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I suspected a problem like this and found that analyzing the flight log that displays control inputs during replay was helpful. Seeing horizontal inputs where you know you didn't input would have identified the stick as the culprit. For me it turned out that I had bumped the three way switch and...

Just finished two local flights here in Fbks- temp is minus 21F at my place. Supercharged (extra top off) on battery with battery and bird warmed up in my cabin.(Yeah, I get enough signal thru the windows to establish home point) First flight was to 400 feet and out as far as 3,000 feet. Got a...

Flying when the dew point and temp have a narrow spread gave me my first icing experience. Controls became sluggish and the camera would not move from a downward position. Condensation between the lens and UV filter was also a problem, fuzzing the video. I had trouble wrestling the bird down...

I conducted some tests up here in Fairbanks at -40(C and F the same at this temp), hovering over a piece of foam at about 8 feet. The video transmission on the bird, a P3P went out about two minutes in but gimbal function and controls worked fine and video trans returned with warmer weather...

Tell your kids it went to live on a farm and that it is very happy there.

Having a P3P that had a board failure I see the Advanced as a wise buy. Without the overheating issues brought on by 4K using more juice and bad heat sinks, with 3 times the range of the Standard the A model is sweet. A word to the wise- if you go 4K and get a monitor or TV that will display it...

Sometimes The P3P gimbal board overheats and what goes is image transmission. The flight logs will show two 'devices not seen'(I believe 8 and 11 but not sure). Mine cooked after 2 months and DJI fixed that and a motor that wasn't up to code. It is recommended that you keep a fan turned on the...

How do I provide a link to a conversation I had with two techs under the panel of a Caravan? And by sensor bank I meant the compass detecting mag interference being separate from the motor warnings but fair enough; all speculation is BS to someone. It was pointed out above that a power plant...

Not an engineer but seems like a bunch of error messages(well, a couple that lasted for a few seconds)won't result in a lost prop. And a prop still in one piece would have made a second splash...did you see one? I think that you might have gotten a dose of some of the increased solar activity...

In order to help we need to know what you have tried. Does the battery still slide into its tray properly? Any response from the bird? If the connectors are still making contact, the battery is OK and you get no response from the bird, well, pollito al horno, amigo. Can you read anything from...

Judging by the cracks and bends in your bird that don't seem fire related it appears that you were getting your money's worth out of it. That's good, because it looks like it's toast now. Literally. Push the battery button in and hold for a full five(5) seconds. If it gives you 4 bars that's...

Are you seeing the dreaded 'No video transmission' message or just a black screen? The Pros are prone to a gimbal board failure that can be diagged from the flight logs. Two numbered 'device #__ not seen' messages confirm this failure(not seeing the gimbal and camera). If you are getting the NIT...

Windsurfer added about 2500' to my two close to home P3P runs. 15,000' max(due to battery limits)

Spare propellers are for those who fail to avoid the edges of the sky. 900,000 feet total mileage with one prop strike during an episode of 'Sudden Onset Atti Mode' and one 'exception to the lefty-loose/righty-tighty rule' thread failure while removing props. Of course this from a guy who...

I can appreciate your inquiry as there is always a difference between advertised and real world results. With few electrical/WIFI interference sources near me I get 10,000ft routinely, line of sight. I am using a windsurfer type antenna add on. Have had it out 15,000 ft once. The P3P has a few...