Recent content by edsimmonsphoto

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    Remote ID Question regarding Phantom 4 Pro

    I hope they actually get it done in time, the thought of my fleet becoming obsolete or needing to add a module to them kind of sucks.
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    DJI Service Sends Refurb for 6 Week old Bird

    the one I got back looked new, and came with new propellers. It had my old battery with it, and my old case. I can't say I'm really unhappy except for the slow turnaround time.
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    DJI Service Sends Refurb for 6 Week old Bird

    how would you know if its a refurb or new? I got back a bird that had stickers over all the sensors, and an April 2017 serial number. It took 3 weeks to turn around, which kind of sucked. The one I received back had the horizon tilted slightly, which seems better after recalibrating it. I...
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    Your thoughts?

    so far the experience has been mediocre. DJI received the busted drone Tuesday/ processed the estimate for repairs (~$200). For the sake of timeliness (I use this commercially) I burned one of my "replace" options with DJI care, paid the $99 (on Tues). Its Saturday, and I still don't have a...
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    P4P Obstacle Avoidance in Autonomous modes

    I lost one in Active Trac to a tree
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    Your thoughts?

    My P4P was in Active Trac Mode, following my granddaughter around my front yard and flew itself into a tree limb. Camera is now off-center, broke a landing gear and a prop. Sent it back to DJI last week, will be interesting to see how this goes. I did get DJI care, thankfully.
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    hello from NC

    sorry, that sounded bad, I meant no disrespect, lol.
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    hello from NC

    New member, figured I'd better have a backup site before the DJI guys kick me off of theirs, lol. Photographer, Student Pilot, Aerial photographer, etc. I got my part 107 and NC UAV license, so hopefully I've checked off all the boxes. Looking forward to wearing out the camera on my P4Pro...