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  1. J

    Choppy camera footage...

    Hello, I need some advice. I have my Mavic Pro Platinum for quite sometime now, but since the start I only toke mainly pictures and no video(s). I made on my first flights last time, with video turned on the whole time. However the footage (4k, 30FPS) is really choppy. I don't know what's...
  2. S

    This forum made me not buy the Mavic Mini today. Why?

    Hello, First, let me start this thread by saying a big, fat THANK YOU to all the users here. I'm reading mavicpilots for a day now, but, surprise-surprise, this doesn't look like any ordinary forum. The amount of answers and information to all kind of questions, the quick response, the sheer...
  3. R

    Advice Needed, Flying Offshore of the Big Island

    Hi all, I'm planning to do some offshore flying from the Big Island in 2020 and I'm looking for some local knowledge so I can better plan my trip. 1. Are there times of the year that I should avoid flying because of weather/wind? 2. I've read some threads about taking off/landing from boats...
  4. D

    Help find lost Mavic Pro - Flight Log missing final moments

    Hi crew, Looking for some help on how to find my missing DJI Mavic Pro drone. I was out filming at a wedding venue on Saturday, 10th December with my DJI Mavic Pro at a vineyard when my phone lost visual feed with the drone whilst in the air. During these moments the battery quickly depleted...
  5. L

    UPDATE!! READ BELOW!!! Orange County CA - CALLING ALL PILOTS!! 911!!

    Im looking for a friend of mine thats been missing since november 7th. Police haven't been much help and her family is worried she's injured or dead. She has an 8 year old boy at home who just wants his mom. Im trying to get together a bunch of drone pilots with cameras on their drones that are...
  6. K

    Photos didn't save

    Hi all, we have done some surveys during which we have taken photographs but none of them are on SD card and only about 5% is in DJI Go 4 app. The flight logs show that photos were taken but only show a few that were saved as preview. We are quite desperate to get these photos back but don't...
  7. J

    Help needed calibration.

    So I've bought a second hand mavic air. Says to update on dji go 4 app but cant complete. Gyro is red so poor Cant calibrate shows errors please see attached errors. Any help would be appreciated Thanks Justyn
  8. T

    Mavic Pro 2 Crash + Gimbal Overload - Photos + Video

    It "finally" happened. I managed to crash my drone into the only tree the desert had to offer, sideways, full speed. All props went flying in different directions. The heavy Hasselblad camera bent the frame that it holds on impact (wth?). Back at home I managed to repair the damaged frame...
  9. H

    Help- dji mavic pro 2 crashed into 130m building

    Hi guys, I've been flying drone in park and lost signal, alt 120m and distance 2000m. After loosing the signal it tried to return home but then it it crashed onto the building on the way home. Before it crashed the I change the to position mode, should've the sensors stopped it from crashing...
  10. J

    I crashed my mavic 2 pro... camera faces down.

    Everything else on the mavic works fine. The camera stays facing down when off though. I can move it in any direction manually but will center itself facing down. When I turn it on it positions itself normally and works normal. Only when I fly and move it around the camera drifts and faces down...
  11. O

    Looking for drone friendly places around Lake Worth//Lantana for week of 7/7 to 7/12

    Hello everyone! My wife got me a Mavic Air for Christmas but living in Virginia kept me from flying it until the spring. Now I am here in Florida for vacation and want to go fly somewhere. I'm staying at my parent's house near the Lantana Airport and I know I can't fly it here. There are a...
  12. Daemonforce

    locations in and around Dorset

    hi everyone i am looking at getting a dji mavic 2 pro next year, but am worried about places i can fly i would like to video the beach and piers, old harry rock, sandbanks, hengistbury head i know the drones are limited to 400ft which i would never dream of flying that high maybe 120-250 at...
  13. R

    Another crash thread...

    Not too long ago, I crashed my mavic pro. It was about 14 feet up when it got hit by a football and fell to the ground. The battery came out and the propellers were cracked. I thought that was the end of the issues though. Turns out i broke the ribbon cable for the gimbal. I replaced it and the...
  14. M

    Lost control, then 2 seconds later lost connection, on my Mavic Pro what happened ??

    Hi guys, new member but long time pilot here. So I must sadly report my Drone is gone (for now). Due to legal reasons it has a sign with my name and address, but since it droppen into a valley about 400m from my starting position there was no way to get there. I watched a lot of "fly away"...
  15. M

    [SUGGESTIONS] Maiden Flight & First Video

    Hey guys, Took out my drone a few days ago on its very first flight and managed to film some video which I edited directly on the DJI GO 4 app. Here it is: This is my first drone and my first attempt at filming things so I was hoping you experts could give me some tips on how to improve...
  16. Skyler King III

    May I impose on a Mavic 2 Pro "expert" ? Even DJI didn't know "wassup" with this

    I was recently flying my M2P in Tripod mode, VERY SLOWLY going backwards about 1 foot off ground/water/weeds. two of the props touched some raspberry shoots (thing and very strong) I then hear "landing". Since itr was about 1 foot over weeds, it all happened very quickly. I went over to the...
  17. G

    Hyperlapse problems

    Everytime I do a sunset hyperlapse something goes wrong and every couple of seconds the image turns darker, depending on the length of the hyperlapse it can happen a few times per hyperlapse. I will try to upload an example so you can see for yourself and help me fix this. I have all setting on...
  18. S

    Gimble wobbling a lot

    Problem? Gimble Wobbling a lot - before and after take flight Was unit in a crash? No What have you tried so far? See if there is any problem in the gimbal itself, the fitting, and it seems ok, and i calibrated the gimbal on app What device are you using? iPhone 6 What firmware are you...
  19. enodog

    Can anyone tell me what went wrong?

    Hello, I was flying today in very light wind and my drone went crazy at 2 times during the short flight. The flight logs are attached does anyone know what went wrong? Luckily my 4 years of drone experience took over and i was able to land without a scratch but it was scary. -Liam M. (enodog)...
  20. M

    GPS Data Error. DJI support weren’t very supportive.

    Hey legends, I’ve had a doosy of a fortnight trying to get my Mavic Pro back up in the air. I’m on the road now for a while and can’t take to a dji center. I had a crash, repaired the front arm, fixed the gimbal cable and all went well... then I got GPS disconnect, I bought a new GPS module...