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    Mavic front vision warning during flight 300 feet up in sun

    I use very thin Sticky back vinyl on the out side only the vinyl sticks to the sun shades and the quad. no tape on the inside. works very well. It would be very easy to make some from thin cardboard or 1/16th in birch ply. Paint them with some flat black spray paint. Use some good quality vinyl...
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    Mavic front vision warning during flight 300 feet up in sun

    CactusJackSlade Yes $12.00 for one set if you want 2 sets I will not charge for shipping and handling on the second set. For a total of $20.00 for 2 sets. If you want two set let me know and send me your mailing address to [email protected] this is also my paypal account. Jim H.
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    Mavic front vision warning during flight 300 feet up in sun

    Still learning how to use 3d cad program finally found out how to mirror an object. So now have a left and right Sun shade in the same STL file. See attached zip file. Jim H
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    Mavic front vision warning during flight 300 feet up in sun

    I have attached two zip files one is for the left side only the other is both sides. I used Cura to mirror and create both sides this file may not work with some 3d printers so you will have to mirror the Sun screen with your slicing software.
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    Mavic front vision warning during flight 300 feet up in sun

    Kilrah I had no problems with obstacle avoidance using the sun shades. If they were in the cameras field of view would the camera not detect it as an object to avoid. If you look closely you will see the inside edges are beveled. If you want to test the sun shades I will send you a pair at no...
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    Mavic front vision warning during flight 300 feet up in sun

    They do work and do not block the Object avoidance Camera see attached photo. I tested them yesterday and today with no problems. The sun no longer confuses the cameras and obstacle avoidance works great. If you have a 3d printer I will post the STL file. or I will mail a pair ready to install...
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    Mavic front vision warning during flight 300 feet up in sun

    Same problem I almost lost my new Mavic Pro trying to do a return to home. Mavic climbed to 400' before I could disable return to home. After a few hours of brain storming I came up with a solution Sun shades for the obstacle avoidance cameras see photos. Designed them with Solid works and...