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Compass and GPS errors can cause the AC to automatically switch to ATTI mode, where you have to know how to manually control it. This is a safety feature. Sounds like you successfully manually navigated the bridge, so great job. In ATTi mode it will drift with the wind and only has barometer...

Just curious....any mods? What's your FW rev?

You could go to Phantomhelp.com and download the latest version of FW to the removable SD on AC. DJI Phantom Accessories & Tips - Phantom Help Once inserted turn the AC on, and it should start the upgrade. Use extreme caution when playing with firmware. Many have had issues when playing with...

If that's the case....that's fantastic. I would never doubt that they would not honor a claim, and sounds like a great deal at that price. Would be hard to beat. Just saying when it sounds too good to be true, best to ask questions. Not only about coverage, but how claims possibly may affect...

My understanding when covering drone damage and loss under companies like State Farm, is you need to be careful. It sounds like a great deal, but a claim could end up costing you more on your other insurance down the road, even if not through State Farm. It could put you in a higher risk...

The P3S is simply on backorder at many outlets after the high demand during the holiday season.

Flying under the bridge could cause a loss of GPS, although you'd probably have to be close under the road to block enough satellites to cause a GPS error. Flying close to large metal objects could also cause compass errors. Either of these problems could cause the control to switch to Atti...

My P3S FW for the AC (under about) also stated unknown. It also didn't tell me to update the FW. If it works, best to leave it alone. Some folks stated the GO didn't mention a FW upgrade until after several flights. On the SD card removal....it gets easy to remove after the camera heats up a...

I had to talk to Dji support about what appears to be a hardware issue on my P3S after a FW change. They mentioned that FW 1.0.8.X will be coming out soon. I've learned my lesson...Don't upgrade/downgrade FW unless there's very good reason, and it has been well proven by the brave that venture...

Just got off the phone with DJI support. Only about a 15 minute wait...so not too bad. Appears the above described problem is hardware related, and it can't be fixed without returning it. With that, it seems to further prove that firmware upgrades/downgrades can damage hardware in some cases...

Seems like DJI would build more failsafes into the firmware update/downgrade process to prevent this kind of problem. This forum is littered with a multitude of stories of firmware upgrades gone bad. If it wasn't for the excellent support network offered through forums such as this one, and...

I've tried it all and no change. The key thing here is the re-link button light never turns green after re-linking, even though the app states successful. It is always red. Any flight communications to the aircraft doesn't work, including auto takeoff from DJI Go app. It does however take...

Tried that as well as a iPad hard reset. RC Signal Lost message continues. Thanks again for offering suggestions on this Problem.

I was keeping my fingers crossed for you. Perhaps the remaining problems are a result of issues with the parts that were replace or the crash? Maybe try all of the normal suggestions you should do after a FW update with IMU, and other calibrations if not already done. Also try DJI Go from...

Thanks for the suggestion. I had done this previously but decided to give it a try with my iPhone instead of my iPad. For some reason, trying this on my iPhone recognized that there was a newer firmware available for the RC. I performed the upgrade and reconnected to the AC. Unfortunately the...