Lost my drone during a speed attempt

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I reported my drone lost to Wiltshire Police about an hour ago. I mentioned to them that one had been handed into Chippenham Police station a few days ago. They I asked how I knew that. I told them I heard in the GADC forum. How did you find out about a drone being handed in? Looking at your username, do you work there? If so, is it a DJI Mini 2?

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At worst it is one possibility eliminated

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Hi. No i dont work there. It popped up on my FB that they had one and to go to the station to collect. It did not say what it was. I will try to find the post for you
Mark

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It was this. I have now opened the link and it was may 2015. Not sure why it came up on my FB now. Sorry for wasting your time.
Mark

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Not to worry, thanks for letting me know :+1:

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If it was caught by something like this it could be anywhere

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Have you got flyaway cover on this drone @clinkadink ?

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Yes. But not sure they’d accept my claim when they perform their data analysis on my flight record.

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Do they even look at these? :thinking: :person_shrugging:t2:

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I was under the impression that the DJI Refresh was ‘No questions asked’ replacement

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There have been occasions when people have had long discussions with DJI after throwing out the claim once they’ve gone through the logs.

I recall someone who had a battery disconnect over a beach in South Devon/Cornwall … spent some time helping him argue his case with DJI.

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This one : Lost Mavic 2

They may have modified their procedures, of course, during the intervening years.

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As I understand it, DJI Care Express or DJI Care Express+ is ‘no questions asked’. But not sure about ‘DJI Flyaway Service’, as this is an entirely different process - certainly the application side of it (as I am currently finding out).

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Looks like they need the flight record to process the claim but no anaysis is performed

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Going round in circles on the DJI Service Centre page. It’s all geared up for Express, not Flyaway :face_with_spiral_eyes:

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So - what’s the point of asking for the flight log. :man_shrugging:

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Im guessing something to do with restricting the use of the lost aircraft

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