Small Ginkgo Tree Loses Its Leader - IB2DWS - November 2024
One of my kids has started to fly a small, consumer-grade drone around our yard and garden. They're just getting the hang of the thing - and starting to take a few risks by flying it higher and further away from where they're standing. And...it has been going well. We're getting some interesting photos of our garden and yard and even some from our our neighborhood. They were out flying the drone recently and started to snap a few photos in our front yard. Everything was going (and looking) good - here's some photos from the drone flight out the front of our house: And then.....this happened: That's static. The drone got stuck in a large tree in our front yard. About thirty feet up in the air. Oh, no. Once I figured out where it was located, I grabbed a few footballs to try to knock it down. After about 25 minutes and dozens of tosses (and some stuck footballs), I was able to get the drone down. And...all the footbal...