At minute 1.31 in the video, you see the blade flying off
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P4P Plus went down today...help analysising?
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That is a great capture Lannes! Yes and that is only half of the blade you see there. The other half was still on the drone when I recovered it. Really strange, if it wasn't a bird strike then that is a really freak situation.
Anyway, lesson learned...not only check for stress fracs on the airframe but go over your blades really good after each flight.
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They were maybe 2 weeks old. Just got them from Drone Valley.
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LOL. Typo or Freudian Slip?
Anyway, makes me think more and more about eventually moving to a hex or even octo.
If they were genuine, you should be asking for some sort of compensation from DJI as you have proof of the failure
I guess we should change all our props after any sort of prop impact, just in case of this type of failure
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I saw that frame with the piece of the prop also. Proof that the prop snapped in flight!
Sorry for your loss and I hope you get it resolved in your favor!
Sorry for your loss and I hope you get it resolved in your favor!
Thank you, me too. Just shipped her back today to the California service department.
The damaged area does not appear to be stress failure of the prop. It appears more like a strike.
That's commonly the problem when props detach, but in this case it appears to have broken off.
+1 there is no impact at all in the video, the blade just comes off and the AC spirals down
OP did the blade have any prior impacts e.g previous crash, bent in case etc.
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This kind of accident is almost only one at which you can not do anything. The propeller issues are one of those reasons why flying over people is forbidden. Nothing is 100% safe, although such reason of fall down is the most incredible.
My personal opinion is, that the P3 system of prop.attatchment is more reliable and if you practice it is not more time consuming that this one at P4. At this P4 one I would like to hear a click when it is fixed.
Andy
My personal opinion is, that the P3 system of prop.attatchment is more reliable and if you practice it is not more time consuming that this one at P4. At this P4 one I would like to hear a click when it is fixed.
Andy
Wow! Great footage. Failure is horrifying. Camera gimbal makes attitude a little confusing. These things are so reliable that it's easy to forget that they are mass manufactured, and don't get inspections like light aircraft. No prop magneflux, etc. Ouch. Every in the aircraft pilots worst nightmare, a mechanical failure where you're helplessly watching your demise. This captures the feeling perfectly, except your life is replaced with a fairly expensive tool. A big difference, but still...
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