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    DJI Care

    Doubt the truth of that one. I am getting a care replacement soon. Took a while to get the shipping label as they did not send it until they could provide repair/replacement, but if they were all laid off, I would not have mine coming soon. True though that they have suspended care...
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    Drone pilot to plead guilty in collision that grounded aircraft fighting Palisades fire

    Pretty incredible eyesight!. Lucky on a good day to see 2000'eye to drone with my Mavic 3. Not sure how anyone sees a mini past 1000 ft
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    RC Pro - anyone make an educated guess about compatibility with upcoming Mavic 4 Pro?

    The extra brightness was the main (90%) reason for my RC Pro. It has dropped to about 750 and is barely usable in some shade when using DLOG in AZ sun. Looking into 7" or so external monitor of 2-3000nits ( cd/m^2). Mavic3 is enough for now, maybe the trade stuff will have settled out by the...
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    i lost my drone in a tree, 76 feet up in a tree, help!

    You could try a large party Ballon or small weather balloon if reachable that way. Or a marine or electrical supply house for a line throwing pistol to get a line over the branch or the drone to shake it loose.
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    400' AGL over natural feature/"structure"

    FAA seems to differentiate between man made structures and natural. You may try applying for a waiver, since rock formations are not considered a man made structure in discussions I have been a part of. I have not submitted a waiver application yet but at some near point will have to for the...
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    Need Help - Crash and Traveling with Batteries Questions

    Sounds like you got the right deal. Nice! Was that Prime?
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    Mavic 3 7X zoom no focus or zoom.

    Well, >$617USD, camera failure 7X lens being replaced at DJI depot. Should have the little Vulture back this week.
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    Need Help - Crash and Traveling with Batteries Questions

    If you bought used from amazon, that may be your only recourse. If you did not specifically put DJI care on the unit and if there was no care plan transfered with the drone you purchased, you are in for fun. You can check this through DJI.com. If you bought from a fulfiled or supplied by Amazon...
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    Crash with mavic 3 Classic

    Hope you had DJI care on it...
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    Mavic 3 7X zoom no focus or zoom.

    Retry this morning, focus fail right off. Both controllers. Gotta be the camera. FW: A/C 01.00.1500 RC Pro 03.02.0900 App 1.14.2 RC 01.03.1800 App 1.13.11 Skined it packed it and shipping for repairs. Nothing left to do or test.
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    Mavic 3 7X zoom no focus or zoom.

    This is becoming one pisser of a problem. Mavic 3 with DJI RC Pro controller. Will loose 7X focus. will neither zoom nor auto focus in 7X or greater. May start off ok, but then focus lost. Rebind to RC clears the issue and RC works fine. Back to the RC Pro and it fails again. I started to put in...
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    Creating Complex Waypoint Flight Plans for The Air 3 and the Mavic 3

    Have looked at it. Not tried yet.
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    Mavic 3 with RC controller Does it need internet connection?

    So, nothing to do with RID errors?
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    Mavic 3 with RC controller Does it need internet connection?

    Does the DJI RC and mavic 3 need an internet connection such as hotspot or similar.
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    MAVIC 3 RID issue

    No, last time, I changed out the battery in the drone. But then could not lift. Seems alwayus to be ok for the first flight.
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