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    a safer way to catch your Mavic

    Hmm, my arms are fairly long, and 70cm from my face seems like a pretty reasonable distance to reach out to a motionless drone and encourage it to come lower (not closer). I guess, if your eyes are on stalks or your arms particularly short, it's a valid concern. Certainly not one I share. ;)...
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    a safer way to catch your Mavic

    +1 for hand catching with a quick 90 degree flick of the wrist to shut the motors down. Sure, the drone thinks it's unstable and tries to right itself, and the motors get excited... For an eighth of a second or so. If I were a bettin' man I'd bet this isn't long enough to burn anything out...
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    What Kind of USB Plug?

    There's a lot of confusion about the RC's USB port, here and in other places. It's just a normal Micro USB port (not USB C) that's square on top, instead of tapered. All of my micro USB cables fit the RC without need for an adaptor. As for why they included a USB A->C cable, that's for...