slimharry
First Officer
Flight distance : 720446 ft
Canada
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After a year and a half and 13h42 minutes (165 km) totaling 122 flights , my drone rests in peace.
Ever since i bought it, it was numerous problems:
1. Gimbal error after 1 week, DJI repaired it under their warranty.
2. As soon as i got the drone back, excited as i was, i plugged everything in to charge and unfortunetly the RC wouldn't charge. Manufacture defect again. After arguing over the phone with their managers, they agreed so send me a new one. If not i was paying for it. They understood that the RC couldn't have been used if my drone was with them.
3. Gimbal motorload error again after being stored safely for a few months (restricted laws in Canada doesn't allow to me fly where i live, so i only use it on vacation), this time, out of warranty. They said i had broken the gimbal (i don't understand how i can break something without using it lol). It cost me the repair fees of 130 something dollars USD.
I got the drone back 2 weeks ago. I was going on vacation this last weekend to the country side. I did my firmware updates before leaving but not a test flight. I fire up my drone and get aircraft disconnects on the ground. I reboot the drone, it seems to have passed. 16 satellites locked, no wind, perfect weather to fly, blue sky out....I fire up the drone and send it to hover around the lake taking beautiful pictures and videos of the automn colors...5 minutes into the flight and maybe 1 km away, the aircraft disconnects. I have no more image transmission at this point. I push return the home, the controller starts the beeping, i am relieved. Few seconds later, I notice the RC's information on distance and altitude is still the same and isn't moving. At this point i start worrying big time! ...Without any more details, i hopped to get in the car but noticed the detour to the other side of the lake was nearly 2 hours of drive, hence i wouldn't have time till the drone survives itself on battery. I sadly wait at my return to home location (50m alt RTH - this way all the trees were okay to go around) and nothing. I get really upset and start cussing out. My wife comes out of the cottage and yells at me. DJI fix this, it isn't my fault.
Here's my last picture, RIP Mavic pro. It is not a lot of playtime for such an expensive toy. I have opened up my 4th ''repair'' case. They said they will look at my synced flights.
Can anyone please vouch me that good news is around the corner? If not i will cry it out.
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