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    Air 2 hand catching observation....

    This is correct, it did not collide with anything, it actually flipped forward on it's own when I released the aircraft. What is odd is that I haven't been able to reproduce the problem, however I was in another location than where I was when this happened. I don't want to do it again in the...
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    Air 2 hand catching observation....

    This is essentially what happened to me when I grabbed it, it really really was fighting to stay stationary, and I mean it really got mean. That's when I thought what would happen if it "slipped" from someone's grip when it was doing that. That's when I let it go and it shot 8-10' forward...
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    Air 2 hand catching observation....

    It was in hover. I'm mainly trying to point out the rebound seems excessive.
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    Air 2 hand catching observation....

    No problem, this was more of a reporting for people to understand. Many people do palm land their drone, but I have had some times where I need to get positive control of the craft without the delay in the drone go into landing mode. When gaining positive control of the craft, the craft will...
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    Air 2 hand catching observation....

    I've talked to DJI about it and had someone call me. They want me to do some testing and review of a few things, as the 8-10' rebound forward doesn't appear to be what it's suppose to do.
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    Air 2 hand catching observation....

    This particular time I got positive control of the aircraft before turning off the motors and that's when I noticed that it seemed to pull harder against it than expected and I experienced with other drones. That's where I started testing different things and noticed what seemed as a severe...
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    Air 2 hand catching observation....

    Some did and some didn't. I will say that I was off to the side of the aircraft and nothing was in front or behind it.
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    Air 2 hand catching observation....

    I completely understand how and why, but hand catching other drones I never noticed them pull this hard. That's why I tested the different directions. If pulling the aircraft in other directions would have resulted in the same 8-10' rebound, that would be one thing, but it only rebounds that...
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    Air 2 hand catching observation....

    Just got my MA2 the other day, and last night I hand caught it a couple of times, but I noticed something when I did it. I noticed that it pulled really hard against my hand, so I tested a few things, mainly it trying to keep the same hover location. When I pulled it down and let go it did fly...
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