Recent content by Cap'n Chip

Just want to thank everyone for their input and to provide an update. The unit was sent to DJI and they confirmed that that it was most likely a detached prop which was covered under warranty. They are basically replacing every component so I'll essentially have a new drone. I'm impressed with...

One prop was missing and I assumed it detached upon impact, but cannot confirm. The crash site is very tall grass so I was unable to locate the prop. Thanks for the clarification on why DJI wants to inspect the unit. I'll start the online process with them.

I'm a new, certificate holding, remote pilot and I just experienced my first crash. I have 6 hours of commercial flight time under my belt. A link to the flight log is provided below and I also attached a PDF text version. Around 11 min 30 sec is immediately prior to the crash. I'm hoping those...