Not A Speck Of
Second Officer
Flight distance : 666493 ft
United States
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DJI isn't responsible for the conditions that caused you to land on a depleted battery. Nor are they for you taking off on a nearly 1/2 empty one.
Yesterday, crows were harassing my UAV during a PANO shoot. I tried twice, but had to use evasive maneuvers each time (no really, they were close). I landed, changed location and waited, but when I was ready to launch again, my battery was under 70%. I wasn't going to take off on another mission (which would require me to stay in the air for awhile) with that much of a depleted battery, especially given the stress I put on it avoiding those crows (lots of full-throttle evasion).
Those weren't DJI crows.
Another good case for multiple spare batteries. I carry 6, so I'm never tempted to take off on a mission with partially charged batteries. Flying around where it's easy to land if the battery suddenly gives you a critical warning is one thing, but over the ocean is a clear risk.
Edit: I am sorry for your loss though. I fly over salt water too and would be seriously bummed to see it go down.
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