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Drone pilot makes unbelievable catch when his drone runs out of battery

Drone runs out of battery over beach, owner catches it just above the water

by
Kevin Raposo
April 21, 2015

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What happens when you’re flying your drone and the battery runs out over the ocean? You jump in and catch it before it takes a plunge, that’s what you do!

That’s exactly what Ryan Chatfield did when he noticed his DJI Phantom 2 making it’s peaceful decent into the waves below. Luckily for Chatfield, he was able to catch it just in the nick of time.

This is a growing problem in the drone community, and a Reddit user makes some valid arguments below:

Comment from discussion Drone runs out of battery over beach, owner catches it just above the water.

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