Thanks for that.I can tell you now that DJI have altered the wording of the manual. I’m one of those sad muppets that downloads documents and reads them so I have a copy of the original manual. It states
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The current version on the Internet omits the line about the Intelligent Flight Battery.
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They could just supply a NEW compliant standard battery that keeps the takeoff weight to 249g, just like they have done with the Mini 4 Pro, which does not broadcast RID, when flown with the Mini 4 Pro regular battery labeled 249g. I would happily pay for such a battery to get what I ordered.That RID feature seems to rely on an impossible manufacturing tolerance. Each drone would have to weigh EXACTLY the same out of the box!
I can now see how this problem was kinda "designed" into this drone. Best to just get rid of the feature..Seems like the cheapest thing to do.
They could of course recall every drone and re-furb and weigh each one, but that sounds like it would cost them a bunch of time and money.
The version I’ve downloaded was saved 19th September 2025. I’ve had the online version for a while but it gets refreshed regularly. DJI obviously want to hide the date as the new document has the same V1.0 25.09 as the original.Thanks for that.
Any idea when that change was made?
Looks like DJI surreptitiously opted for option 1 of the two I spelled out.
"1. Update the User Manual to the current functionality, as redesigned, even if that is only limited to the U.S..."
Game over. Operating as intended. User Manual "fixed" with a deletion, and no accompanying explanation for the change.
Nevertheless, let's see what Nick has to say now!
I wonder if my bringing this contradiction to their attention last Wednesday led to the change, because, as of last Thursday, Nick was claiming it should not be broadcasting, and yesterday Janie claimed it is working as designed, clearly unaware that the obvious contradiction in the User Manual ever existed.The version I’ve downloaded was saved 19th September 2025. I’ve had the online version for a while but it get refreshed regularly. DJI obviously want to hide the date as the new document has the same V1. 25.09 as the original.
Try yesterday. Sorry, I did some editing of the earlier post while you were replying!I wonder if my bringing this contradiction to their attention last Wednesday led to the change, because, as of last Thursday, Nick was claiming it should not be broadcasting, and yesterday Janie claimed it is working as designed, clearly unaware that the obvious contradiction in the User Manual ever existed,
Engineers must have changed the User Manual over the weekend!
Good news, is they are apparently paying attention to my telling them the Emperor was wearing no clothes, and quickly put his clothes back on! LOL!
O.K. WELL..What if lets say the new standard battery weighs 100 grams (just a number not real) and your mini 5 weighs 150 grams , your good....... BUT what about your neighbor whose mini 5 weighs 160 grams? If they cant build them all to weigh exactly the same they are "spinning their wheels"They could just supply a NEW compliant standard battery that keeps the takeoff weight to 249g,
Thank you!The version I’ve downloaded was saved 19th September 2025. I’ve had the online version for a while but it gets refreshed regularly. DJI obviously want to hide the date as the new document has the same V1.0 25.09 as the original.
Try, 13th October 2025. That is now the date on the English manual. Other languages have the original date of 17th September 2025
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My 3 standard batteries run from 69.85 to 70.33g, the drone is 182.23g so they need to get the weight of batteries down (for me) to 67.77g, basically lose 2.5g.O.K. WELL..What if lets say the new standard battery weighs 100 grams (just a number not real) and your mini 5 weighs 150 grams , your good....... BUT what about your neighbor whose mini 5 weighs 160 grams? If they cant build them all to weigh exactly the same they are "spinning their wheels"
Exactly. We could even do that ourselves by carefully removing a couple of plastic strips from the existing M5P batteries. It will provide some ventilation for heat dissipation. Point is, even if the weight is under 250g, DJI is unilaterally compelling it to broadcast RID, whether the FAA requires it or not, just like they did on the Mini 3 Pro, but not the Mini 4 Pro with its regular battery.My 3 standard batteries run from 69.85 to 70.33g, the drone is 182.23g so they need to get the weight of batteries down (for me) to 67.77g, basically lose 2.5g.
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