Bird Strike on a Drone DJI Mini 4 Pro
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ธ.ค. 2024
- Just doing a normal flight when all of a sudden it was pandemonium and panic stations as I didn't know what on earth was going on. Later analysing the footage in slow motion, I worked out what it was. Bird Strike on a DJI Mini 4 Pro. I don't want these experiences too often!, but RTH came up trumps
Interesting and glad you got it back. My Air 2 was not so lucky when a crow grabbed it.
My Air 2 was downed by a seagull, deep into a river.
Crow? Per my experience so far and I stand to be corrected but Crows dont touch drones. They're just inquisitive and fly around it but never touch it
@@kylelamin7599 I inadvertently hovered close to a nest of a Carrion Crow. It was not shy in attacking the drone .
Sorry to hear that.... Very unlucky
I have been flying drones for several years, and I got close to a bridge while filming the river and I was attacked by chimney sweeps that make mud nest under bridges , they are small birds but there were 20 or 30 after me . I flew full speed straight up and got away. As you know it only takes one prop break and down goes the drone.
I can inform you that especially the big birds of pray really don't care whatever you put on your drone. The only thing you can do if you know big birds are around is to keep a close eye on the drone and ascend fast if a bird is coming, because then they have to circle to get back.
Yeah, in Australia they’re almost making a sport of it. I honestly think they’re just playing though, we have some real comedic birds down here. They are certainly not threatened by even the bigger drones, most of them can’t be bothered flying up to 120m though, but some will, usually if it’s there for a while though like doing a Timelapse. They’re real characters 😅
Thanks for the post! It's always good to see what obstacles/objects/problems these drones can take in real world circumstances. I wouldn't have had any idea it was a bird. Also didn't know the tape trick. Ill give that a shot too 👍
I haven't had a bird strike since adding the tape, but also its past nesting time so fingers crossed. Thanks for your input
I apply decals to the top of my drones which have the likeness of a hawk on them. Have had no bird strikes, but I don’t know if that is due to the decals or not!
I put a bright Orange colour on my mini 3 Pro. No idea if it makes a difference. But I haven't had any bird Strikes yet.
Me too... No attacks so far
All of my Mini drones have been attacked by birds, I lost my old Mini 2 to them, and then the replacement was attacked over the Irish Sea. This one damaged the props, but amazingly I got it back. I tried the coloured tape, didn't do a thing, then I found a solution.....I got a decal with a scary owl on it 😂. It worked until I upgraded and couldn't get a decal to fit.
over what kind of timespan were they attacked? I'm just about to drop 1k on a dji mini 4 pro and I am a bit apprehensive about doing so.
@LoordeGG 3 years or so. Just stay away from areas where the birds tend to breed and you'll be safer.
@@DroneViewsMedia Thank you for the response! Will do! :)
@@LoordeGG No problem, I learned the hard way 😂 th-cam.com/video/geYyJlKZFIs/w-d-xo.htmlsi=GZGr6zHIeLfaAA3m
When I started in May this year with my mini 2SE I had no bird attacks what so ever, then got my mini 4 Pro a month later, flew it also bird free, then July came and birds became more curious and even had 1 attack at my drone. Think it's not just the drone but think it's the birds season of having younglings and seem more protected. I have placed red reflective tape on my drone and it seems to keep bigger birds away from it but I'm not sure about swallow as it often starts with one circling around and in a few minutes there like 5 to 8 flying around, had one even chasing the drone in the Sports mode direction I flew. Maybe Swallows are just curious as they have yet to attack really other then getting closer to it but I'm not taking any chances lol.
Wow! I bet your heart was in your mouth!
Thankfully I’ve not had to deal with a bird strike. Yet.
New subscriber 👍
Yes it was.... Unnerved me for a while. I have put red reflective tape on the top and so far no repeat attacks. Got my confidence back👍
It recovered in the air after the bird dropped it? Wow that's impressive.
Yes, I cant understand why it didn't shut the motors off when it did a 360 degree roll. Just very lucky I guess
1:28 how did you get this list up?
Go onto the controller click on profile click on more then you should be able to see an item called flight logs
@derekhammersley i do but it doesn't look like this, just records distance, time and altitude in a table format
Greetings. Nice adventure experience. Lovely video.
Thank you very much!
@@derekhammersley Very Welcome.
This clip was a suggestion from youtube, read the description, I had to watch it . I found this interesting , I have had a few near misses myself, birds like to look at drones, or attack maybe thinking it’s another bird. 👍 I pressed the like button and subscribed….
