Recent content by rusm

Just one empirical rule, that I found: if mavic props rotating fast in the wind while I laying out legs and preparing to fly (powered off) - this wind is too strong for good p-mode flight and smooth video.

OK, I'll do, thank you. Temperature higher 140f/60c inside motors (on windings) just after intensive flight, indicate motor troubles and motor replacement necessity, correct?

I'm not worried much. I just want to know is it time to order the front two arms or no ;))

By fingers they feel as "hot", not burn, therefore I assumed that they around 50C. But, my question is: why two front motors always have higher (about 5 degrees) temperature than rear motors? and it does not depend of the wind. Is it normal for Mavic or I have to worry?

Sure that it below 50 celsius (120 F) on outside body, no any crashes. Just noticeable difference between front and rear motors.

I just found that my two front motors noticeably more hot than rear two. I did some experiments, for example, quick takeoff and descent in one point, then repeat with Mavic rotated 180 degrees to eliminate wind effects - the same results. Mavic flew about 100 hours, all was OK. I'm going to...

Anybody know liability insurance company in Europe for foreigners? At least three european country: Germany, Austria and Switzerland require drone liability insurance by law for just any flight. The problem will be if you are not resident of this countries: I asked many insurance companies, and...

Thank you, this is helpful post. But I'm not sure how complicated disassembling and right assembling battery for unexperienced. Some mechanical or soldering mistakes can end sadly in the air.. Some use cases without cracking battery should be interesting too. I can't find any info about cells...

Hi. Anybody know how many Amperes can be taken from Mavic battery? I have one with cells disbalance, seems that soon it can't be used for flights. So, I have an idea to use it as jump starter for car, if it can deliver at least 200A/12V for 2-3 sec. Maybe another ideas how to use old battery...

No, but mine have some scars from little crashes. They don't affect usability, but should be enough for Refresh.

Hi. I'm using my Mavic almost a year, flew about 70 hours/1000 km. So, what the better: use DJI Refresh (it expires soon), or keep flying old Mav? Everything is fine with mine, but I'm worry about motors aging. What is typical lifetime for Mavic motors? And maybe Mavics have some other...

Hi. I had strange issues with DJI app: it can disconnect in mid flight and can't connect again until RC restart. I tried everything: disconnect USB, reboot phone, but it can't connect again until I restart RC in midflight. It a little bit scary.. Issue is very rare: I had it 4 times in 300...

Can you please point, where DJI say about "during use" ? All this DJI statement looks strange, because RC always charging from laptop when connected. If it dangerous, why it specified in manual for firmware upgrade?

In Mavic FAQ DJI don't recommend charging Mavic RC from power bank: DJI - The World Leader in Camera Drones/Quadcopters for Aerial Photography (go to others). Here is details: Need DJI comments Seems that there will not be any new useful info, and I just want to collect some stastics: how many...

Please note, that DJI wrote in Mavic FAQ that we can't use any powerbank for charging RC. Here is the thread: Need DJI comments