I Crashed My Drone Into a Lake! (And Here's What Happened)

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8 ай бұрын

While filming with my DJI Mini 2 drone at Sparks Lake on a misty morning, I accidentally crashed it into the water. I was doing an approach shot down to the reflections, and I didn't realize how close I was to the water. I heard a splash, and I saw the drone sink below the surface.
I quickly grabbed my cousin's paddleboard and paddled out to where the drone had crashed. I tried to use the paddle to scoop up the drone, but it was too deep. I shimmied down into the chilly four-foot-deep water and grabbed the drone with my foot. I was able to pull it back onto the paddleboard, but it was clear that it had been damaged.
The drone repair bill came to $276. I was disappointed, but I learned a valuable lesson: always be aware of your surroundings when flying a drone near water.
This video captures the incident. I hope it serves as a cautionary tale for other drone pilots. Fly safe out there, and watch your distance from the water!
Recording Date: June 23, 2023
#drones #dronecrash #dronefail #dronelife #flysafely #mistakes #djimini2 #zoomdak
Video:
Thomas Robinson - zoomdak.com/
Shot on Canon 5d Mark IV, DJI Mini 2
Music:
Silent Forest - The Mountain
Gear:
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Camera Bag - amzn.to/3e7eRsl
Battery Pack - amzn.to/3AsV7GV

Пікірлер: 63

@dearmountains3431 8 ай бұрын

Have been tough 😢 I'm glad I was able to repair it. I had the pleasure of continuing to watch your wonderful footages.😉

@Zoomdak 8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much friend, appreciate it!

@laurarobinson625 8 ай бұрын

Rough stuff, glad it's repaired now! It is really interesting how it kept filming underwater.

@Zoomdak 8 ай бұрын

Thank you. Yah, I was fascinated by that too!

@masodimontagna3771 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful images, wow.❤. sorry about the drone, you entered the lake to get it.. great 💪👏👍

@Zoomdak 8 ай бұрын

The things we do for videography ya! Thanks for watching!

@ervinslens 8 ай бұрын

Oh man, sorry about the drone. So far, I have crashed a drone a couple of times, one of which was completely destroyed. It's good that you managed to save the recordings.

@Zoomdak 8 ай бұрын

Oh man, sorry to hear. I had the thought ever as I was bringing it back of "well, this is my first drone crash, probably not the last."

@northcoastoutdoorchannel 8 ай бұрын

Oh wow that is a bummer! Nice that you were able to recover the footage though. I can understand this one, I once crashed my drone across a river and had to wait until spring to recover it due to access!

@Zoomdak 8 ай бұрын

Oh man, glad you were able to recover it later! I was glad Sparks Lake is pretty shallow.

@Peach-hc6rg 7 ай бұрын

What a bummer, but glad you were able to retrieve it!

@Zoomdak 7 ай бұрын

Agreed, I'm glad too though.

@BeanCruisers 8 ай бұрын

Sorry for the crash, but glad you were able to get your drone back!

@Zoomdak 8 ай бұрын

Thank ya! I was glad Sparks Lake is fairly shallow otherwise it would have been a much more difficult rescue mission!

@RASHMITHEONE 8 ай бұрын

Oh! Here it is.. Nice video, man. Really liked watching, your videos are usually interesting to watch especially when the thing is a little tragic lol but all good, I guess.. It was all worth it! 😊.

@Zoomdak 8 ай бұрын

Thanks, appreciate it. A bit tragic true, but I’m glad it got repaired.

@wildzenventures 8 ай бұрын

Ouch! I’ve been pretty nervous flying around water, now I know! I saw you could buy some aftermarket accessories that supposedly help it float?

@Zoomdak 8 ай бұрын

Ooh that's a good idea. I do fly it around water quite a bit so may be worth doing.

@vs123 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful lake

@Zoomdak 8 ай бұрын

Indeed, it is beautiful lake!

@whoisappie 8 ай бұрын

That sucks but such a cute little video you got out of it though haha

@Zoomdak 8 ай бұрын

Thanks ya, it's my creative little consolation prize.

