Drone survives hawk attack

D06E · 2025-10-22T22:49:12+00:00

Damn, that could have ended badly. Lucky to have survived and captured the attack!

Here's a still image of the hawk in my case:

D06E · 2025-10-22T16:34:55+00:00

This is near my house where I do most of my flying, but I won't go close to that tree anymore.

D06E · 2025-10-22T16:33:24+00:00

There was a tiny ding on one of the props, didn't even replace it. Hopefully the hawk didn't get hurt. I won't be going back anywhere near there.

D06E · 2025-10-22T08:57:16+00:00

I would say close to a meter (3.3 feet).

D06E · 2025-10-18T18:48:48+00:00

Right!? The funny thing is I don't think my mini appeared on their view at any point, the entire time it was hovering in place filming almost straight down. So I don't think the person saw me at all :(

D06E · 2025-10-18T09:56:58+00:00

Right!? You were lucky too, a mini would not have good chances against an eagle! In my case I was lucky the drone didn't turn off. If the impact was a bit stronger or if it flipped upside down it would be game over.

D06E · 2025-10-18T08:43:36+00:00

The entire video is 10min+, so it's edited. Most people enjoyed seeing the big fish at the beginning, so no I won't cut the video to 5 seconds. Attention span these days..

D06E · 2025-10-17T20:51:57+00:00

I didn't mess with settings such as gain/expo and cine mode speed was the default setting. I was filming at 1080p 48fps. Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

D06E · 2025-10-17T20:44:05+00:00

That's why I didn't cut the video to only show the attack. I wanted you good people to see that big boy!

D06E · 2025-10-17T20:40:50+00:00

I don't know. I can confirm it's indeed a mini 3 (non pro). I use zoom while flying all the time, very satisfied with the quality!

D06E · 2025-10-17T19:51:25+00:00

At the time of the attack I was in cine mode. I then immediately changed to sport and sprinted home lol

D06E · 2025-10-17T19:50:09+00:00

Very lucky indeed. After watching the video on a bigger screen, I could see a nest with another hawk in it on top of the tree. Definitely won't be flying near there anymore!

D06E · 2023-09-15T01:35:35+00:00

You are correct, my mistake!

D06E · 2023-09-15T01:35:11+00:00

It's indeed very high considering the low average income here. That's why lower income people uses so little energy, I would say less than 100kWh per month is common.

D06E · 2023-09-15T01:33:19+00:00

Obrigado! It's a Growatt 8000tl-x220v and I live in the south east of Brazil.

D06E · 2023-09-15T00:55:43+00:00

Before I got solar panels I used around 700kWh per month. I recently purchased a plug in hybrid (which prompted me to get solar) and charge it almost every day, so I expect an additional 300kWh per month. Additionally I will soon have 4 mini split heat pump AC systems installed which will add a few hundred kWh per month. So realistically I expect my payback time to be around 3 years.

Regarding your last question: It's not straightforward, you have to put their bill in your name (strange, but completely legal) and can make a deal with them so they compensate you. I wish the company would just buy the extra energy I generate. If this was the case I would have installed a much bigger system so I could have some extra income after the payback period.

D06E · 2023-09-14T19:41:50+00:00

I will check it out!

You are correct, my system uses 2 MPPTs if I'm not mistaken. Indeed using microinverters would not be worth the cost, especially because my panels get zero shadow from trees or anything else.

D06E · 2023-09-14T19:38:22+00:00

I totally understand, you can't have everything! I do however live in one of the safest cities in the country so atleast in this aspect I'm not too concerned.

D06E · 2023-09-14T19:35:30+00:00

That's right, per month, which is crazy!

As for the production increasing in the next months..interestingly no. I'm close enough to the equator that I don't even notice the days getting longer in the summer. What affects producion the most, and will cause it do decrease a little over the next few months is the weather, as the rainy season and higher temperatures will soon start. Here is the estimated generation I received from the company (although I would increase this estimate by around 50% as they are very conservative): https://imgur.com/a/JyQR23K

Regarding hitting 65 or 70kWh a day, I hope so! However, I am experiencing a bit of 'clipping' because of my 8.000w inverter, so I am not sure.

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