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    Freefly Alta 6 Drone w/ Movi M15, Fubata Remote, Accessories, Case

    Feefly Alta 6 Complete Picture Includes: Freefly Alta 6 Freefly Pelican Hard Case Freefly Battery Cradle Futaba T14SG Aircraft Remote + Charger RC FPV Camera + Transmitter + FPV Monitor + Charger 6x Tattu 6S 10,000mah Batteries (Less than 10 flights per battery and less than a year old...
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    Simple Program for Video Catalog Management

    What do you mean “link” to the videos? Couldn’t you label a folder the location, then within the location folder have folders for the date the video(s) were captured?
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    Air 2 Lighthouse in Port Andratx, Mallorca

    Outstanding 😍 first pic is my new wallpaper
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    Funding for Drones

    A good thermal Mavic 2 or evo II package with all the batteries and accessories you need is around 10k USD. So 10k times however many you want the force to have available at all times + the number you think will be in operation at any given moment. A safe bet to start out with in my experience...
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    Drone for 5 year old son, too young?

    From my perspective, I believe your son would get more enjoyment out of a small Rc car rather than a drone at 5. I am 22 as of today and still vividly remember my dad buying me a toy helicopter at around 10 or 11 years old. I was thrilled, but was quickly overwhelmed by the complexity and...
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    Anyone ever shopped on AliBaba?

    Sorry for your loss. Education is expensive no matter how you acquire it I suppose.
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    New powerful MM batteries 2800 mAh

    This is an old thread but I thought I could add something given that the Mavic Mini has aged some since the last post. When DJI inevitably stops producing batteries for an aircraft that has much life left in it HSABAT is a excellent manufacturer. I own an Inspire 1 and since DJI stopped making...
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    Battery died in the air...

    It’s situational, age of the battery, length of “self discharge”, outside temperature and time since last charge are all factors. To make sure your battery percentage is accurate charge the battery AT MOST 2 days before a flight. If it sits for longer than 2 days charge it again before flying...
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    Battery died in the air...

    I believe it applies to all DJI batteries as of Dec 2021, if a DJI battery is allowed to self discharge the displayed percentage will not change, however it will be loosing useable capacity unless charged again.
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    Battery died in the air...

    Yes
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    Anyone ever shopped on AliBaba?

    I agree, if it’s to good to be true it probably is.
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    Battery died in the air...

    The actual charge of the battery can be up to 40% less than the displayed charge. All Lipo batteries are best kept at near 50% charge, so DJI built in a feature called “self discharge” that will begin self discharging the battery after a preset amount of time after being plugged in or flown. You...
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    Anyone ever shopped on AliBaba?

    I have purchased 22000mah 6s batteries from Alibaba for half of what they cost from a US retailer, however I bought 6 total batteries, not exactly buying in bulk but not a single unit either. Also consider that DJI is very careful to control the pricing that US and even Chinese resellers can...
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    Battery died in the air...

    When was the last time the at fault battery had been charged before it was used for the flight? What can happen is if the battery sits for over a week is the self discharge feature can kick in and begin draining the battery. When this happens the percentage displayed does not change however it...
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    Mavic Air 2 falling from the sky

    @Heijst when was the last time you have charged the battery before the catastrophic flight? The self discharge feature of the DJI battery could have kicked in and sapped some juice. When this occurs the displayed battery % on your phone remains at higher levels than the battery is actually at...