Recent content by jamesfrankham

Just to close this off, after a month of hounding, DJI engineers found the problem in firmware where it checked the location. The fixed the bug, released a beta version to my account only, and the firmware upgrade went through without a hitch. I expect it affected anyone attempting to update...

It won't fly It won't fly without the update, says "Unable to fly" and won't take off. It also won't update.

My drone is "Unable to fly" without a FlySafe database update, and FlySafe won't update—not on the controller nor DJI Assistant. Just stops at 40% and says Update Failed. The drone is brand new. I've tried for three weeks in five different locations, over wifi and mobile broadband... same...

My brand new Mavic 3 Pro requires a FlySafe database, and won't update, and won't fly without being updated. DJI say "there is no solution currently and the issue has a close relationship with the latitude and longitude"... So there are some places where FlySafe will brick your drone, even if...

Ten days later, DJI says "we got feedback from our engineer that there is no solution currently and the issue has a close relationship with the latitude and longitude". My new drone is bricked because it won't update in any location I have tried it in, on any connection. Is there any way to...

I have an RC controller. I followed your suspicion and formatted cards on both controller and drone. Same deal—Update Failed. Though the drone has never flown, is there anything that should be reset? The controller was from the previous MM3P, but paired with this one—anything to try there...

DJI replaced my Mini3-Pro due to constant lens fogging. I have a brand new drone, never flown—and maybe never will—because it says "Unable to take-off" due to a requirement to update the FlySafe database... but it won't update no matter what I try. Using the controller it happily downloads the...

I have done a lot of launching and landing from boats at sea. It can be done safely and effectively but needs a lot of practice and depends entirely on conditions. Basically it’s a fully manual proposition—you can’t use home point and you’re active on the sticks the moment after lift off...

So no way to turn off downward sensors?

Other than black tape, is it possible to disable the downward sensors in DJI Fly for Mavic Mini? Or should I use DJI Go for these flights?

I have been necessarily hand-catching drones on vessels at sea since 2016. It is challenging but very much possible. Hundreds of successful take-offs and landings. On every drone so far, however, we have been able to disable landing protection and other features that allow the drone to...

I have a Mavic Mini for launching and retrieving from a boat. While underway, or even at anchor, the position of the vessel is changing constantly, making most features—like auto-landing, auto take-off etc—redundant or very dangerous. It would be easier if I could turn off Landing Protection...