Recent content by slowjohnny

Just wanted to follow up. I did replace the SD card with a U3 rated card and the problem went away instantly, so thank you for the advice. Recent trip to Cozumel, this video is from my Mavic Pro. It was MUCH too windy to try the Mini but I have flown the Mini at home with the new card and...

Yes, I believe you are correct on the U1 rating. I have a couple of U3 SD cards on the way, will provide a follow up post. Thank you

Hey folks, have been a member for quite a while but basically in stealth mode :) as I read a lot but don't post very much. I am an active Mavic flyer and actually have been involved in R/C for over 30 years. Anyway, I was hesitant about the mini (I do have the original Mavic and the Mavic Air)...

+1 for Carnival as well. I took my MP to Mexico last year and talked to Carnival before we went. It was no problem bring it on the ship but they were clear about no flying while on the ship. Some ports have very visible "NO DRONE" signs posted but once you get out of the port area there are...

Our local Best Buy (Texas) has a ton of Mavics in stock, probably 15 or so. Really surprised me right after Christmas, I would have thought they would be sold out.

I use an IPad Air 2 and am happy with it. I tried to use an IPad mini 2 and the video was really choppy. I like the idea of a $100 Dragon noted above but am not familiar with it. I started off using my phone, an iPhone 6+ and while convenient I just couldn’t see it well enough to be useful...

I would be cautions of hand launching and especially hand recovering the mavic from a moving object like a boat, I would be afraid of the boat surging up and getting hands, head, etc. into the props. I do understand what you are saying though, I don’t think I’d do that... to the OP... a...

Folks, want to give a big THANK YOU to everyone for helping analyze the data and determine what happened to my friend’s Mavic. We got it sent back to DJI and they are replacing/repairing (not sure which) his Mavic. Good on DJI, their directions for return were clear and direct and they...

SAR - yes, good point but not being there when it happened I can't answer that. I did look at the flight record and saw some stick inputs (pulled back on pitch) for a brief moment but you are right, basically neutral sticks. Will send it back and see what DJI does, will be interesting. At...

Bud - thanks for weighing in. I wasn't there but understand that no external equipment was used, setup was stock and the same as previous flights. Additionally I don't know of any warnings before the flight although there was a compass error during the flight as previously stated. He did tell...

SAR - thank you very much for the analysis. I'll share this with my friend and get the Mavic packed up to send back to DJI. Your help is very much appreciated!

OK, thanks all. I've updated the links again with the 2 records that were near the time he gave me, hopefully one of these will be the right flight. If you look at the flight above, the flight in question basically went from "H" to "A" where it went crazy then basically flew north and crashed...

Good to know, how can I find the right file, there are literately dozens here... :) I'll try another shortly... OK, replaced link in the first message. I hope that is the right file...

Wide open field, at our R/C field, we fly everything there for many, many years. He was a few hundred feet from power lines and a barbed wire fence but they typically haven't been a problem.

A buddy of mine new to the Mavic world had his go crazy the other day and crashed into a tree. Flight was about 2 minutes long and he was hovering a few hundred feet away when he got a compass error then it took off and he had no control over it at all. I "think" I've figured out the .dat file...