Drone Crash of the Year - Falling Down the Mountain

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And we kiss the dirt.

This, kids, is what happens when you misjudge the steepness of the mountain and the thinness of the air.

I would not have this footage if it wasn't for the amazing efforts of Philip Mathys (https://www.instagram.com/flying_ipod and https://www.instagram.com/Viewsfromadrone) who risked life and limb to go and retrieve the wreckage of my poor Vortex Mojo (we were not game to attempt a rescue on the day). The GoPro was not revivable but it did its duty and kept recording to the bitter end... so we have this video.

This whole adventure has reminded me that the global FPV community is amazing. One post to the Swiss FPV racing group with the DVR footage and location was enough to make this happen.

Keep flying, ignore the politics, and keep the spirit of FPV adventure alive.

Big thank you to my sponsors, ImmersionRC / Fatshark / ImpulseRC and HQ Prop (via Nowak proxy), my muse CASA, and the lovely Anna for putting up with this shit.

Location: Brienzer Rothorn, Switzerland

Equipment:
ImmersionRC Vortex 230 Mojo (RIP)
Fatshark HDO goggles
Furious True-D V3 Diversity Receiver
ImmersionRC Spironet / Patch Antennas
Taranis Special Edition / R-XSR rx
HQ Prop 5" 5x4.3x3 PC durable props (should have used 5x5!)
Graphene 1300 65C 4S battery (RIP)
GoPro Session 5 (also RIP)

Video Tags

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