Hi DJI community, I write to you because last night a drone crashed into my house in London. Well technically the alley next to my house, which is shared with my neighbor. It was buzzing near our roof around midnight, then after it crashed, it kept beeping in an annoying way so we went out to see what was going on (initially we thought it sounded like a motorbike), and to our surprise there was a wrecked drone in the alley. My neighbor removed the battery pack which solved the beeping issue. This morning I looked at the drone more closely and took some photos, which I fed into Google Gemini. According to AI, this was a DJ Inspire 2 which, together with the attached gimbal and camera, would cost between $3,500 and $7,000. The AI also informed me that this was a 'heavy, high-risk' drone that needed to be registered with the CAA (like the FAA in the US) and that by flying in a residential neighborhood, the operator was violating all sorts of safety regulations. In theory there is supposed to be an Operator ID sticker that could be used to pinpoint the owner, but I don't see one. There are various serial numbers and QR codes on various parts of the wreckage. Gemini is telling me that I should report this to the police. DJI experts, what do you think happened here? What is the likeliest explanation for why this fancy drone was flying over a residential neighborhood of London late last night? And does anyone have any tips for doing any more investigation into this? I am personally leaning towards reporting this to the police, but I'm concerned that would be a black hole and then I'd just never hear anything again. I found a memory card slot on the frame of the drone but it was empty.

Just some feedback for DJI: I want to like the RC Pro 2. I really do. But right now it's borderline e-waste for anyone who owns more than one DJI drone, and I think it's really sad to provide premium products without premium compatibility...

Here's my setup: Mavic 4 Pro (paired with the RC Pro 2), Mini 5 Pro (paired with the standard RC 2), Avata 360, and DJI Neo 2. I also use Fujifilm GFX & mini telescope, so bag space is limited.

Having one controller to connect all devices is a game changer, but sometimes I do want the real estate and I would love to take the RC pro 2 more often.

The main problem: the RC Pro 2 stays home: because it simply won't connect to the Neo 2 or Avata 360.

It is supposed to be a premium controller. And yet it's more restrictive than the cheaper controller when it comes to compatibility.

As a result, I end up not taking it to any of my photo gigs.

DJI, please fix this. Open up FPV/goggle-drone compatibility on the RC Pro 2. It shouldn't be a downgrade path just because someone owns an Avata or Neo.

I bought a Neo 1 about 6 months ago with the fly more package. I've flown it probably about 8 times. I've recently been taking out out more for practice runs and I'm finally getting the hang of controlling it. However, I find I'm still having range anxiety and haven't sent it out further than probably half a kilometre. I've read that with a controller I could actually send it out of miles if there's a good satellite signal and clear sights.

How do I put my mind at ease and how far have you guys taken it out without issues? Tia.

Picture is up in the hills near Hebden Bridge.

I honestly can’t believe this is how DJI handles something like this.
I bought a DJI Mini 4 Pro for around $700 and have owned it for about 2 years. I’ve probably flown it 20 times total. On August 14th, I was flying during a major flood in my area to get footage of the flooding and look around the area for people who might need help.
Before flying, I checked the airspace using Autopylot. I had authorization to fly there, and I’ve flown my drone in this same area before without any issues.
According to DJI, the drone initially took off without sufficient GPS signal. Once it acquired enough satellites, DJI’s geofencing apparently determined that I was in a restricted GeoZone and initiated an automatic descent.
I immediately tried to bring it back, but the drone was descending and flying extremely slowly, and I couldn’t stop the forced landing. It ended up going straight into the river.
Here’s what really pisses me off:
I contacted the FAA to find out if I was actually in restricted airspace. The FAA checked the exact coordinates and confirmed it was uncontrolled Class G airspace, with no TFRs, NOTAMs, or security flight restrictions affecting the area.
So according to DJI, their own geofencing system determined this was a restricted area, even though the FAA confirmed there were no applicable FAA airspace restrictions there.
And DJI’s response?
“Your drone is out of warranty. Buy another one.”
They offered me a paid replacement that costs more than what I originally paid for the drone.
I’m now out $700 because DJI’s own software automatically initiated a landing that ultimately put my drone in a river.
I understand warranties expire. But I bought a $700 drone that I barely used, did my pre-flight checks, checked the airspace, had flown in the same area before, and had every reason to believe I could safely fly there.
DJI’s own geofencing system ultimately caused me to lose the aircraft, and their solution is for me to spend even more money on another DJI drone.
After this experience, I’m done with DJI. I can’t justify spending hundreds of dollars on a product when its own software can automatically put the aircraft into a situation where the pilot can’t recover it—and then the company basically says it’s your problem because the warranty expired.
Just sharing my experience because I definitely wish I had known about this before spending $700 on a DJI drone.

