Good to know no damage was made. I'm too scared to make the same mistake. :-/I did make this error a few times when I was new and didn't notice until I was in flight, Landed and removed cover.
I have had more than 75 flights since without problems. You should be fine.
[emoji23]I've done that a few times, I even FLEW my drone UP IN THE AIR before realising I hadn't removed the protective cover. I needed to land it down again. And my drone is still perfectly healthy.
I have a Mavic 2 Pro. I am still a beginner to fly drones. One day I turned on the Drone in my hand and put it on the floor, so I took the remote control to turn it on too. That's when I looked that I hadn't removed the Gimbal cover. Whenever I turn on the Drone, the gimbal does a calibration. I was wondering if I could have damaged my drone, I was very sad and enraged with myself, for not having looked at it.
My city is forecasting rain for the next 15 days, I will not be able to fly with Drone in this period.
Now I wonder if it could have damaged something inside that I can't find out now and it will only appear in the future.
Does anyone know what is the resistance of Gimbal?
It was only once that it happened, can I have problems with Gimbal?
Thanks for the help, and I'm sorry if I'm a little systematic.
Update! After I installed my Red Ribbon I did the same thing again! My thought was when I pick up the drone, I'll see the ribbon. Well, the drone was on my desk and I didn't pick it up. I turned it on and once again confined the Gimbal. Now I bring the ribbon over the top and secure the end of the ribbon with the battery. It takes me a long time to outsmart me!An hour before I read the OP's post, I took some red ribbon and taped it to my Gimbal cover. It does not have a "Remove Before Flight" message but the ribbon will remind me. I also bought an after market Gimbal cover for my M2Z that is much easier to deal with than the DJI unit.
I'm a believer in Checklists and have written one for my Mavic 2. I just have to worry about casually powering up the aircraft and forgetting the Gimbal cover.Preflight checklist.
1. Battery
2. Gimbal cover
3. SD card
4. ND/PL filter
5. Props Health
........ and so on. I use a checklist, takes me 5 minutes but helps the mission.
LOL. So it should be long ribbon over the power button.Update! After I installed my Red Ribbon I did the same thing again! My thought was when I pick up the drone, I'll see the ribbon. Well, the drone was on my desk and I didn't pick it up. I turned it on and once again confined the Gimbal. Now I bring the ribbon over the top and secure the end of the ribbon with the battery. It takes me a long time to outsmart me!
This thread needs to be pinned in the welcome new member forum. I don't think anyone can say they never done this at least twice.
Good pickup.Seems there is great confusion on this subject. I read one post where an OP claimed leaving it on damaged the gimbal and then was denied warranty. The response given from DJI was quite concerning.
Yet on the DJI store the cover mentions it can be used in flight.
Mavic Pro Gimbal Cover
Designed for the DJI Mavic Pro. It protects the gimbal and camera from collisions, dust, and water during transportation and flight. Buy now at the DJI Store!store.dji.com
Out of curiosity, I held the powered gimbal with my fingers. After 3 seconds it went into limp mode and stays in limp mode until it detects free movement. Nice!Good pickup.
I must say that I don’t believe my M2P can do th gimbal routine that goes with powering up the drone if I leave the 2 piece cover on...... which I have not used at all in over a year, I use the PP for reasons stated elsewhere.
That's the link for the mavic pro cover for the mavic pro. The mavic 2 pro has a different cover that restricts movement so it cannot be left on and properly run start up routine.Seems there is great confusion on this subject. I read one post where an OP claimed leaving it on damaged the gimbal and then was denied warranty. The response given from DJI was quite concerning.
Yet on the DJI store the cover mentions it can be used in flight.
Mavic Pro Gimbal Cover
Designed for the DJI Mavic Pro. It protects the gimbal and camera from collisions, dust, and water during transportation and flight. Buy now at the DJI Store!store.dji.com
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