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    Question for those flying a few years

    I started taking video of a car dealership closing and then being tore down and it became an Aldi's. I took video from the same spot about 100 feet up and directly in front of my business for 5 months. Then did a time lapse of it being tore down, cleared , and then the new building erected. A...
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    Swollen Batteries

    Original 3 batteries for my Mavic 2 Zoom swelled. DJI would not honor the "Care refresh" so I ditched the batteries and DJI. For a difference of $20 they refused to replace even one of the batteries. I have replaced 2 of them but will never buy a DJI product again. These were defective units...
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    Skydio 2 - pre-orders open at $999 US Only so far

    Well after being screwed by DJI on their"Care refresh" and 2 bulging batteries I'll be looking into the Skydio 2. They refused to honor even one battery replacement. I offered to pay the $119 for one battery and they wouldn't do it. Thats $20 less than a new battery (or it was, until they...
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    Swelling Battery caused Crash

    I've been fighting with DJI over 2 swollen batteries for a month now. I bought the zoom in Aug 2018 / 3 batteries and the Care refresh. I sent 2 of the batteries in after "swelling" to the point that I didn't trust them on the drone. They insisted that I send in the drone with one swollen...
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    Mavic 2 Batteries bulging, less than 40 recharges each: Planned Obsolescence, Bad Batch...or Coincidence?

    searched the forum for report like this. 2 of my 3 batteries on my Mavic 2 Zoom are starting to bulge and #3 doesn't latch fully unless fully snapped in. afraid to use it for fear it will pop out at 200 feet. This was a fly more bundle buy so 3 of them came with it mid August of 2018. So I'm...
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    Im beginning to think DJI Smart Controllers are non existent

    Got a notice from DJI since I had a "notify when available" and placed the order July 12th, it still shows "processing" even tho they have charged my credit card. I guess the little "will ship 3-5 days after payment" doesn't apply. I;m going to wait till the end of the week and cancel.
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    SanDisk Extreme Plus; what's A1 or A2 mean, and XC 1 or HC 1?

    Read the reviews on Amazon, lots of "fake" cards that are no where near the performance indicated. Also look at what you get as it may not be what the ad says. Just sayin'
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    Who bought? :) I just ordered mine.

    MP 2 Zoom / fly more combo / Refresh. Now my son can have my Air and I'll keep the P4P and MP and Spark. El Dedos
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    Multiple drones ownership

    Phantom 4 Pro, Mavic Pro, Mavic Air, Spark, DJI goggles currently + I've owned and got rid of more drones than I can remember.
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    Return To Home In Dark?

    Flew around 10-10:15 on the 4th. I used a bright blue strobe facing down to keep an eye on my position. It didn't interfere with the video and I took it up to 300+ feet to keep the 5-6 guys shooting stuff off in the neighborhoods from trying to blow it out of the sky with their roman candles...
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    My run-in with a security guard! (And other happy stories)

    Similar "good" encounter. I fly at a local city park. Baseball fields, golf course, pool,etc. Usually early on Sunday morning. No people or very few. Flying my Mavic over the golf course at 320 feet. You couldn't hear it. Took it out to 3200 feet when a park employee in a truck, so he...
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    Compass error and GPS error while flying

    Strange I just got an error notice never seen before. Compass Redundancy switch.......don't know what it means, I'll search around. The Mavic flew fine and it was in an area I always fly.. A metal building with a grill and mower are 8-9 foot away. Flown 40 + flights here tho. S. Lewis
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    DJI Goggles? Or is there something better?

    Spend the money and get Focal Fixers. They worked great in my case and ARE worth the money. S. Lewis Mavic Pro / Mavic Air / Spark / P4P
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    Dji and Microsoft

    Fly on Go 4 with my $29 Win 10 tablet.??? I'd like to see that. S. Lewis