Ping^Spike
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Up to this point the supplier was happy for me to put the size comparison photos online. But, after the weigh in they asked that I didn’t mention their company
Must have been Drones Direct then ?
Up to this point the supplier was happy for me to put the size comparison photos online. But, after the weigh in they asked that I didn’t mention their company
Obviously everyone will have to weigh their own before they fly... if they're planning on taking advantage of any sub 250g regs they might fly under.
In the U.S., since the drone is exempt from FAA registration, you also are not required to submit to an LEO demand for proof of FAA pilot registration, nor proof of labelling the drone with your FAA pilot number. You merely state it is an exempt Mavic Mini toy drone weighing 249g, and they then have no legal basis to continue that line of inquiry. Doesn't mean they won't still continue to inquire on some other basis, but the FAA perceived threat from under 250g is so minimal, that they will likely leave, to address more important threats elsewhere, where they do have jurisdiction. ID is also not required to fly the Mavic Mini, so you can legally decline to provide any, and decline to give them access to the Mini without a search warrant. Unless they detain you on some other basis, or arrest you, you are free to go with your Mini without providing any ID. Be polite. Be respectful. Don't argue. It's not a panacea, but it does give you more rights in the U.S..Please help me as I don't see what the big deal is for weighing only 249. You get one thing save $5 reg feet you still have to follow the FAA hobbyist rules.
im not sure if you guys are joking or not.And since heat (of the motors) rises, that will help it weigh less too!
'Tis true!im not sure if you guys are joking or not.
but...
heating an object will increase its weight.
but we are talking on a nano scale
Please help me as I don't see what the big deal is for weighing only 249. You get one thing save $5 reg feet you still have to follow the FAA hobbyist rules.
This is an international forum so not everyone is in the US. So, the weight advantage varies from one country to the next.
As the OP, I’m in the UK. If you fail to register your drone you can get a very hefty fine. So, the issue is - people might just take DJI’s word that it’s below 250g when in fact there’s a chance it’s over. If the authorities bother to weigh the drone and it is over (like the unit I weighed) you’re in legal trouble. That’s the big deal.
Mate, I reckon you need to be totally sure that your scales are properly calibrated - the fact that you got two different results proves that at least one of them is inaccurate (I would bet that both of them are off). But if you are that paranoid just go ahead and register the drone to be on the safe side.
But just consider for a second what a momentous marketing screw-up it would be for DJI if the Mavic Mini, which has been hyped to the max and has 245g stamped on its chassis, actually weighed more than 245g. Do you really believe that this could happen?
But if by some far fetched chance, the authorities even bothered to weigh your Mavic Mini, all you would need to say is that you bought the thing in good faith and point to the "245g" label. If that didn't work then a first-year law student would have no trouble sorting it out for you.
They weren't my scales, they were the shops. So, who knows? Ikopta did a video last week where we weighed his DJI drones and none of them weighed what DJi said they should - so, do I believe DJI might get it wrong? I dunno - it's certainly possible that the odd one might be, so worth checking. The Mini is supposed to weigh 249g (not 245g as you stated), so that's a very low tolerance of 1g - not much room for error.
I won't be buying a Mini, so this doesn't bother me at all. But, the UK Press and the CAA seem to have a real hard on for making it as difficult as possible for hobbyists to buy and fly drones (registration starts here today). So, the purpose of my thread is simply to encourage people buying a Mini to make sure it weighs what it should to save them getting into strife.
From a legal perspective yes - but, from a media one.... The Daily Mail alone would be frothing at the mouth with headlines of Chinese Drone Manufacture lying to circumnavigate the law. Even the BBC have stuck the boot in over here since Gatwick with their anti-drone documentary.Sorry, I meant 249g, my bad. But I’m still betting that concern about this drone being over weight is just one big storm in a tea cup.
From a legal perspective yes - but, from a media one.... The Daily Mail alone would be frothing at the mouth with headlines of Chinese Drone Manufacture lying to circumnavigate the law. Even the BBC have stuck the boot in over here since Gatwick with their anti-drone documentary.
Yup. As I said - flying weight.For the weights that were over, was the gimbal guard removed?
Well, you'd get a 'gimbal error' message on the screen. You'd have to be an idiot to carry on flying with it on and risk breaking the gimbal.Just because "flying weight" was stated, doesn't mean one remembered to take off the guard. Only way would be to fly a bit, then immediately weigh.
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