Thanks... I have now put on a strip of red reflective tape and so far no more attacks
Were you able to get it to land manually?
I had no idea why I had all the warnings. I pressed RTH anyway even though it said it wasn't able to. Luckily it did as asked and when near i landed the drone manually
Clearly the solution is a bigger drone with metal blades and teach Mother Nature who’s boss here.
Great idea. Birds are the biggest threat we have.
Or just spray paint the body orange.
Pathetic
Remember, the drone is flying in their territory !
Great info and video mate, I’ve had a few near misses with birds , I’ve heard reflective tape is better? Get that lottery on haha! Liked and also subbed your channel 🙂👌
Thanks 👍
Did it crash? If not, how did you recover it?
It didn't crash and it returned home as normal... Very Lucky as the drone did a 360 degree turn
@@derekhammersley oh wow... very lucky!
I'm now worried about birds and high winds lol
I’ve got red reflective tape on the top & legs of my Mini 2 (about £3 a roll from Amazon) and it does work. I’ve had birds go near the drone on several occasions and then retreat again when they see it.
Sounds like you had a very lucky escape 👍🏼😯
Yes it was.... Since putting red reflective tape on it.... So far no attacks
@@derekhammersley I put fluorescent orange tape on my mini2 and it appeared to keep the birds away, tried the same tape with the mini 4 pro and they ignored the tape, luckily never had any physical contact. One thing I have noticed is the different tone & volume of the props between the 2 drones, I'm wondering whether this was a factor for birds avoiding the drone, rather than the tape.
I was flying a dji mini 3 pro with the motion controller 2 when a red tailed hawk hit me twice it recovered both times and i was able to fly back home and it wasnt damaged at all pretty exciting i must say
Very lucky... Mine did a 360 degree roll. not sure why the motors didn't turn off
Interesting, where do you extract that detailed info from within the DJI app/software?
Go onto the controller click on profile click on more then you should be able to see an item called flight logs
@@derekhammersley thank you, I will give it a try. Thankfully, never needed to as the birds have left me alone, but helpful to know where it is 👍🏻
I flown my air 3 and i saw 2 hacks. Return to home, but they had no problem with it, i think they thaught it was one of them
Hiw do you get to that flight information? Im new to drones just started flying my dji mini pro 4
Go onto the controller click on profile click on more then you should be able to see an item called flight logs
Go onto the controller click on profile click on more then you should be able to see an item called flight logs
I've got a flock of pigeons near my home, and they circle my drone if I loiter around. It got tagged once before I realised they would attach it as a flock. Red stripes did not work! Just have to rise 10m when I see them, maybe rising again if they persist.
Was it reflective?
@@derekhammersley yes, they were 🙄
1:17 how do you get that log? I would like to see it after my flights
That is from AirData UAV. I use it all the time. You just upload your flight logs.
Hi
Go onto your profile on your controller, select more:-.. and then you should see a folder called flight logs
That's not a birdstrike for the drone, that's a dronestrike for the bird 😂
Yes indeed... I hope its legs were ok. There was a slight smear on one of the props
This is one reason I’m very reluctant to get a DJI mini 4. I live in a no fly zone and will have to travel several miles from home to fly. We’ve also got giant hawks and eagles everywhere.
yesterday I had a collision with some pigeons with mi mini 3 pro but it stayed in the ari, after landing few propellers were damaged but there was no other harm to my drone, I don't know about the pigeons they flew away but there was few droplets of red on my drone
what is also weird I did not search for drone collision and this is the second bird collision video which TH-cam pushed to my feed
Hi mine was definitely an attack... As to TH-cam, I would love to know how it selects the videos it recommends. We have no idea what's being exchanged about our Internet visits.... Might even be Alexa 🤔.... Safe flying
@@derekhammersley definitely some AI algorithm
do you think that if you keep your drone in the line of slight that this could've been avoided . you would've seen the bird coming you could've flown straight up or down ? ( I'm not criticising your flying by the way )
In my experience red tape makes a difference with most birds but only on really sunny days as the light will reflect off it .
Good video 👍
Actually the drone was in sight, but I was looking at the screen to line up the shot of the building. So when my screen went haywire I hadn't a clue what was going on. It was only when I got home and played the footage back at slow speed, did I work out what had happened. I have now put on red reflective tape and so far so good. Thanks for your comments. Always appreciated
like I said I wasn't criticising you . I was just generally speaking maybe I should've worded that differently ... what does definitely makes a difference . please accept my apology for a bad choice of words ...
