Drone stuck in a tree? Drone retrieval
A drone caught high in a tree is hard to reach and easy to break. Our qualified climbers go up on ropes, free it by hand and lower it safely to the ground, without cutting branches unless we have to.
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Drone retrieval in short
Clearcut recovers drones caught in trees across Dorset, Hampshire and south Wiltshire. A qualified climber goes up on ropes, frees the drone by hand, bags it and lowers it to the ground crew, so it doesn't drop through the branches. We cut nothing unless we have to, and if a branch must come off we tell you first. The same service covers kites, balls, model aircraft and anything else stuck high in a tree.
- Who goes up
- An NPTC qualified tree climber, with a ground team below
- How
- Roped access, never a ladder against the tree
- Damage
- Freed by hand and lowered in a bag, so it doesn't fall
- Also recover
- Kites, model aircraft, balls and pets
- Where
- Dorset, Hampshire and south Wiltshire
Before we arrive
- 1
Don't climb the tree
Branches high in a crown can't take a person's weight, and falls from trees are serious.
- 2
Don't shake it or throw things
It can knock the drone further in, or bring it down onto someone.
- 3
Switch it off if you can
Stop the motors from the controller, and note where it went in.
- 4
Send us a photo
A picture of the tree and roughly where the drone is helps us bring the right kit.
How we get it down
Most drones are recovered in under an hour, with nothing cut.
Our climber sets a rope high in the tree, climbs to the drone and frees it from the twigs by hand, checking the rotors and arms aren't caught.
The drone goes into a bag on the climber's harness, or is lowered on a separate line to the ground team, so it never drops through the branches.
If the drone is out on thin branches that won't take a climber, we use a pole from a strong branch nearby, or a platform where the ground allows. A branch is only cut if there is no other way, and only with your agreement.
Drone retrieval questions
Anything not covered here? Ask us and we'll give you a straight answer.
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