Did I screw up my gimbal? DJI Fly notified me before I could take off, so I powered off the Air II and removed the cover. When I powered the MA2 back on the gimbal did its normal test, so it seems like it is okay.
Forgot to remove the gimbal cover
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i will probably screw it up if you do it to many times attach a bright coloured piece of ribbon to the cover to remind you to remove it
its something most of us have done at some time or other
mrjohnc1
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Probably not, ive done that more times than i care to admit, I even put a label on my remote thats says.......Gimbal Cover?
I just joined the club of "Forgot the gimbal on".
My first Mavic, MA2, shot some good videos, photos, etc... went back home, connected my mavic to my PC and suddedly and after 10-15 minutes of transferring photos, I saw the cover on.
Of course I was not flying so I never thought to remove it.
So question.. did I screw it up? 10-15 minutes on, transferring videos, the controller was off so I had no warning... How can I check if it is still working okay? I did powered on without the cover after my "mistake" and it seemed to worked. Move the drone around and the gimbal was trying to follow. Does it need calibration now? Did I just throwed 1000 euro in the bin, 12 hours after I got it??
My first Mavic, MA2, shot some good videos, photos, etc... went back home, connected my mavic to my PC and suddedly and after 10-15 minutes of transferring photos, I saw the cover on.
Of course I was not flying so I never thought to remove it.
So question.. did I screw it up? 10-15 minutes on, transferring videos, the controller was off so I had no warning... How can I check if it is still working okay? I did powered on without the cover after my "mistake" and it seemed to worked. Move the drone around and the gimbal was trying to follow. Does it need calibration now? Did I just throwed 1000 euro in the bin, 12 hours after I got it??
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I just joined the club of "Forgot the gimbal on".
My first Mavic, MA2, shot some good videos, photos, etc... went back home, connected my mavic to my PC and suddedly and after 10-15 minutes of transferring photos, I saw the cover on.
Of course I was not flying so I never thought to remove it.
So question.. did I screw it up? 10-15 minutes on, transferring videos, the controller was off so I had no warning... How can I check if it is still working okay? I did powered on without the cover after my "mistake" and it seemed to worked. Move the drone around and the gimbal was trying to follow. Does it need calibration now? Did I just throwed 1000 euro in the bin, 12 hours after I got it??
I wouldn’t worry about it. By the way why don’t just transfer the video and pics by taking the sd card out? Much easier.
jarnie
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What a great idea ( attach a bright coloured piece of ribbon to the cover ) much like special warning tags are attached to devices such as pitot tubes on aircraft. That deserves a medal. Great. Maybe an idea for someone to start marketing one.
its an idea thats been around for a long time but it does help jog your memory to remove the cover, and your correct it is something borrowed from military and civil aviation
jarnie
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I like to read posts from people about my age (especially those from Wales which we have visited a few times), it good to know that age is no barrier 
