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    Drone sunk to bottom of waterfall, Need Help!

    Attempted a test flight today, but my app nor the remote was able to successfully connect. The drone battery turns on, and the lights flash red, but there's no motion in the gimbal. At this point, I'm thinking the best option is to get a replacement. Any advice? Salvageable parts? Cheap...
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    Drone sunk to bottom of waterfall, Need Help!

    Yeah, actually the first thing I did was rinse in water(forgot to mention). Since it was under for more than 16 hours I figured it wouldn't do any more damage than had already been done. Also, didn't know cat litter worked, appreciate the idea. I'm hoping the alcohol cleaned anything left by the...
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    Drone sunk to bottom of waterfall, Need Help!

    Thanks for the tips! Just finished vacuuming out the board and motors, about to soak with isopropyl. After I finishing with it all I'll probably give it a day to cool off, should I go ahead and test it out afterward? Also, is there anything that might malfunction or I should have to worry about...
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    Drone sunk to bottom of waterfall, Need Help!

    My phantom 3 professional recently was blown down and drowned 10ft into a murky river. We recovered it the following day because it was too dark to see anything the day before. I tossed the battery, opened it up and dried everything with a hairdryer, setting it now in rice. After everything is...