Bringing mavic air 1 back to life after 2 year in storage

[aerovision]

I'm bringing mavic air 1 back to life after 2 year in storage ( I know .... shouldn't done ),
planning getting back to flying. With said what steps should I take before my first flight given the mavic air sitting in storage for such long time ?

 

[Kilrah]

Charge the batteries, hopefully they haven't died. If they charge do your first flight close in with each of them in case charge ends up dropping unexpectedly.

 

[old man mavic]

@aerovision ,unless you have kept up with the correct battery storage , during that long period,there a very good chance that the batteries are dead
so you could be looking at replacing them ,you also need to make sure that the RC battery will take on a charge as well,check the App for any updates ,and also give the drone a good check over ,it is also possible that the IMU could have issues from such long inactivity, and therefore do an IMU calibration ,along with a compass calibration ,if all is well, when you go for your first flight just hover for a while in a nice open space at a fairly low altitude ,then try out the RC controls to see how the drone responds to them, also check the settings in the App ,only when you are confident all is well ,should you begin to fly further and higher away from the home point
also depending on your location check your countries rules and regs as a lot has changed in the last two years

 

[aerovision]

@aerovision ,unless you have kept up with the correct battery storage , during that long period,there a very good chance that the batteries are dead
so you could be looking at replacing them ,you also need to make sure that the RC battery will take on a charge as well,check the App for any updates ,and also give the drone a good check over ,it is also possible that the IMU could have issues from such long inactivity, and therefore do an IMU calibration ,along with a compass calibration ,if all is well, when you go for your first flight just hover for a while in a nice open space at a fairly low altitude ,then try out the RC controls to see how the drone responds to them, also check the settings in the App ,only when you are confident all is well ,should you begin to fly further and higher away from the home point
also depending on your location check your countries rules and regs as a lot has changed in the last two years

all good points.... kicking myself for letting it sit that long

 

[JoelP]

If the batteries charge and you hover it close to the ground look to see if the batteries cells are all in balance. If not, that battery is risky to fly.

 

[RRDC Media]

I had the same thing, the drone and battery worked without any issues

 

[Daytona500]

yea put my air 1 back in service after a year sitting on the shelve no problem