Rob W
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Ground Pilot Posted at 12-25 00:04
It is now first about the "Optimized Power Management" which probably does not work for some Inspire 2 and I2 could also cause crashes. The gimbal problem is not so important here right now.
Agreed. While a gimbal fix is nice, this .600 firmware was all about fixing the safety issues found in the .500 firmware. Two other direct quotes from one of my conversations with DJI are these:
"Lastly, our researchers have been working on the official new firmware now in order to resolve the issues for good. Relevant testings and meetings have already been scheduled, and we will make our best efforts to launch the new version as soon as possible."
"Thank you so much for your kind patience, support and understanding on this matter so far. We feel very bad for letting our loyal customers down in this case, and will strive to positively change the situiation for our Inspire 2 pilots."
While perhaps many does not care so much about it, thinking: "What does it matter if I fly over a meadow in the sunset with no people around?". Well, at that point it might not matter much. But many people with an I2 are commercial pilots. Flights could be close to buildings, critical infrastructure and perhaps actors, stuntwomen/men, the drone being chased by a car or whatever. Then safety is (and always should be) the major concern. If you loose your drone in an empty meadow it is only your drone and money lost. But imagine that car chasing your drone, and the drone suddenly goes into OPM mode and stops and the car smashes into the drone, the drone smashes through the driverside of the window hitting a person... How would insurance handle it? I don't know. You fly a drone with known safety issues, close to people... Maybe they decide you flew recklessly knowing this, and you loose your license, get fined, and the person who got permanently scarred in the face takes you to court. I don't know.
A car with a buggy software, causing it to start braking suddenly without warning, would be taken off the road and would be illegal to drive until fixed. The same goes for drones in at least many countries. By law it is an aircraft, just like any Cessna or Boeing 737. If it is not safe - it stays on the ground.
With any aircraft, there are safety precautions. Everything is documented, how it works, how it behaves, how you can counteract a problem. With DJI? No information at all regarding the OPM feature. A safety issue found ? So what - we say we fix it but we don't...
So the ignorance from DJI is clear. They found safety issues but have not fixed them. They said they felt very bad for letting their loyal customers down and they wanted to positively change the situation for us I2 pilots. What did they do? Nothing, for the most burning issue - safety. |
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