When hand catching my Mini 3, I usually just keep the throttle stick fully down, which should stop the motors after 3 seconds, according to DJI. It usually does, but sometimes it takes longer, and today the motors just kept running at full blast, so I had to do the turnover manouver to stop it. It was very windy, and the drone had really been struggling, but why did it not stop the motors while I held the stick fully down?
I see that DC Rainmaker actually recommends the turnover move to stop the motors, but I read somewhere (can't find it again now), that somebody claimed that manouver could be harmful to the drone. From a technical standpoint, I can't understand why, as the sensors should not in any way suffer from this, and the motors are shut off immediately. Holding a drone that is running full blast on the motors is not really great, even if it's not difficult to hold the Mini 3. A bigger and more powerful drone is far worse, of course.
I see that DC Rainmaker actually recommends the turnover move to stop the motors, but I read somewhere (can't find it again now), that somebody claimed that manouver could be harmful to the drone. From a technical standpoint, I can't understand why, as the sensors should not in any way suffer from this, and the motors are shut off immediately. Holding a drone that is running full blast on the motors is not really great, even if it's not difficult to hold the Mini 3. A bigger and more powerful drone is far worse, of course.