Thanks.. Not sure I can add you, i think its something only you can do it
Man, I am afraid of birds too. I fly an Air 3, it is heavier and noisier, which can deter birds. But I have giant birds here too. So far, I have noted they do go berserk when I launch or drones pass past them. But tbh, anything can happen at any time; birds are very nimble, and I don't think we can possibly out manoeuvre a strike.
lucky you got an air 3 I’m waiting on getting the air 4 when it comes out because of the longer range I’m hoping the air 4 will have a lot more range then the air 3 because I’m a range junkie and like to fly far with my only current drone I have is my mini 3 pro
@@techgod-h7b I am like you man. Air 3 is good for that. So far I have travelled max 7.4 km one way. Still when back I had 40 percent or 35 forgot. This includes max altitude of 800m. But yeah may be you want more. I live in mountains so height is also important, in plains I think once can push it to 9-10 km one way.
@@techgod-h7b LOS ?
so it returned home wow
yes it did, and originally I said there was no damage, but later I could see one of the propellors was very very slightly bent. It still flew fine, but now I have changed it
2 times I have been at the beach and the sea gulls have tried to attack my dji inspire 2 (a very large drone). I think I hate birds now.
Try putting on some red reflective tape. see if that helps
Is this a bird strike or a bird attack?
I would say attack as it carried it off for about 15 seconds
Bird strike, or bird attack? 🤔
An attack definitely
I think maybe putting two big eyes on it like Ken Heron might help, so it looks like a bird of prey? Maybe it might cause certain types of birds to try to defend against it though...hmm.
Interesting thought, you maybe right.... Best for the drone not to look like a bird and no threat
@@derekhammersley I guess they do make bird of prey skins that makes it look like a falcon and people swear it works so.
@@derekhammersley Yes I flew R/C fuel planes for 13 years , and one guy built a plane that looked like a bird. And it was a bird magnet you wouldn't believe how many birds would attack his plane at the same time.
Near the coast (UK) I had seagulls attack each and every time I raised the M4P above roof height. That was early July. Then in August, in a rural area that I've flown it with no problems for 9 months, the M4P was attacked by Starlings. On both occasions, no actual contact was made as I was close enough to see it coming and land the drone. I had wondered if it's something to do with the time of the year. This is my first year of flying, so I have nothing to reference.
Yrs I think it is... Nesting time
this is why I am very scared and worried about flying my dji mini 3 pro higher and farther height and range ride because I’m afraid something like this could happen and it’s all over for me and my drone
I have added red reflextive tape on to the body and so far the birds dont seem interested any more
If you were watching the drone, did you not see the bird attack it?
No.? I was looking st the screen
@@derekhammersley You're supposed to maintain VLOS
@@danensis So you watch your drone for the whole duration of the flight and never look at the screen?
@@danensis VLOS (Visual Line of Sight) means an unobstructed line of sight between your eyes and the drone. It DOESN'T mean you have to keep your eyes on the drone at all times. How are you supposed to look at the screen? 🤦♂
@@danensis so you don't have a screen? Nonsense!
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Had a few bird encounters but never an attack fortunately. The closer to trees the more likely there are birds, also the type of bird makes a difference.
That's a lot of information to analyze, but I trust your conclusions. Or, .....
Hi. Look for a bird that cannot land as it lacks its feet. 😁
I'm impressed with all the error messages this drone can generate. I have an Air 3. I suspect that mine has the same error reporting capabilities. How did you access that error log?
On your controller click profile, then click more select flight log... At least thats what I do on mine
@@derekhammersley Thanks. I'm not able to find that same log. When I select profile->more, I get the Flight Data Center. I can select a particular flight, and replay it, fast forwarding through it if desired. But I don't see a log of any kind. At least I can find the flight data now. I couldn't do that before. Is there a log if no errors have been generated? Although... I HAVE broken two props, and I recall seeing the warnings on DJI Fly.
Red reflective tape they don’t like red reflective tape wen they see it makes crazy on there eyes they back away 😂drone haven’t had any problems
Since I put on the Red Reflective tape I haven't had any further problems.....Not flown in nesting time as yet though
Flying for many years now. The only bird that is a thread to my drones is the oystercatcher.
Very good drone footage please 🙏 add me 👍👍👍👍👍
Sorry I can't add you as it is something only you can do Thanks for your support Regards Derek