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Currently have a Mavic Mini that I've had since it was released. Fly it all the time and love it. Video quality, while great at first glance, has left me wanting more lately. I'm also finding myself in situation more and more where I'm in environments where wind is a little over 16mph and I...

That was my first thought as well. She sadly doesn't have an SD card reader and I'm not located in the same city as her.. just trying to help from afar.

My friend found a missing Mavic Mini a week or two ago in Chicago. Apparently was dead in a bush. She waited and came back at night to see if it was still there. I don't know a lot of details. Near Tom Ping Memorial Park. She didn't know what to do but reached out to me so I figured I'd try...

Ah, I mean the protection plan insurance. Good to know though about the actual warranty. I'll reach out to DJI today. Thanks! Good advice all around. It definitely is a major weak spot on an otherwise amazing piece of gear.

The silver sheathing piece of metal on the USB port of the controller seems to have broken.. no idea how. I'm very careful with each piece of this wonder drone. I can charge controller if some upward pressure is applied to cable, otherwise it disconnects. The cable between the phone and the...

Is there any downfall to covering sensors / how does one do this? Thanks!

I don't have the logs with me, but I experienced a similar phenomenon the other day. I was flying over the ocean, winds were very low according to app at my altitude (experienced no high wind warnings indicating gusts either). I was 200 ft off the ground. Did a fly out over the ocean and...

For the drone pilot or the goose that got too close ?

New drone owner. Spent the past month flying around in fields and reading these forums. Really enjoying the Mavic Mini. I've learned to always make sure a home point is set, use UAV Forecast.. never fly high if ground wind is 10 mph or above. We've had some very calm days in terms of wind...