you go :)
@michaeljohnson64734 жыл бұрын
The field I used to fly in was next door to the FD.. Providence, Rhode Island Fire Dept has helped me many times with in tree quads.. I love it when they used the big ladder truck.. ** Thank You Providence, RI Fire Dept**. They are always happy to help me..
@Alf-Dee4 жыл бұрын
I’m going to add a second camera to my long range 7”, a sort of cheater’s quad but with the second camera looking straight below the quad, hanging a rope with a hook. Flying it in angle mode looking down should not be that hard 😅
@TheBoatPirate4 жыл бұрын
propsoff already built one. pretty cool
@WendysNuts4u4 жыл бұрын
I literally just built this exact quad you mentioned. and yes, angle mode while looking straight down was a must! I couldn't barely keep control in acro. lol
@travisSimon3654 жыл бұрын
Yer, or even a mavic mini
@notsure15024 жыл бұрын
@@WendysNuts4u same here. hello from Drone Nation
@WendysNuts4u4 жыл бұрын
@@notsure1502 Drone Nation FTW! ☺️
@thriftysurvivor6117 Жыл бұрын
Great video. I've used the "call the fire dept." method and they were more than happy to come out with their ladder truck. problem was that their ladder wasn't tall enough so they ended up blowing the drone out of the tree with their water hose. Boy, that sure got the drone out of the tree, but the water destroyed the camera, and this was a camera drone, not an FPV drone and replacing the camera would have cost half the price of the drone, not to mention the cost of labor. The drone still flew, but without a working camera I hung that one up. I did learn though that the fire department was more than willing to come out and in fact they enjoyed getting out when their lives were not put at risk. They also enjoyed learning about drones. This was years ago, before most fire departments had drones in their arsenal of tools. Had they had a drone as many of them do these days, they likely could have used a hook hanging from the drone with a tether release system in case the hook got caught in the tree. That method works well, but not when using an FPV drone since generally they don't have gimbals allowing you to point the camera down so you can see what you're doing.
@Qwarzz4 жыл бұрын
I used the rope on a quad myself as well. Was expecting to have two drones in the tree but it actually worked!
@Qwarzz4 жыл бұрын
Also, having someone hold the line while you are flying makes it look like that person is walking a drone.
@notkira_x4 жыл бұрын
That was one of the funniest videos in a while and the idea with tying a rope to another quad is probably the way I'm gonna use to get my next stuck quad out of the tree :)!
@DavidReynolds-kr6yh4 жыл бұрын
LesKira , a friend of mine did that, only he tried to use a hook on the end of it. He ended up with both quads stuck in the tree, ended up calling a tree cutting company to get them both out. Cost him $100 in Australian money, so about $65 American at the time, which I thought was pretty reasonable.
@notkira_x4 жыл бұрын
@@DavidReynolds-kr6yh Depends on the tree I guess, but if you have a rope you can still pull the other one out so you dont get 2 stuck quads.
@GerminatorTom4 жыл бұрын
Actually, after trying for hours to get my quad(s) out of trees and finally giving up for the night, heavy winds later at night blew/knocked them both down...
@JustInvertedFpv4 жыл бұрын
Slingshot and a tennis ball works too depending on the height and the slingshot. Nice comprehensive list and demonstration of methods! My buddy got stuck high up in moss on the side of a tree. Flew my quad up with arborist rope attached and overshot and ended up in another tree and we had to use the fiberglass pole to get mine back before resuming getting my buddies back lol! The whole operation took hours but we got both back in the end. 👍
@PortalFPV4 жыл бұрын
I've always used a wrist rocket with a lead weight and fishing line to get over the branch I need then attach some paracord to it and yank away. Here in Oregon I always carry 200' of paracord with me, but storing it is a pain...that is until I learned how to make a paracord donut. I have even traveled to other states and countries with this setup and has never let me down and packs away quite easily
@earth_man4 жыл бұрын
As a ham radio operator, I've been using a wrist rocket slingshot and fishing weights to put wire antennas into trees forever. I also have a 40-ft telescopic carbon fiber pole that I have used to get a 1.2m fixed-wing RC aircraft out of a tree. If I were to get a multirotor RC aircraft stuck in a tree, I'd try to use the telescopic pole or wrist rocket. Be careful around live wires. Carbon fiber and metal poles conduct electricity.
