Do most of the Intelligent Flight Modes use obstacle avoidance?

[Ccase39]

specificall TapFly and Quickshots.

I want to send it between certain objects but worry about being off aim and hitting the side of something. hypothetically if I would try to send it through a big tractor tire swing. If it got too close would it just go around ?
I’m helix would it stop before hitting the top of a big tree?

 

[Mossiback]

Do not rely on OA to protect you. The most common accident is when the Mavic side-slips into something. YouTube is full of crash videos showing this.

 

[InvisibleName]

Your helix question is the easy one to answer - No, obstacle avoidance won’t protect you from hitting a tree because the drone flies sideways, and the MA doesn’t have sideways looking sensors

 

[Rorywquin]

Look where the sensors and think about which direction it is flying. None on the sides or top...

 

[BryceB]

Mine did actually protect itself in a helix maneuver. It was about to back itself into a roof of a house and stopped. But ya, side collisions are another story.