NEW DJI Inspire 1 Drone Flyaway Crash with Inverted Flight

[@RalphBucci]

Way to miss the money shot cameraman!! You had one job. ONE JOB!!

[@user-glennbob]

Yea totally shit the bed!!

[@its_arman2939]

WOW SO RUDE!!!!! How where they supposed to know where it was gonna crash couldve been 1000ft away from launch ignorant rude idiots

[@Make-Asylums-Great-Again]

Its_Arman calm down Karen.

[@cswamp1]

REALLY? ALL THAT then you don't show the aftermath? Anyway sorry for your loss.

[@melloshreader]

Good to know that return to earth work's properly!

[@EverydayReviews2022]

Latest update June 29,2015: Few days ago I received an email from DJI saying that they would be replacing the unit with a new one, As mentioned previously, my dealer stepped up to the plate and covered me so I didn't have to wait so they will receive my new Inspire 1. As to what was wrong - there is no explanation other than they're sending a new one. As I commented before, the unit looked unscathed other than a broken prop when it was sent in. For the time being, I have bought a Phantom 3 which has been working as it should and still want an I1 but not just yet after what happened. There is still no closure until I find out what happened but the hardest thing which I'm sure many of you that have had incidents that were no pilot error have experienced are all the skeptics thinking that its all some sort of conspiracy theory. Plain and simple regardless if you think it flew upside down or not. Just over 4 min unto the flight, the I1 complete lost all signal, app and RC (basically the I1 and the RC unbound to each other) and flew away until I assume the battery level got too low. At that point I'm assuming that it hot flipped somehow from the wind which you see on the video and the voltage was too low so the camera shut off and somewhere in between it righted itself and landed upright with some help from the props. Afterwards, the Inspire itself and the RC controller were still not bound and had NO communication and were sent directly to DJI. Will we ever know what happened? Maybe that's the conspiracy theory that the skeptics should be working on.

[@Jegorex]

Everyday Reviews You are saying it crashed like that and only had a broken prop? No damaged camera/gimbal or any of the plastic housing?

[@AlVazquez]

Everyday Reviews A very similar problem happened to me in Miami over the ocean. Finally it crash landed near me, not on the water.. completely lost. DJI also send me a new one. No explanations. I would love to know what happened, why I lost control.

[@EverydayReviews2022]

Jegorex Cosmetically, it looked unscathed. I don't know about internally. It landed smack in the middle of a persons new veggie garden with a big mound of top soil which must have broken its fall. One broken prop, battery ejected and dirty, and the camera was disconnected but the cable wasn't broken.

[@muh1h1]

+Everyday Reviews You lose a 4000$ drone in such a way, and you decide to buy from the same company again? Wow, i sure wouldn't do that! I would tell them to kiss my ass, luckily noone was hurt!

[@GeneralGarvel]

+muh1h1 LOL the drone is amazing... its just being careful with it:P

[@ChadWork1]

Sorry for your loss. Someone flew into me on my first day with mine. Sorry, but I have to say: Terrible camera op! He let the subject go out of frame. Why not shoot some of the carnage on the ground too? If you're going to lose a bird, at least share the gory details. Anyway, I'm sure they'll take care of you. They are obviously really interested in this video.

[@Ian-Hall]

fwupow Total setup methinks. Everyday Reviews After flying to what looks like 2000 feet, Are you saying it fell to nearly the exact place it took off? Why did the cameraman on the ground not film it hitting the ground? why no shots of the damaged quad.Fake!

[@DumbThumbsFPV]

+Ian Hall Dude your a bonehead. It fell quite a bit farther away than where it took off if you watch the video. This popped up after it lost communication this has happened with DJI's stuff before as other videos prove. It ran out of juice and rotated then fell. End of story. You would have to be an ignorant dumbass to think otherwise or have never flown or built a copter.

[@Ian-Hall]

+MrLivesteamer I was building tricopters 4 years ago, not buying them. This is a load of fake shit.

[@EverydayReviews2022]

I can't even begin to share with you the emotions that you go through when you you first see your $4000 investment flyaway out of sight. It's absolutely sickening - You want to cry, faint, and throw up all at the same time especially after a couple of minutes and no sign of it. Then you feel happy when you hear it coming down but then realize its a 6 lb brick falling from the sky and not slowing down. And, well you know the rest - Splat. I'm so scared now that this could happen to anyone anywhere.

[@TomHoffmanJr]

Everyday Reviews A few years ago one of my Phantom 2 motors failed and it crashed with minor damage. DJI fixed it no charge. In the real world mistakes occur from time to time and we learn and DJI will learn. Looks like they will step up and take care of you.

[@antdx316]

Everyday Reviews did u get a refund or a replacement for free?

[@bladechroma3450]

Everyday Reviews Cha Cha CHINA! Gotta love the junk.

