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    Mavic pro stuck 75 foot up in a tree!

    This is what I used to get my drone down from a 40ft tree. I shot the fishing line above the drone and then use it to thread a heavier line through the branches so I could shake the drone loose. Fun project which worked perfectly and I wish I had this device years ago when I was falling trees...
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    Scottsdale & Fountain Hills Locations

    Two years ago I was winteringing in Mesa, AZ and I spoke with the Scottsdale Park District about flying my MP. They had bans in the McDowell Sonoran Reserve and a few more parks but all of the other parks were open to drones (pending FAA restrictions). I flew in Montana Rio Park next to...
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    Travel prep

    No problem on the return flight from Cancun Airport. I did not have to remove the Mavic Pro or accessories (including batteries) from my carry on suitcase. It was easier clearing the airport in Mexico than it was in the USA, but I understand and appreciate the precautions. I flew the MP along...
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    Travel prep

    I’m in Cancun, MX as I write this post....I took the MP with 3 fully charged batteries through TSA at Chicago O’Hare Airport. I had rubber caps in place and used LiPo bags as an extra measure but just went through the regular X-ray scan. I did have to take the electronics out of the back pack...
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    New drone retrieval method

    I had a cheap practice drone that I flew before the Mavic Pro and it found a home in a tree 75’ off the ground. I went on YouTube and found the video below. I made the same device and rescued the drone without damage. You are basically shaking the drone out of the tree with the knowledge that...
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    Speed error

    No...my truck was parked several spaces away....There were cars in the parking lot, but none were close when the incident occurred.
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    Speed error

    Thanks again....I think you are right in your assessment. I was definitely in the panic mode when it started to drift. I’m going to look at the actual video and see if it matches the flight data evidence. My recall is that I did not have any forward movement, but I may have been into the...
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    Speed error

    laurens23...thanks for the input. The MP was in auto land when it started moving to the right. It was not a drift but a pretty fast movement. I tried to go forward to miss the tree, but I was definitely in the panic mode at that point. Here is a video clip from the Flight Record. It shows...
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    Speed error

    I got a speed error message while in the process of an Auto Land. The MP suddenly moved sideways into a tree. This was not drift, but a semi-fast movement. I sustained prop damage and had to clean the dust from the motors and gimbal. I'm going to recalibrate everything as if I'm starting...
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    Huwei XT2 Ascend / Elate Setup?

    Another try on that link: <a href="$49 Huawei Ascend XT2 aka Wunderphone = THE best Mavic screen EVER">$49 Huawei Ascend XT2 aka Wunderphone = THE best Mavic screen EVER</a>
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    Huwei XT2 Ascend / Elate Setup?

    I was able to move my MP and my Remote Control (RC) from v01.03.0550 to 01.03.0700. I picked this version (0700) because it seems to be the most stable version based on comments from the forum and I really didn’t need any of the extra features/restrictions added to later versions. Check out the...
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    Huwei XT2 Ascend / Elate Setup?

    msingert's Android setup is a very detailed document. I posted some info under the original thread $49 Huawei Ascend XT2 aka Wunderphone = THE best Mavic screen EVER I posted some info on setting up the HUAWEI but msinger's did a better job with more detail. I did have some instructions on...
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    Mavic Pro Flyaway

    Agreed and I think the message was well stated in 4 pages of threads until it started to look like this: Mavic Mistake Penalty.mp4
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    Mavic Pro Flyaway

    Atta Boy drakkor....that’s what I’m talking about. People helping people.
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    Mavic Pro Flyaway

    For what it is worth - I made a mistake in life.....as a matter of fact I make many each day. I really appreciate the effort and fellowship that is poured into this forum and I have learned much more than I could on my own. Thanks to droneguy91 for sharing his painful experience with us. I...