First mavic, crash within 2 minutes

[Dale]

This may be a bit of a long shot, but folks like to put those magnetic holders on their phones these days. The sticks in the remote control are hall effect and sensitive to magnetism. I had an issue when I was holding a slightly magnetized metallic object in my hand along with the remote. May not be the problem here, but is something to think about.

 

[Anthonyw]

Ahh, nope. Doesn't apply here. But good to know.

 

[Clare_G101]

Have you tried recalibrating the IMU and/or gimbal?

 

[Anthonyw]

I've tried to do the IMU, no change. I can't recalibrate the Gimbal because the status is N/A & the gimbal button does not show in the menu.

 

[RickinWaST]

As a new member and soon to be first time drone owner can someone summarize what I should take away from this discussion?

Thanks!

 

[msinger]

As a new member and soon to be first time drone owner can someone summarize what I should take away from this discussion?

A few things:

• What goes up must come down.
  
  
• Consider flying in a wide open location that's free of all obstacles until you have a good understanding of how your drone works.
  
  
• Flight logs don't always explain the cause of a problem.
  
  
• DJI drones can be very expensive to fix when crashed. Consider purchasing DJI Care Refresh or 3rd party insurance (like State Farm) if that's not a cost you're prepared to pay out of your pocket.

 

[Rattydude77]

As a new member and soon to be first time drone owner can someone summarize what I should take away from this discussion?

Thanks!

Beginner mode is very useful and you still get the joy of the drone at a safe distance

 

[IShouldBeWorking]

As a new member and soon to be first time drone owner can someone summarize what I should take away from this discussion?

To ensure a good connection between your controller and your mobile device, consider using the full size USB A port on the bottom of the controller instead of the Micro USB port on the side.

 

[Pixar]

re-bar in concreat, Metal abjects , to close to car or truck. yadda yadda. the Metal roof on my home really messes with mine . LOL

 

[Anthonyw]

Yes, always ensure a perfect USB connection between your phone and remote. Ever since I switched to the bottom large port I've been doing tons of 4 battery long flights with no issues.

When I first got the thing, I never expected a poorly working cord/port.

I've still got to get my gimbal fixed, but I'm doing fine with facing forward only.(for now)

 

[razoraerial]

No matter how long you been doing something slow down when any part of that something has changed.

 

[Mike4884]

I fly from my house with 4g on....never ever had a problem?‍

 

[Anthonyw]

I fly from my house with 4g on....never ever had a problem?‍

Yea, i never use airplane mode and have no issues. What fixed my issues was switching from the micro usb port to the full size usb port.

 

[Mike4884]

Yes ive always used the bottom port....side port strictly for charging?