Saltwater causes corrosion to begin instantly in the circuitry of a drone if it falls into the sea.
It continues even months after the drone is dried out.
It gets into parts that can't be cleaned or even seen.
Saltwater and electronics don't mix...
I've logged thousands of miles flying drones over open ocean for the last 10 years and think it's safer than flying anywhere near trees, buildings, powerlines, towers or other obstacles.
It's hard to get into trouble when there's nothing to hit.
The data would show if this was the case, or if perhaps there was more happening than what you were aware of.
No
Yeah ... lets leave it to DJI.
I wonder why.
If only there was some way to tell.
Or you've made a guess.
Perhaps if you'd...