Eagle attacks quadcopter in the Dolomites!!!

by RCSchim | May 1, 2014 | (10) Posted in Just Fun

On our roadtrip through the fantastic mountains of the dolomites in north italy (alto adige / south tyrol) I had 2 FPV flights. First was great, perfect conditions - breathtaking scenery - second flight was even better - until I passed an eagles nest (without noticing) and got attacked by two of these majestic birds...

Before I realized what happend the copter was down on a very remote steep rock. No locator, no video (forgot groundstation rec) no chance to find or recover my most valuable flying machine :-(

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If somebody really finds this thing it surely would have an awesome video to show!

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COMMENTS

Milk Man 1954 on May 1, 2014
Fantastic video. Sorry about the loss of your Quad.

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rcjose on May 1, 2014
Sorry for the loss of such a beautiful quad. I too lost a quad so i know how much it hurts financially but also the despair in knowing that possibly someone may have gotten hurt. In your case, maybe an eagle. The views there are so beautiful.
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BirdMan9876 on May 1, 2014
Yea, that was so great! the view was majestic as you flew over those mountains. what I am wondering is if the eagle got one of his toes cut off by your props. imagine how much that would hurt. I bet that eagle learned his lesson with quadcopters!
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Sirglider on May 2, 2014
Really nice footage and a pitty that you lost your copter. I wish someone can recover it and send it back to you. However, I don't agree with begging for money through this plateform. If everyone ask for money, why then for one person than an other one. I did give some money for RC projects, but not for a person. Our hobby is not such an expensive one, eventhough I beleive your copter was high end one. I hope you can get it back and get more breathtaking footage.
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Airborne Media Pros on May 5, 2014
My buddy had a bird go at his 800 Bergen Heli. Heli 1, bird 0.
This is one of the reasons why people shouldn't fly over roads or people.
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Eagle attacks quadcopter in the Dolomites!!!