I just came back from Bali, and flew my Mavic a few times. Great place to do it!
Unfortunately , I had to take off and land from the hard packed sand on the beach. Yes I know thats not ideal but circumstances required it so I could fly w/o security guards watching me.
Anyhow, I have some sand in the rear motor and at first the prop wouldn't rotate, then I blew the majority of the sand out. (Not that there was too much)
Started up well enough after that, but I had a message that there may be an issue with the motor.
Problem is, that there are still small particles in there and when I manually turn the prop, you can feel the grit.
I have also noticed that the "dust cover" on the bottom of the motor has gone.
Questions
- Can I get a spare "dust cover" for the motor?
- If there is still a small bit of sand in there, would the motor eventually seize in mid-flight causing the Mavic to crash?
- Any ides on how to get the last remnants of sand out? I'm a bit loathe using anything apart from blowing it out myself!
Thanks,
Unfortunately , I had to take off and land from the hard packed sand on the beach. Yes I know thats not ideal but circumstances required it so I could fly w/o security guards watching me.
Anyhow, I have some sand in the rear motor and at first the prop wouldn't rotate, then I blew the majority of the sand out. (Not that there was too much)
Started up well enough after that, but I had a message that there may be an issue with the motor.
Problem is, that there are still small particles in there and when I manually turn the prop, you can feel the grit.
I have also noticed that the "dust cover" on the bottom of the motor has gone.
Questions
- Can I get a spare "dust cover" for the motor?
- If there is still a small bit of sand in there, would the motor eventually seize in mid-flight causing the Mavic to crash?
- Any ides on how to get the last remnants of sand out? I'm a bit loathe using anything apart from blowing it out myself!
Thanks,