[@mogunemogu]

ant a dont think so . i bellive this quads are working on 2.4 ghz friquency (forgive my english) and EvERY quad can be jammed with wifi or strong radio signal . i had a crash some time ago . and after crash i notised a radio tover over the hill . all was ok but quad didnt came down . left right ok , rotations ok . BUT atityde was locked on hold . then switched to gps mode and free fall . baaam! 50 meters freefall . broken gimbal 3$ replacement . broken body .30$ and broked devoM (ive fixed it by myself) walkera350pro but they all the same

[@DarkOmun30]

Everyday Reviews dude i know how you felt. My Inspire suddenly went wacko on me and climbed 1500' next to an airport! I was shitting myself. I didn't know how that happened since I put a limit on it for 400'! It kept flying away on its own until I hit the return home button but that didn't work until I lost the signal. Then it stopped in mid air and came home. The gps showed that it was right above me but I couldn't see it. Then I saw it and it was just a speck in the air. I was scared and looked at the altitude and it said 1466' and right next to an airport! Thank God it came home and didn't crash or damage anything, but when it acted all crazy I just accepted the fact that I lost $3000. Fortunately I didn't.....wow!

[@robyworks]

Is that real? I really want upgrade to i1, but when i see all these compass error videos and these fly away stuff, is all these i1 users get new inspire after that or they need time to fight with DJI support center and lose time and money?

[@Trainboy64]

Sorry for your loss. This event is yet another reminder to fly well clear of airports and flight paths. Even with the best intention of staying legal below 400ft a fly away like this can be very dangerous to air traffic in the area. You did a very good job of describing the event in your video - once the props stop many multicopters will flip over and fall inverted - that is pretty normal.

[@BrianSmith-yq7ys]

My robotic vacuum cleaner did the same thing once

[@its_arman2939]

Brian Smith my god It can fly

[@rdlalf]

Oh man, very sorry that this happened to you ! I watched a lot of vids of this amazing machine and was about to pull the trigger, but now I will for sure not order. What if somebody would have been hurt.... I suggest DJI should officially react and let us know why this can happen and what they are intending to do/change. Think this is an important one !

[@rickdeckard9810]

I find it strange whom ever was filming stopped just short of seeing the drone land, why would you not want to film where it landed?

[@EverydayReviews2022]

Just wanted to give everyone an update. Since the incident on May 24, the Inspire 1 was taken back to the dealer where it was shipped back to DJI LA where they will open it up and investigate etc. I have not heard back from DJI nor has the dealer on what has or hasn't been found. My dealer has stepped up to the plate and given me a full refund on their own recourse - kudos to Flying Cameras! I have since purchased a Phantom 3 which works like a dream but it is no Inspire 1 and will wait to see what DJI has found. I hope whatever conclusion they come to that they will be generous and share with the Inspire/UAV community on what happened and what can be done to prevent this from happening to others. I envy others that post amazing shots and films with their Inspires everyday thinking that could be me, but for now, I will wait a while before jumping back onto the Inspire horse.

[@providentialsystemsdrones4985]

Everyday Reviews Your dealer took care of you even though it probably meant they loss money here. That was nice of them even though it's not their fault. Unfortunately DJI will not take care of their clients like local companies do. I'm also a drone seller though I sell custom build machines. Accidents and stuff like this happens all the time in the world of UAS aircraft, no matter the brand or type. But what matters is support. Will the company that makes the machine offer you support if you have problems, or will they ignore you? DJI has the resources to support their clients, but often I read of cases where DJI has not stepped in, even though they have the resources. That's the bottom line, support. Best wishes in your aerial photography pursuits!

[@EverydayReviews2022]

Providential Systems Drones 100% That is why I gave my dealer credit. I know that they took the initiative and handled this when it is out of their pocket which is why I intend them to give them more of my future business and hopefully make them even more than my initial purchase. I think it really is silly that certified dealers cannot handle their own warranty on a local basis.

[@providentialsystemsdrones4985]

Everyday Reviews It's probably because of liability. The inspire is no different than any other "drone" aircraft out there. Cheers on you for supporting them, DJI could learn a few things from their dealers on how to take care of customers the right way!

[@kenmasters007]

Everyday Reviews That was nice video. Sorry for your loss. I would not have bought another DJI.

[@RogerTing]

Sorry to see your lost and thanks for posting your video. I have one theory for the inverted flight - It may be that when during the free fall, the gimbal failed causes only the camera to flip thus looking like it is flying upside down (I have a hand held gimbal that failed!) ... just a theory. It sounds like these drones have questionable reliability ... despite many good videos seen on the Internet - some actually flown over water, volcanos, etc. Thanks for posting again.

[@lv2flynvy]

I have heard that this has been happening a lot with this model. DJI needs to recall those ASAP. I am a helicopter pilot and that crap terrifies me. If a rouge drone flies into my airspace like that I will not see it until it is too late and it could result in my life. Not to mention if on its descent it lands on somebody at hight speed. If they don't recall those faulty units it will end up costing them their company when something like that inevitably happens. #FAA

[@chfman4912]

Wow that super scary. Thanks for sharing your reviews and all the information around this. It is important that people be educated and you are doing that!

