Take off error

lolobismavic · Dec 23, 2016

Hi everyone! Today I went to the beach. It was my 10th flight. I made an automatic take off with the app. It climbs to 1m and the motors shut down. It crashes on the sand. No damages except sands on the mavic.
But it is very strange and dangerous. The remote said take off error.
Do you have more infos?

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niclariv · Dec 23, 2016

There are some other posts about the exact same issue. It seems that there's a bug in automatic takeoff with the current firmware. I think no one should use that right now until it's fixed, hopefully DJI has been made aware.

longrange · Dec 23, 2016

Just wondering what the reason is to use automatic take off. I like having full control of motor start up and lift off.

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damaltor · Dec 23, 2016

longrange said:
Just wondering what the reason is to use automatic take off. I like having full control of motor start up and lift off.

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I think it's this automation fixation that most people have. Like locking the door to your vehicle with the fob, when you are standing beside the door, instead of just reaching over and pressing the button?

DEAN CULLY · Dec 23, 2016

lolobismavic said:
Hi everyone! Today I went to the beach. It was my 10th flight. I made an automatic take off with the app. It climbs to 1m and the motors shut down. It crashes on the sand. No damages except sands on the mavic.
But it is very strange and dangerous. The remote said take off error.
Do you have more infos?

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See the thread I started regarding this fatal bug:

Motor Stop and Crash in Auto Takeoff Mode

DEAN CULLY · Dec 23, 2016

damaltor said:
I think it's this automation fixation that most people have. Like locking the door to your vehicle with the fob, when you are standing beside the door, instead of just reaching over and pressing the button?

My reason for trying the auto takeoff (for the first time since purchase a month ago) was simply to explore the functionality of the app and see if it might be useful to me. Whether or not the feature is a good idea to have or use, is separate from the fact that there is a fatal and potentially dangerous bug that must be corrected. Motor Stop and Crash in Auto Takeoff Mode

Andrew F · Dec 23, 2016

longrange said:
Just wondering what the reason is to use automatic take off. I like having full control of motor start up and lift off.

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It's a nice feature that I personally like using. It's integrated with the GPS home lock and the landing zone photo.

PropPilot · Dec 23, 2016

Except the rotors stop

dewster · Dec 23, 2016

Maybe I should just cancel my preorder...

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chippie · Dec 24, 2016

longrange said:
Just wondering what the reason is to use automatic take off. I like having full control of motor start up and lift off.

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It should not make any difference tbh. I wonder that even if auto was not used if the Mavic would have reacted the same way a few seconds after engaging the motors.

Wacker2611 · Dec 24, 2016

longrange said:
Just wondering what the reason is to use automatic take off. I like having full control of motor start up and lift off.

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Because it's really useful if you're a hand launcher/hand catcher due to lack of ground clearance.

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Shield2160 · Dec 24, 2016

Are you using the DJI go APP 4.0.2? Since the firmware update you really need to use this app.

Wacker2611 · Dec 24, 2016

Shield2160 said:
Are you using the DJI go APP 4.0.2? Since the firmware update you really need to use this app.

Hi,
Don't want to seem too contrary, but that's not true.

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Shield2160 · Dec 24, 2016

Wacker2611 said:
Hi,
Don't want to seem too contrary, but that's not true.

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I've read from others that the 3.XXX is not recommended for the newest firmware update. I also had issues till I stated using the 4.0.2 go app. What are you basing your opinion on?

Wacker2611 · Dec 24, 2016

Just my experience so far, so it's the only thing I can go on. Using Go 3..0.1 (google maps, follow the craft etc) with latest firmware with zero problems. Trouble is, there's so much conflicting info on this and other threads you don't know what to believe!
I've always been an immediate updater, but at the moment there's a good argument for if it ain't broke etc.....

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Brutus · Dec 24, 2016

Andrew F said:
It's a nice feature that I personally like using. It's integrated with the GPS home lock and the landing zone photo.

As far as I understand, that's incorrect. You need to ascend to at least 10 meters before precision landing takes te picture?

niclariv · Dec 24, 2016

Brutus said:
As far as I understand, that's incorrect. You need to ascend to at least 10 meters before precision landing takes te picture?

Correct - that's what it says in the manual. Those downward cameras must have a substantial amount of zoom.

niclariv · Dec 24, 2016

Someone else wrote that when they start a flight they ascend to the height of the tallest thing around and do a 360 to check, then set the RTH height. That seems like a good habit, and would also take care of the precision landing photo.

ElGuapo · Dec 27, 2016

dewster said:
Maybe I should just cancel my preorder...

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I am holding off updating to the latest firmware and have no issues, running the firmware the aircraft came with. Yesterday I was flying in gusts of up to 32MPH, she flew like a charm. I was even using the auto take off feature. If you receive your aircraft just do not update to the latest firmware, even if the DJI GO 4 app notifies you, like it does for me.

Freebird32 · May 27, 2017

Brutus said:
As far as I understand, that's incorrect. You need to ascend to at least 10 meters before precision landing takes te picture?

There are 2 automatic takeoffs. If you press the auto takeoff button on the app, it goes up about 3-4 feet. If you check the box (for precision takeoff) above the green bar that you slide to the right in the app, it goes up about 30 feet and stops. I used the precision takeoff and also the non-precision auto takeoff without issue. I used RTH after using precision takeoff and it landed within about 2 inches of the takeoff point. (This is on iPhone, not sure if app display is same for Android) I found a good video someone did of the precision takeoff/landing.