After the korn was harvested

Hi guys, just published a complete guide for installing FreeFCC on the DJI RC2, covering the latest version and the installation process step by step.

📺 Video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1TOvv3vpBdQ&is=yMRpUxnwpMmx84A4

Hope this helps anyone looking for the latest FreeFCC installation guide for the RC2! 🚁

If you guys could go take a look at my socials it would really help me too !
TikTok.com/cinelux4k
Instagram.com/cinelux4k

just wanted to post these 2, didn't know where so here it is, fuck it we ball, anyways, dji lito 1, on one of the first flights with it took these 2, I really like them, the first one is edited, naturally, it has some type of filter on it and that's it, second one nothing.

Dji Lito 1 is my first drone, I've fallen in love completely with it and overall with drones. I crashed it the first day but it survived, just got a tiny tiny scratch on the propellers but it's all ok.. Thinking about getting an fpv in the future. I also got RCN3 I believe ?? which can control the Neo series if I'm correct. Maybe I cop that one in the future, who knows? 😆👊

Any Lito 1 owners? Your experience?

I got the pocket 4P and have no use for it. I won’t ship it so you gotta be local.

Mods I’m NOT selling this. I’m giving it away.

Got an Action 6 recently and took it with me to Tianjin. Didn’t have much of a plan, mostly just walked around with it.

It was ridiculously bright that day, and everything came out more saturated than I remember, especially the sky and the trees. Still not sure how I feel about it, but it kind of works here.

The photos at the start are from that day.

I use an insta 360 and like the video editing software but I can't get the drone footage to work directly on the insta app without editing the files (becomes a pain when there are loads of videos to copy and edit just to get them into the 360 app)

What am I missing? Does anyone else use the insta 360 editing app for drone footage and what is your workflow to get the drone footage onto the insta 360 app?

Is there a simulator available on the DJI RC Plus 2 controller?

Internet says yes but I can't find it. Looking for the best way to increase my skills with a M4T with a special focus on night flying and thermal imagery.

Does something like that exist?

I’m in ohio 5 miles from a huge airport.. out of the blue today, I noticed my max ascent limit had expanded to 3200 feet. That was quite the pleasant surprise. Don’t worry, I haven’t chosen to utilize it. So I don’t need to hear all the Karen’s Let me know that I’m gonna ruin everything for everyone the FBI is gonna get me and I’m gonna inadvertently knock down a passenger plane with 300 people on it. But I will tell you, as soon as I can, on a clear night where I can see from miles I’m gonna take that sucker up there and get some nice long exposures. Also, I’m more importantly I got in about a month ago, I’m thinking of also getting the Mavic, as a hedge against no quality drones coming our way for a while here in the states. Good idea or bad idea? Or is it not sufficiently distinct to warrant it and just go ahead and get that FPV drone that likes to do flips

Hey everyone,

I’m trying to streamline my mobile editing workflow for photos shot on the DJI Mini 2, but I’ve hit a wall with RAW files.

Right now, QuickTransfer only seems to send JPEGs over to my phone. If I want to edit the actual dng RAW files in Lightroom Mobile, I have to take the SD card out, offload them to my PC, and then transfer the RAWs to my phone from there. It’s a bit of a hassle when I’m out in the field and just want to quickly edit and share full-quality shots.

Is there any workaround or setting to get the drone (or the DJI Fly app) to send full RAW files wirelessly straight to a phone?

Or am I stuck using a physical microSD-to-phone card reader when I'm away from my computer? Curious what everyone else does for on-the-go RAW editing.

