Hi from NSW

[jimbhoy]

Any thoughts on why my air2s decided to not come back and went surfing instead?
Battery was getting low and when I tried to bring it back it just didn’t respond.

 

[dirkclod]

Welcome to the forum.
Please and do be sure you have read our guidelines.
I hope you will find our site helpful and look forward to any input , photo's/video's you might post .
Don't be shy and ask anything if you can't find it by searching .
Look in this section Mavic Air 2S or Crash & Flyaway Assistance

 

[old man mavic]

welcome to the forum

 

[MA2 317]

Hello from the Crossroads of America jimbhoy .

Any thoughts on why my air2s decided to not come back and went surfing instead?
Battery was getting low and when I tried to bring it back it just didn’t respond.

Follow the instructions from this site and share the link of your last flight.

DJI Flight Log Viewer | Phantom Help

There are some gurus here that can decipher the information and give an explanation.

Good luck and welcome to the Forum.

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[GFields]

Greetings from Birmingham Alabama USA, welcome to the forum! We look forward to hearing from you!
DJI Flight Log Viewer | Phantom Help

• Post your flight data to get help
• Go to DJI Flight Log Viewer | Phantom Help
• Follow the instructions there to upload your flight record from your phone or tablet.
• That will give you a detailed report on the flight data.
• Come back and post a link to the report it provides.

You are also welcome to just post the txt file here.

Upload and view DJI Phantom, Mavic, and Spark flight logs online

@Meta4 and @slup are great at offering explanations from the data.

 

[Meta4]

Any thoughts on why my air2s decided to not come back and went surfing instead?
Battery was getting low and when I tried to bring it back it just didn’t respond.

That mystery should be simple to solve if you can post the recorded flight data.

 

[wjkrysak]

Welcome to the forum. You will find all sorts of support and help on the forum. We look forward to your participation and your view of the world.

 

[MAvic_South_Oz]

Welcome to the forum.
The flight log will probably tell all.

Did you get the drone back, or at least have Care Refresh ?

Hopefully you can get back in the air again and learn from this experience.

Reading around the various forum sections, and particularly the Crash & Flyaway Assistance section can also be a great educational resource.
I'd post the flight log / phantomhelp link in a new post in that section, with your original backstory, and maybe put a link here to it here in your intro post.

 

[Kendallfordguy]

Welcome from Wisconsin!

 

[Chetk7677]

Welcome from Florida, USA.

 

[Laborous]

Welcome to the forum from the beautiful woods of Maine!

 

[SpitFire]

Welcome to the forum from Chicago the Windy City.
FLY SAFE & FLY SMART
And, some body on this site will answer your question.

 

[LoudThunder]

Any thoughts on why my air2s decided to not come back and went surfing instead?

I am sorry to hear that your drone went "Surfing…" Like the others, I hope you had Care Refresh. You did not give us much information so I'm going to guess that you are relatively new to Droning, so I hope you get your drone flying again and that the following information helps.

Welcome from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, USA. We have a Member's Map in the Upper Right of the Title Bar. Click on "Members" and then Click on "Member's Map…" Check it out and you might find some new flying friends.

Member Map

mavicpilots.com

Since you live in Australia, there are specific laws and rules for you to follow, please check to ensure these are current.

"Australia" - Drone Laws

drone-laws.com

Even if you may have flown Drones before, here is some Good Old Fashion Advice…

You paid a lot of money for that Drone, put your phone number on it. If your drone gets lost or stuck in a tree and it finally comes down when you are not around, give the finders an opportunity to contact you so it can be returned.

Now, for the Fun Part, But do not let the excitement of the moment get the best of you. When you are going out to fly, do it slowly and deliberately. Get used to a set procedure and even practice it.

There are so many things I could write but these are the highlights that I feel need mentioning.

Plug in your phone/tablet into your controller; turn on the Controller and DJI Fly App (if it does not start on its own…). On the Drone, open the front legs, then open the back legs, then remove the Gimbal Cover.

The Gimbal is the most delicate item on the Drone and banging or bumping can damage it. I also fastened a short "Remove Before Flight" ribbon to the cover so it's more noticeable and I do not forget to remove it…

Turn on the drone and watch it come to "life." Watching the Gimbal go through its self-check is almost like watching a kitten or puppy opening its eyes for the first time…

Place the drone down (preferably on a Landing Pad) while it finishes its self-test (collecting satellites, etc…).

Check your battery status (Phone, Drone, and Controller), check the Signal Strength, by now the Controller should have reported it updated the Home Point.

Lift off, 4-5 feet (1-1/2 meters) or so, hover a bit, check the controls (move the drone a bit forward, back, left, right, yaw left and right). By now, your Controller will probably report again, Home point Updated.

If you go out in a rush and race thru your start up and take off before the drone has finished it prep, it may update its Home Point over that pond or that old tree you are flying over and in your excitement, you'll fly the drone long past it Low Battery point and when it engages Return to Home and lands in the pond or in a tree; it will be all on you…

Now go have fun, learn to fly the drone by sight before you try to fly it out a distance depending on the video feed, FPV.

I would also advise you to use YouTube and watch a lot of the Videos on flying and setting up the Drone. When it is too dark, too cold, or too wet, you can "fly it vicariously" through YouTube. Also watch some of the Blooper Drone Videos and learn how not to fly your "New Baby."

Below is the link to all of the downloads offered by DJI for the Mavic Air 2s, including the User Manual.

After you read the Manual, read it again, you will be surprised what you missed the first time and you will be better prepared for that first "scary moment…"

DJI Air 2S - Download Center - DJI

At DJI Download Center, Learn aboutDJI Air 2S

www.dji.com

Happy Droning…

 

[Drone Master]

Welcome to Mavic Pilots! Enjoy the forum!

 

[msinger]

Welcome to the forum!