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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?
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.
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?
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.
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. ;)
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?
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.........
What did the last update do to your mavic exactly?
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.
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.
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.
Any links on how to root your drone???
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
Wah! I'm not allowed to fly in No Fly Zones now. Wah! Fucking schmuck.