@bigdatapimp4 жыл бұрын
Love the video! And not just because of the shout out!🤣 Thanks Mr Bardwell!
@SKIDOOSH4 жыл бұрын
Braided 200lb fishing line and a bell wait have never let me down. Fits nice in the back pack also...
@sebastiannobody11424 жыл бұрын
One of your best videos ever! I think I go for the throw line as I go out very often with my bicycle.
@patregan4 жыл бұрын
I keep a spool of 50 pound test multistrand fishing line in my bag. It is nearly as light as cheap fishing line, but almost as strong as rope, and it doesn't take up much space. We've only had to fly this fishing line over a tree once or twice. We've knocked quads out of trees with the Mr Longarm painter's pole dozens and dozens of times. That's our favorite. It definitely isn't the best painter's pole for this, either, but it is the one we were able to buy the day we *REALLY* needed to get a quad out of a tree!
@bradchenoweth75843 жыл бұрын
lol As a person who owns firearms and uses them on a regular basis, you nailed it JB. Do not shoot your quad out. You cant account for that bullet and it will come down some where. You're legally responsible for every bullet that comes out of your barrel. If you damage some ones property or hurt/kill some one, then you're going to jail and have to live with that act of stupidity for the rest of your life. Don't do it, use your head, stay safe, have fun.
@arkadiuszpiwiec48183 жыл бұрын
This video just saved me around 800$ today I watched it some time ago, and today I had my quad stuck on the tree for the first time. When it happened it was already getting dark, and I wasn't prepared. Weather - wet But. Since I already knew, what to do, I didn't panic and had a chance to act properly. I immediately searched for the tool store, bought a rope, and went back I got my drone back after around 1,5h of throwing the stick attached to this rope. When it was already completely dark. I did it just before the lights went dark at the FC :O Thank You.
@JoshuaBardwell3 жыл бұрын
This story made my day! Thank you for sharing it.
@jhfisher605104 жыл бұрын
Thank you for risking life and limb for our entertainment. You obviously need more supervision as do I! Keep it up!!
@JoshuaBardwell4 жыл бұрын
Which tree rescue method works best for you? Which one did I leave out? Let me know.....
@Sircleanfpv4 жыл бұрын
Climbing😂 with 14 years it's possible to climb every tree😂
@Sircleanfpv4 жыл бұрын
And I would surely climb a tree for 20 bucks
@dabit48404 жыл бұрын
A spool of kite rope and an unopened 0,5L soda water bottle works well in the field and fits in the bag. Sending the kids up is fun too, makes them feel special when you ask them for help. And it is especially fun when they pick the wrong tree. Somehow they miss the logic to see what trunk connects to the branch that holds the quad, so they often pick the wrong one. At least mine did.
@danielwitzemann4 жыл бұрын
Landed in the middle of a huge tree at least 16m, due too empty battery in winter. Tried with a whoop and fishing wire with a thick rope, but the ropes ripped twice due too pulling continuous from two sides. After 3 months a storm got it out with broken buzzer and rusty screws, but flying!
@billybonghackett4 жыл бұрын
Lmao best video you've made since the faa 100mph kwad. I was dying laughing. Love the entertainment and info 👌 good stuff
@JuanCintron4 жыл бұрын
joshua, put s good piece of metal (light weight of course) on strategic part(s) of your kwads. When stuck on a try fly another kwad with a arbor line with a really good magnet attached to it. Fly the magnet up to the kwad and you'll be able to sometimes even tow your stuck kwads. ;) That's the new service my old Phantom 3 has been doing! Has worked really well. 😀😀
@neonoir__4 жыл бұрын
Juan Cintron wouldn't the magnetic field mess with the motors?
@just_wynn_it76374 жыл бұрын
Another thing to add, if the magnet touches any electronics, the magnetic field may destroy them and erase data to the point where it is unrepairable.
