Is "Time to Discharge" the intelligent Mavic 2 batteries "still a thing"?

[Antero52]

... or you could manually discharge the batteries by hovering your drone in a backyard / parking lot until they get low enough to travel ...

Or you can use the battery-to-USB adapter to charge your tablet.

 

[swededrone]

The Mavic Pro 2 is set to automatically discharge the batteries after 10 days. It is no longer user selectable as it was for the Original Mavic Pro.
The bags will suffice to contain any issues with the batteries as well. Make sure that the batteries are stowed in the overhead bins with carry on luggage and not placed in any check in luggage.

When going out to fly my batteries were both discharged automatically. But my last flight was only 6 day ago. No option to change anymore like on the original Mavic. Bummer.

 

[Thomas B]

When going out to fly my batteries were both discharged automatically. But my last flight was only 6 day ago. No option to change anymore like on the original Mavic. Bummer.

Good reason to check on this 12-24 hrs before anticipated flights.

 

[old man mavic]

this thread is over a year old,and i believe that the M2P now has the ability to change the no of days to auto discharge

 

[ChipDjipro]

this thread is over a year old,and i believe that the M2P now has the ability to change the no of days to auto discharge

It Does.

 

[swededrone]

Good reason to check on this 12-24 hrs before anticipated flights.

Thanks, but doesnt work like that for me. I need to descide when to fly with short notice. So this morning I lost one hour flying time on charging. When arriving at my spot it was to late, the lights was all wrong.

 

[Thomas B]

Thanks, but doesnt work like that for me. I need to descide when to fly with short notice. So this morning I lost one hour flying time on charging. When arriving at my spot it was to late, the lights was all wrong.

Only other way to go is an aftermarket charger. The one below is what I use. Charges 4 batteries and controller in 90 minutes. There are different models for different drones. Work at home and in car.

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[Tom Johnson]

It's weird to me. You can take a fully operational, fully charged laptop/battery (8100mah) on a plane, but not a drone battery (3100mah).

 

[SkyeHigh]

It's weird to me. You can take a fully operational, fully charged laptop/battery (8100mah) on a plane, but not a drone battery (3100mah).

It’s not the capacity that is the issue it’s the type of battery. LiPo batteries are not considered as safe as the Laptop’s Lithium Ion. They can readily catch fire if punctured as could happen in a serious aircraft accident.

 

[Meta4]

It's weird to me. You can take a fully operational, fully charged laptop/battery (8100mah) on a plane, but not a drone battery (3100mah).

Where did you get the idea that you cannot take a 3100 mAh drone battery on a plane?

 

[Tom Johnson]

It’s not the capacity that is the issue it’s the type of battery. LiPo batteries are not considered as safe as the Laptop’s Lithium Ion. They can readily catch fire if punctured as could happen in a serious aircraft accident.

Oh, thanks for pointing that out. I get it.

 

[Tom Johnson]

Where did you get the idea that you cannot take a 3100 mAh drone battery on a plane?

Not that you can't take one on a plane - was wondering why you had to discharge it but not a laptop battery (for example). But SkyeHigh corrected me.

 

[Meta4]

Not that you can't take one on a plane - was wondering why you had to discharge it but not a laptop battery (for example). But SkyeHigh corrected me.

But you don't have to discharge it (despite the number of forum posts that might say you do).

Extensive searching doesn't show any airline in the world asking for this.
The only place I find any mention of it is here in the IATA's guidance document for shipping lithium batteries as air cargo:

Dangerous Goods Documentation

Documents and downloads complementing the current edition of the IATA DGR.

www.iata.org

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is the international body that supports aviation with global standards for airline safety, security, efficiency and sustainability.
All airline lithium battery policies are based on the IATA standards.
And the IATA's guidelines for Passeneger Traveling With Lithium Batteries:

Dangerous Goods Documentation

Documents and downloads complementing the current edition of the IATA DGR.

www.iata.org

.... makes absolutely no mention of discharging batteries before traveling by plane.