So I downgraded the djigo app one version down today, and still I lost video feed. So when I tried to gain altitude, it said aircraft disconnected then it just crashed in a neighbors yard after falling nearly 50 feet near a tree that was only 25 feet away. I don't have the insurance so I am on my way now to just buy a new one. I would have just got the insurance as it's cheaper, but the spark is completely destroyed.
Davenwolf
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Karma? Lol I'm just setting up my new spark I just purchased from best buy as I type this. Just waiting for the updates to install. And btw, if your saying karma because of what my bf was doing, i won't let him get arrested for doing stupid things like he did in the past.
Well when it lost video it was over where I live, I was able to see the my yard before it crashed, what I didn't know was that the image I was looking at was a lagged out screen freeze from earlier. My drone was over my yard, but it was next to our large pine tree. Since I couldn't really on video anylonger I tried to move the drone up and down so I could see it moving, but when I moved it up to gain altitude I hit the branch.
I was coming from the left of my house, it was on the right side where the tree is. This is why I was using video to navigate before it messed up and why I was trying to raise and lower altitude because I was hoping to see it fly up above my roof. But the branch caught it. I just got back from buying a new one though.
Lol thank you for your kind cooperation, many comments I get are nasty lol. Thank you again have a most beautiful night : )
Sounds like you should get the insurance. Or just buy two at a time...
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Lol I meant for the spark lol. I don't think State farm covers drones. Lol but if they did I wonder what it would be like. Lol too funny.
Honestly after the first crash in a sent it in to DJI for repairs after I got it back I noticed things were going wrong but I just didn't have the money at the time to send it back second time for repairs
If this was a drone that they had repaired and it still had enough problems to crash, I would think that DJI would and should pay the shipping and send you a new Spark. I couldn't hurt a thing to contact them about this. I think that if you do, you should include the previous pictures of the messed up video feed and tell them about the erratic behavior before the crash. It definitely sounds like an issue with the repaired Spark and/or the firmware update caused the crash and not pilot error.
I have both of my drones insured with State Farm, contact a local State Farm agency and inquire.
I must point out that individual results may vary.
Local State Farm agent will be happy to insure me...so long as I take out a home owner's insurance policy so the rider can be drawn up.
I said State Farm offers this as a stand alone policy for $65/yr
They never messaged me back...
