Appreciate the positive attitude about the whole ordeal Mani. I too lost my first Inspire while taking some calculated risks flying through a narrow canyon. I'm back in the air with my second bird and continue to push the envelope with my shots. Some of my favorite shots are from that fatal flight, and the best shots I've taken since didn't come without at least some butterflies in the stomach.
. . .and to a point made earlier in this thread, it wasn't a total loss. There is much to salvage from any crash. After tumbling down the side of a canyon wall during a return-to-home mishap, my bird looked nearly as mangled as yours. It was a complete yard sale. The arms were broken on both sides, two motors ate it, and the camera gimbal was in pieces. But I now use the controller and battery with the new bird so there's about $750 in value still left in that. Plus I sold the remaining wreckage for parts for $750. I wish people would stop being so dramatic about the $3000 price tag. It's a pretty good value given the phenomenal shots it achieves and unless the bird crashes into the controller and incinerates on impact, one hasn't really lost $3000.
. . .and to a point made earlier in this thread, it wasn't a total loss. There is much to salvage from any crash. After tumbling down the side of a canyon wall during a return-to-home mishap, my bird looked nearly as mangled as yours. It was a complete yard sale. The arms were broken on both sides, two motors ate it, and the camera gimbal was in pieces. But I now use the controller and battery with the new bird so there's about $750 in value still left in that. Plus I sold the remaining wreckage for parts for $750. I wish people would stop being so dramatic about the $3000 price tag. It's a pretty good value given the phenomenal shots it achieves and unless the bird crashes into the controller and incinerates on impact, one hasn't really lost $3000.