leoamartinez
Second Officer
Flight distance : 1602986 ft
Dominican Republic
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Hello, sorry to repost this thread, but my issue is very strange, now i got home, i have my computer and i will post the pictures.
Yesterday was flying my inspire 1, i took off normally at Bahia de las Aguilas, Cabo Rojo, Dominican Republic; winds were 19mph, flew 3,000mtrs upfront; took some shots and had 65% battery left, when i was coming back the drone didnt accelerate, was coming back at 7meters/second max, when i changed to ATTI the speed raised to 9-10m/s, was very slow, the battery (tb48) was fully charged and it only lasted 16 minutes (I think this was a factory deffect, and i am attaching pictures); my drone turn off and fell off in the middle of the sea, at aproximately 200mtrs of the beach, 20 feet under salt water, after it got crazy and did many rounds in front of the beach without me controlling, didnt respond to my command.
I managed to rescue the bird but lasted like 20 minutes sinked, i went in a small boat and a diver, the pilot app does not let me sync the flight data, and neither re-play it. The battery is very damaged, it opened like it exploded, and i cant turn on the drone to get the flight log. After several recommendations i put the bird and the camera in a very big bag of rice to dry it, did rinsed off the salt water, it will be a miracle if works.
Contacted DJI Support last night, they told me that is not repairable, that they dont receive it and the cant issue an RMA, but today another one told me different, he said to send it to Los Angeles branch, told me to call them and they will issue an RMA, its two different versions, but i have a question, if a put a battery t my drone after it sinked it will work? but i cant send it neither cause DJI will ship it back! gonna contact my dealer tomorrow, but really dont know what to do. Anyways, taking forum member's advice placed the drone and the camera in a big bag full of rice, will leave it 3 days, after that will try to turn it on and get the flight log.
I need to buy a new one, but i will need a discount, does somebody knows if DJI do that? Its important to say that i have a year flying all weekend minimun 5 or 6 hours, i am a very cautious pilot and i never do scary flights, in September 2014 bought a phantom 2 vision plus and many accesories, in March bought this inspire and many accesories from Rotor Logic, who happens to be a great dealer, 100% attention.
My drone didnt have a month old, it was my 17th flight, let me know your comment...
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