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Count of flyaways vs activated Sparks
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xfirf_
First Officer
Flight distance : 194911 ft
Germany
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Hey DJI,
Would it be possible for you to provide us following numbers?
Activated Spark since release and your known fly-away case.

Why do I ask?
I think it will strengthen the confidence of your customers when they see how small the amount will be in relation, hopefully.
Also transparency is a great value regarding good customer support.

Thank you
2018-1-1
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djiuser_YTFw2mS
lvl.4
Flight distance : 15712 ft

South Africa
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Was just discussing this with my Mrs.
By sheer volume, there will be some faulty units.
Law of averages.
2018-1-1
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S.J
Captain
Flight distance : 322454 ft
Kuwait
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I agree 'with you  but I beileve that 80% of the SPARK users haven't flown more than 50-100 meter distances becos not all can be daring pilots like us.
2018-1-1
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djiuser_YTFw2mS
lvl.4
Flight distance : 15712 ft

South Africa
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Easiest way to see that would be by comparing sales of flymore + RC Vs standalone units.
Not hundred percent accurate, but an indication
2018-1-1
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asourceunknown
lvl.3
Flight distance : 7021 ft
United States
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I think the large number of people reporting flyaways on the forums is likely due to the large number of Spark sales this holiday season. With people ignoring warnings, flying way to far and way to high with little to no drone flying experience.
2018-1-2
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xfirf_
First Officer
Flight distance : 194911 ft
Germany
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Great to see that I´m not the only one interested in those or similar values. :-)
2018-1-2
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Lis Morris
lvl.3
United Kingdom
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I'd like to know too. I suspect the number of flyaways due to hardware/software faults rather than pilot error are vanishingly small, but it'd be nice to know.
2018-1-2
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Bright Spark
First Officer
Flight distance : 22129 ft
United Kingdom
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The odds of DJI disclosing that or anything else are precisely zero.
2018-1-2
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CabinPete
lvl.4
Flight distance : 98 ft
United States
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Doesn’t hurt to ask but there’s no way DJI is giving you those numbers, good or bad.
Pick any consumer product and read the reviews, some love it some hate it but I’ve never seen a manufacturer post failure rates.
The short is it’s a business, no more no less.
2018-1-2
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Bright Spark
First Officer
Flight distance : 22129 ft
United Kingdom
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Yes agreed. And so to sell more I hope they  gently tailor their approach to the right spec for the right places.
If even the current regs were vigourously applied, sales would suffer because there will be really nowhere to fly.
Some posts reflect this.
2018-1-2
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