Octocopter build & test flight

Octocopter build progress. And an emergency landing from the test flight. On low-power activation, the landing gear raised instead of lowered and wouldn’t let me send a command to lower them again. I had about 15 seconds to find this piece of firewood and prop it up on a mulch pile (all while holding the up-elevator stick, telling the flight controller not to land yet!) and then maneuver the octocopter to land on the frame and balance as the bottom props spun down. Thank goodness i found the center of gravity on the first try!)