The following is a post I did some time ago
for loss of a drone, but I believe the same situation may apply. You personally cant lock it but DJI may be able to using your account email address. Not sure for the
MA1 but certainly can for other models. DJI can also get the #no from your registered account by using your email. Again, I am not sure when they enabled this function but its been around for a while.
I realise they have your controller as well but this info might help. Binding does not only mean the drone to the controller, but also to
your account on DJI. For some time now, they have been able to lock out drones from flying more than 30 metres (100 feet) if they are not bound. Not sure for the
MA1 but reporting the theft to DJI may enable them to severly reduce its flying capability or totally disable it by
disconnecting the binding between the drone and controller.
This is all done on line.
Try emailing your situation to the following. I cant guarantee anything but they may be able to help.
Coco.Ren (DJI Support) <[email protected]>
Hope this helps.
From a former post.
"How it works:
Your drone is / was bound to the controller under your accounts
email address. Anyone finding / stealing the drone will have to bind and register the drone to a controller under their own DJI accounts email address. So they will already need to be a DJI owner. Binding cannot take place without a DJI account. DJI are very strict on changing aircraft bind email addresses to the point where it is a detailed task even to change your own binding email address to a new email address, as they send a binding change verification code back to the old, or original owners, email address, not the new owners. (sorry for the many uses of the word binding)
I am not an expert but my understanding is that the old drone wont bind / register because
its serial number was listed against your accounts email address and (maybe) has been recorded as being lost / stolen. DJI may / should have deactivated its binding ability, and therefore it wont fly, particularly if your drone was replaced under warranty.
Many people don't realise that, if you change email addresses, you really should go through the process of binding the drone to your new email address as it can cause confusion later on when claiming care refresh, informing of lost drones, warranty claims etc.
However, in the wonderful world of hackers, who knows.
A second post I submitted for general info on the topic of changing binding:
"Yes. The seller must unbind the drone from his email address otherwise the new owner cant fly more than 30 metres. When you bind to a new account, dji send a verify code to the old address / owner for confirmation. Thats why when you buy used from lets say ebay, you must make sure that the seller unbinds from his email address and sets your email address as the new binding address otherwise you are stuffed. See the attached screenshot of the binding confirmation page on DJI. When you slide across the verify slider, it sends a verify code to the existing email address. The seller must then enter the verify code in the box shown on the screenshot. Its a bit complicated but it does work.
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