Mavic Mini First Flight. Strong wind caused VERY shaky video... I hope

[BingErr]

I hope it was just the wind that caused this very shaky video from 0:51-1:18. Anyone else experience this.
I have several more days of footage to view and edit so I'll know more tomorrow when I have a chance to take a look

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[old man mavic]

i think you will find that its the cold temp that is causing the issue, the gimbal motors are struggling to cope due to the cold, and therefore you are getting jello and of course the wind is not helping either

 

[lannes]

Might be propeller icing causing an inbalance leading to gimbal vibration.

I believe the MM is only rated to 32F, it looked colder than that, but I can't tell coming from a place where it never gets colder than 61F

 

[Rockycat]

I believe that the air temp (very cold)
is causing what you are experiencing.
Many posts about this condition on this forum.

 

[BingErr]

i think you will find that its the cold temp that is causing the issue, the gimbal motors are struggling to cope due to the cold, and therefore you are getting jello and of course the wind is not helping either

I hope so. If that's all it is then I'll still be happy with my purchase.

 

[BingErr]

I believe that the air temp (very cold)
is causing what you are experiencing.
Many posts about this condition on this forum.

If it has to just be a Fall, Summer, and Spring drone then I guess it'll be fine. All my other DJI drones fly like champs in the Winter

 

[BingErr]

Might be propeller icing causing an inbalance leading to gimbal vibration.

I believe the MM is only rated to 32F, it looked colder than that, but I can't tell coming from a place where it never gets colder than 61F

This is my 4th Winter flying DJI drones and I've never experienced icing. It was dry when it landed. Doubt that's the issue. But losing performance due to temperature is a possibility though

 

[old man mavic]

i think that the biggest issue with the MM is its power ,or lack of it,what i mean by that is it is the first 2 cell battery drone that DJI have produced and they are also a different type as well,and i think that the reduction in voltage is what is causing most of the issues,and although everything is fine for flying,it is when it gets near its limits such as very low temperature, high wind ,it then struggles to cope

 

[BingErr]

i think that the biggest issue with the MM is its power ,or lack of it,what i mean by that is it is the first 2 cell battery drone that DJI have produced and they are also a different type as well,and i think that the reduction in voltage is what is causing most of the issues,and although everything is fine for flying,it is when it gets near its limits such as very low temperature, high wind ,it then struggles to cope

Just glad I still have better drones to fly in harsh conditions.

 

[lannes]

This is my 4th Winter flying DJI drones and I've never experienced icing. It was dry when it landed. Doubt that's the issue. But losing performance due to temperature is a possibility though

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