I'm very new to my P3P but I have to say that I'm almost scared to fly it. Ok it flies great within the (always in sight) range I have set and even though I have added a Trackimo this doesn't reassure me that I won't find my P3P in a crumpled heap having landed on a highway and been run over because the software, hardware or firmware let me down. The business about overheating batteries worries me even more. In the
Boeing 787 Dreamliner's first year of service, at least four aircraft suffered from electrical system problems stemming from its
lithium-ion batteries. Although teething problems are common within the first year of a new aircraft design's life, after a number of incidents including an electrical fire aboard an
All Nippon Airways 787, and a similar fire found by maintenance workers on a landed
Japan Airlines 787 at Boston's
Logan International Airport, the United States
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered a review into the design and manufacture of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, following five incidents in five days involving the aircraft, mostly involved with problems with the batteries and electrical systems. This was followed with a full grounding of the entire Boeing 787 fleet, the first such grounding since that of the
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 in 1979. The constant denial by DJI of technical anomalies resulting in fly-aways and uncommanded crashes is a cause for concern. The success of any (new) product is governed by the level of post-sales service, the capacity of the manufacturer to say "yes we got this wrong" and the willingness to say "we'll put things right". If DJI is really serious about dominating the advanced UAV market then it must consider sacrificing some of its profits to establish a rapport with pilots who have invested heavily in a product in which they displayed confidence.
Doing the right thing, in my experience, makes one feel good and adds value to the company image.