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  1. alpha_dh

    Mavic gimbal error / slowly moving picture, bad horizon

    I have the exacf same issue with mine. It yaws very slowly left and right after I hold it and place it down. I don't know if this is normal, a software malfunction or a hardware malfunction. Once, the camera also jerked mid air, tilted down and I could not control it - I had to land. When I sent...
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    Flying my Mavic indoor using my smartphone was a bad idea. Should I be worried?

    I was actually testing something on the drone. I used my smartphone and as it took off it flew forward, went straight into my curtain (which hopefully absorbed a big part of the shock) and well down on my wooden floor. As a result, I got this dent on top. Can this be repaired, and should I be...
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    Mavic Stress Cracks

    I've seen this happen to a few people. Don't worry, the top part is a thin and cheap plastic part which you can easily have swapped at a DJI dealer. They (from DJI) don't cost much either, you can have a look on eBay if you don't believe me.
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    on cusp of huge decision, appreciate your wisdom

    If you are into phones, customisation and lots of features, some that you will use and others that you won't, at the cost of complexity and instability of software (as the DJI app crashes on some Android phones), go for Android. Android/ the S8 also has more apps from third party developers for...
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    Can a lightning storm interfere with the Mavic Pro's compass and IMU?

    Yesterday evening, I was flying my Mavic above my garden. It was behaving very weirdly and I had a compass warning for strong interference before flight. I often fly in the same place but this never happened before. I recalibrated compass and IMU. Compass calibration was successful after a some...
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    What has been improved in the RTH function after the update on the 5th of April?

    I think that it depends on where you take off. If you take off from solid concrete or a large area of grass without patterns, the visual sensors will not be 100% accurate.
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    RTH saved me, lesson for all.

    Thank you for sharing with us. Indeed, I would not trust an App which is very prone to bugs, even if I use IOS. I'd rather rely on the good ol' controller.
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    What has been improved in the RTH function after the update on the 5th of April?

    "Optimized the RTH function", as I quote from the release notes of update v 01.03.0550 for the Mavic Pro. Could somebody please provide more details on what has been optimised for the return to home function? I know that the RTH feature was not always precise. I wonder if they improved how...