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Rice is not the best option to help dry electronics, quite the contrary. Not only it doesn't absorb that much humidity (and a sealed bag would not allow any humidity to escape), rice flour (e.g. dust from the rice) can get gummy and cause problems, and so can random rice grains in the wrong...

and too much money... The funny thing is that he thought it was hilarious to almost smash his friend's TV when flying indoor, but losing a drone that costs less than the TV bothers him so much. One just hopes they won't reproduce...

Sorry to hear about your loss, must be terrible And thanks for sharing here, since this is a good reminder of never charging unattended, due to the risk of fire. I know it must have been hard to share, but there's nothing like a first person account to drive home safe practices

I will be "that guy" who points out the obvious: Spanish drone law forbids flying over cities, forbids flying beyond line of sight and forbids flying higher than 120m. You violated all 3 rules, and crashed into an heavily inhabited area. Hopefully nobody got hurt. And, based on the analysis of...

If you don't mind DIY, you can easily.cheaply build a real GPS tracker with long distance (5 miles and more) range using a GPS module, a LoRa module and an Arduino. ~$30 all inlcuded for the Tx, less for the Rx Easy Build - LoRa Long Range Lost Model Tracker - RC Groups and Long distance...

If you don't mind DIY, you can also build a cheap GPS tracker using long distance 430MHz radios which, unlike the cellular based ones, do not need a contract and work even in remote areas: Easy Build - LoRa Long Range Lost Model Tracker - RC Groups Long distance DRF1278F LoRa Lost model tracker...

Sorry for your loss, but flying ~200' above the maximum allowed level is a bad idea nonetheless (you are into manned flight airspace, drones should never fly above 400' in the USA). In many years in this hobby (DYI), I have seen countless examples of new pilots flying too high without realizing...

Just a note that modifying the Tx power on the P3S would make the drone emit a much stronger signal than FCC allows for a consumer in the USA. Using that drone in a populated area will cause interference to other people WiFi. Using it in the middle of the woods is technically still illegal, but...

I spent a lot of time and worked in China, managing people there for a few years and learning a lot in the process... not sure what your experience in China is. As I said, I'm not a fan of communism in any way, but calling everything communism and socialism doesn't help anyone

If you go on the RcGroups forum for the Phantom 4 and ask the user "Tahoe Ed", you might be able to get an answer. He's working for DJI in some capacity,and usually helps escalate issues opened for a long time Having good or bad support is unrelated to communism in any way... Plenty of example...

You must be an American, confused on what communism is :p... DJI is as much a communist company as any of the Chinese companies listed on various stock exchanges, and rumored to be IPO-ing soon. Frank Wang is estimated to be a billionaire, and communism does not mint millionaires... The company...

Because, unlike communists, DJI believes that the industry should self-regulate to prevent government regulation :p It's in DJI's business interest to be seen as a "good citizen", given that they are by far the #1 player and almost every time there's a negative headline it's a DJI drone. You...

Small aircraft pilots have a pilot license, and have to undergo training, certification and periodic checks. a big part of the training is about safety. Not to mention that a real pilot is always putting his/her life at risk, so likely to pay attention Drones, on the other hand, can be bought...

Look at the video. It's shot with a wide angle lens. Cannot be a zoom (it's actually the opposite, it makes everything look closer). Your point could be valid in abstract, but completely wrong in this case.So, I'm sorry to say, you are wrong and the OP is right It's not a matter of being open...

I love how people are concerned about DJI getting info and complaining about DJI heavy handed approach (both things are true, btw, and in line with what a lot of other companies do)... and, yet, many jump to download a random APK from the internet without knowing much about it. And I'm not...