gary97
lvl.4
Flight distance : 178776 ft
United States
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For what it's worth ... I ordered the Fly More package on 10/20, and have been following this shipping issue on several threads within this forum. (Too many threads. And, what am I missing, why isn't the most recent post up first on these threads instead of last?)
While the inner kid in me would like to have received it 3 days before I ordered it, I accept the situation is what it is. Being 59 and having waited all my life for an honest politician ... and still waiting ... is good training.
So, in the spirit of making lemons into lemonade, as a soon-to-be first time drone owner, I am making use of the shipping lead time by really boning up on as much as I can find regarding flying drones in general, and the Mavic in particular. Including reading the manuals in the app, following the tips threads on here, Googling reviews and feedback, and searching YouTube for relevant videos.
I've also been doing deep breathing exercises to ... so far successfully ... deal with my own frustrations around this. (Who am I kidding, I've got asthma, there's no such thing as deep breathing.)
However, at the end of the day, I am glad for the "forced" opportunity to learn about drones before I receive mine. And, I am hopeful that the delay in shipping mine just might mean that, as a later production unit, bugs that they may have found in early units will have been corrected. Sometimes it doesn't pay to be the first, the turtle beat the hare, and all those other trite expressions.
BUT, I will add to the chorus that there is no excuse for the way DJI has handled communications and information around this. It's been pretty poor. (Though it does seem that the U.S.-based DJI folks who are on these threads do seem to be sympathetic and are trying to help, for which I thank them.) There have been some interesting theories posted, some reasonable, some not so much. Nevertheless, at the end of the day, given that DJI HQ chooses to not be as forthcoming as they should be, all they can be are just theories in what is an academic discussion.
It's not my place to suggest how others deal with this frustration. Everyone needs to do what feels right to them. (Vent, cancel, buy from a competitor, 420, whatever!) I can only offer the approach that is helping me get through this.
With all that said, I'm going to go have my lunch now ... if i can find my bottle opener. |
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