Lost my other drone, my Mini 3 Pro

[jwilson]

Shakes head...

If a drone is struck by a falling tree and destroyed, it's not pilot error. This is what DJI is saying. Same if taken out by a wave.

My last post in this thread. I tried explaining this to a wrought-iron chair in my backyard, and it understood the difference between data from the barometric sensor and the VPS cameras and IR sensor better than @jwilson seems able to.

It wasn't taken out by a wave which anyone can clearly see.

 

[Meta4]

I guess DJI disagrees with you because they say there was no pilot error.

DJI didn't want to be as blunt as I'm forced to be with someone so obtuse.

It wasn't taken out by a wave which anyone can clearly see.

No-one could clearly see the drone, but the data is there for anyone to check.
You see the water coming up and thing that the drone is going down.
We can all see something pretty clearly, but it's not what you want to see.

 

[Chip]

Ha ha! As usual, jwilson was right again! Here's the full text of the email i got from DJI today.

You have a positive attitude and see the silver lining which I admire.

The key line is, "According to the analysis, the incident was not caused by the pilot's error."

That is ironic and humorous because you may be the only one here who saw that coming! DJI has cleared you of all charges. But...

DJI's just being polite to you and avoiding saying that you are their least competent customer.

I think Meta4 may be correct that DJI is just being polite becasue you likey clipped the top of the wave while flying BVLOS. However, the DJI lettter would likely convince your spouse and non forum members that you did nothing wrong on the trip and is therefore worth keeping. Also, Mini 3s are relatively inexpensive now and at 15% off you may as well stock up with 3 or 4 to get through Spring. Unless thats a wrap on drone surfing for now.