Recent content by rumitcu

Agreed. I had the exact same observation and posted it in this thread: https://mavicpilots.com/threads/mm-folded-rear-prop-bending-per-dji-instructions.86203/ Despite asking people to try this themselves to see the effect on their own, people basically responded saying that the props were being...

Fantastic! Just curious, how much time (hours, days, etc.) did you spend filming? And did you have your locations scouted ahead of time with story boards for your shots including time of day?

I live in Boulder at 6800' and the warning is always on for me too. Personally, I find that it doesn't add much value after take-off, but it takes up valuable space on the screen, so I wish that it was not shown shortly after take-off.

Here is an example of a pre-release unit that appears to be experiencing the typical uncommanded descents (jump to 4:10): . According to the YouTuber, DJI was made aware of the issue, came out to try to understand the cause and claimed it would be fixed in the production units due to...

Thanks for the feedback. I think you might be the first person who understood the intent of my original post. It's interesting to note that you didn't notice much pressure when nesting the rear props together until you replaced the left-rear blades. When I noticed the interference/bending, it...

Looking forward to the additional analysis and any testing you do with the new firmware. On behalf of all the Mini owners who have experienced uncommanded descents, thank you for performing this testing and sharing the results.

Great to hear in addition just hearing problems (from folks like me). Which prop holders did you get?

How do you know that? To date, I don't think anyone has been able to intentionally produce the effect by storage. And if the props are becoming damaged simply by following DJI's own instructions, that is a huge issue.

Sorry to beat a dead horse, but even when the Mavic Mini rear props are folded per DJI's instructions to fit in the Fly More case, they get bent which could be a contributor to the uncommanded descent issues that many of us have been having. Here is how DJI's instructions in the case say to...

Hi Robert, Yes, I looked at the flight logs in AirData initially before sending back to DJI. And then after I got the drone back, I learned how to download the files from my phone and plot the data using CsvView as described in the post I linked to. The post includes a plot that shows the...

Hi Robert, I experienced uncommanded descents (see More Mavic Mini Uncommanded Descents) and based on other's experiences, I contacted DJI who asked me to send the drone in for warranty service. Note that my drone was not damaged by the descents (despite the fact that it bounced off my driveway...

@sar104, that's a good hypothesis. If you're considering structural instabilities, the torsional flexibility of the arms definitely needs to be considered also. When the Mini first came out, one of the most common critiques (for better or worse) was how flimsy the arms are. Perhaps there is some...

I also just plotted some data from the .txt file from one of my uncontrolled descents, and it's clear that the aircraft is falling from the sky even when full throttle is being applied. What I don't understand is that even if prop guards were installed (payload mode enabled), why would DJI...

Thank you, both! Per @sar104's suggestion, I downloaded a 64-bit version of Java from Java Downloads for All Operating Systems and CsvView started up nominally. Once it started, I was able to confirm that I could open the .DAT file from DJI Fly app and begin to analyze the data. @BudWalker, the...

Got my Mavic Mini back from DJI, did a quick test flight with no issues (per AirData notifications), and was able to download 2020-04-08_13-01-35_FLY045.DAT, so now I can at least download the .DAT files. Per Flight log retrieval and analysis guide, I downloaded CsvView to be able to examine...