[@jeremypremeau6856]

Wow man, I'm really sorry this happened to you. I can feel your pain. I haven't purchased one yet, but couldn't imagine a maiden voyage ending up like that. I hope you let us know what DJI does for you, it'll help me to decide if I purchase one or not.

[@propfella]

Well that's one purchase I won't be making now. Absolutely glorious footage, the quality is possibly the best I've seen on KZbin. A bloody insult about the quad though. I felt sorry for you, everything started so well and you did everything correctly. Bad luck mate. Do DJI think they are so damned good they can treat genuine customers in this way? Thank you for sharing, DJI can go jump, I'll source something else.

[@brandonlee6652]

So sorry that happened to you. I have an inspire 1 and this video just made me sick to my stomach. This video is very helpful and thanks for sharing!!! i',m going to 4 major cities on the west coast to film and I pray i have no problems

[@sleepyheadfpv1507]

Brandon Lee did you have any problems?

[@MorRobots]

With DJI having so much work invested into their systems I am shocked they haven't added more robust fail safes. These flyaway's have GPS error and 2.4/5.8 band noise written all over them. Powerful wifi can jam out 2.4 and 5.8 and GPS is not without its quarks. My speculation is that when 2.4/5.8 drops the flight controller reverts to GPS altitude and GPS Lot/Lan for return to home position data, only there may be a bug in the feature or the GPS antenna lacks the gain necessary for strong altitude locks when dealing with noise. If you drop a satellite for example the asset is flying blind on altitude (I assume is dose not have a barometer, even if it did they have accuracy issues as well). Typically when GPS is dropped and third party guidance is lost most system revert to Inertia Navigation System (IE it uses the gyros and accelerometer) The issue is this requires a log of position data as well as accelerometer/gyro data and a lot of programming. I would say that DJI needs to add a ranging and signal to noise ratio measurement into the protocol and track GPS drift and compare the position data delta with acceleromter data to asses if GPS is getting wacky. It's also likely that they are using a single chip GPS solution with an RS232 or I2C interface and the information packet dose not include signal strength data or satellite count or they are ignoring that part of the packet. With that data they could have the flight controller just return to home using an estimated altitude and position generated from the accelerometer/gyro. Every one of these flyaways show a flaw in the guidance software where the flight controller had no idea it was getting bad information.

[@Jarhead1313]

This is why I'll stick to my Mjx Bugs 4. You all can have them $4,000 drones 😂

[@Airwolf8157]

How come you did not film the aftermath???

[@its_arman2939]

Airwolf-8157 WOULD you post something this sad!! Could be his top video might remind him of the harsh crash!! Be most Nice you ignorant dumbass bitch

[@Bobster986]

Looks like you got WiFi jacked and they maliciously crashed your unit. The real question is, who did it?

[@NMHC1978]

Any more news of SJI ? On which firmware version were you ? The latest firmware for the Phantom 3 and the latest version of the App crashes also

[@paulkazjack]

Right everybody! STOP using GPS for flying quads. LEARN TO FLY, LEARN MANUAL MODE FIRST!! When you eventually have that sussed, (which will take a long time) ONLY THEN, switch to GPS mode for all your videos and what not. For me GPS is just a small addition (but nice to have) mode, which helps with steadying the quad momentarily for scratching my arse or picking my nose. There are NO flyaways in manual mode.

[@EverydayReviews2022]

paulkazjack I absolutely agree. The problem with all these drones are that they have made them too easy to fly so anyone and everyone and their dog are buying them without any type of rc knowledge whatsoever. I used to own and fly 600 size CP helicopters. There was no such thing as GPS or any type of firmware updates. No IMU or compasses to calibrate. Just simple yet very hard to fly compared to any of these types of UAV's. You could never take your fingers off the sticks for even a second to scratch your nose. I don't even find UAV's fun to fly compared to a real heli or my garage full of planes. They are mainly another tool for me. I only flew it in GPS because that's what the manual says to do and since I'm new to all this GPS stuff, i just followed the book.

[@vinnieardolino6079]

I also had the displeasure of losing an inspire 1. Video went out as I was at 400ft so I started looking up expecting to see it hovering only to see a black thing falling from the sky. Suddenly realizing what just happened was so upsetting that I didn't fly any drones again for almost a year. Crashed into a solar panel on a house leaving a scare on the house and in my memory that this video just reminded me of. The wreckage still sits in it's case in the back of the garage. So sad!

[@Chompersize]

I guess you are also Canadian as Flying Cameras is near Chiliwack. I almost got sick watching this ....so sorry. I fly a P2 H3 3D, mini isod, black+ ,600mw immersion, boscam dual diversity, 5dbi transmitter antenna, cloverleafs , and Ipower motors with graphite props. Happy flying!

