Now my turn to drop from the sky! At last.

[Drbgaijin]

Doesn't sound good!
updated to latest, bird and battery?

It was updated with the latest battery.
The "bird" is now dead. A dead polly! (to quote Monty Python)
A new Anafi is now on its way to me.
I am looking to the future, not dwelling on the past.
Before flying the new Anafi, I will be checking the installed software versions and decide if it needs updating.
Thank you for your concern.
Regards
Douglas

 

[zandoli]

I would not fly this battery if I were you.

 

[Drbgaijin]

If anyone would like to see what I did with the video shots I managed to capture that day, before the drop from the sky, you can watch the video over on the Photo and Video section of the Forums at THIS POST
Regards
Douglas

 

[Drbgaijin]

If anyone would like to see what I did with the video shots I managed to capture that day, before the drop from the sky, you can watch the video over on the Photo and Video section of the Forums at THIS POST
Regards
Douglas

Anafi nr.4 arrived from Parrot Japan today.
No chance to fly yet, as we are in the the "rainy season" just now.
I did notice that they had the latest updates for the Anafi and controller already installed.
Regards
Douglas

 

[Liger 1956]

I am glad that Parrot sorted out a new Anafi for you and I look forward to seeing some more of your videos soon.

 

[Joe_Scot]

Glad you got #3 replaced quickly. Hope you have much more luck with #4 than #3 !!

 

[Drbgaijin]

I am glad that Parrot sorted out a new Anafi for you and I look forward to seeing some more of your videos soon.

Thank you, Liger
I hope I can stay aloft long enough to capture some interesting stuff as soon as the week or so of rain has passed by
Regards
Douglas

 

[Drbgaijin]

Glad you got #3 replaced quickly. Hope you have much more luck with #4 than #3 !!

I'm hoping that too, Joe
I'll have to get a lot of practice in. Maybe I'll be back in Scotland for a holiday next year, so I need to practice avoiding clouds of midges!
Tata the noo!
Douglas

 

[Jagerbomb52]

Good to know Douglas
I am wondering how Parrot Japan handles the warranty period when you get a new one. I know when I finally got a replacement Parrot USA just added three months onto my warranty. I made sure I had this in writing from Parrot. Does Parrot Japan do the same?

 

[Jagerbomb52]

Just so I am not confused, was the Anafi out of warranty on the day of the crash or over time did your warranty run out? If the it just ran out that is just wrong they denied a claim. If it was me I would look for something else to buy just based on Parrots handling of the many cases we have seen in this forum. In all my years of flying UAV's I have never seen a more useless Customer Support for a company.
Not as cheap as a Anafi but I would look into the new EVO II from Autel.

 

[Drbgaijin]

Good to know Douglas
I am wondering how Parrot Japan handles the warranty period when you get a new one. I know when I finally got a replacement Parrot USA just added three months onto my warranty. I made sure I had this in writing from Parrot. Does Parrot Japan do the same?

Hello Agustine,
We contacted Parrot Japan today to ask about the guarantee period.
The reply was pretty much what I expected. (No luck, like you had!)
The3 replacement Anafi assumes the guarantee of the defective Anafi.
In other words our receipt from Amazon now becomes the receipt for the replacement and the guarantee is from the date of purchase from Amazon.
Luckily the sky-drop happened after only 1 month. So still 11 more months to go.
I can see the logic behind this.
I think it is similar to guarantees in general, worldwide.
Otherwise I could keep "crashing" the Anafi after 10 months or so, get a replacement with another 12 months guarantee - "crash it" after 10 months and get another etc. etc. etc.

It will be another few days until the weather clears up here.
Looking forward to flying, with apprehension!

Regards
Douglas