my phantom 4 just flew away

David Johnson · Nov 14, 2016

I am willing to pay 500 for a replacement you think they will agree

Grizz1 · Nov 14, 2016

I did see the class C airspace warning but it did not make the aircraft land or have any bearing on this flight

msinger · Nov 14, 2016

David Johnson said:
I am willing to pay 500 for a replacement you think they will agree

If you cannot find your flight log, you'll probably be paying full price.

Are you 100% sure there aren't any other flight logs in iTunes? You're missing about 7 flight logs. That is extremely unusual.

David Johnson · Nov 14, 2016

yes that is all the flight data there is .

Grizz1 · Nov 14, 2016

the last flight log especially might tell us where your aircraft is !

captainmilehigh · Nov 14, 2016

By chance was there any contact information, or your FAA registration number on your drone? Kinda like, "....if found call (phone number and name) etc.."

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msinger · Nov 14, 2016

David Johnson said:
yes that is all the flight data there is .

Did you fly with more than one mobile device?

David Johnson · Nov 14, 2016

no ID on the drone I put out flyers in a 5 mile radius ,no calls so far .

David Johnson · Nov 15, 2016

So here is how im going to deal with this situation !

I just went to best buy and got a galaxy tab .im meeting a friend of mine who has one,he is not the deep into them just another toy for him ,he said he will give me the p4 3 bt and rmt for $800 ,,I will be in flight tomorrow !1 I love this drone !1 im GOING to need some of yall help to sink my glxy to the ps4 !! ..help .help ..911 drone alert !

iSilentP · Nov 15, 2016

Great news and even better deal. Back in business. Glad for you. Bet you're stoked. I know I would be. Enjoy the new P4.

captainmilehigh · Nov 15, 2016

Glad to hear you may be flying again soon. While you are waiting to fly, think about putting contact info on this bird in case it does wander away. And maybe in the future add a tracker like Trackimo or Marco Polo to find it easier. Good luck!

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David Johnson · Nov 15, 2016

i WONT SLEEP TONIGHT

David Johnson · Nov 15, 2016

iI tried a lot of other drones while we was talking ,like the the uplift for 300 ,it was fun ,,had the whole package for a good price ,I might invest with them ! they are copy cats ! I took the drone over buildings and streets , then I watched it nose dive! ,I found the cheep bastard but cant find mt p4 wtf

HueJorgan · Nov 16, 2016

David Johnson said:
iI tried a lot of other drones while we was talking ,like the the uplift for 300 ,it was fun ,,had the whole package for a good price ,I might invest with them ! they are copy cats ! I took the drone over buildings and streets , then I watched it nose dive! ,I found the cheep bastard but cant find mt p4 wtf

Not having much luck are you

Turbomania · Nov 16, 2016

David Johnson said:
I am a 58 year old retired Marine .

Thank You for your service David !!!
Better luck with your replacement P4 !!
I would recommend studying for a week before even flying. Read everything you can find, watch every, I crashed my P4 video you can find. A lot to be learned from those video's.
A good group of people here !!

Turbo

normr · Nov 16, 2016

Mr. Johnson, my suggestion is to not even fly until you you perform a number of things, first get registered with the FAA, and make a few labels to put on your drone with your registration number and contact info. Then either read the manual or watch all the videos on the DJI site, then go to msingers site phantomhelp.com and read the information there, then watch some videos on you tube or a site like tomstechtime.com.

It sounded like you didn't do much of what I mentioned above and you saw the result.

Learn everything you can about your drone and the various modes and how the craft operates. Learn about proper compass calibration, checking your home point, there is much information out there to learn and digest. Fly it in beginners mode until you feel comfortable and finally, check out getting insurance from State Farm to cover your drone in case of something going wrong.

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WillZX14R · Nov 16, 2016

rge said:
watched all the video tutorials and read much of the P4 forums and started in beginner mode. As you become more comfortable, you ultimately begin pushing the envelope

This is precisely what I intend to do...keep that beginner mode on until I become fully adept at pushing my skills further. Better to be safe than sorry.

David Johnson · Nov 16, 2016

I am back in business I got this today like i said for $800 the p4 works good I tested it out for a hr ,only thing is not all the lights work ,can anyone help me with that ?