[@MrHitman1966]

Sympathy to you - I work on a quarry in the UK and the boss was really impressed with the photos from my DJI Phantom 3 Pro - He told me to go and get an Inspire 1 which I did - On its first flight on the 10th July I flew it out over the quarry and took it to about 120 metres high (the app said 121 m) flew for about 12 minutes then bought it back to near me and a colleague wanted a go on the remote (i was just using the one controller) It went haywire and crashed into a sand and gravel bank - Its not looking good now - carbon fibre shaft is shattered, gimbal is broken - I've had no such issues with the Phantom 3 - In fact I flew it afterwards on the same flight path with no issues. Dont buy one - Evidently DJI have admitted there is an IMU bug

[@EverydayReviews2022]

Did you have to buy it or the company paid? Not so bad if it's not out if your own pocket.

[@BradM73]

I feel let down. We didn't even get to see the Inspire in 27,000 pieces :(. Sorry about your drone though. That does indeed suck. Was this flyaway covered under DJI's warranty? Hopefully you'll earn some of that money back on this video.

[@nicwilson58]

So you decided to fix it when not broken? why did you do IMU cal? been reading forums before flight did we?

[@ezarama]

Hi Ed, sorry for that. I have over 60 successful flights on mine, and I am very happy. but I had several issues with Phantom 2 and lightbrige, The DJI service in Miami (dronnerds) was superior. How many flight you have before this tragedy?

[@Opsecable]

What altitude were you flying at? And you seemed to be descending straight down before it flipped? ???

[@EverydayReviews2022]

I don't know what altitude. The Inspire was out of control with no communication. Any telemetry would be inside the Inspire and checked by DJI.

[@reggiebarnes26]

Wow that was crazy.. That's a lot of money flew away! What video software you useing?

[@redline870]

Sorry for your loss. Hopefully DJI takes care of this for you. For everyone saying it wasn't inverted?..... YOUR WRONG. Slow down the speed of the video between 6:28-6:30 and you will clearly see the landing gear and motor come into frame and yes, they are upside down. That is scary to think that this can happen. Kind of regretting my purchase of the Inspire.

[@EverydayReviews2022]

redline870 I wasn't sure if it was inverted myself and then I flipped the camera as for as it would go and realized that the camera itself can't physically turn that far to give that perspective.

[@Herkulez1981]

I do admire your humor under the circumstances haha .

[@dronefrontier6158]

Well edited video. Sorry for your loss.

[@neilrobertson1345]

are these inspires still rubbish or they lot more reliable these days i have p2 v2 been ultra reliable like to step up to inspire new version 1?

[@Drohnenpilot]

Das ist hart! Arbeite seit über sieben Jahren mit Drohnen von Microdrones. Wollte mir für Videoaufnahmen auch eine zulegen, das muss ich mir jetzt noch mal durch den Kopf gehen lassen. Schade um deinen Verlust und weiterhin viel Glück!

[@MarkSmith]

Thank you for posting this and weathering the uncharitable remarks of the self-appointed experts.

[@EverydayReviews2022]

+Mark Smith Thank you for the support Mark. It's pretty straight forward. All the calibrations were done to the exact spec, it was flying fine until about the 6min mark where it literally unbound itself to the controller. Switching to ATTI mode or anything else would have done nothing. I have flown model aircraft for almost 2 decades including large Trex 600 size helis and I guarantee you, anyone in this situation would be helpless. I am flattered by those who think that this is faked and CGI. I wish I was talented enough to do this. I did have the flight log for over 6 months and just recently took it down as I had placed the video on my daughters youtube channel as my viewers on this channel would not understand what it was. The log just showed regular flight with the highest altitude of 46 ft. At around the 6 min mark, the log ends. If this were fake, I don't think DJI would have replaced the aircraft. They were sent the aircraft and the log. Thanks again.

[@Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay]

Great video, and scary, scary flyaway action... much more impressive than the one that happened to me, but still totalled my machine. A search on KZbin for DJI flyaway returns over 39000 results yet DJI do not seem to acknowledge or fix the problem. This is why I'm changing all my flight controllers to 3DR Pixhawk.

[@EverydayReviews2022]

I've posted the flight log now. Just click the link at the top of the video when it starts.

[@DumbThumbsFPV]

Everyday Reviews I'm sorry this happened to you. But you better prepare yourself for the Phanboy parade here. They don't like it when you post videos of obvious fly away situations and will defend the product to no end. It's weird, like your putting down their Deity or something. They will try to pick this apart or call it a fake or try to blame YOU for DJI's garbage coding and products. Trust.

