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I purchased my goggles last week and flew my drone today.
Getting a direct view of what my camera sees Is a great improvement over looking at an IPad Mini, the only drawback is not seeing the position of the drone in the sky.
As a new user of the Goggles and watching the great view I missed the low battery warning warning in the goggles and when the RTH kicked in the drone was under the branches of a tree.
The RTH kicked in and the drone went up and hit the tree branches and fell like a rock.
The damage to the drone that I can see includes dented housing, bent gimble and broken props and prop guards.
This would not have happened if I had not been wearing goggles, so I learned a lesson today.
I went home and filed a repair request with DJI and I am sending the drone off tomorrow
Flying with goggles and enjoying the view is just so exciting that I have to continue to wear them, my new rule is to only fly with goggles in open fields with no trees or buildings and when returning home remove the goggles.
Reading the Phantom Drone Forum threads I understand the repair process with DJI takes forever .
Tonight I ordered a Mavic that should be here by the end of the week so I can continue to fly.
Getting a direct view of what my camera sees Is a great improvement over looking at an IPad Mini, the only drawback is not seeing the position of the drone in the sky.
As a new user of the Goggles and watching the great view I missed the low battery warning warning in the goggles and when the RTH kicked in the drone was under the branches of a tree.
The RTH kicked in and the drone went up and hit the tree branches and fell like a rock.
The damage to the drone that I can see includes dented housing, bent gimble and broken props and prop guards.
This would not have happened if I had not been wearing goggles, so I learned a lesson today.
I went home and filed a repair request with DJI and I am sending the drone off tomorrow
Flying with goggles and enjoying the view is just so exciting that I have to continue to wear them, my new rule is to only fly with goggles in open fields with no trees or buildings and when returning home remove the goggles.
Reading the Phantom Drone Forum threads I understand the repair process with DJI takes forever .
Tonight I ordered a Mavic that should be here by the end of the week so I can continue to fly.