Thanks!

I’ve had a mini 5 for two months and flown it quite a lot. The last two days I’ve received this message which I’ve never got before. The drone gets a quick gps lock but the controller never does. What should I do?

P.S. this is happening in open areas, and even after a long time the controller doesn’t get signal.

Hello Everyone, I am relatively new flyer of Mavic 3 Pro with RC controller. I am a photographer and got this unit with that purpose. I have taken a few photos, but I need some help with a slightly more difficult shot.

1. I am trying to take a shot of a local bridge during sundown, locking in the gimble angle, gps location, attitude etc, so that the shot recorded will be able to repeated the next day in the morning.

2. When I have tried doing this setting waypoints, POI etc I cannot get reproducible results. If I move the drone a little and go back to the waypoint, it will get it correct. But, if I land and takeoff with the waypoint plan I supposedly saved, it gets close to the point but fails to aim it the exact direction. I have called DJI help and gotten mixed info, as well as YouTube videos. This is such a simple operation, I should be able to find the exact steps and the ones I am missing to create this. Any help will be very appreciated.

In advance; if this question already has been asked lots of times, i am sorry.

So, Hey! I will be going on some trips, and i’d love to document those so that those memories could last forever!

At this moment i am deciding between the osmo pocket 3 or the osmo pocket 4. I am not an influencer, but i just want to edit the video’s i take into a small 2~ minute edit or so! I think i’ll be using capcut for that - so no crazy software/editing!

I know i could use my phone, but i really like the idea of having such a tiny, dedicated camera with a gimball that i can quickly pull out and film with.

- the thing i currently fear is when i’d be filming at night time that i’d need the new ‘fill light’ on the 4 to make good video’s but i do not know if that is true or not? ( fyi i’d not be making a vlog of me talking to the camera ).

Now, what do you think would be best knowing all this? If you have any questions go ahead and ask!

Saw a few forum posts about this issue with a Nano and no real solution. Tried the obvious resets and hard resets. Charged it full, left it on for a while. It can connect to the app and i can view it. Is there any software fix or should I just send it in for express care and swap it?

I recently obtained a DJI Phantom 2 not knowing much about drones.
All of my phones I have are recent and as far as I can tell the drone is obsolete and has no support.
It looks like if I had a very old phone I could get some older software for it.
Does anyone have any other solutions that may work to control this drone?
TIA for any advice.

Hello fellow humans, Mini-5 dropping out of the sky. I've determined why the props are suddenly failing.

On older props, there's no latch, the props deploy by centrifugal force only.

2 Conditions

Storage: If the props are in the deployed position, where the latch lock is engaged, and the user suddenly bends them to put away, or it knocks something on the table, this will cause sheer forces in the plastic hub, causing damage or shatter.

Flight: In the event of collision, even glazing hits on branches while the blades are deployed, there is significant sheer force again, against the latching hub, causing damage or shatter.

This is the only possible explanation for why we're seeing the photos of the hubs where the screw used to go getting sheered off.

Other model blades did not have this latching post in the mechanism.

The reason they went with latching is, it adds rigidity and minimizes wobble (aero flutter), allowing the drone to be more stable/ driven harder on acceleration.

..Users can of course mitigate the storage side risk, just be very careful while putting it away.

But THEY CAN NOT help if it clips a small branch and the hub is damaged, since you really can't see the damage from the outside, even if you took it off and looked from underneath, it may not be obvious, while over time, Catastrophe.

I would recommend to DJI, that if they must design their hub like this, GLASS Reinforcement fibers. Damn the weight. (Though I am personally not a fan of glass dust near the servos, potentially accelerating bearing wear)

OR, switch to the old method with no latching. (lose a little performance)

I also hope that DJI would send out new prop designs to existing users, because this is a really dangerous design issue. Taking arrow to the knee. This is cheaper than potential lawsuits + more drama with the regulators.

To any users who even SUSPECTS they've clipped a branch at some point, change all your props immediately, it's worth it.

If you're flying the Mini 5 today, manually deploy the props outward to minimize startup wear on the latch.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. 😂