[@carlylestechreviews6702]

MrLivesteamer Trust me I know about the various tech cults...phantom/DJI being one. However this video looks suspect. Look at 6:25. The video glitches like it was artificially rotated. Also look at crash. The camera just stop tilting before the crash. Why track it so well then just stop? Also all the music and dramatic effect added...suspect for sure. I say this as an Iris+ owner. I got the Iris+ because I heard all the DJI horror stories...however. I'm currently grounded due to massive failure where Iris+ just stopped responding. So I'm objective as it gets. I don't like DJI and my 3DR screwed me....for the 3rd, 4th or who knows how many times. That being said...this video looks suspect.

[@patrynsmith118]

Carlyle's Tech Reviews Any theories, psycho boy, on why someone would fake something like this?

[@carlylestechreviews6702]

Patryn Smith OK that is a tough one. Let me think. I know I know...to make MONEY perhaps?? First time on the internet?

[@EverydayReviews2022]

I guess you make a lot on your tech videos Carlyle because if this is about the money, I work for about .005 cents an hour then. Guarantee, if I wanted to fake something for money, it wouldn't be a drone malfunction.

[@RobertGeez]

Are DJI drones fitted with GPS tracking as standard so that you can pinpoint the location of a runaway?

[@DroneVideos]

Everyday Reviews Nobody wants to see a drone flying upside down. Thankfully no one was hurt! P.S is it flying inverted or falling inverted?

[@WeBeYachting]

Nice video, thumbs up. Cheers from sunny Nelsons DockYard Marina, Antigua in the Caribbean.

[@hbc865]

All I can say is that I cried when i saw that ending.. I do not own one of these I can not afford one. I only have a Blade 350qx.. but that is so gut wrenching .. I hope nobody got hurt.. I will pray for your next flight thank for sharing

[@trentonleppreviews]

You're lucky to have had such a quick response! My Inspire1 also had went rogue and flew away on it's own. I am just glad that nobody was injured and no one's property was damaged (aside from my $5000 drone). I sent it to DJI in California in early June and recieved an email from them saying it had been checked in on Jun 15 but haven't heard from them since. It seems the repair process for these is pretty long and sadly there seems to be many people having problems :(

[@ralphviz8336]

This is actually one of the scariest clips I've seen in a while. My heart sank when it ran away from you. Very unfortunate but what a rush.

[@koldstudios]

why would u make a 7 minute video out of this... u litterally lose 90% of interest after 30 seconds

[@chowtimehd]

The reason was to show that there were no edits after it lost control, hence adding titles and music just to make a boring video less boring.

[@DroneViral]

hi sam!

[@LieorDie24]

At least no one was hurt or killed and i hope no car or anything else was damaged.

[@adamthomas1234]

Man I wanted to cry when my Vision 2+ pitched down 45 degrees and the turbos engaged promptly smacking into the first tree it could find. Couldn't imagine what you went through, glad it was rectified. Unfortunately for my mishap occurred 12 months after purchase, and the only thing damaged (the gimbal of course) was only covered for 6 months. Still would like to know why it did what it did, considering I was giving it no stick inputs and it was my third battery in the same location.

[@nderohan]

It’s because I was inverted!!! Why were you near aircraft space in the first place?

[@EverydayReviews2022]

It lost connection at 26ft and just climbed until the batteries couldn’t support it anymore. RTH would not respond, reboot wouldn’t respond, nothing.

[@alishanmao]

I believe DJI plants these bugs randomly in their drones :D LoL Or they don't even know that their written code for flights regenerates something of the interesting random flight code itself like an AI :D

[@nicknick1356]

my phantom was flying away two days ago (of coarse in GPS mode) ... just turned into atti mode and make it land manually

[@WarleyDronesdeAaZ]

That's scary what's worse is that across the planet only buy DJI ( including me ) . I fly DJI two years early on had a problem like yours , and then no more until the moment it is terrible to know that they still have not solved it yet, very reduced , more unfortunately it is not over ..

[@germardoumediagroup1472]

i think a hacker saw you drone and pressed in his app connect to .... this drone can connect to two remotes You can do this if yo have remote and pesky neighbors fly and around and violate your privacy.. also a simple wifi jammer can cause serious problems in losing connect if you know how to use it btw i need that soundtrack 4:16

[@trinibake]

Sorry dude. For a madden flight that must have left you in therapy for a couple weeks.

[@needanit]

I think is your fault if someone hack your drone or distort the signal. I read in the DJI policy and they are "not responsible for anyone else take control of the craft". And I also think this video is fake.

[@spacemoon56]

Did you not set a home point? The fail safe should have kicked in when you lost connection.

[@Schweeeeeeeeeede]

how does it look after the unexpected landing?

[@bdseidler]

Real sickening feeling. Glad u were able to get a replacement without too much hassle.

[@InVersionDallas]

oh man.. that would be awful.. it basically just ran out of battery and fell out of the sky. sick.. But, you should have showed the drone on the ground bro!

