Yup, those birds in Iceland are pretty aggressive. Almost attacked my drone aswell but the Air 3 is just too big for them.
@John_McFadden
Ай бұрын
Appreciate you posting this but sorry you had this painful experience and the lost your drone. I'm heading to Iceland myself in September and I'm a little concerned about the same issue. I'm considering trying some of the tips I've seen others recommend such as applying red reflective tape to the drone. Hopefully that will help! Cheers.
@jonimrye5722
17 күн бұрын
I am so sorry to see that mate, Ive been close on many occasions with my mini 3 also. I dont do much tracking as you were doing, so when it happens to me I stop filming ascend at max speed and then back down and usually manage to finish my filming before the gulls circle round for another attack. I agree with the comments below, in that my Air3 still gets pursued but the birds dont get so close AS YET ANYWAY. By the way I covered my mini 3 in red reflective tape and stuck a strobe on it and it didnt make a blind bit of difference, so you can ignore that. My advice is get yourself a good insurance policy. Good luck and best wishes Jon
@KeoNz
Ай бұрын
Put some reflective red tape on your next drone. When you noticed it coming in, fly straight up vertically at high speed. Hopefully it'll intimidate the bird as it thinks you're coming from above to attack.
@EsterZandberg
Ай бұрын
Thank you for the tips!
@날아라우파루파
2 күн бұрын
😮 sad ending 😢😢😢 sorry for your loss I'm korean
@godswonderfulcreation-su4mz
Ай бұрын
My drone has also gotten attacked!
@BjEddy1
22 күн бұрын
Totally a shame, with that bird, looked like hawk, I land quickly, hope you had refresh
@Roys_Drones
Ай бұрын
I absolutely hate watching a $1,000 bill come dropping from the sky! Sorry man.
@rohitp5023
Ай бұрын
sub 250 gm drones are not scary i guess. Never faced such issue with my mavic air 2 or Avata 2
@ValeriiAS
Ай бұрын
good luck with a new one!
@Vizeldrone
Ай бұрын
Bad Lucky friend! I had a problem with seagulls too. Like and subscritor!
@tugadashcamsuk5946
23 күн бұрын
My 4 pro also suffered an attempted attack by seagulls. But I had time to land unharmed! Cheers to everyone 😊
@gerooooo83
Ай бұрын
Hope you have dji care refresh plan
@peacefulthrillseeker
17 күн бұрын
Im not gonna say it was your fault but Ill make a couple of suggestions: 1) get an Anti Collision Light like an Arc 5 from firehouse technology. They are very annoying as well as obnoxiously bright to birds 🦅 2) cover certain parts of the mini with red reflective tape especially the tops of the arms, top of the body, etc. 3) get a bigger Drone like an Air or a mavic and refer to suggestions 1 & 2. The bird that attacked you thinks your prey due to your size. Bigger Drones rarely get attacked unless your near a nest 🪺 or hunting ground.
@jonimrye5722
17 күн бұрын
This is a good suggestion, so I thought. I did both - covered my mini 3 in red reflective tape and added a strobe light AND IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE WHATSOEVER. I agree with your 3rd suggestion more, my Air 3 still gets bombarded especially by seabirds but they havent yet got close enough to knock it down.
@peacefulthrillseeker
17 күн бұрын
@@jonimrye5722 oh I forgot to mention that make sure to set your Anti Collision light to flash red instead of white because the color red really bothers the birds and they wont approach. Also it’s good to know nesting patterns in the areas where your filming especially where birds are prevalent. I rarely get harassed by birds because my Mavic 3 is bigger and I put a custom skin on it which keeps the birds away
@jonimrye5722
17 күн бұрын
@@peacefulthrillseeker Where did you get your custom skin from??? That sounds worth a try. I usually do keep away from nesting birds. My issue has come filming close to where gulls feed, they appear more aggressive if they think their food is being stolen. cheers
@peacefulthrillseeker
17 күн бұрын
@@jonimrye5722 I got the skin from a local shop here in Orlando 👍🏽
@timn4481
Ай бұрын
'happens all the time. ive lost count of the number of times my RC aircraft have been attacked. had a $2000 mig15 get taken out by an eagle once, into a river never to be seen again.
@EsterZandberg
Ай бұрын
Ah yeah, I luckily found the drone so I did not lose the shots I had already made!
@MattWhitingsEurope
Ай бұрын
Looks pretty bad, was it a write off?
@EsterZandberg
Ай бұрын
Yeah I am afraid so, the gimbal broke off completely and the top does not fit anymore.
@MattWhitingsEurope
Ай бұрын
@@EsterZandberg I've had a few birds getting aggressive but nothing like this. Shame about the drone, hope it was insured!
@EsterZandberg
Ай бұрын
@@MattWhitingsEurope Yeah I am still waiting to hear from my travel insurance!
@AdeptFPV
Ай бұрын
Nver had my drone attacked by a bird before, now own the Mini 4 pro and happens, wonder if there is somethign from it that emits a sound etc they dont like?
@Sp-nd6uj
Ай бұрын
Yes. The sound of the propellers.
@EsterZandberg
Ай бұрын
Yeah I never had it with my mini 1 but now it happened 3 times in Iceland. Never had it before though.
@timn4481
Ай бұрын
birds are territorial. magpies love rc planes/drones/helicopters. they tend to give the helis room though.
@acaragency2605
Ай бұрын
Been flying Mavic 2 Pro, Mini 1-2-3, Mavic 3 for years, Birds started attacking my drones seriously for this 1 month time. They didn't attacked like this before. Maybe some special time of the year?
@timrobinson2984
Ай бұрын
drones,are bad news for birds when nesting lots of reports of disturbance😩
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