@JuanCintron4 жыл бұрын
@@neonoir__ Hence, I mentioned strategic places. Also, I use double sided foam tape to isolate from body. Still, you should avoid electrical wires and boards. Metal plates doesn't need to be huge either. It's best with one or two small pieces that'll adhere to body (bottom or top).
@zeroblade65994 жыл бұрын
How about combining? Shooting the washer and fishing line with a regular slingshot. Saves space and is quite accurate
@JoshuaBardwell4 жыл бұрын
I do think this is the one method I really overlooked, but I guess there had to be one.
@DavidReynolds-kr6yh4 жыл бұрын
Joshua Bardwell , I mentioned another one, but saw your reply to this comment, pvc piping, just join them together opened end to closed end, and as many pieces as you need, fairly cheap as well.
@SteveGergetz4 жыл бұрын
See my comment above about using very thin-walled, large diameter, drainage PVC tubing.
@SteveGergetz4 жыл бұрын
I got the PVC "drainage pipe" (I don't remember exactly what it was called, but I'm NOT talking about typical PVC water pipe, which is way too heavy per foot.) The drainage PVC tube has no pressure rating and therefore has ultra thin walls, weighs a small fraction of what the usual PVC pipe does, and is available inexpensively in large diameters (6" plus)...AND they come with one end already reduced to slip one inside the next end-to-end with no extra parts or work required to make it function. Then I duct taped some stiff wire (thin rod) fingers to the far end so I can hook a branch or the quad. I can go 50 ft or more. Down side is that it's shortest broken-down form is 10 ft long and 3-5 tube diameters around....need a van or pickup. (Although you could spend twice the money to buy twice as many tube sections, cut them in half (or shorter), discard the one half and just use the (now shorter) halves with reduced ends so broken down they are only 4 or 5 ft. long. Might fit in some trunks and most SUVs then!)
@talongenxr77994 жыл бұрын
Have to say.. BEST FPV video of the year!! Informative as always but entertainment out the roof, blew hot coffee out my nose. 😅 Well worth the wait..
@TschingisTube4 жыл бұрын
The copter attached to a line method worked best in most cases so far. Often you don't need to hit the exact branch, just fly over the tree, let it drop behind and then align the line to the branch and start to wiggle.
@EniokiFPV10 ай бұрын
Kinda like flossing the tree to get your drone out. I like it!
@frankschannel26424 жыл бұрын
Just this past week-end I got a nearly brand-new 7" long distance quad stuck in a tree at our local middle school. After 3 1/2 hours of throwing various projectiles (didn't think of a water bottle-that's a GREAT idea!) I got it down in short order after changing tactics and transitioning to using the fishing-pole method of casing a lure (hooks removed) and then hauling up a sturdier length of cordage. A possibly useful and effective hybrid method would be to tie the fishing line/cordage to the neck of a water bottle and THROW! You can customize the weight by adding or removing water!
@eddiepfund4 жыл бұрын
I was not planning on watching this, but I'm so glad I did... Good work Bardwell!
@thegray1zer0663 жыл бұрын
much finesse, such grace and athleticism
@duggerinc4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to ad some humor into this video, that made it more fun to watch. I'm staring at your face way to much these days! Lol
@Phelec592 жыл бұрын
A friend of mine got his plane stuck on the top of a tree once. Luckily there was a helicopter pilot nearby who saw it happen. He had a low level clearance license and was able to use the landing skid to knock it out of the tree. The prop wash also helped blow it away from the tree as it fell. On another occasion I got one of my planes stuck in a tree. We fly in an undeveloped industrial estate next to an existing estate where my brother's crane and equipment hire business is. I drove to his business and then drove back with a boom lift. Unfortunately the tree was much higher than what I could reach from the boom lifts basket. This was a weekend and fortunately as I was returning the boom lift, my brother was returning from a crane job. He and his dogman / rigger came to the rescue. The dogman rode a bosuns chair attached to the end of the crane's boom and hand plucked my plane from the tree. A classic case of it's not what you know, but, who you know..
