X2There are vents behind the gimbal, and behind the vents is a cooling fan for the internals. If it's not removed, the MP will get very hot and may cause issues.
Not really. Seems to handle it quite nicely.The gimbal is pretty fragile, if you are flying with it off would the wind not be causing unnecessary video shake?
I flew mine yesterday for the second time. We had some occasional gusts of wind. I never seen "any" shake in my videos.I flew mine for the first time today. It was about 4:30 pm and windy. The glare on the lens hood was horrible for both video and pictures. I just returned my P4P for the Mavic.. I hope I did not make a huge mistake. I will try it without the cover tomorrow as most of you suggest here, i was going to go it today but was worried with the wind it would make the gimbal unstable.
Nahh, you didn't make a mistake. Maybe it is because of it's position or small aerodynamic profile, wind doesn't seem to affect it.I flew mine for the first time today. It was about 4:30 pm and windy. The glare on the lens hood was horrible for both video and pictures. I just returned my P4P for the Mavic.. I hope I did not make a huge mistake. I will try it without the cover tomorrow as most of you suggest here, i was going to go it today but was worried with the wind it would make the gimbal unstable.
X3!There are vents behind the gimbal, and behind the vents is a cooling fan for the internals. If it's not removed, the MP will get very hot and may cause issues.
If it's not removed, the MP will get very hot and may cause issues.
I would also add the there are 4 props rotating @ X RPM generating a massive amount of airflow., thus cooling the unit.The number of people making this assumption with no engineering data is pretty shocking. Speculation is useless without data.
First, we have no data for internal temperature limits nor data for normal operating internal temperature ranges. Two, the bottom heat sink gets warm to the touch regardless of flight or motor activity, yet we have no warnings from DJI on how much time you should have motors running for cooling prop wash airflow vs no motors running for other activities like firmware updates. Three, there is a fan inside the Mavic but it is quite small and slow, while all of the hottest parts have a thermal paste bonding the part to the heat sink; we don't know whether the fan is designed for cooling or not, as it could simply be there to ensure the clear cover doesn't fog up in humid air. Four, we have a lot of people posting complaints of all sorts to the forums, yet so far I have not seen one DJI repair bill or even a story about an actual heat-damaged Mavic system. If there were stories of strange odors, stories of smoke, stories of warped plastic, stories of discoloration around any part of the drone, I would give more credence to the idea that the DJI Mavic Pro might need all the cooling it can get. No stories, no data, no problem.
Guys, the cover is there if you want to use the cover, and new pilots probably feel more comfortable with a slightly protected gimbal when bopping around the hedge gardens and credenzas. Also, the cover is quickly removable if you want to fly without the cover getting in the way of your aerial photography. The system appears to be designed for either flight configuration with equal effectiveness.