Mavic Air auto switching back and forth between P-GPS and Sport modes

sparky7670 · Apr 8, 2019

Mavic Air rapidly switches back and forth between Sport and P-GPS modes with no input from the operator (see below). This only seems to happen after the initial manual shift to sport mode after takeoff. From flight log review, this happens often but not always, and the number of "self switching" occurrences varies from just a few to more than a dozen. Anyone know the cause of this problem and how to resolve it? Just had a new main board installed under warranty in the aircraft but this same problem occurred before and after the installation. Is it a possible remote controller hardware problem or calibration issue? TIA for any insights!

msinger · Apr 8, 2019

Does the mode switch if you wiggle the Sport mode switch on the remote controller?

If that does cause the mode to switch, then you’ll need to get your remote controller repaired. If that does not cause the mode to switch, then you should try a different Mavic Air remote controller to rule that out as the cause of the problem.

sparky7670 · Apr 9, 2019

The remote controller is only a couple months old and the switch seems very solid, accurate, and consistent when switching modes. I don't have another MA controller nor do I know anyone that has this particular drone so no help there.

Have you ever seen a problem like this before? Is there any legitimate reason for this occurring? Does it seem like this problem could result in a drone runaway and/or crash? Thanks.