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  1. I

    Mavic Air approaching obstacle

    Fellow Pilots I own Mavic Air 1 that I fly very occasionally, and I have noticed a strange behaviour of my drone. Although the default obstacle avoidance options are ON, the drone has a tendency to approach obstacles when closeby. When that happens, I am unable to use the controller to...
    • igo4
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    • Forum: General Discussions
  2. sboppart

    Has anyone found a way to disable obstacle avoidance?

    I've been flying my Mavic Mini for a few weeks now and am yet to find a way to turn off the bottom obstacle avoidance. Any tips would be great! Thanks in advance.
    • sboppart
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    • help help me please mavic mini obstacle avoidance obstacle avoidance sensors
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Mini 1
  3. M

    Times obstacle avoidance has failed you?

    Obstacle Avoidance (Mavic Air) has saved me so many times, I have never crashed it due to this feature. But I have had some EXTREMELY close calls with obstacle avoidance, to the point I wondered if it was on! Have you had some close calls or has it ever failed?
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    • mavic mavic air obstacle obstacle avoidance obstacle avoidance sensors
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: General Discussions
  4. Ian in London

    How to disable OA sensors and fly in strong winds

    Hi all There was a lot of discussiona few weeks ago on how the Air and Pro differ significantly flying in strong winds when not in Sports Mode. The Obstacle Avoidance Sensors play a key part in this; the AIR auto-disables them allowing a steeper pitch to continue at speed, whilst the PRO...