@ls4life5444 жыл бұрын
Great video by the way. I love the attempt to climb the three with the ladder against the branches 🤣🤣🤣
@butteredbutter4204 жыл бұрын
F’n brilliantly hilarious! JB you’re a natural comedian
@chrshndsh4 жыл бұрын
I have used the fishing pole. Works great! Cast the line over the limb, tie a rope to the line and reel it in. Even heavy twine may work, if you don’t have a long enough rope. I’ve also used hard PVC with a second person on a ladder, joining the sections and guiding it through the tree limbs. After 3 section even hard PVC will flex quite a lot, so leaning it against branches helps prevent the flexing and reduces the weight, helping me guide it to the quad or whatever I’m retrieving. Good video!
@lawrencemartin82054 жыл бұрын
Awesome video demonstrations. Actually watching your reactions was most entertaining part for me.. awesome job. Thank you so much for all the hard work you put into helping the fpv community.
@l-tramp62924 жыл бұрын
I really like your videos lately! It's not only informative, but also comedy and that's a really nice combination. Keep it up!
@friendlyfireentertainment4 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Very entertaining. One method I have used to get a quad out of a tree is to pickup a dead pine tree (lots of em in my forest) and use the tree to get the drone out of the tree. Kind of ironic really.
@jmillerfpv2 жыл бұрын
Nice watching JB huggin and climbin the pines!!
@roberthurley24122 жыл бұрын
I made mine using a base ball, parachute cord and an eyebolt. The base ball is drilled with a tap drill that is a compatible diameter of the eye bolt, epoxy applied to the thread. Worked well.
@JonathanBirch74 жыл бұрын
Awesome Video. I used a set of drain cleaner rods to get my quadcopter out of a tree in the local park. Keep on living your dreams.
@mcoozfpvish8234 жыл бұрын
i was stuck in a not so local spot, and i rummaged in a bin found a empty bottle emptied my bladder in to it and lobbed it at the quad till i hit it! life saver!!!... just glad it didn't burst open over me!😂🤣
@doblebo4 жыл бұрын
I have a wrist sling shot, 80lb fishing line and a pack of 1oz disk sinker weights. The sling shot with the 1oz disks are crazy accurate (and potentily deadly) and carries the line well. Just gotta make sure you let out enough line. Under 25bucks at Big5!! I use this with my drone business as leaving a drone in a customer's tree is an unacceptable liability.
@pasky77774 жыл бұрын
JB is by far the most dedicated person to FPV that I know!!!
@The_Eric_Allen4 жыл бұрын
This was awesome, worth the wait. Funny as well. Thanks Joshua!
@peregrineflow73544 жыл бұрын
Well done! I have been successful spin-casting then pulling a rope BUT I have also spent hours removing someone else's fishing line that was the reason my quad got snagged! If using fishing line clean up after yourself! Gaaa. My local tree trimmer bailed me out of my worst tree in 15 min for $60. Every method can work depending on the situation. I like the arborist slingshot too. When I was removing the old fishing line I removed a golf club too. I was not able to reach the Bugs 3 it was thrown at. It's still there.
@Tattman-cn5wv4 жыл бұрын
Everyone said to watch your tutorials on everything you need to know about drones/fpv and they are right. Keep up the good work. I’m about 13 hours into fpv simulator flights and tomorrow I get the veyron cinewhoop in the mail!!!!!!!!!
@duncanpope28994 жыл бұрын
1) I needed this video before lock down 2) good climbing effort
@jacuzzijay4 жыл бұрын
As much as this is trying to be educational, it’s just pure comedy and I bloody love it
@walkeytalkiefpv13794 жыл бұрын
The best way I've found to get fishing line on a very specific branch is to tie it to a micro. you can put the line exactly where you want it
@GregPless4 жыл бұрын
Charlie Chaplin would approve! Well done. How’d you get the blood blister on right palm? A small electrician’s cross bow is another good option. Tanks for the leafs!
@jotenboffen2 жыл бұрын
I just tried number 9 but with a plastic bottle with water on the rope and I got my tello drone down after a couple of hours! Thank you so much😀
@PesterBotLoFi2 жыл бұрын
ive spent hours throwing logs at trees....ive also hit a quad with another quad. (more like cutting branches with another quad). THis video definitely gave me some good ideas.