[@EverydayReviews2022]

I should have. I was shaking so much and just wanted to get the drone out of a persons yard. I rang the doorbell and they let me into the yard. I didn’t want to make a bigger deal than necessary. Yes I’m hindsight it’s sucks that I didn’t have that shot.

[@YogevMontekyo]

looks like you fly too high, your battery got emptied and you crashed your $4000 drone :(

[@NuvoVision]

4:04....YEP....sounds about right. After mine flew all over the sky in crazy patterns with my hands off the remote, it finally fell out of the sky when the battery ran out... DJI said...."you turned your controller off mid flight" SUUUURE

[@knottide64]

All of that cool video and you couldn't give us a shot of the craft after it was found? I would have loved to have seen the damage after a free fall like that one.

[@anthonyleeproductions2048]

Congrats your drone has made history! 3 months ago!

[@JustAlex686]

I feel like if it looses connection it should go the other way or just stay in the same place

[@MustafaGT]

Why didn't you show the crash site or how it ended up? Why didn't you show the flight log? Or better yet, who is paying you to make DJI look bad?????

[@JuanCDiezJ]

Did you have any DJI explanation?

[@EverydayReviews2022]

Nope, they just took it back and refunded money with zero explanation.

[@Shiesty-420-]

awesome video dude it was intense i feel for you, i dont understand why you got so many dislikes though

[@IkoptaUk]

Wow. Don't know if it luck, but over 22s on the Inspire, and never had a glitch. Feel the pain though. Guess always check, check, then check again, no matter what make of bird you fly

[@EverydayReviews2022]

Thanks for the comment. Sometimes your time just comes. I have a P3 Pro and tons of flights on it all over the world and no issues. People think I faked this which I have no idea why, what would be the purpose? This is to show that even when everything's done by the book, these things can and do happen.

[@hike_hunters]

The problem, you need a powered attenna booster, to combat all the wifi signals from residential areas. I own 3 inspires 1's. Put a parachute on your bird, a $200 investment worth its weight in saves. "Never" fly without a attenna booster, a phone being used nearby, like your friends phone, can throw off the guidence. Same reason you dont use phones on planes; during take off or landing. Hope this helps you on your next bird. ;)

[@SyedAli0]

I'm so sorry for your loss.

[@AlbertAguirre]

Have you considered the Yuneec q500+ 4K? I was planning to purchase the Phantom 3 Pro but I discovered that parts are hard to come by, and repairs require shipping. I thought about the Inspire but too expensive at this time. With the Yuneec model, parts are readily available, the store I buy it from does the warranty work and customer service is reported to be far better than DJI. Also, comes with two batteries, a case and hand held device to use the gimble camera. All for $1299 to $1500

[@EverydayReviews2022]

Albert Aguirre I just read about the Yuneec last week. Would love to see some well done reviews of it. On paper, it seems like a no brainer.

[@AlbertAguirre]

Everyday Reviews Ive been flying it. Its a great system Downsides are: - short video transmission range (but not important for my kind of work) - camera seems to fail often But all in all, I think it was a good buy.

[@zaheedsabur1987]

Basically what happened here was that the altitude sensor failed. The only certainty about hardware is that eventually they will fail. Some early some late. No software could have saved this situation. According to the sensor the software always thought it was driving the motors to hold a constant altitude and had no clue that it was rising. Eventually the battery went low and it went to fail-safe landing and started descent, which was more rapid than what's usual with Inspire 1. Again because sensor was saying it's not losing altitude so the software the driving down the motors even further causing the rapid descent. But unfortunately even then it was too far up to reach ground before running out of battery. So in the end it ran out of battery and went into free fall. During the free fall the Inspire 1 got inverted and hence the inverted footage. There wasn't enough battery to fly or work the gimbal but there was still a bit left for the camera to keep recording, until even that ran out. Hence the abrupt end of footage before reaching ground.

[@EverydayReviews2022]

Zaheed Sabur But what would cause it to unbind itself to the controller completely? That's the scary part. No atti mode or anything would work. It completely did not recognize the controller anymore, even afterwards. Basically all the safeguards built into this thing failed in my opinion.

[@highflyer-skyfpv6531]

What a nightmare, I pray that I never see my Phantom coming back down to ground in this way. You treat them with kid gloves when they are with you, but once in the air......

[@LLsRC]

that landing gear lowers just before power to the props shut down. How'd you retrieve the video? including close the file in process if you couldn't shut down the Inspire?

[@EverydayReviews2022]

Sorry but I never said I couldn't power it down. The Inspire was off when I found it because the battery popped out. I then read on Google that if you have an incomplete recording to just power it back up and it should work. I connected the cables back up to the gimbal holder, inserted te card that I had taken out to try and retrieve the video, powered the Inspire without props on of course, waited 30 sec. Powered down and took the card to the computer. Voila, the file was playable as you see it here. The controller still does not communicate to the Inspire. Holy crap, feels like all I'm doing is trying to prove that this really happened. I have nothing against DJI, this is my first product from them, I can't say their support or service is bad yet because it's too early. I'm just sharing my terrible experience. Sorry, just frustrated.

