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People Are Complaining That Their New DJI Drones Are Falling Out of the Sky (qz.com)
An anonymous reader shares a report on Quartz: The DJI Spark, the smallest and most affordable consumer drone that the Chinese manufacturer has released, seems to be having flight problems that could have dangerous side-effects. On DJI's support forum, multiple users -- Quartz counted at least 14 separate complaints across two forum posts -- have reported that while they were flying, their Spark drones have switched off and fallen like rocks out of the sky. In some cases, the drones were close to the ground and were easy for their owners to retrieve and send diagnostic information to DJI, but in others, the drones crash landed in thick woods, or, in a couple of instances, in lakes. [...] It's not clear what caused these crashes -- some forum posters suggest some could've been user error, but others shared their drones' flight logs and showed nothing out of the ordinary had been happening before the crash. DJI told Quartz it was looking into the issues on the forums we uncovered. "DJI is aware of these reports and we are investigating to determine the causes," a spokesperson added.
are they using Samsung batteries?
T2.
The Russians did it. -PCP
why dude, what have you got to hide in your house huh!? open up you criminal and let the trump ICE team in immediately - need to see if any illegals are hiding in your washroom!
That's better than the uncontrolled full throttle fly-away problem the phantoms were known for.
If they all fell out of the sky I think DJI would have caught the bug in pre-production.
This model has hand motion control. Someone probably flipped it the bird in flight and it committed suicide. Drones have feelings too...
It seems Chicken Little was right after all.
#DeleteFacebook
Dr. Charles Luther is overriding their control signals.
the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
And what the fuck is the point of your post? That some dude's drone didn't fail?
If they all fell out of the sky I think DJI would have caught the bug in pre-production.
I think Casey Neistat would have discovered it with the pre-production model first. He tends to fly his drones out over the water. I think he had a video of fishing his Phantom drone out of the surf for whatever reason.
Good for you, champ.
systemd is Roko's Basilisk.
Most consumer technology gadgets are junk. Save yourself time and money and don't buy them.
love is just extroverted narcissism
I'm using electronic pulses of light to take down the drones https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
by TheSpoom (715771) Uncaring Linux user here. I have nothing to add to this but please continue. *munches popcorn*
Meanwhile they profit for "unintentional" planned obsolescence. I doubt they will replace the damaged unit.
None of which is relevant to drones falling from the sky.
Only the State obtains its revenue by coercion. - Murray Rothbard
No, it's a $499 coral reef incubator.
That is too bad. My Mavic, though it took far too long to arrive after I order it, has been nothing but a dream to fly and shoot video. DJI is a flawed company, but when they are on...man they are on.
How is that "funny"? They're not all falling out of the sky.
systemd is Roko's Basilisk.
What would the Dow Jones Index know about making drones?
My DJI Mavic Pro worked great until the last software update. Now it's a piece of fucking worthless junk. FUCK DJI!
Fucking hell, these issues go back to the beginning of DJI themselves. Search "DJI wobble of death". This company is a joke but their marketing team are geniuses!
While DJI was making commercial shit that crashed all the time, open-source was busy providing good firmware that actually worked.
What DJI offered was an out-of-the-box experience that took no knowledge or skill. Sure, they crashed a lot and wasted your money but for the generation of lazy idiots with more money than sense they were and still are the ticket!
The point of creimer's post is to work in an affiliate link to amazon in the hopes that someone will click it and buy something, putting a little more money in his pocket. His post history is littered with similar posts.
Funny thing is all these brainiacs on slashdot can't put together and sell a better product.
Go China!!
We call that "creiming" a story now. He's honed his craft to perfection.
"Hey guys, this ONE GUY on youtube that I like to pretend everybody should give a shit about didn't have his drone fall from the sky, so clearly this is just attention seeking media whoring by whiners who eat spam. Also, here's my Amazon affiliate links so you can put a half a penny in my pocket!"
What's REALLY funny, creimer, is that NOTHING about what you posted is "ha ha" funny, "queer" funny, or "strange" funny, at all. In fact, you are just trying to post in every thread you can so you can spam your idiotic amazon affiliate links endlessly in the hopes that you'll be able to afford another box of power bars.
Fuck off already.
...why is such a non-story being posted? "Multiple people" in "2 forum posts" complained about something or other? OMG. World epidemic! Panic! DJI needs to recall every drone ever made.
This is what fake news looks like; worthless crap some lackey makes up out of whole cloth...
We call that "creiming" a story now.
What did you call it when it dick pic links?
Fuck off already.
Thank you for increasing the web traffic to my websites. Every immature outburst helps. ;)
When it what, you fat failure? Write a fucking complete sentence with care, and maybe I'll reply.
Did you see a DJI fall out of the sky? Did you think it was a bird and tried to batter and fry it, you overfed digital humpback?
frotting
cock egging
Write a fucking complete sentence with care, and maybe I'll reply.
Except you just replied to an incomplete sentence. Your response is illogical.
