Recent content by Mimoid

Now, let's stay true, I never said that - I merely stated that the blades are not circular saws. They are not capable of decapitating you, slicing your jugular or chopping your fingers off. But they will most definitely cut into the skin and cause bleeding and pain. And if anybody would want to...

Ugh, sounds nasty... I guess you are right, it all depends on how it happens. The speed of the propeller, the angle of the impact and so on. I think Mythbusters tried to cut an artificial neck with a Phantom type prop in an episode, but only ended up making some nicks on the skin. They had to...

It was an accident of course. As he was trying to land, he inadvertently revved up the remote and then foolishly tried to catch the drone. His fingers got into the rotating blades somehow (don't ask). The good thing is that beyond two superficial skin cuts, nothing dramatic happened. No visit to...

It was a deliberate attempt to disrupt the air traffic to and from Gatwick by "environmental activists", using four drones hovering directly above each of the runways. Unfortunately I am quite sure this will have a very strong impact on the upcoming EASA regulations. The "no drone flying...

I cannot see anything particularly strange on the footage. Just some haze in the distance, which looks quite normal to me. Could you perhaps upload a picture of bright wall against a darker background? It would give some clues if you have some internal fogging of the lens or a misaligned sensor.

Happens to me all the time when flying in sunsets. I guess this is one of the reasons why OA is disengaged during failsafe RTH.

Vortex rings during vertical descent is a rather violent phenomen that would result in the Phantom pretty much drop like a stone to the ground, not just "wiggle" a bit. In some rare cases the P2 could enter vortex ring state and crash, but DJI claims that it cannot occur with the P3 or P4 as the...

No, the thing you are referring to (vortex ring state) is not an issue with the P4 because of the prop shaft alignment design. Older Phantoms (particularly the first version) could sometimes encounter this state and the whole bird could then wobble around quote a bit during descent, but it was...

Remove beginner mode now, it is pointless. The single biggest risk of losing the drone is doing low-level flights, where you risk flying into objects like trees, buildings, lamp posts etc. Take up the bird higher (like 120 feet). You are pretty safe up there, so you don't have to worry piloting...

Jeez, just get the bird fixed and get over it already. Your revenge crusade is ridiculous. Save your energy for more important matters.

I am not in any way associated with DJI except for flying the Phantom 4 for my own pleasure. But did you know that DJI dominates the drone world with 75% market share? They have a yearly revenue of nearly 3 billion US dollars, so I honestly don't think your disgruntled complaints on a handful of...

An extremely common case with these controllers. You need to have it replaced by DJI or purchase a new one. It is a hardware error and there is nothing you can do to fix it yourself. I am already on my third RC for my P4.

The furthest away I could fly my Phantom while still maintaining VLOS was slightly more than 500 meters (1500 feet). I could then still see it as a tiny dot in the sky, as long as I never shifted my gaze and hardly blinked. For flight safety, being able to see a white speck or twinkle of light...

This is a hardware fault, nothing you can do about it. It is not related to firmware. The only thing to do is to have DJI replace the controller.

That's really sad to read... But if you are using your drone for professional purposes, have you considered getting a second drone, like the Mavic (or at least a second RC) for backup? They are not all that expensive really - definitely less expensive than failing a photo session and losing...