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Recent content by Nick jowett

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    Lost drone trying to RTH - 'max power load reached' issue

    Thanks. Fingers crossed the latest firmware has fixed the issue. New mini just arrived so will make sure it's all up to date before taking it out.
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    Lost drone trying to RTH - 'max power load reached' issue

    DJI have now analysed the data from my flight where the mini displayed max powerload reached and then just decided to land in the sea. Their response...… "According to the data analysis, the flight accident was due to a possible propulsion issue, which caused that the aircraft lost altitude...
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    Lost drone trying to RTH - 'max power load reached' issue

    Im sure the mini has its limitations however when mine decided to land in the sea after giving the max power load reached warning the wind speed recorded on the airdata.com log for the flight was only 8.4 mph less than half the figure given by dji. The forecast for the day was actually 4 to 6...
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    Lost drone trying to RTH - 'max power load reached' issue

    Hi. ive probably confused this by adding to your original post SecureHttp as I think the 86 charges was about my log. Although my answer would be the same i cant see any way it would have been charged 86 times. ive been out maybe 8 to 10 times and then charge the batteries up before going out again
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    Lost drone trying to RTH - 'max power load reached' issue

    Here is the data for my final flight before the mini decided to ditch in the sea. Will I get another you asked SecureHttp, after this event, yours and several others reported on the dji forum this weekend with the same thing happening I will take some convincing that they are safe in the air.
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    Lost drone trying to RTH - 'max power load reached' issue

    Hi same thing happened to me today my mavic mini just started to descend without warning or trying to RTH I was less than 200 metres away so saw it all happening on the screen. Sadly I was over the sea so just watched in horror as the sea got closer and closer and then blank. Looking at the...