@thatguycarlos2 жыл бұрын
Over the past 3 days i used any of these methods. The final solution for my rescue was a combo of: 24ft ladder, 15ft pole and a friend who can climb up the ladder, 10 more ft of tree and swing the pole. I may be a bit tree shy for awhile...
@arycave4 жыл бұрын
Quad actually may be used in tree climbing so your can return a favor to your friend arborist. I used FPV to run the line over particularly tall pine tree which was out of reach by arrow, weight and slingshot to run as a puller for working climbing rope. The best line I found is waxed 500lb arborist line from Petzl, it is rigid just right, thin but strong. Combined with Cube box and a soft weight it is a superior recovery tool. Cube box contains the line to prevent it from getting tangled by twigs and leaves and allows free deployment for multiple attempts.
@thatguyted67394 жыл бұрын
Got a quad out of a tree by paying an arborist a crate of beer. It was in a spruce pine in semi dense forest so I couldn't throw a line and it was too high to poke with anything. Great technique on that pull start by the way!
@DynamixTV3 жыл бұрын
I CANNOT... I CANNOT BELIEVE JOSHUA JUST CLIMBED THAT TREE😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 That earned him a new patreon lol
@kenstovall50914 жыл бұрын
Josh, we are electrical contractors so there are times when we have to rent a pull behind bucket lift....if the tree is not over 40 to 50ft, these lifts can be rented for around $165.00 a day depending on who you call....we use US Rental or United Rental, just depends who's in your area...Just a thought.
@jdrissel4 жыл бұрын
My personal favorite is the arborist's bag with a wrist rocket slingshot. If you get the folding slingshot you can carry the whole setup in the pockets of cargo pants. I like using 100lb kevlar line tied to some 1/8" Dacron line. You can carry 150 to 200 ft of each kind of line. Often the kevlar line is strong enough. If you want to pack lighter, you can skip the bag and pick up a rock on site.
@SapersteinSaperstein3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Ours was 30’ up an oak. We used a beginner quadcopter attached to fishing line to shake it out.
@poulmartinmller40944 жыл бұрын
slingshot - meant for shooting fish bait around a lake are about 5-7 USD on bangers (beware that some european countries see slingshots as a weapon and hence require a license) poking - fix a smooth stick (not the top of of a fishing rod, it'll snag) to the underside of your quad and play some tree pool - horizon mode is highly recommended as is a heawy quad. thx josh
@marcoreviews3 жыл бұрын
I have been promoting this video so much on my channel! Just epic! Thanks Joshua!
@phdgraphitti9694 жыл бұрын
The drone saver is the truth🔥🔥🔥
@cikwanfpv46464 жыл бұрын
Hei Josh... you really make my day you know... This video really make my day the best ever.... you are funny josh..... im laugh with my office mate all the day.... Thanks Josh,,, you are my teachear and idol on this FPV QUADQOPTER world...
@OverdriveTech4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I'm in the park right now trying to get it out.
@speedyturtlefpv32904 жыл бұрын
I finally got time to watch the latest video about getting quads out of trees and just wanted to tell you that i really enjoyed it. Thanls for your content.
@pxsaber21774 жыл бұрын
5“ quads are way easier to get out of the tree than toothpicks
@zanpekosak23834 жыл бұрын
Toothpicks will literally get stuck in tall grass.
@overratedsrtchallenger3 жыл бұрын
Yeah got my toothpick stuck like 50 feet high and it's so low powered that nothing will work to free it out
@gtifury3104 жыл бұрын
This was far more entertaining than I thought it would be, lol.
@g.z61614 жыл бұрын
lol joshua flexing with his ladders ! awesome vid as always!
@funKdatFPV4 жыл бұрын
I always carry a pair of binoculars in my kit to make it easier to see quads that are way up at the top of trees! 🌲
@keithws794 жыл бұрын
Very entertaining! I second the arborist throw-weight and rope.
@GTARC_au4 жыл бұрын
My kind of video. I rescued a quad from waaay up high in a tree. I used a DJI tello and tethered a fishing line from its feet. I then fpv flew it to the stuck quad and hooked it over the quad before killing the tellos power supply. By pulling the line I hooked the stuck quad and bought them both back to Earth! !! Check out the video if ya have time. See ya in the SkY.
