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Hello. Newbie and first-time poster.
Had my P4 about 3 weeks and flown it about a dozen times, building up confidence. Today I took off from ground level adjacent to a remote bridge in the countryside. Flew up several metres to road level then along the road over the bridge. The screen indicated a height of 16 metres, but of course that was from where I had lifted off, not the road above me that I was now flying along. So I thought I had a lot more height than I did. Unfortunately it was only about 2 to 3 metres above the road and I flew straight into a metal road sign in the middle of absolutely NOWHERE, rising from the greenfields on the side of the road, near the cows. Seeing the sign rapidly come into view then the screen go blank, followed by a huge bang made my stomach churn.
The battery was ripped out of the P4 (but was still powered on!), the camera was torn from its mount, and the P4's front 2 arms broken and bent. As far as I can tell it's a write-off. I can't tell you how sad and bitterly disappointed I am.
Can anyone tell me if it's possible to buy a replacement drone, without any batteries or the remote? I only need the drone and props.
So sad...
Had my P4 about 3 weeks and flown it about a dozen times, building up confidence. Today I took off from ground level adjacent to a remote bridge in the countryside. Flew up several metres to road level then along the road over the bridge. The screen indicated a height of 16 metres, but of course that was from where I had lifted off, not the road above me that I was now flying along. So I thought I had a lot more height than I did. Unfortunately it was only about 2 to 3 metres above the road and I flew straight into a metal road sign in the middle of absolutely NOWHERE, rising from the greenfields on the side of the road, near the cows. Seeing the sign rapidly come into view then the screen go blank, followed by a huge bang made my stomach churn.
The battery was ripped out of the P4 (but was still powered on!), the camera was torn from its mount, and the P4's front 2 arms broken and bent. As far as I can tell it's a write-off. I can't tell you how sad and bitterly disappointed I am.
Can anyone tell me if it's possible to buy a replacement drone, without any batteries or the remote? I only need the drone and props.
So sad...