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    DJI Care Refresh + for Mavic Pro (extend DJI Care & DJI Warranty by 1 year)

    For those interested, my video was approved the same day it was submitted to their site https://repair.dji.com/en/djicare/CustomerUpload
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    Mexico?

    I went to Cancun in 2016 and then Cozumel in 2017 and I had no problems either time. During Cancun I had my P3A and the bird went in a hard box and was checked in. The batteries were taped over and carried on - I was likely over the limit with camera batteries, quad, portable usb power...
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    THE "5 REASONS I’M ALLOWED TO FLY HERE" CARD

    I'm assuming there was no Coast Guard base/port in the vicinity? I'm assuming not, but he was likely concerned that you would see them polluting the waters from the air. Around me, I frequently see oil/gas slicks in the waters (VERY long spreading deep into marshlands) and it always comes...
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    Travelling to Mexico next week

    It could have been user error, but I had been flying my Phantom (original) for many years and had just upgraded to the P3A before the trip. I had a bunch of local flights in fields, marshes, back yard, but I had never flown around an airport. In any case, I think it was a Class E and it was...
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    Travelling to Mexico next week

    I had no issue with my P3A last year and I checked it in. I only had one battery and I carried it in a lipo bag. As Tray said, the wind was brutal in Cancun and I really one got in two flights to shoot the hotel from the air - over the ocean. I did try a 3rd flight on the ocean, but as soon...
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    Gimbal freak-out in flight when switching from video to still camera

    Same thing here folks. I was fine with my previous MP, but I sent mine in for repair and of course they replaced her vs. making the repairs. I received my replacement MP this week and saw the behavior on the first flight. A few things to mention: - It happens on both iOS (iOS10 with an...
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    I've had enough of the (cr)app

    I think you mentioned that your MP firmware is up to date? I did have issues with my android device in the original firmware, but those were also on very, very old days (-10 to 20 degrees). So, I cannot be sure which one it was. I am running the DJI GO4 app on my Amazon Fire Phone (not...
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    Real Estate shots

    His point is weak as not all people post videos/photos from their quad; however, he's trying to point out that a non licensed pilot cannot sell their services (make $$) yet this forum can make money from them. It's scemantics and I am not against sites putting ad's out so they can pay the...
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    Dji goggles

    I am following this thread as well. I pre-ordered one of Dell's new AR / VR headsets, but I am really not feeling it. My understanding is that some folks had successfully copied videos to the SD card and watch them, but this was pretty much as soon as they purchased it. No idea what DJI has...
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    Real Estate shots

    Well, there is advertisement..... it is just restricted to RC/quad's? I see two adds right now: DJI Mavic Pro (Bundle & SAVE) Kits Mavic Pro
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    Flight Distance

    Is that completely stock ? That is still boggling since I can barely get 5000' on a beach / over marshland. Max ever was about 6,800' in near perfect conditions before the video feed almost lost: with shifting around the antenna's and moving to make sure it was always pointed properly.
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    Constant obstacle warnings during RTH..

    Are your running the newest firmware? I never experiencing random avoidance errors, but after updating to the newest branch I saw this issue. I suspected that it may have been a bug, but I was already sending my MP in for repair.. I know for sure that I was not facing the sun as I was not in...
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    First Crash! (OMG my precious mavic turn into mavic kamikaze into moving traffic)

    Spark flies pretty decently inside, but not so much the MP. The first time I tried, with the original stock FW, it had a major delay in the stick command and interpreting it, so it crashed. User error, FW, whatever the point is you should only fly inside if you are in a really, really...
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    Please somebody help me for a scream and throw this MAVIC in the garbage!!

    While I do agree that is what most of us think... I came from the business world with old-timers. They used to stress that it is really "read the fine manual"
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    First Crash! (OMG my precious mavic turn into mavic kamikaze into moving traffic)

    I have only placed my MP or Spark on the roof of the car as a "holding" spot and each time it was an accident. The Go app freaks with a major read bar that the compass has issues.. so if you took off at that point you are looking for problems, do not know what you are doing, or just do not...