DJI Avata Props Explode: Drone Lost In Lake

Good day, folks. This is Shawn from Air Photography. Yes, the title of this video isn’t clickbait: my DJI Avata drone is somewhere in the lake. It fell from the sky and plunged into the water. Recently, there have been some changes in my life, prompting me to hit the road for four months, until September. For the past week, I’ve been staying at my aunt’s permanent trailer along Lake Erie. The views here are beautiful, so I’ve been flying quite a bit.

Watch the DJI Avata props explode in this video

Yesterday, a friend came over and we planned to take our RCs for some crawling and, of course, to fly our drones. We chose a spot on a cliff, an ideal location to fly along the coast. He was going to pilot his DJI FPV, and I was set to fly the Avata.

I launched my Avata, which was airborne for about 30 seconds. After switching it into sport mode and guiding it over the water, I heard a pop. The drone spiraled…