Adding a Tile to Mavic just in case I lose it

[Cut.Aussie]

I use a Tile on mine. Years ago I crashed a quad not 300 yards from where I was standing but in went done in thick bush, took me 3 days to finally locate it, walked very close to it several times. With the Tile app and the audio sounder and led light it could hopefully make finding a crashed Mavic much less of a hassle.

 

[rjanumpally]

the tile has a 100 ft range to nearest tile user. not u.

 

[rjanumpally]

tile works on Bluetooth and in theory shouldn't have any effect on gps.

 

[Pumbaa]

Totally agree with
jimapp
After the money invested in your drone spend a little extra for proper 3G GPS

Best 3G GPS Tracking Device - Trackimo

 

[travishauch]

RF-V16

GPS tracker with communication via cellular signal.

 

[BadgerDrone]

I bought my Mavic a phone so it can call home when lost.

That was a good one

 

[Classic flyer]

The Tile has a max range of 100 feet. You can find a list of commonly used trackers here.

Dats why you da man

 

[WizDrone]

I have one like this for my Mavic Pro, its a great alternative. I like how simple it is. ( I have the older version) Check it out.
DroneKeeper micro

 

[WizDrone]

The alarm or buzzer sounds if there is no movement within 30 seconds. It’s quite loud.

 

[OneDoesNotSimply]

That seems like a bad place to put it, you just covered up your Mavic's GPS!

I'm sure I'm not the first to think of this. What are some other ways you can track your Mavic in the rare case you lose it? I added this Tile.

 

[Robin]

range is going to be 100feet max with the tile as its bluetooth.

 

[DrMichelson]

I'm sure I'm not the first to think of this. What are some other ways you can track your Mavic in the rare case you lose it? I added this Tile.

I'm sure I'm not the first to think of this. What are some other ways you can track your Mavic in the rare case you lose it? I added this Tile.

 

[Crouching Leopard]

100ft, pretty useless. Thought it was 100m which is also not that far.

The tile pro has 400ft location. My 3 drones all fitted wih these. Button for the tello, Pro for the mini and M2 pro. Not instantaneous at picking up but have used it a couple of times. It's another tool to use in lost drone location. Have linked them to my wifes tile account so 2 of us can be looking in slightly different locations. GPS leads us to the location but in long grass etc, sound aids in final search.

 

[RoarRoar]

Some of you come off like complete known it alls.

What works for you might not work for someone else. What you have someone else might not be able to afford.

Some people are so excited to get into this hobby. So why shame them if they don’t have a more expensive accessory.

This is a system that more than a few people use and yes it works.

I lost a drone in heavy brush last year. Looked for days, followed the maps on the Go4 app to where it lost signal, rewatched the cache video 1000 times to see where it landed in proximity to landmarks. If I had something as simple as this on that drone I’m sure I would have found it right away.

Case in point learn from your mistakes.

 

[Thomas B]

Light up with ARC XLs... each on produces a 96dB tone when the drone is still (not just hovering) for 2 minutes. Look for the strobes when you hear the tone.

 

[teeroy]

I put the Firehouse L.A.N.D. (lost aircraft notification device) module on mine, must be the same kind of thing as the ARC XL. If the drone sits for 4 minutes without movement (not hovering) it beeps at 90 db and flashes a bright white LED strobe. Weighs less than 4 grams and cost $17 USD.

 

[Beerhunter341]

I put a Tile on my MM. It doesn’t seem to have an impact on performance but of course it put me overweight.

 

[Crouching Leopard]

Some of you come off like complete known it alls.

What works for you might not work for someone else. What you have someone else might not be able to afford.

Some people are so excited to get into this hobby. So why shame them if they don’t have a more expensive accessory.

This is a system that more than a few people use and yes it works.

I lost a drone in heavy brush last year. Looked for days, followed the maps on the Go4 app to where it lost signal, rewatched the cache video 1000 times to see where it landed in proximity to landmarks. If I had something as simple as this on that drone I’m sure I would have found it right away.

Case in point learn from your mistakes.

Found my mini once in long grass even though it was only a few metres from where GPS had directed me. Tile Sound took me straight to it after drone battery died.

 

[RoarRoar]

I put a Tile on my MM. It doesn’t seem to have an impact on performance but of course it put me overweight.

I don’t think the feds are coming to knock down your door over the extra one gram.

 

[DanMan32]

I don’t think the feds are coming to knock down your door over the extra one gram.

I was thinking that too with the concerns about accessories putting the AC a bit over 250g. We're not talking about fishing here.