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    DJI bionic Micro X ???

    Considering how fuzzy the image title is and that the DJI logo on the "bug" doesn't appear to be at the same rotation/angle as the body, I'm pretty confident saying this is a fake. -Rod
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    Be Careful Putting metal objects (like small flood lights) on the TOP of your drone.

    Metal objects can also interfere with the internal compass module as well. -Rod
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    3 Award-winning Mavic 3 Pro film

    Wow, spectacular! Congratulations, you earned it! -Rod
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    Mavic 2 remote battery drainage

    I only have the original Mavic, but I suspect the 2 is like the original in that it automatically starts to self-discharge the batteries (both aircraft and remote) to a "Storage" charge state after some number of days of non-use. I think the default is 10 days if I recall correctly. Storing...
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    3 Abondoned Rock A Hoola Waterpark

    That was a fun video to watch and I really enjoyed reading about the history. It looks like a neat place! Thank you for taking the time to create and share the video. -Rod
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    3 Karlukovo, caves, cave house and the chapel

    Thank you for sharing. Beautiful scenery and I enjoyed the more sporty flight. That's good to see for a change. -Rod
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    Mavic Pro Batteries on Sale at Target

    I'm in eastern Iowa and they're $89.99 here. :( edit: I rechecked by going to Target's website directly (versus the Brick Seek link above) and they are in stock and $59 at my local Target.
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    Core board thermal paste

    You want it to be thermally conductive, but not electrically conductive. The stuff DJI uses looks just like the thermal interface material (TIM) we call "smurf blood" at work. I may have to look up the vendor part number. -Rod
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    Help Identifying a part on a control board.

    I'm assuming you've performed the diode test in both directions and confirmed it's a short both ways, and compared it against the diodes in the same location on one of the working ESCs to confirm they test differently than they should. If you're unable to find the datasheet for that exact part...
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    Has anyone tried strapping on a power bank for extra range? Does it work? Via USB port

    The USB power banks are not designed to provide the current that a flying quadcopter will draw and also will not charge the flight battery during flight. The added current consumption to carry the extra weight will most likely discharge the battery much faster than what the USB power bank can...
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    Scam, I think, using DJI’s name

    Agreed. The Care/Refresh is not a "freebie." If you make a claim and the fault is not deemed a manufacturer's defect, your first covered repair is $79 per the contract. -Rod
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    Counterfeit?

    In the "Hand-gesture selfie" image they didn't even bother to remove the reference to the Walkera "Vitus Lite" and "Vitus APP." The photo appears to also include the Vitus which looks quite different from the rest of the images.
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    Impressive dam with 2 curvatures in Switzerland

    That was a dam good video! -Rod
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    Flymore Combo $289.00???

    It's amazing how quickly those sold 3 units, but no one seems to want to buy the last two units.... -Rod