[@LLsRC]

Understand your frustration. To me, this is actually one of the most straight forward videos showing a real fly away. 99% of all the other so called fly-away videos are errors that could have been avoided by the user. Glad you were able to power up (sorry, I did mean up rather than down in my previous post) to retrieve this video, and sorry if my comment sounded suspicious or condescending.

[@DumbThumbsFPV]

LLsRC BS! DJI has problems period. Yeah you can blame some on operator error but this Phanboy crap where it's all everyone else s fault is a Joke. Too many documented cases to claim it's not DJI. Always wonder why there isn't a class action suit on these things. DJI's coding is a joke.

[@multiwebtechnologies]

Everyday Reviews Please give us an update when you hear from DJI, and what they answer are !? I realy dont know if I will fly my Inspire b4 a new update!! ( I have WM610_FW_V01.02.01.06)

[@jimofthehill]

They need to sort out some serious bugs with the DJI Inspire. Theres no way it should ignore the RTL ceiling - too many of these events, and drones will get banned.

[@liferay888]

What was the result of the log examination. Dji logs are pretty sophisticated.

[@EverydayReviews2022]

The logs just showed the flight up to the point of the flyaway. Nothing after that. Good thing that it still recorded though. The logs were sent to DJI and they never revealed what happened, they just replaced the unit I guess we will never know.

[@MGRogue]

As can be seen in the video, the smart emergency return to home feature during only 10% battery life isn't completely accurate, but it does manage to land the drone at least within 1 km distance of the pilot as quickly as possible.

[@bigpar5]

Everyday Review, sorry for your loss. I currently own a Phantom 2 and was thinking of purchasing the Inspire 1. After viewing your video I'm having second thoughts. I'm really interested to see what the out come is from DJI. Good Luck! Please keep us posted.

[@victordipersia]

I have a coupla question/comment. Question: How come the person filming the free-fall all started tilting the camera downwards (following the free-fall) and then stopped so you never see the aircraft crashing (or getting lost behind the trees or something) Question #2: I wonder from a legal standpoint if there is a way to protect yourself in case you should hurt a brain surgeon maybe purchasing the drone with a company check such as "I Fly Drones, LLC." just like your car which, if owned and titled by a corporation should you get into a wreck where someone gets hurt they are going to go against the company (and maybe not you..?) Humm... thinking out loud here but I guess I answered my own question #2

[@EverydayReviews2022]

Person filming didn't have his phone out or glasses on. Amazing he got what he did. Afterwards I asked "did you get it" he wasn't even sure. On playback, he still couldn't see the drone. After about a min into the the flight, I actually told him that's enough as all the flyaways I had read about mostly happened at take off.

[@libenasukro]

Flying inverted is not a random malfunction. I believe that drone was taken over.

[@GG-jz6lw]

Fake! 1) Zoom in during inversion to hide away the aspect-ratio missmatching 2) Impossible horizont distortion during rotation. First I just wanted to calculate the insane angular speed and acceleration this would require, before realizing that the distortion itself does not match the rotation. 3) The Inspire does not loose altitude after the inversion which would require inversion of the motors rotation as well

[@EverydayReviews2022]

I can send you the original file from the camera if you'd like. There is no zooming in but believe what you want. DJI has the original card but I still have the raw file.

[@GG-jz6lw]

Believe is for religions, knowledge and facts are what counts here: The zoom in is exactely at frame 00:06:20.01. There is no transition from the previous frame to this one without zooming/distortion (I agree there ois not only zooming but distortion) . In this frame thecenter part of the frame (the river) makes a rotation of about 40° which would be 1200°/sec. If this would be the drone the whole picture would rotate this amount, but the rotation of the top of the clouds is not noticeable at all. It is well seen that the clouds are streched towards the bottom right in that frame. As a result the whoile frame appears to rotate but no new picture elements (i.e. clouds) enter the picture on the top right as it should as a result of the rotation. This is most probably to compensate the aspect ratio during the rotation to avoid empty corners. But the reason is not important, fact is that this frame cannot have been recorded like that. Even DJI Cameras have to follow optical rules.

[@EverydayReviews2022]

Believe what you wish. Pray that it doesn't happen to you. Amen.

[@MotocrossFilmmaker]

+Everyday Reviews When you saw it again (when it was falling), was it upside down?

[@EverydayReviews2022]

When it became visible, it was right side up. The motors were still running as you can hear and definetly slowed its fall.

[@edwindham305]

The Inspire is on its way back to DJI. We will analyze the Flight Data Logs. Hopefully they provide more information that the App Flight Data that ended when the craft took off. We will see. I have the Service Manager involved in LA. He will examine the craft personally.

[@EverydayReviews2022]

Ed Windham Was in LA yesterday, too bad, I could have dropped it off for you.

