Thanks for posting. I had no idea about this. Google assistant us very obtrusive to other apps. Flight mode every time in future.Your DJI Drone could kill you or someone close to you.
Or at least do some serious damage to you or people near you!
Please send this serious warning to as many places as possible.
If you are flying with an Android device and initiate Google Assistant with “Ok Google” or “Hi Google” and you are flying your DJI drone with DJI go app your aircraft becomes totally out of control.
Take a look at this video.
I have been in constant contact with DJI, almost 20 emails for many weeks and they refuse to put out a general warning to DJI go app users not to engage Google Assistant.
Their response has been this.
“Kindly noted that I have updated the flightrecords as you provided back on MAR 21ST to the Field Application Engineering team…”
“As you mentioned, on your previous emails, it is unsafe for the people around. We appreciate your effort however to provide us with the needed records for our designated developers to review the flight and confirm your claimed issue with the DJI GO 4 app when used with the Google Assistant.”
DJI know there is a problem and a serious one. I know they are working very hard at solving the problem, but they are refusing to warn the public.
Please pass this warning to as many as you can.
why would you not use a google search via voice and flying? Absolutely nothing irresponsible about that.
I rarely post. Your post made me smile about impact energy. But I love riding my Harley. I was cruising down the highway, at 65 mph, when a sparrow decided he wanted to fly into me a give me a heart punch to the chest! That little birdie knocked the wind out of me! I had on leathers and all the paraphernalia us Harley riders wear.)) I had to stop and catch my breath for a few. Got to my hotel room that night, took a shower and had a bruise in the middle of chest.)) Teasing you a bit, how many Joules did the impact of the sparrow produce? Funny post! Oh, I prefer the K.C. Royals.))Fun facts, getting hit straight in the forehead by the following objects:
Baseball maximum impact energy / sq cm is 3.9 Joules
Tennis ball maximum impact energy / sq cm is 3.1 Joules
Mavic in Sport Mode maximum impact energy / sq cm is 2.29 Joules
Maybe wearing a baseball helmet when flying will cut down the risk somewhat. I prefer the Braves.
Teasing you a bit, how many Joules did the impact of the sparrow produce?
I dont know anyone who uses google assistant or siri during a flight to begin with. Not something a responsible person would allow to happen.
Depends, was it a European or African swallow? Unladen or no?![]()
I rarely post. Your post made me smile about impact energy. But I love riding my Harley. I was cruising down the highway, at 65 mph, when a sparrow decided he wanted to fly into me a give me a heart punch to the chest! That little birdie knocked the wind out of me! I had on leathers and all the paraphernalia us Harley riders wear.)) I had to stop and catch my breath for a few. Got to my hotel room that night, took a shower and had a bruise in the middle of chest.)) Teasing you a bit, how many Joules did the impact of the sparrow produce? Funny post! Oh, I prefer the K.C. Royals.))
When you're flying you're supposed to be fully focused on the aircraft and your flight, not doing random web searches or messaging...ac0j, why would you not use a google search via voice and flying?
Funny story, but must have hurt! I've been hit by all kinds of things back when I had bikes. On my Road King, I kept the windscreen on for those exact reasons. On my Softail with no windscreen, it was my face vs the elements, and I have the pock marks to prove it. On my Goldwing, if a bug or bird was in the way, it would just splatter, and then we would wonder what it was.
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