I agree
I would be very interesting.
I am with post #4 - mostly pilot error.
We do keep track and by track I mean we screen capture threads that provide us the trend as to where and why drones our going down.
The Mavic Mini quite honeslty has and excellent track record compared to the release of other DJI drones, and you can thank DJI for there new battery design which has eliminated a lot of the problems that both the
Mavic 2 and Mavic Pro have had and thus the reason why we made the Wet Suits for those drones to fix what was vulnerable on those drones.
When it comes to the Mavic Mini there is a trend already forming and it is do to pilot error.
Blocked Motors: have been popping up on this forum and others , this is the result of the design of these props and how easily they our effected by debris, sand, dirt, pollen , stones, dust both on the ground and when flying. This is one of the reason why we felt that Prop Covers were needed for more secure flights and why we provided them with the Mavic Mini Wet Suits.
Magnetic Interference: This is a big one and most likely responsible for some of the ones being reported as a fly aways in the wind.
This one is tricky and goes by many names: compass error, magnetic interference , compass calibrations , atti mode
all of which drones our susceptible to and the end result of many fly a-ways.
Think about how many times you have seen a flash on the screen of some warning : Could be any of the above and it goes away and so you think your good to fly but the truth is , your drones compass has been compromised.
6 mintues into your flight and you have lost GPS and the drone enters Atti Mode , and this is where the best pilots will struggle to get there drone back fighting against the wind .
This is where Pilots start to claim that no matter what they did with the sticks the drone just kept going . Atti mode can completely give up as things go from bad to worse and you get yaw errors and now our drone is now completely out of control .
So what causes this Magnetic Interference the list is to long: Grass and hand launching our a good bet to take off from but the drive in the car can compromise the compass where as you need to re calibrate so can cement, pavement, wood with bolts , metal frames , Gates , your job is to get that drone in the air without magnetic interference and
when you do get an error , start over shut down and move to a new location.
Its really easy to watch your drone take off and not pay attention to the flashes of warning that our taking place on your screen , once you loose a few drones this way , you will start to realize how important it is to watch for those flashes that the compass has been hit with a bat and is not itself.
Magnetic Interference is subjective to many but really it is Pilot Error which the Data Logs will show and its still remains your greatest threat not the wind.
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