@rarbiart4 жыл бұрын
i have such a big shot in my car since 2009 years (and off course pilot rope and throw bags)... and it has been such a great help in so many situations.
@gmivisualsjason37294 жыл бұрын
Next week's episode...... 17 ways to get your quad out of a lake!!! 😂😂😂
@robaxelsson5304 жыл бұрын
Had one “failsafe” over a marsh... Got lucky it was close and LOW TIDE!
@larrygrinstead59494 жыл бұрын
Embarrasing, but I lost one of my quads trying to recover a newly built foam airplane that was floating out in a pond too far from shore. Oh wait, I got a great idea....tie some wire to the bottom of the quad and hopefully I can snag the plane and drag it to shore. I didn't initially want to go for a swim (wearing jeans, no shorts, no towel, pond behind a fence, public swimming probably not allowed, etc... ended up going for a short swim to save the plane after losing the quad anyway) first off, don't do it via fpv because of camera up tilt and being very hard to judge your altitude over a smooth reflective surface. If one prop touches the water, quad flips out and gone. With the pond depth unknown, water quality unknown, water too murky to see in deep water, the sun going down shortly, not knowing the exact location of where the drone is resting at the bottom, i decided that it was not worth the risk to attempt to find it. So i gave up and went home. Secondly, in my case, the quad costs more to replace than the foam plane. In hind sight, I could have hovered off to the side of the plane and the down draft from the quad would have moved the floating plane. A much better plan, but still not without risk. If your considering something over water, at least get some paracord and tie one side to the bottom of the quad and then tie the other end to a empty sealed 20oz or larger soda bottle or a shortened pool noodle or something that will float to the surface so you can find it and get it back. Hey Joshua, next video... how to build a rc rescue sub??? Hopefully this story helps someone to consider the risk before attempting something similar. Ask yourself, can i live with the loss? I thought I would be fine if it all went south, but even though I didn't fly my old 5" quad as much as others, I still wish I still had it. RIP.....
@roadsweeper14 жыл бұрын
@@larrygrinstead5949 If I'm flying over water, i always bring a little RC boat with me. simple and easy to build a balsa 4 channel boat. Can either put a recovery truck style hook hanging over the stern, or just build a work barge type boat with a blunt bow and just push the plane in. Obviously wont work with quads that just sink...
@tomeaston29623 жыл бұрын
@@roadsweeper1 strap a plastic bottle and it’s gonna float
@bdmvy4 жыл бұрын
Had a 980 carbon hex, gimbal and camera stuck at the very top of a 50 foot mesquite. Mesquite has up to 2" thorns. Gave up on the PVC pipe and called a local tree service. They used a basket truck and charged $175. Well worth it!
@tylerstroup21602 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video it popped up on my KZfaq feed the day I got my first and only drone stuck up in a tree 60 feet up. Tree has to come down.
@Kmart_FPV2 жыл бұрын
I know that this video came out a long time ago, but some parachord and a fishing weight have been my go-to since I started. $10 saved me hundreds.
@lee-mac Жыл бұрын
Got stuck today at the top of a maple tree (my video got washed out during a fall), but managed to get it down by crossing my fingers and using the throttle to nudge it...it was REALLY stuck. Neighbors probably thought a hawk was being strangled, but it worked. Lost a few props, but better than my drone! I was lucky in that I had a full battery and went slow bouncing between turtle mode and regular. Once the props break off completely, you have very little to push against! Go slow is all I can say.
@mchevalier774 жыл бұрын
I got one out of a high tree recently using a potato cannon. The barrel was 5.5 feet of 1.5 inch. The chamber 2 feet of 4 inch. The fuel used was Walmart spray disinfectant. High velocity and long enough to aim well.
@jott18833 жыл бұрын
Loved this video. One trick I've incorporated in my schemes has been to add a wifi camera to a pvc pole in order to spot my quad. Evidence that I get them stuck more than most people.
@marxdroneworx4 жыл бұрын
What a brilliant video!! Thanks JB! And I thought I had most of the skills this fantastic hobby requires...Um..wrong!!!, something else to practice now!!