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I don't know how to revive them if they're totally dead. My Mavic 2 batteries are coming up on 6 years old and work perfectly. I've always kept them charged at 50 to 60% when not in use and charge them to 100% when I'm going to use it. Mine have no swelling whatsoever and last close to 30...

If these LiPO's get any kind hole in them (even a pinhole) they go crazy, so a leak is pretty muchoutofthequestion. They normally just puff up as they deteriorate. So my guess would be sticker residue. Clean it off with some Goo-Gone or mineral spirits. Charge them up & fly. Remember to store...

Are we great yet?

I've never got an android RID app to pickup anything and I've been right near folks flying. As long you updated everything and your settings show an RID serial number & RID enabled, you're good to go. You took all the steps to comply with current rules.

Ok, you try to get a permit to fly in a national park and let me know how that works. The only thing that help is they fired everyone and you have a less chance of getting caught.

There's many areas in the US where you can't fly as well. Usually state and federal parks, stadiums, and so on not to mention wherever anybody sticks a sign up. Usually when traveling in any country those are the tourist sites you go to. They don't just take the tour group out in countryside. So...

You could rent a manlift, but they aren't cheap and you'd need a tall one. Although even a 50 ft one would probably get you close enough to be able to knock it down or lasso it in some manner. However, rental cost would probably be about $250 for 4hrs.

As others have said, just download it directly from the DJI website. Then go to your downloads folder and install it directly from there onto your device.

Care/refresh to me is for new folks to droning who don't fully know what they're doing. After three years I would think you'd pretty much know what you're doing and know how to keep yourself out of trouble. Things like where to fly, setup procedures, wait for GPS confirmation, RTH set properly...

Looks like the seller is out of South Holland, Illinois and has posted a quite a few items. I've always had good luck buying on ebay and have found very safe. Make sure any communication you have is done directly through ebay, so everything has a trail on their system. If the person wants to...

That's the back button to backup screen or back out of the program. Joysticks diagonally in & down to start motors, then forward on the left stick to takeoff.

I think that's the one he's talking about and as far as I know there's no "takeoff" button. I'm not home right now to look, but I believe that's an RM-500 controller. Also known as the original smart controller. There's just a RTH, back, and pause button.

I have always used the joysticks in & to the bottom. I didn't even know there was "takeoff" button. I know there's a "return to home" button, but never saw the takeoff button.

Gee, I don't know Ken. You'll have to try it and see how you do.

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