DJI Battery Failure Archives - Public Safety Flight

One Department Deals With Drone Battery Problems This Way

March 10, 2021January 12, 2021 by Steve Rhode

A great reader sent in this advice and permitted me to share it. His department has been dealing with DJIbattery issues now, but the advice applies to all pilots flying rechargeable batteries. I wrote about DJI battery problems before and shared what the official language said about dealing with battery problems. Read What Should I … Read more

DJI Matrice Series Battery Issues Shine Light on Safety Weakness – Video

November 18, 2021October 29, 2018 by Steve Rhode

A slow-moving issue regarding DJI M200 series aircraft is taking shape and picking up some speed. About two weeks ago I wrote about my own experience with TB55 batteries failing. See this post. The situation is evolving into two categories. The first is a total power loss in flight and the second is instantly dead … Read more

Who’s Watching the Skies?
By John Meehan, FAA Safety Outreach Branch As drone operators, are we screen-watching camera operators, or are we pilots? The FAA says we’re pilots, ... Read more
Fresh Eyes Look at COA Requirements for the New Public Safety Department
I asked Captain Moffatte from the Wake Forest Fire Department to read and review the information on starting a COA flight program using his ... Read more
DJI Phantom 4 Pro – Incident – 2021-11-25
Drone Manufacturer: DJI Drone Model: Phantom 4 Pro Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Type: Incident Date: 2021-11-25 Applies: Daytime Pilot Qualifications: Licensed or Certificated by Aviation Authority Pilot Flight Experience: 40 Hours Link to External Information About This submission: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/62cd76e8e90e077486c19b88/DJI_Phantom_4_Pro_UAS_reg_n-a_08-22.pdf File Uploaded: None Description Synopsis TheContinue Reading
Child Injured – DJI Air 2S – Accident – 2022-04-16
Drone Manufacturer: DJI Drone Model: Air 2S Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Type: Accident Date: 2022-04-16 Applies: Daytime Pilot Qualifications: Licensed or Certificated by Aviation Authority Pilot Flight Experience: 15 Hours Link to External Information About This submission: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/62cd76ad8fa8f54e81e2ceee/DJI_Air_2S_UAS_reg_n-a_08-22.pdf File Uploaded: None Description While a DJIContinue Reading
As Predicted, Effort to Block Drone Remote ID Fails in Court
This was the most important sentence of the entire document. “By the same token that identifying the airborne location of an aircraft and collocated ... Read more