First off, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. After many years happily flying my P3S with DJI Go app, I got antsy and purchased Litchi. My first Waypoint Mission didn't look bad. 7 waypoints, spawning at most .3 miles away from me. It disconnect shortly after beginning the mission, and despite being set to complete mission on a disconnect and then RTH...it just took off into the great wide-open...goodbye. I thought it was gone, but I have my phone number under the drone. 45 minutes later I got a call that my drone was .9 of a mile away from me and in someone's tree! (LOL).
The nice guy helped me get it down, but the 35 foot drop did the damage shown in the posted pics below. Battery is fine and the drone still does light up when I power it on and the familiar beep. But the camera came off and the gimbal took some damage. Also the mounting plate and the Yaw arm (if I called it by the right name).
So, I wanna fix (try to at least) myself. Based on what you see below, do any of you have any thoughts? I am pretty sure I will need these, so I ordered them:
Do you guys have any other suggestions based on what you see below? I tried to label each picture with what I saw damaged. Should I buy one of the YAW kits on amazon? Also, the wire that came out, I wonder if that's hard to get back in the gimbal (I labeled it one of the pics below). Lastly, the ribbon thing...anyone got any experience putting it back in, or do I need to buy a new one?
Perhaps some think it's a ludicrous waste of time to work so hard to get a P3S back in the air, but not to me. This bird is super special to me.
Thank you for reading and any suggestions you might have!!
PS: Never, ever had a "fly away" until this first time using the Litchi app. I've owned 6 different DJI drones over the years. Having said that, it could possibly be 100% my fault. I am not sure as of yet...maybe I should post the logs. I've never done that before.
The nice guy helped me get it down, but the 35 foot drop did the damage shown in the posted pics below. Battery is fine and the drone still does light up when I power it on and the familiar beep. But the camera came off and the gimbal took some damage. Also the mounting plate and the Yaw arm (if I called it by the right name).
So, I wanna fix (try to at least) myself. Based on what you see below, do any of you have any thoughts? I am pretty sure I will need these, so I ordered them:
Amazon.com: Heiyrc Gimbal Mounting Plate for DJI Phantom 3 Standard,Replacement Anti-Vibration Shock Absorbing Board Holder Rubber Damper Anti-drop Pin Accessory: Camera & Photo
Amazon.com: Heiyrc Gimbal Mounting Plate for DJI Phantom 3 Standard,Replacement Anti-Vibration Shock Absorbing Board Holder Rubber Damper Anti-drop Pin Accessory: Camera & Photo
www.amazon.com
Do you guys have any other suggestions based on what you see below? I tried to label each picture with what I saw damaged. Should I buy one of the YAW kits on amazon? Also, the wire that came out, I wonder if that's hard to get back in the gimbal (I labeled it one of the pics below). Lastly, the ribbon thing...anyone got any experience putting it back in, or do I need to buy a new one?
Perhaps some think it's a ludicrous waste of time to work so hard to get a P3S back in the air, but not to me. This bird is super special to me.
Thank you for reading and any suggestions you might have!!
PS: Never, ever had a "fly away" until this first time using the Litchi app. I've owned 6 different DJI drones over the years. Having said that, it could possibly be 100% my fault. I am not sure as of yet...maybe I should post the logs. I've never done that before.
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