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    Mavic Air 4kms out - Almost lost her

    Does it quit on startup? That happened once to me and unisntall and reinstall solved the issue. If it breaks when loading the video or trying to generate the video, make sure that your video is 1080p or less and has audio, also make sure you installed the Visual C++ extensions. That fixed it...
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    Mavic Air 4kms out - Almost lost her

    No I didn’t use sport mode, I guess I thought is not the most battery efficient mode. I did had full forward stick on my way back, it actually increases the rth speed. I will test again, this time with a diaper on... The software is dashware.net, a now free piece of sw. google...
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    Mavic Air 4kms out - Almost lost her

    Sorry for your loss. I think I got lucky.
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    Mavic Air 4kms out - Almost lost her

    At first I was a little worried of doing it myself but I bit the bullet and did it. Not that bad, but everything is packed really tight. The thing I struggled the most was getting the stock antennas out, I broke one. Anyway I am not returning the RC to stock.
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    Mavic Air 4kms out - Almost lost her

    Now I know how much is in the reserve tank...;)
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    Mavic Air 4kms out - Almost lost her

    I would like to share the video of my experience that day...I am not doing this again.
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    Travelling Abroad with Mavic to Mexico

    I live in Mexico City and been flying for the past three years. Same FAA regulations (120m, LOS, don't fly over crowds, etc). The only forbidden places to fly are the archeological sites. Other than than, happy flying. Cheers, Jorge
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    Landing Mavic pro on boat netting with propeller guards

    Mavic bit me like a bat out of ****...guess it was my fault Since that day A butcher glove (no kidding) is in use when I do hand catch/release. I can get hit, but will not get cut. Risky business anyway.
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    Travelling Abroad with Mavic to Mexico

    I am a Mexico national and have traveled in and out of the country with the mavic and two additional batteries on my backpack as carry on on the cabin. Never had a problem (although my trips are always on Mexican airlines). Regarding rules, the current regulation (not very well known) is fairly...
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    Hand catch question

    Just be careful, this happened to me while in Los Cabos. Mavic bit me like a bat out of ****...guess it was my fault
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    RTH didn't worked and Mavic is lost

    Hello Cesar, I too live in Mexico City and flew around that area one week before your flight. My flight path and my take of point were a bit different. I was standing on Reforma but I will say a 150m-200m west of your location. That day the Mavic lost GPS lock and the app asked me to turn on...
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    Do you think the Mavic is powerful enough to cut a finger?

    Mavic bit me like a bat out of ****...guess it was my fault
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    Mavic bit me like a bat out of hell...guess it was my fault

    Yeah I know, but this happened at launch and the MP was pointing away from me.
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    Mavic bit me like a bat out of hell...guess it was my fault

    Thanks everyone that jumped in. It wasn't in sport mode. I tend to agree with what JLane wrote, the boat movements scared the Mavic. Mfarris2: Thanks for the recommendation of butcher gloves, believe me or not, I aready tought on that. Finally to all those concerned, finger almost mended...
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    How to Exceed Max Altitude for Mountain Flying?

    With a Vacuum chamber to fool the barometric sensor on the drone. This was a Phantom 3, but should be similar on a Mavic.