@aliveintime 8 ай бұрын

tbh your voice is so calm for what happened. I am shocked brotha haha.. I would not be that calm lmao

@Zoomdak 8 ай бұрын

I take on stress internally so it was more like whoop, we’ll I guess that happened :/

@aliveintime 8 ай бұрын

@@Zoomdak hey I might be moving to Washington!!!

@Zoomdak 8 ай бұрын

Awesome! You've made some incredible PNW films already, so if you do, I'll look forward to many more!

@aliveintime 8 ай бұрын

@@Zoomdak that or CO!

@Zoomdak 8 ай бұрын

Oooh both are excellent choices.

@NaturesCanvas301 8 ай бұрын

Wow, what a story. I didn't know drones could also be submarines!

@Zoomdak 8 ай бұрын

I didn't know either!

@Panos835 8 ай бұрын

Yeah, that was actually a lesson I learned when I crashed my drone into a tall tree while doing a quickshot and havent noticed how tall the tree was... I had to replace a gimbal, it cost me around 140$... but anyways Wishing nice and non-accident future flights my friend 👍

@Zoomdak 8 ай бұрын

Ah dang, that sucks! Even after crashing it, I was like well this is probably only the first time I'll crash my drone.

@hallahiking2933 8 ай бұрын

Oh no! that sucks man. Im sorry.

@Zoomdak 8 ай бұрын

Ah thanks, it was a bummer ya.

@oliverkillian 8 ай бұрын

Oh no man that sucks, do you think you could send it off to dji refresh/care or anything?

@Zoomdak 8 ай бұрын

It happens about 4 months after DJI refresh expired, so just paid for them to fix it.

@oliverkillian 8 ай бұрын

Shoot, the important thing is it's getting fixed~ Careful out there!@@Zoomdak

@Zoomdak 8 ай бұрын

Agreed. Been much more careful flying now!

@ms.kayak7seas 8 ай бұрын

Hi Mr. Zoomdak Please allow me to ...hahahahahahhaa No worries, mr. Zoomdak. You are not the only person had that experience: a drone crash into the water. Kayak7seas lost his first one into the sea. I think it is easy to lose GPS far from the beach. He was going to retrieve it but I discouraged him to do so. It is deep into the ocean. hahaha I am glad you are able to showcase the footage from heaven to xxxx It was stunning bird-eye view...poor drone.. Nice to learn you got it fixed with some expense. Lesson learned! Thank you for sharing.

@Zoomdak 8 ай бұрын

And likely this is only my first drone crash, and not my last! Bummer to have lost one in the ocean too!

@ms.kayak7seas 8 ай бұрын

@@Zoomdak hahaha kayak7seas lost a Gopro 10 into the waterfall during the Rappelling haha a Guy thing?

@Zoomdak 8 ай бұрын

Must be!

@kusinanideli 8 ай бұрын

Nice upload, thanks for sharing.📯🔔

@Zoomdak 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for visiting!

@JefPersonalVideos 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful and refreshing scenery of the lake but your drone crashed thanks for sharing

@Zoomdak 8 ай бұрын

Ya it was a bummer, but it is a beautiful lake!

@raynor66 8 ай бұрын

$276 repair bill for a $500 drone is very expensive..

@Zoomdak 8 ай бұрын

Truly, but i guess it's less expensive than buying a new one.

@raynor66 8 ай бұрын

@@Zoomdak I got my first drone crash a few week ago @ Garibaldi lake. It crashed when I drove it back. Fortunately, it landed to a tree bush beside the lake. I spent 10 min to reach and it’s light still flashed. That helped me locate it. I did some home work checking KZfaq video help, and self repaired it damaged gimbal and replaced wings. It is now back to mission. I am lucky..

@Zoomdak 8 ай бұрын

@@raynor66 Garibaldi Lake such a beautiful place. Got to visit there in 2021 and made a hiking film about it. Glad you were able to recover your drone and repair it, well done!

@Matanumi 8 ай бұрын

pretty much the cost of a new unit- the two most important parts to the aircraft got damaged. not a big deal if you happen to have a ton of batteries.... but that's only 55... it stinks for sure