Mavic 2 Pro drone wont start.

dogman1313 · Nov 27, 2022

I have been flying near and airport with the drone unlocked from DJI. I just expanded the unlock area and it was approved for airport area. Then I tried to start the drone at home about 9 miles away and it says that I am in a no fly zone. I re calibrated the compass and it still won't start. I need to get it unlocked before I have to do this job on Thursday. Any Ideas? I have restarted , re-calibrated the compass, pressed the set home button. I am at a loss. Is there a way to reset a Mavic @ Pro?

GFields · Nov 28, 2022

Check the DJI GEO system to see what it's showing

dogman1313 · Nov 28, 2022

dogman1313 said:
I have been flying near and airport with the drone unlocked from DJI. I just expanded the unlock area and it was approved for airport area. Then I tried to start the drone at home about 9 miles away and it says that I am in a no fly zone. I re calibrated the compass and it still won't start. I need to get it unlocked before I have to do this job on Thursday. Any Ideas? I have restarted , re-calibrated the compass, pressed the set home button. I am at a loss. Is there a way to reset a Mavic @ Pro?

GFields said:
Check the DJI GEO system to see what it's showing

I have done that. I am 9 miles from the nearest zone that requires an authorization. I flew the drone the day before and the previous 2 years with no problems. This is a new issue that just popped up. I am flying in the yellow area.

LakesGuy · Nov 28, 2022

I heard from a friend that some pilots who live in or near DJI geozones use Drone-Hacks to prevent the situation you described.

waynorth · Nov 28, 2022

LakesGuy said:
I heard from a friend that some pilots who live in or near DJI geozones use Drone-Hacks to prevent the situation you described.

You can tell your friend that Drone-Hacks works perfect on Mavic 2, the drone does not see the no-fly zones. It is not an illegal hack - but you must of course still follow the regulations where you can fly.

LakesGuy · Nov 28, 2022

My friend is very observant of FAA regulations, as all pilots should be, since they are the ones that govern aviation in the United States. It is interesting that he flies a Mavic 2 and he also says that it works perfectly, as far as DJI geozones are concerned.

GFields · Nov 28, 2022

dogman1313 said:
I have done that. I am 9 miles from the nearest zone that requires an authorization. I flew the drone the day before and the previous 2 years with no problems. This is a new issue that just popped up. I am flying in the yellow area.

hmmm, I'm not sure. Perhaps @BigAl07 can answer this for you

BigAl07 · Nov 28, 2022

If you're 9 miles from an Authorization zone that's a problem.

What exactly are you seeing on the display device as far as warnings etc?

dogman1313 · Nov 29, 2022

I appreciate all the responses. I will post a picture of the controller picture tomorrow or Thursday.
Thanks again.

dogman1313 · Dec 1, 2022

Here are the 2 pictures of the drone in a open zone. It is not a no fly zone. I don't know why I an getting this error.

dogman1313 · Dec 9, 2022

Thought I would give this thread a bump.

dogman1313 · Jan 23, 2023

BigAl07 said:
If you're 9 miles from an Authorization zone that's a problem.

What exactly are you seeing on the display device as far as warnings etc?

Hello BigAl07,
Have you looked at the pictures and maybe have some thoughts? I still have the problem. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks