Big prop problem
Received my new Alpine mine this Monday AM the 20th.(Wisconsin, USA) directly from DJI. Have to agree, very very nice looking.
I've had a little problem, though. After doing the unboxing, charging up the batteries, downloading the software, etc. I tried to mount the front props.... Only the right side ( CCW w/ white circle ) would mount. ( Note: the back ones were already mounted. ) I tried every one of the four "black" ( no white circle-CW ) props and none would twist-lock! I removed the right rear (CW) and moved it to the front left and it attached just fine, just like the white circled CW's press-twist-click. So, I laid out all of the boxed props, side by side and noticed that ALL of the were pitched the same direction... i.e., both the white circled and black ones were CCW's! So... I used the online Chat Support (Richard) and after an hour of chat, sending pictures, and answering questions he opened a Case to get me the correct props.
So, I tell this long story to suggest checking all of your props to make sure they all mount as expected. My experience couldn't have been a one-off. There is a production glitch somewhere. So, if you DO have difficulty mounting a CounterClockWised prop.... DON'T force it. It will drop down to the twist point, but it will not twist (another protection against mis-mounting).
NOTE: the CW prop blade are marked on top with the code " 8330F__CW " On the other hand the CWW's are only marked with the " 8330F " I'm a forum rookie so I'm going to try to include a photo of the props. Notice the four 'black-no circle' props on the right are pitched the same direction as the white circled on the left.
The second photo shows all 10 props delivered with the drone. The one with the rubber band is the only "good" blank/black prop. Close inspection shows the pitch's of the other 9 are the same, whether white circled or not. This same message was posted on the Mavic Forum two days ago.