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    Drone submerged in the lake

    DJI has asked me to send all the flight records and black box data to them to see who's responsibility is that. Have anyone interacted with DJI before in similar situation? I think they will most likely say "after our analysis, we conclude that this is your sole responsibility" haha. Would they...
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    Drone submerged in the lake

    That's the spirit!!!!
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    Drone submerged in the lake

    Good point.
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    Drone submerged in the lake

    There is such requirement in Australia. It was line of sight with unblocked view in my case. I must say though I struggle to "see" the actual aircraft further than 2km away on a clear day. I guess your point is to keep the max flying distance to the limit of what you can actually eyeball it...
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    Drone submerged in the lake

    I learned this lesson the hard way............
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    Drone submerged in the lake

    Thanks . I have just found one on eBay which sells cheaper than DJI site. DJI Mavic Pro - Aircraft (Excludes Remote Controller and Battery Charger) | eBay The other approach may be to buy a full set and sell the remote controller and chargers to cover some of the costs.
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    Drone submerged in the lake

    Why I didn't think of that????? From your experience, would Sport Mode draw more juice from the remaining battery power? Anyway, any net gain in speed would be goodness. I'll remember this. Thanks.
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    Drone submerged in the lake

    Thanks for the advise. In fact I did keep the throttle up as it activated emergency landing by itself. It flew till 1% before it took the dive............
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    Drone submerged in the lake

    Hi there, I'm new to the forum. My drone was down and I want to seek some advise on: 1) how come the auto RTB (and warning) did not function and gave me sufficient warning on returning earlier? 2) how do I go about the replacement drone (I still have the remote controller)? Neither the Mavic...
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    Got my Mavic Pro since July 2017 and have been flying each week...........

    Got my Mavic Pro since July 2017 and have been flying each week...........