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    Trying to recover flight data from a crash... please help!

    Hello all, Unfortunately last week I crashed my Mavic 2 Pro. The short story is, I was flying very low to the water on this beach, near some trees as well. Now, this spot was only 1km from the Home Point but I kept having signal issues (really only had 1 bar to manage for taking pics and vids)...
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    Homepoint change

    First time flying in the desert and near a mountain. I was flying over the desert at Sycamore Creek a couple days ago. I was about 300 feet above my truck following a mountain ridge. I had my range limit set about 4000 feet away. All of a sudden my home point changed and I didn't realize...
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    Blown battery, landed in water - help with diagnostics

    Hello everyone, 2 days ago my mini 1 crashed into the sea. I was flying in line of sight some 50m from the shore when it suddenly dropped straight into the sea. I managed to recover the drone at a depth of 10-12m and is structurally OK, but the electronics might be gone. I opened the drone...
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    Air 2S gimbal stuck

    I had a slow sideways crash at 5 feet. After witch the gimbal is getting stuck when I pan down to 68 degrees. Once there it becomes overloaded and is stuck. It will then jump to 30ish degrees until finally resting to zero. I have normal movement from +24 to -68. It appears to reach 90 degrees in...
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    1 Month old mini 3 pro RTH landed itself on ankle deep sea water. Help needed!

    On Sunday Morning, I brought my 1 month old Mini 3 Pro to nearby beach to take video of a resort there. Then nightmare happened when after i decided to update my home point to RC, it somehow updated the home point on the sea. Not realizing that, when the battery is low, I tried to control it...
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    DJI Mini 2 Crash and gimbal now shakes

    So the inevitable happened to me last week and I crashed my drone breaking my dji mini 2 arm and my gimbal has started shaking up and down which is the more pressing issue for me. DJI fly will not let it recalibrate and I cannot rotate up or down. I contacted DJI support, but they were very...
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    Mini 3 Atti mode crash - is this clearly user error or potentially a malfunction?

    Hey everyone, My drone took off from an almost identical flight 20 off minutes earlier and wouldn't increase altitude or stop drifting forward due to GPS issues. This resulted in a crash. The response from DJI was as follows: 1. The aircraft worked under ATTI mode after it took off. 2...
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    Broken Mini 2 after crashing in to tree....and then down! Repairable?

    Hi all. I did a Dronie and miscalculated where it was headed and crashed in to a 40ft high tree. Thanks to the Find My Drone, I found it, could hear the beeps but couldn't see it. Minutes later, torrential rain and thunderstorm. I went back 24 hours later to see that it has blown to the floor...
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    DJI software bug surrounding authorised boundaries caused me to lose my drone to the sea

    I'm going to save myself time and link to the reddit thread. I'm hoping some of you can help me out by reading the log and telling me if I have an argument here for a replacement. For ease, the log can be found here: https://www.phantomhelp.com/logviewer/27TN7YSF5GEJ6ND6RD1X I also...
  10. Yaros

    Minor crash - change propellers or not?

    Today I took off partially under a tree and then flew right into the tree, the drone got stuck, I retrieved it back and flew it one time, it flew okay after that. However, after checking the propellers, they are fine except that the paint is missing in some parts of the propeller. Should I...
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    Mavic 2 zoom flyaway and crash seconds after take-off

    Hi all I have included the flight log for the info but last night I set up to fly my drone in Newcastle. I had 11 - 12 locked gps' and the home point was recorded. I did a compass calibration right before it too. I took off, and flew forwards towards the river then as I let go of the sticks...
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    Mini 2 Crash, what to do now?

    Hi, Today I crashed my mini 2 whilst flying through a hollow tower. The gimbal has come off and the cable has broken, the camera itself looks okay. The back right arm is also broken. The main casing as has a crack and a chip. (See pictures) I do not have DJI cover. What do you think my best...
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    Mavic Air 2 Crashed!

    Good day Pilots! So I crashed my mavic air 2 yesterday. Flying reverse in to the wall. Luckily I found it after extensive search. This is the damage: - Camera is still dangling on the working cable, and it works. - gimbal is broken and the cable is ripped from one motor. There are some...
  14. basejumper

    Lost my Air to the river...couple of questions

    Had my Mavic Air for a few years, use it a lot, its been good. I foolishly was in sport mode getting low to the water for a nice shot along the river while on the edge of the river in my boat, I then had a brain fart. The angle of attack changes massively when in full speed using sport mode, and...
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    Mini 2 crashes into the Singapore river during night flight. Crash analysis request from amateur.

    1 week new mini 2 drone pilot, and absolutely loving the experience. Flying daily over land had been comfortable thus far. Overexcitedly flew the mini 2 over a large body of water Marina bay during evening time- with no issues. Tried once more at night time resulting in a crash. Wind: low...
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    Oops after overlooking a Litchi mission planning detail

    I'd planned a 6-minute circuit to get video of a friend's cottage nestled in trees near a frozen lake. All looked well, with the elevation of the waypoints over the forested area set to 45m (~150ft), so well above even the tallest pine trees. Just to be sure though, before starting the mission...
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    Damage free collisions

    https://www.newscientist.com/article/2311589-collision-dodging-drones-can-navigate-tight-spaces-without-crashing/?utm_source=nsday&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NSDAY_100322 Judging from the huge number of crashes reported on these forums this looks like a great drone for many of us . For...
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    Mavic 2 pro - water crash

    Hi, first post. So I was out flying my mavic 2 pro on Saturday, when it hit a tree and backflipped into some water. It was only submerged for 3 seconds and when i got it out I turned it straight off and removed the battery. Nothing seemed to have stopped working at the time. Straight away i...
  19. Yaros

    Video of my Mavic Air 2 Crash - lesson learned

    Yes, it happened. I crashed my Mavic Air 2 after having it for 7 months. Unexpected crash, totally pilot error. My drone will be replaced by DJI, as I have Care Refresh, so that's good news. I learned from this that you need to look carefully both sides before orbiting an object, or flying...
  20. RobbieRocker

    Crashed my DJI FPV into the snow just to try something

    Hello everybody. Just to share my experience with the snow here. I was flying in N mode. I did not like the M mode. Still not flying with that or rarely let's say. During the snow time we had good recordings/shooting. Here's how I crashed it into the snow : The drone stopped itself...