Mavic 4 Pro height limit

[Bill Lazar]

I have a Mavic 4 Pro and a Mavic 4 Pro Creator. On both, I am able to set the altitude limit to 1000 meters. I crashed my Creator and got a replacement. The slider limit on this drone is 500 meters. Any idea why there is a difference and if I can somehow bypass it? I use it when flying in very remote areas. One difference is that I bought my first two (M4P and M4P Creator) from Adorama early last summer. This replacement was bought just now from Infinity Drones in Florida, so may be a Korean version.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Cafguy]

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[Bill Lazar]

I have 2 RC 2 Pro controllers. When I switch controllers, the 500 meter altitude limit follows the controller. So there must be some setting on the controller that is setting this limit. Both have GEO zones locked.

 

[Riptide]

I have 2 RC 2 Pro controllers. When I switch controllers, the 500 meter altitude limit follows the controller. So there must be some setting on the controller that is setting this limit. Both have GEO zones locked.

what firmware version do each have?

 

[Bill Lazar]

I can legally fly above 500 m from my takeoff point if I'm flying up the ridge of a mountain, for instance. Will this height limit be in effect in the Andes of Argentina and Bolivia? Does anyone know?

Thanks.

 

[Bill Lazar]

By the way, by my switching which drone my controller was connected to, both controllers now have the 500 m limit.

 

[Riptide]

By the way, by my switching which drone my controller was connected to, both controllers now have the 500 m limit.

Did you update the firmware on the controller that was 1000m and is now 500m?

 

[Bill Lazar]

Yes. Is there a way to revert to a previous firmware?

 

[BossBob]

DJI Assistant 2 and a PC/Mac might do it. It depends if DJI have inhibited downgrading.

 

[Bill Lazar]

Is it the drone and/or the controller that I need to change?

 

[Bill Lazar]

Where do I find the previous firmware versions? I don't see it on the DJI site.

 

[Riptide]

Where do I find the previous firmware versions? I don't see it on the DJI site.

If you're using DJI Assistant 2 then the program downloads them, it should show you a list of the firmware versions available.
If DJI Assistant 2 doesn't show you previous firmware versions available then you could try using the free dronehacks software to downgrade and download the older firmware file from dankdronedownloader.

 

[Bill Lazar]

I downgraded my firmware to the previous version 01.00.0300 from September, 2025. It still show the 500 m limit. I've tried restarting both drone and controller to no avail. Could the controller firmware also need to be downgraded?

 

[Riptide]

I downgraded my firmware to the previous version 01.00.0300 from September, 2025. It still show the 500 m limit. I've tried restarting both drone and controller to no avail. Could the controller firmware also need to be downgraded?

Its possible the limit is imposed by the DJI fly app on the controller. You can see if DJI assistant will let you downgrade the controller.

 

[Bill Lazar]

Downgrading the controller now. I'll let you know if it works.

I really appreciate your help!

 

[Bill Lazar]

Still at 500 m. Darn.

 

[Riptide]

Still at 500 m. Darn.

Were you able to downgrade the controller? What firmware version and what DJI fly app version?

 

[Bill Lazar]

Mavic firmware 01.00.0300
RC Pro 2 firmware 01.00.0400
Not sure about DJI Fly. Is this it? 1.18.0. I did not downgrade this. Don't know how.

It looks like the latest DJI FLy is 1.19.0, if this is DJI Fly.

 

[YorksPhotos]

Its possible the limit is imposed by the DJI fly app on the controller. You can see if DJI assistant will let you downgrade the controller.

I am at 0500 on the controller and 0300 on the M4P Creator with Fly app 1.19.4 and still at 1000m limit. I do have the handheld twitch while recording but tested only to confirm. It's not something Iwill be doing so I will not be upgrading firmware anytime soon. It seems the .0500 aircraft firmware toggles the 500m limit.

 

[rgarjr]

I'm the latest fw and I'm showing 3280ft here.