Recent content by Collyde

Ok. That explains why my battery inside the drone was discharged after about a week of storage.

Went for a 5 min flight yesterday - still full of trepidation. But the Mini seemed to perform normally. Looks like I do not have to turn it in for service. However, the battery that took the bath is toast. Unable to recharge with the DJI and other high output power supplies. Does anybody have...

How to you open the dat file and read it.

Got rid of the error by replacing the rear props. But I still do not trust this. In my short test flight I had one instance where it started to initiate landing again. I pushed it forward and it responded. I was able to bring it down where I wanted (not the pool.) Got the only DJI Assistant app...

Could a slight roughness on some of the propellor edges cause imbalances and the "rotating too fast" error?

Looks like it took more serious damage. I tried to fly it today in great conditions and got a warning that the propellors were rotating too fast. Land immediately. The second battery was also dead. Will contact support tomorrow.

So far it looks like the Mini survived. Took it for a short flight. Still have to pull the logs. The battery is not charging any more, but I have two more. Have to call support to see, whether it is covered in their Care program.

Most of the time it will go down in water under power and drop rapidly. Mine survived a dip in the pool after fishing it from the bottom in less than 30sec. Lights were still flashing but i quickly pulled the battery and blew the water out including the motors. Air dried a day later it appears...

Yes, that is the case. I am normally careful with propellor folding. I do suspect an uncontrolled emergency descend in an unfortunate location. It was still functional when I pulled it from the short submersion but I immediately pulled the battery, dried it, I blew out the motors etc. Today I...

It's in its case under my desk.

Nope, no RTH. It had only been flying for <5min. Battery was not an issue. I just had a bad feeling.

Hadn't flown for a while. Decide to do a little fly from the deck with the safety cages on. Checked battery etc., FW levels, all up to date. Flew up to about 100, 120 ft. up and and cruised a little in a 50 ft radius - not far. It seemed a little sluggish and I could see the breeze (about...

Has anybody observed a battery update with the latest FW?

Beautiful sunset. I rush for a quick flight for images from the Santa Cruz Mountains. But getting everything set up takes a few minutes. Getting somewhat dark, but we lift off smoothly past the dangerous sculptures on our deck, my wife does metal sculptures - beautiful but they are drone traps...

That is if you care what other people think! ? I prefer the giggles of nephews and maybe grandkids in the future!