Recent content by nieto

I have a Mavic Air and use an iPhone 7 to fly it. I really like having flight logs going way back that I sometimes review where I flew and all the flight controls and adjustments. And of course having the exact gps details is also fantastic. I am considering changing phones (probably larger)...

This did not make much sense to me in how you wrote this. I understood some references to gps and imu but that is about it. Sorry.

Thank you for the clarifications. I won't worry about it then. Maybe that is why DJI is not supplying an easy way to discharge the batteries. They only warn about having them fully charged for a long period of time so they automatically discharge, after 10 days if I can recall.

Good point. And they also ship with the extra batteries in the fly more package. However, they are pretty much discharged and in hibernation mode. So is the issue we need to worry about is to discharge them? This is a great pain is you do what some (and maybe DJI) recommend which is to run...

I am planning on doing some airline traveling with my Mavic Air and have the Fly More bag which has the three compartments for the extra batteries. I purchased an extra battery so I have four total. Has anyone come across lipo protection for the Mavic Air batteries that will work with the Fly...

I sometimes see three levels of lines. Is this the MA's attempt to generate a profile of items at a depth/distance, because sometimes I see one level, other times two or three? One of the previous comments quoted the manual and said orange are obstacles in the detection range. So I guess...

I think the Mavic Air Obstacle Detection Status on the DJI Go 4 App is pretty cool but can someone help explain how to read the information? The status gives a distance, but is that to the closest object in that direction? I see multiple colors. The manual said "Red bars ... when obstacles are...

Yeah, I did ask for a lot of general information. But for example, what encompasses the IMU and how does it work? What sensors does it use to perform its functions? Also, when the term flight controller is used, what components does that include?

I am impressed with the avionics of the Mavic Air. I know it varies from DJI drone to drone but I am intrigued by the MA, maybe because I am a bit techie and the MA is my first drone. Can some of you give a description of what you know about the Mavic Air design? For example, I know there is an...

Just curious. If you hand-catch 100% of the time, do you usually do ground take-offs?

Sounds like the consensus is that flipping the MA is ok and also catching it is fine. I have never tried catching it but have been concerned I would catch a prop on a finger. I have also seen some YouTube videos show the MA rev up when caught like it does not know what is going on and is...

When flying in sports mode, the radar view shows the power level during flight. How do I know how much power is being drawn in P mode? (It would be nice if the power level was shown in both modes) While on this subject, does anyone know what is the most efficient speed to fly to increase...

Over the last year as I have watched many Mavic Air reviews, demos, or other YouTube videos, I have seen a number of people land the MA onto their hand and then shut it down by a quick flip. I figure the MA safety features took over to turn off the props, maybe thinking the aircraft had...

Great info. Besides the calculations suggested, it looks like I just make sure the Mavic on the ground during setup has the same lighting that it will have in the air taking photos/video. I was just concerned that I had to fly first and take readings then bring the MA down to add the filter...

File numbering for my Mavic Air photo and videos have 4 decimal digits but they are wrapping after three. For example, they go DJI_0998, DJI_0999, DJI_0000, DJ_0001. In my opinion, if they bother to use 4 digits in the created names, they should go DJI_0998, DJI_0999, DJI_1000, DJI_1001. Has...