Almost Crashed My Drone into a River | Dji Mavic Air 2

Yep, some six weeks ago whilst out filming a new cinematic video I almost lost my drone in a river. The river is the River Ouse near Bedford, UK.
The Dji Mavic Air 2 is the drone being used.
I had forgotten about this incident until the other day when looking through some old footage.
I think as drone pilots we learn from our mistakes or others mistake.
I share this video with you to hopefully help others learn by my error.
But a little bit more to the back story of this clip, we spent about 20minutes deciding if the shot was worth the risk (there is always a risk) especially when flying under a bridge, over a river.
We walked the bridge 2 or 3 times and checked both sides to assess the risk and as I am piloting my drone, my spotters walked to the bridge to ensure the drone was safe on the other side even though I could still see the drone.
I knew that with the bridge being approx 16ft wide that I would lose GPS and the drone would enter ATTi mode. The gap from the river to the bridge was approx 8ft. Width was approx 24ft.
The few hanging trees were deemed by myself to be low risk. (Famous last words)

Anyway off I went with the Mavic towards the Bridge, and well the video will tell you the rest!
ENJOY!
The Camera Man

The Camera Man

Enjoy!
🎦 Equipment:
Camera: Sony a6400
Camera: Sony a6600
Camera: Sony A7C
Lens: Sony 18-105mm
Lens: Sigma 30mm
Lens: Sigma 56mm
Lens: Sigma 16mm
Lens: Sigma 18-50mm
Lens: Sony 70-350mm
Second Camera; Osmo Action
Second Camera: DJi Osmo Pocket
Drone: Dji MAVIC AIR 2
Microphone: Deity D4 Pro
Microphone: Rode NTG
Recorder: TASCAM D60 mk2
Monitor: FeelWorld 6 plus
Recorder: Olympus LS-P4
Gimbal; DJi Ronin SC
Z axis Stabiliser: Airduo
Tripod: Manfrotto
Filters: Various
Video Editor: Adobe Premiere Pro

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