This was my mistake. I am a technophile and very familiar with aircraft operations (I've worked on military aircraft for 20+ years) so I presumed that getting my Mavic up and running right out of the box with minimal perusal of the manual would be a snap. It took me an hour to get the drone synced with my phone and RC because of a procedural error. I was turning on the remote first, then the drone, then opening the app on my phone. Needless to say, I was very frustrated and finally swallowed my pride and actually read the manual. Even old dogs can learn humility sometimes.