Did you think it was a bird and tried to batter and fry it, you overfed digital humpback?
Have some Portuguese Spam with your whine.
How is that "funny"?
After a morning of karma whoring for my comments, I had to screw up one comment to allow my adoring critics to hump my leg like a pack of Chihuahuas in heat.
If they all fell out of the sky I think DJI would have caught the bug in pre-production.
You haven't had much experience with DJI, have you?
For many years, hobbyists and experimenters have been fighting for radio frequencies, access to airspace and proper insurance coverage for model airplanes and helicopters. Those models took more effort and skill to operate than these new drones, and the years of hard dealing with government bodies to get appropriate radio frequencies and to work out the rules so modellers wouldn't be banned in favor of "real" aviation were long, tough battles.
Now we have these drones that are flyable by anyone with surveillance and flight capabilities much better than the old models, but instead of being operated by experienced modellers who follow the rules, have insurance, and fly responsibly around full size aircraft, they are being used to do dumb stunts including peeping, flying near wildlife, flying near accident sites and flying near full sized aircraft.
It's very sad that the hard-earned rights of the established modellers have to be put at risk by the risky, rude and occasionally felonious behavior of the operators of these drones.
I like Spam & Eggs. Show us your cock.
You know..I did a LOT of YouTube research amongst other sites researching for my first drone, which has turned out to be the DJI Spark.
A lot of videos for this Casey guy came up, but man...there is just something about that guy I just can NOT watch....
I dunno if it is his voice, his personality, mannerisms...dress or just his face....perhaps all of the above.
But I just can not stand to watch that guy.
ON the plus side...I was poking around Amazon Prime Day, and thought to just see if Spark's came up.
I saw for awhile they had 20% off the Spark (usually $499). I looked to see the Fly More combo, that has the Spark, remote, extra battery, fan guards, 3 battery charger, etc...which is usually $699.
I thought, well hell, at 20%, even with Amazon charging sales tax, that was about the best deal I'd seen...I put the Flymore combo in my cart...and when I looked..rather than just 20% off...it had multiple lines of love $100 off.
I quickly bought..and Amazon ended up selling it to me for right about at $286!!!
I couldn't believe it...
I sent links to my friends...by the time they looked into it...no more discount, not even the notice about 20% off was there...minutes later.
So, maybe I caught a lucky Amazon system glitch....
I've not flown it much yet, but so far is cool.
Just hope it doesn't fall out of the sky.....
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
Maybe someone was pointing/testing a GPS or other signal jammer in the vicinity. On a side note, I'm not sure why anyone would purchase a drone from a manufacturer that controls where you can fly it. http://www.dji.com/flysafe/geo...
I replied to your comment. YOU wrote the incomplete sentence, Mr Spock.
Don't try to bring brains to the argument, creimer. Just bring the donuts and stuff them into your fat, everted, monkey-like lips and rock back and forth quietly.
I'll call Building Services to sweep the crumbs after you. I'm a miracle worker like that.
No, creimer's posts are funny like "what's that funny smell coming from that single, small cubicle that's been taped off?"
and in still other news... water wet
I replied to your comment. YOU wrote the incomplete sentence, Mr Spock.
By replying to my incomplete sentence, you invalidated the logic to your reply: "Write a fucking complete sentence with care, and maybe I'll reply."
In short, your logic sucks donkey balls.
and dogs fucking your leg is the only real physical affection you will ever have
I replied to your COMMENT. I have no idea what your SENTENCE is about, Commander Data. For someone who took a programming class, it worries me that you don't see the distinction.
Savage. But essentially correct.
Major creepster vibe from the guy, yeah.
If you're interested, you should shop over at Hobby King and get the bulk pricing (ie, make a large order), and look for the Chinese clones like Walkera. Get a cheap Turnigy radio and you're going to get flying for much cheaper.
Mostly random stuff.
and dogs fucking your leg is the only real physical affection you will ever have
Except that I don't like bitches (dogs) or pussies (cats). I'm a tropical fish guy. A nine-inch green terror nibbling on my finger is all the action I need.
Real tropical fish guys own salt water tanks and own fishes like clowns, tangs, seahorses, red lion fishes, etc...
I sure wouldn't bother with your colorless fresh water cichlid and I wouldn't care to mention it if I had one!
when you fail to register your drone in the USA with the FAA and get the corresponding "unlock code" to operate it freely.
I'll be laughing my ass off if they discover it's a bug in some stupid geofencing code.
Russian dick fishing
Since DJI announced software to give them control of your drone, would it be surprising if this was to blame?
Just take the propellers off and gun the throttle to determine what is happening without risking loss or damage to your drone.
When you build something that is inherently unstable, and fly it using fuzzy logic as a fine-tuned set of parameters based on existing feedback, the rate of feedback change and the average feedback over time, you end up with a very complicated device that may, under some circumstances, operate in ways that seem entirely normal to the drone, but inexplicable to the operator.