Sean-bumble-bee
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Flight distance : 15997 ft
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AXEaPE Posted at 8-6 03:12
I was looking for a drone, then i came across the dji mini 2 fly more combo for 150 usd. It has flown around 11,5 hours and 82 km. The seller said that the drone is in flawless condition, completely damage-free without any defects whatsoever. Is it worth buying? If it is, do i need to check on the drone myself to be secure that it really is in a perfect condition?
Thank you
Actually because it is a very good price I would be very careful,
YOU MUST CHECK THAT THE DRONE AND CONTROLLER ARE NOT BOUND. The DRONE may be bound to the original owner's DJI account and the CONTROLLER may be bound to the DRONE.
You will need to google this binding and unbinding thing, there are quite a few threads about it in here and you should find sufficient information for you to know something about it.
If they are bound then get the seller to unbind them, if they can't unbind them for whatever reason DO NOT BUY IT.
How is the seller proposing you pay for this, if cash that adds another need to be careful.
I assume this will be using an grey controller that uses a phone? If face to face then instal the fly app on YOUR OWN PHONE. Check that it can work on your phone and if so CREATE YOUR OWN DJI account and log into the App. Take your phone with you to the meeting.
Assuming the drone and controller are, or can be, unbound, connector YOUR phone to the controller and, when the controller is CONNECTED to the drone, check whether or not YOUR PHONE and the YOUR logged in App gives you any warnings about binding.
Check the drone for cracks in the shell and any non symmetrically wobbly arms etc. Compare the front arms against each other and the rear arms against each other. Comparing front arms to rear arms would be pointless. I would also check that you can see an image from the camera on your phone and check that the gimbal does its 'dance' when it boots and that there are not gimbal or camera warnings.
Check that EACH battery boots the drone.
Sorry but sometimes prices are just too good, so must be careful. |
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