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I think the propellers on the Mavic Mini ( Changing ) is going to be a deal breaker for new drone pilots.
If I hadn’t gone through all the pre-flight safety checks, my Mavic Mini would be all busted up right now.
I changed the propellers out the night before it’s maiden flight. The purpose of this change was to make the blades more visible. After completing all the firmware updates, I spun the device up while in the house. The propellers are black and once they start spinning, they are very hard to see.
Changing the propellers literally [Language removed by Admin]. My standard house light even at it’s brightest settings did not give me enough light. I brought over more LED lamps just to see what I was doing. Taking off propellers is a breeze. You are going to throw away those screws anyway.
Putting on new propellers is a [Language removed by Admin]. I have hands like Dr. Strange after his accident. Magnetizing that tiny Phillips screwdriver helps. Anyway, I get frustrated doing tasks that involve itty bitty tiny screws. Then, there’s the fear of overlocking or striping the screw. I finished it.
The next day, I went out. Did all my preflight checks. Did my control checks on the ground. After lifting off, I just hovered at 1.2m. The front left arm was shaking and vibrating like crazy. The blades were making contact with the body. It was definitely going to fall out of the sky. It’s a 1 point critical error that can down almost any drone.
MY DAY WAS DONE!
Went to my drone school to get advice from my teacher there. We sat down and changed out the front props only. Fortunately, we were able to achieve a smooth steady flight indoors. The discoloration smudges on the body of the aircraft came off easily with nail polish remover.
We all know that DJI drones are actually quite tough. People have crashed them, bump them into walls and trees, accidentally dropped them and they lived to tell the tale. Changing the propellers on the Mavic Mini, requires a well-lit area and your grandpa’s triple thick bifocals.
The day was saved due to good preflight checks and replacing the props. It made me realize how much easier it is to work with my Mavic Air.
Take great care with your Mavic Mini propellers that are attached to the device. You do not want to bend them only to have to swap them out. That means you lose precious daylight while you are at your workstation changing propellers.
If I hadn’t gone through all the pre-flight safety checks, my Mavic Mini would be all busted up right now.
I changed the propellers out the night before it’s maiden flight. The purpose of this change was to make the blades more visible. After completing all the firmware updates, I spun the device up while in the house. The propellers are black and once they start spinning, they are very hard to see.
Changing the propellers literally [Language removed by Admin]. My standard house light even at it’s brightest settings did not give me enough light. I brought over more LED lamps just to see what I was doing. Taking off propellers is a breeze. You are going to throw away those screws anyway.
Putting on new propellers is a [Language removed by Admin]. I have hands like Dr. Strange after his accident. Magnetizing that tiny Phillips screwdriver helps. Anyway, I get frustrated doing tasks that involve itty bitty tiny screws. Then, there’s the fear of overlocking or striping the screw. I finished it.
The next day, I went out. Did all my preflight checks. Did my control checks on the ground. After lifting off, I just hovered at 1.2m. The front left arm was shaking and vibrating like crazy. The blades were making contact with the body. It was definitely going to fall out of the sky. It’s a 1 point critical error that can down almost any drone.
MY DAY WAS DONE!
Went to my drone school to get advice from my teacher there. We sat down and changed out the front props only. Fortunately, we were able to achieve a smooth steady flight indoors. The discoloration smudges on the body of the aircraft came off easily with nail polish remover.
We all know that DJI drones are actually quite tough. People have crashed them, bump them into walls and trees, accidentally dropped them and they lived to tell the tale. Changing the propellers on the Mavic Mini, requires a well-lit area and your grandpa’s triple thick bifocals.
The day was saved due to good preflight checks and replacing the props. It made me realize how much easier it is to work with my Mavic Air.
Take great care with your Mavic Mini propellers that are attached to the device. You do not want to bend them only to have to swap them out. That means you lose precious daylight while you are at your workstation changing propellers.
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