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Hi there
After almost 1 year without a drone I finally bought the P3A ahead of a 6 week trip to Dominican Republic. I used to own a P2 and I absolutely loved it, I probably logged >100 flights and got a few nice videos. I never had any serious issues and I eventually sold the drone to a friend when my work/family situation no longer allowed me a lot of free time.
I was very impressed with the improvements made to the P3A. But, already on my third flight I experienced something that never happened even after 100 flights with my P2 - it fell down from the sky completely without warning! I was only a minute into the flight (plenty of satellites and a newly calibrated compass) when suddenly the quad started to flip over. It was about 20 meters up in the air and came down hard - shell deformed and cracked, two twisted motors, dented camera and trashed gimbal.
I have attached the log file and the video (recovered from the Go app, video from SD-card won't play) and would love any input you guys might have to what could have caused the crash. I have already bought a new one and I really would like to avoid this happening again...
Also, I tried to e-mail DJI but even after almost 2 weeks I have gotten no response. Anyone with similar experience who can tell me how I best get in contact with them?
Log file
Thanks in advance!
Marcus
After almost 1 year without a drone I finally bought the P3A ahead of a 6 week trip to Dominican Republic. I used to own a P2 and I absolutely loved it, I probably logged >100 flights and got a few nice videos. I never had any serious issues and I eventually sold the drone to a friend when my work/family situation no longer allowed me a lot of free time.
I was very impressed with the improvements made to the P3A. But, already on my third flight I experienced something that never happened even after 100 flights with my P2 - it fell down from the sky completely without warning! I was only a minute into the flight (plenty of satellites and a newly calibrated compass) when suddenly the quad started to flip over. It was about 20 meters up in the air and came down hard - shell deformed and cracked, two twisted motors, dented camera and trashed gimbal.
I have attached the log file and the video (recovered from the Go app, video from SD-card won't play) and would love any input you guys might have to what could have caused the crash. I have already bought a new one and I really would like to avoid this happening again...
Also, I tried to e-mail DJI but even after almost 2 weeks I have gotten no response. Anyone with similar experience who can tell me how I best get in contact with them?
Log file
Thanks in advance!
Marcus