Am I the first one to crash MA2? (Video Included)

mithatrone · May 17, 2020

Hello pilots!

After testing MA2 Active Track capabilities, I decided to take it on a challenging flight yesterday and it did well! I posted a thread yesterday about it:

Active track through a woodlands

This is shot from my new Mavic Air 2 and the full shoot is fully automatic and I am extremely impressed by what it did!!

mavicpilots.com

However today, I took my MA2 through a woodlands ride expecting it to perform the same as it did yesterday and it was okay for about 10 minutes until it did this:

However, now I have my drone with a dented bumper and a few scratches, but everything else works perfectly! Could you please look at the pictures below which shows the damage to the plastic bumper and recommend how to get it fixed please?!

(And, I have promised to my self not to make this bird suffer like it did again! ?)

TTP · May 17, 2020

Unscrew it and correct what you can and then screw it back.

Most likely will not affect the drone's flight capability.

Has given my drone significantly worse thorns and it still flies perfectly.

GtoJon · May 17, 2020

Sorry for your incident ..... would be nice to see somebody remove & replace the nose.

Cheers, Jon

Waldo Pepper · May 17, 2020

Try what TTP recommended, may straighten out.

Eventually, you’ll see spare parts on eBay including front piece.

Glad to see it’s still okay, seen yesterday’s video that was impressive ?

InvisibleName · May 18, 2020

It looks like it collided with some fairly thin branches? Possibly to thin for the sensors?

Gkinghrn · May 18, 2020

InvisibleName said:
It looks like it collided with some fairly thin branches? Possibly to thin for the sensors?

plenty of leaves on the branches though so would guess that would be picked up .... looks exactly like one of the things i was going to do with mine.

it also looked like you had gone a bit too fast for it so maybe it was struggling to latch on to you at that point

mithatrone · May 18, 2020

InvisibleName said:
It looks like it collided with some fairly thin branches? Possibly to thin for the sensors?

I guess so too. Maybe I rode a bit too fast for it and it was trying to catch up! I think it came behind me faster than sensor could sense the obstacle!

mithatrone · May 18, 2020

Gkinghrn said:
plenty of leaves on the branches though so would guess that would be picked up .... looks exactly like one of the things i was going to do with mine.

it also looked like you had gone a bit too fast for it so maybe it was struggling to latch on to you at that point

Exactly that!!

DuffMog · May 18, 2020

MA 2 doesn't have side sensors Am I correct ?

mithatrone · May 18, 2020

TTP said:
Unscrew it and correct what you can and then screw it back.

There are no screws, its only clips! I don't feel comfortable in undoing the clips in case if I snap one (I did that with my MM) I won't be able to put it back properly!

And yes, the drone functions without any glitches after the accident. My only worry is about the cosmetic look of the drone.

mithatrone · May 18, 2020

DuffMog said:
MA 2 doesn't have side sensors Am I correct ?

Neither does it have side sensors, nor top sensor. But it did very well until it did this. I mean, I was blown away by how it followed me until this point.
An example video is there on the link;

Amorotor · May 18, 2020

That is pretty impressive how the drone can follow you while avoiding inflight obstacles! It appears that it stops once it encounters obstacles that prevent its forward movement.

peterc4 · May 18, 2020

wow you took a chance there braver man than me

Lets Fly · May 18, 2020

mithatrone said:
Hello pilots!

After testing MA2 Active Track capabilities, I decided to take it on a challenging flight yesterday and it did well! I posted a thread yesterday about it:

Active track through a woodlands

This is shot from my new Mavic Air 2 and the full shoot is fully automatic and I am extremely impressed by what it did!!

mavicpilots.com

However today, I took my MA2 through a woodlands ride expecting it to perform the same as it did yesterday and it was okay for about 10 minutes until it did this:

However, now I have my drone with a dented bumper and a few scratches, but everything else works perfectly! Could you please look at the pictures below which shows the damage to the plastic bumper and recommend how to get it fixed please?!

(And, I have promised to my self not to make this bird suffer like it did again! ?)

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When I saw your video yesterday, I was going to reply that flying that close will end in disaster, but I held my tongue as not to jinx you. Oh well, sorry.

wjkrysak · May 18, 2020

That was pretty cool. No sure I am ready to try following in close quarters like that. It was amazing how the MA2 avoided, went around, obstacles and continued to track you. I'll try some open field stuff first. Thanks for sharing.

Smalls · May 18, 2020

If your only worried about how it looks because it’s flying perfect, don’t!!! Your drone now has a “Tough Guy” with a attitude look. Like a scar from a shark bite your drone has personality now, not picture perfect, and I have yet to find a beauty contest to enter any of them in. I am sorry for your accident and I glad it is still flying great for you. Have fun with your new Tough Guy buddy

GerdS · May 19, 2020

mithatrone said:
There are no screws, its only clips! I don't feel comfortable in undoing the clips in case if I snap one (I did that with my MM) I won't be able to put it back properly!

Mavic Air 2 Teardown

Enjoy

mavicpilots.com

mithatrone · May 19, 2020

wjkrysak said:
That was pretty cool. No sure I am ready to try following in close quarters like that. It was amazing how the MA2 avoided, went around, obstacles and continued to track you. I'll try some open field stuff first. Thanks for sharing.

That is what I did first. I tried to get it to follow me in open air and then with some minor obstacles. When I saw it was doing well I thought I will give it a test. However the next day I crashed it

mithatrone · May 19, 2020

Smalls said:
Your drone now has a “Tough Guy” with a attitude look

Thanks for that mate! I was thinking the same but I still felt if it could be fixed, I would get it fixed. However, it is robust! I can attest to that!