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Your response back in post #5 indicates that you have a very poor understanding of compass calibration does.
The video you just posted has more misinformation.

I'll suggest again that you need to read the first post in the thread I linked to get a proper understanding of what compass calibration actually does and when it might be required (almost never).
The video says that if you move more than 50 miles from the last flight (which I've done 6 times) or more than 1000 feet of elevation (which I've done 4 times) then calibration is recommended.
It's recommended to do it before you get the warning.
I have received the warning.

Both of those seem to counter what you are saying but I understand that you can't change your mind.
 
The video says that if you move more than 50 miles from the last flight (which I've done 6 times) or more than 1000 feet of elevation (which I've done 4 times) then calibration is recommended.
Your video says those things and they are completely wrong.
Whoever that video guy is, he's not someone you want to pay attention to.
It's recommended to do it before you get the warning.
Recommended by some misinformed video guy who has no idea what he's talking about.
I have received the warning.
And you misinterpreted it.
I explained what your compass was warning you about.
Both of those seem to counter what you are saying but I understand that you can't change your mind.
I can't tell what you are trying to say here.
But I can tell you that you have some screwy ideas about compass calibration and have been fed a load of misinformation.
Now get some factual information and read the first post in the thread I linked.
 
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There are several notices that DJI inserts in their apps that the ignore button is the better remedy. I’ve always thought they were there as a CYA(cover your _ss)item that many manufacturers utilize merely for their benefit. Some of these warnings are somewhat annoying like the one that warns the drone is exceeding the 400 foot limit as I fly up the side of a 6000’ mountain ridge.
 
I have several Mavic 2 drones. Most of them never asks for compass calibration unless I power up the drone close to iron, and even then the message is wrong. As Meta4 explains, it does not need calibration. You need to shut down the drone and move it to a place further away from iron/metal that can affect the compass.
A better way to check if you are too close to metal is to go into the Go4 menu and find "sensor state". Here you can see if the compass is affected by metal close by. A green bar means the compass is fine, no matter what the on screen message says.
On every startup you should always check that the red arrow (your drone) in the map or radar display always points in the same direction as the nose of your drone. This indicates that the compass is good.

Now, some (not many) Mavic 2 drones has a software glitch that gives the "calibrate compass" message almost every time you turn it on. I have one of them, and it is a false message. I check the sensor state and it is OK. I take off, and it flies perfectly fine.
 
The video says that if you move more than 50 miles from the last flight (which I've done 6 times) or more than 1000 feet of elevation (which I've done 4 times) then calibration is recommended.
It's recommended to do it before you get the warning.
I have received the warning.
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