Question about RID on my Mini 5 Pro

guzewski · 2026-01-21T19:36:15-0500

I'm planning to fly my Mini 5 Pro in the UK this summer, so I went and got the required Flyer ID and Operator ID from the CAA website. On my CAA account there's some info about my remote ID number. Well and good.

However, in spite of having aircraft and controller FW updated, there is no Remote ID in the drone settings. Many places refer to a setting under Safety, but my Mini 5 Pro does not have that. It's just not there.

This is a screen cap from a YouTube video showing the Remote ID setting, which is missing on my drone.

So what do other Mini 5 Pro owners do about this? I'd love to know.

mavic3usa · 2026-01-21T19:43:11-0500

In the US, the RID is the drone's serial number which begins with something like 1581F9DEC....

Droning on and on... · 2026-01-21T21:22:27-0500

The RID is the aircraft serial no.

guzewski · 2026-01-21T21:38:50-0500

mavic3usa said:
In the US, the RID is the drone's serial number which begins with something like 1581F9DEC....

OK... so does my Mini 5 Pro broadcast this automatically? And if so, what is the purpose of the Remote ID setting on the drone? (the setting that I don't have)

mavic3usa · 2026-01-21T22:42:31-0500

guzewski said:
OK... so does my Mini 5 Pro broadcast this automatically? And if so, what is the purpose of the Remote ID setting on the drone? (the setting that I don't have)

I'm not the experts on M5P RID but perhaps you can start here and decide if any of it applies to non-US locations:

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