Goodbye (to my P4 Pro V2) - R.I.P.
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Footage from my late Phantom 4 Pro. R.I.P. Sadly, she is no more... You will be missed.

Shot around Discovery Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong over the last few months / years.





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Care to expanded on what happened?
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Was it a One way ticket, to paradise.. ;-)

Perhaps a skydive ~ skindive adventure?


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Hi The Dude in DB, awesome work of yours! By the way what happened?
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ALABAMA Posted at 4-14 08:47
Care to expanded on what happened?

Flew low over the water, sideways. The water was extremely smooth that day - the drone didn’t maintain altitude and touched the water. I climbed back up and a few seconds later, the drone was already on its way home, it disconnected and was gone. I suspect salt water has gotten inside and fried the electronics. I completely blame myself.
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ALABAMA Posted at 4-14 08:47
Care to expanded on what happened?

Flew low over the water, sideways. The water was extremely smooth that day - the drone didn’t maintain altitude and touched the water. I climbed back up and a few seconds later, the drone was already on its way home, it disconnected and was gone. I suspect salt water has gotten inside and fried the electronics. I completely blame myself.
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DJI Paladin Posted at 4-14 14:34
Hi The Dude in DB, awesome work of yours! By the way what happened?

Thank you. See my explanation in the other reply.
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DJI Paladin Posted at 4-14 14:34
Hi The Dude in DB, awesome work of yours! By the way what happened?

Thank you. See my explanation in the other reply.
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Delete.
Gosh, this forum software is terrible!
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Hei DB, very good work... A thought to yours P4P
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Sorry that happened to ya.
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The Dude in DB Posted at 4-17 05:40
Thank you. See my explanation in the other reply.

Sorry to know that. May I know if you already created a ticket regarding this incident? I tried to look for your case using your forum email, unfortunately, I can't find any information about a flyaway case.  
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I swear I've seen this vid before.  I suspect it's been posted before.

Sorry for your loss.  
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The Dude in DB Posted at 4-17 05:40
Delete.
Gosh, this forum software is terrible!

My apologies for the inconvenience. May I know what is the main issue so that I can forward this concern to our designated team? You can provide a screenshot so that we can assist you properly. Thank you.
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If/when flying in sports mode, it can lose some altitude when moving quickly, is this what happened? it does not loose a lot but if already close to the water a foot or so can be drastic
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The Dude in DB Posted at 4-17 05:39
Flew low over the water, sideways. The water was extremely smooth that day - the drone didn’t maintain altitude and touched the water. I climbed back up and a few seconds later, the drone was already on its way home, it disconnected and was gone. I suspect salt water has gotten inside and fried the electronics. I completely blame myself.

Just wondering, did you turn the vps off before your flight ?
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Sorry to read that
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Sorry for the accident happened, really beautiful footage, thanks for sharing.
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Great video and sorry for your loss. Oh the risks we take.
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That's a great video clip,  how sad you lost the drone ..
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Nice movie. Sorry for your drone
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DJI Paladin Posted at 4-17 16:06
Sorry to know that. May I know if you already created a ticket regarding this incident? I tried to look for your case using your forum email, unfortunately, I can't find any information about a flyaway case.

Thank you for looking into this but I haven’t submitted anything. I don’t think there was a flyaway. The drone was flying towards me and was maybe 300-400 m away. I would had probably seen in a flyaway. I strongly suspect that it shut down and simply crashed into the sea. Like I said, i blame myself and not DJI as i was flying too low to begin with and i should have not relied on that the drone will maintain altitude. Especially over smooth water.
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Bashy Posted at 4-17 19:04
If/when flying in sports mode, it can lose some altitude when moving quickly, is this what happened? it does not loose a lot but if already close to the water a foot or so can be drastic

I wasn’t flying in sports mode but it still descended a bit. But I was too low and took the risk anyway. I blame myself as there was no margin for error.
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Sayhelloforme Posted at 4-17 19:54
Just wondering, did you turn the vps off before your flight ?

I didn’t. Maybe I should have but I never bothered to dive into the menu in between taking shots. But good point, thank you. Maybe next time - I bought a M2 Pro as replacement
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A J Posted at 4-17 22:27
Sorry to read that

It ok, thank you. We use our toys and something we do stupid stuff. It’s part of the fun
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DJI Paladin Posted at 4-17 16:35
My apologies for the inconvenience. May I know what is the main issue so that I can forward this concern to our designated team? You can provide a screenshot so that we can assist you properly. Thank you.

I can’t take a screenshot of “laggy”, “slow” and “unresponsive” unfortunately.
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DJI Panda Posted at 4-18 01:01
Sorry for the accident happened, really beautiful footage, thanks for sharing.

Thank you!
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Hurley1718 Posted at 4-18 18:24
Great video and sorry for your loss. Oh the risks we take.

Ha Ha, exactly. We have pushed our P4 quite a bit in the past and got away with some silly stuff. Not this time I am afraid. Rise and learn!
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Manxmann Posted at 4-19 01:35
That's a great video clip,  how sad you lost the drone ..

It’s ok. To mourn my loss, i immediately ordered a M2 because a replacement for a P4 Pro V2 Unit was out of stock. That helped a bit...
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Mountaindrone Posted at 4-19 02:23
Nice movie. Sorry for your drone

Thank you very much!
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Mark The Droner Posted at 4-17 16:16
I swear I've seen this vid before.  I suspect it's been posted before.

Sorry for your loss.

Nope! I edited this video a few days ago.
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The Dude in DB Posted at 4-19 18:56
It ok, thank you. We use our toys and something we do stupid stuff. It’s part of the fun

I see
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