Mavic Pro Flight Checklist

[Former Member]

Yea, that's a stupid list.

In the world of diplomacy, some things are better left unsaid.

 

[beanbubba]

Do you use a "daily flier" and a dedicated distance AC or does one serve both purposes?
IMHO the pre-flight checklist is good I do most of it except for the calibration (compass, IMU or gimbal) unless an error message on startup.

Discipline and routine are not a bad thing. Nice checklist and countdown

Yes, I have dedicated and modified birds for distance runs. I try to keep a stock bird in my car for daily flying, I stopped using a checklist for daily flying after a while because at some point you just memorize everything. But a great idea when starting out.

 

[beanbubba]

Yea, that's a stupid list.

That is a fair assessment, I am a stupid person and can't remember all those tasks and had to write them down. Thank you for the reminder.

 

[Former Member]

That is a fair assessment, I am a stupid person and can't remember all those tasks and had to write them down. Thank you for the reminder.

lol. How's your distance record coming?

 

[beanbubba]

I personally have not. I would think that physical disturbances (a crash or hard landings) would be more likely to impact it.

That is true, now I remember after a couple crashes I was prompted to calibrate.

 

[lweekspors]

I've found conflicting info on calibrating the IMU. Do you recommend this every time?

I have only calibrated my IMU once in 1 1/2 years, Gps rwice. No need if it does not ask. IMO

 

[Former Member]

I have only calibrated my IMU once in 1 1/2 years, Gps rwice. No need if it does not ask. IMO

Have you traveled to different countries with your Mavic? Sometimes changes in atmospheric conditions, latitudes, longitudes and altitudes might be a good time to recalibrate even if not prompted to do so. The IMU has an altimeter and can be affected by varying conditions.

 

[shamujoe]

Mavic Pro Checklist:


[emoji827] Charge your batteries full
[emoji827] Unfold Mavic and put it on flat surface
[emoji827] Remove Dome cover and Gimbal clamp
[emoji827] Turn on remote controller
[emoji827] Turn on Mavic
[emoji827] Turn on app DjiGo4
[emoji827] Check Firmware updates
[emoji827] Calibrate Compass
[emoji827] Calibrate IMU
[emoji827] Calibrate Gimbal
[emoji827] Check Battery state
[emoji827] Visual check of aircraft and props
[emoji827] Check Obstacle avoidance settings
[emoji827] Set Height to RTH
[emoji827] Set maximum height and distance
[emoji827] Wait for GPS Mode
[emoji827] Save Homepoint and check it on map
[emoji827] Auto Take off and hover to 10m
[emoji827] Check your surrounding and high point
[emoji827] Fly safe !

Nice list, thanks. The only thing I would add is to check the weather. I know that might be dumb just looking at a clear sky, but I use "UAV Forecast" App and love it. Thanks again for the great work.

 

[sigitaw2003]

You have a nice list. I tweaked it a bit.

Mavic Pro Checklist EDITED:

Charge your batteries, RC, Phone/Tablet

Put Phone/Tablet in Airplane mode

Remove Dome cover and Gimbal clamp

Unfold Mavic and put it on flat surface

Visual check of aircraft and props

Turn on remote controller

Connect Phone/Tablet (should start Go 4)

Turn on Mavic after Go 4 startup screen displays

Ignore updates

Check Battery state

Check Obstacle avoidance settings

Set Height to RTH

Wait for GPS Mode

Save Homepoint and check it on map

Insure AC and map pointer are pointing in same direction

Take off and hover to 10m for a few seconds

Check your surroundings and high point

Fly safe !

Nice

 

[Dale]

I notice when I travel fairly long distances, several hundred miles or more. The MP will not fly in a straight line. It will slight curve right or left. Usually it seems to the right from what I recall. A compass calibration will fix it until the next move. I don't ever recall doing any other calibration. If this flight curve gets fairly bad, the MP warned me to re calibrate the compass. Never seen compass flip (pointing opposite direction on the MP, but I had another companies drone for a while that would startup with bad compass orientation about 1 of 5 times. If you did not notice and took off, it would flip over just as it got off the ground.

 

[Roy A]

You have a nice list. I tweaked it a bit.

Mavic Pro Checklist EDITED:

Charge your batteries, RC

Great edits to the original list. It’s almost exactly what I currently follow. Nice job!

 

[Mossiback]

Great edits to the original list. It’s almost exactly what I currently follow. Nice job!

Thanks!