Had a drone battery fail mid-flight over the Santa Monica Pier

I was filming a client's brand launch video, about 200 feet up, when my main drone just dropped. It was a brand new battery, but it went from 60% to zero in seconds. I managed to crash-land it in the sand, missing the crowd by maybe 30 feet. Has anyone else had a battery fail like that, and what brand do you trust now?

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hannahcraig10d ago

Man, that's a nightmare scenario right there. Just reading that made my stomach drop. The sudden battery failure is the worst, especially when you're on a job. I had a similar thing happen last year, not over a crowd thank god, but it turned out to be a bad cell in what was supposed to be a fresh battery. It completely shook my trust. I'm super careful about checking battery health now before every single flight, even with new ones.

brooket4310d ago

Shook my trust" is putting it mildly, I'd need therapy.

thomasgonzalez10d ago

Wait, a brand new battery did that?