[@probro22]

Ed with all respect I sent in my inspire 1 for repair and after 21 days still no email no phone call nothing .dji customer service is extremely bad and horrible and needs a lot of work If I had real car and want to change the transmission it wouldn't take more then a week but dji claims repairs takes 4-6 weeks and some times even more I'm thinking about selling mine and get something more reliable and with customer service that they actually stand behind their product by the way I tried calling that Torrence office (818) area code number after waiting 30-40 min every time to get to live person then you have to deal phone operators that got worse attitude ever Overall I believe dji is not what people think they are

[@edwindham305]

***** email me your ticket or RMA number.

[@dave11674]

glad DJI sorted you out mate. thats good service :) how comes you never showed impact pictures/video ? it will of most likely be something flakey in the firmware. scary stuff when the quad does not respond and starts flying away. but by dji law the drone once losing communication with the controller should return how.

[@jason_belsky]

You should post the video of your Flight Record (With the log of the stick inputs) so we can all see what happened..

[@EverydayReviews2022]

Will do. Just found out how to.

[@sanderdebeer100]

Based on video, it seems you descended fast and straight down. It got caught in its own prop wash and flipped over. Always descend at an angle and never straight down. There are hundreds of posts around this...sorry for your loss though. It must have been a sickening feeling seeing that expensive bird come down....

[@azezrtyuuiopqsdfghjk]

The Inspire 1 is a bloody weapon!!!

[@octavioveliz]

First flight also? I'm on my 206th flight, still waiting for my first problem.

[@Mar1wan1]

So sory for that...but ur comments cracked me up...ur sense of humor

[@luismartinez-my1nk]

Perfect reason why no UAV should be permitted to be sold in the U.S. Without a factory installed high visibility strobe. What would that add to the cost? 5 bucks? And prevent an accident.

[@raikijin]

Correct me if im wrong but i think its something to do with wifi signal. Seems like ur signal got hijack by something thats why its starting to do things on its on. Maybe im wrong. But a friend of mine did use 5.8ghz on his drone and same time his camera was on wifi signal (He forgot to off it) it went wrong...after a flight up, his signal like caught with the wifi and it went on its own and finally did a death drop like what happened to urs. His was walkera Tali. Just my 2cents.

[@VLfrog]

Your Inspire 1 is Firmware v1.2.1.06?

[@EverydayReviews2022]

VLfrog I bought it May 21 and updated the latest firmware at the time. The app had also said that it was the latest firmware. The battery I was using was the TB47 in case anyones curious. I had a TB48 but obviously, did not get a chance to use it.

[@VLfrog]

Everyday Reviews Firmware version: v1.2.1(2015.5.6) many problems:(

[@swaldoski]

I would of cried.I have a rc boat that i have got 2500.00 into an it always gets my heart pumping because it's gas and stalls out then I got to go swim for it.least it's in one piece while in the air it's never that fall that is the problem it's the sudden STOP.My condolences to you about your Drone.

[@minhvu241]

"Mr Sulu engine full throttle nowwww, bring us uppppppppppp"

[@its_arman2939]

Minh Vu If you pull down the left remote stick (in mode 2) while the drone is inverted it might go up

[@wyldslanerail]

Wheres the picture of what was left?

[@johnnyt621]

return to home worked lol ;) sorry for your loss. I'd had a few fly aways myself.

[@michaelwalker718]

I feel for you. I really do. Just before it rolls, it was fighting the winds. Could it have lost a prop? Where all 4 still attached (well, at least the hubs)? It clearly took off as you have shown. But, could a prop have broken in flight? Also, I have seen DJI replace Inspire 1's for similar issues. Please make sure you report it (which, I assume you have).

[@EverydayReviews2022]

Props and engines intact. Landed right side up in a garden with loose too soil. That must have saved it. Broken prop, battery popped out, not sure if it's damaged or not and the camera gimbal disconnected. That's the only positive of the story. Glad I was able to retrieve the video and have the flight log to prove it otherwise no one would believe me.

[@gotbluemilk1]

Everyday Reviews did you post the flight log somewhere?

[@MiamiJato]

so sorry, as of today, 5/4/17, whats the outcome, I want to purchase one actually....

[@sebastiennudo7792]

Lost mine at the end of April. Similar incident this this. Its on a Fedex truck to me this morning but man I dont know if I trust this product anymore. They simply returned my supposedly fix drone back to me. I actually wanted to know why it crashed so then the informed me that they sent a spanking new unit because the damages were to extensive. Too long to fix. I will never know for sure what happened and that scares the living shit of me to actually get this thing in the air again.

[@Soldier53flyer]

WOW I do not know say, I take it every one is OK and I hope DJI make's it right. Do you have a video of the Drone?

[@TechieWAVEs]

Hoow did it turn out images video anything ?

[@ASDDlojio]

Why is the most important part missing?