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Thanks to this forum for making me aware of so many things that are not obvious on the face. I don't know what prompted me to check my propeller blades, but I probably saved myself some grief in doing so. I do not want a drone falling out of the sky (uncommanded descent). I am meticulously careful in how I store my Mini, but I must be doing/have done something wrong. I will be changing up my routine, probably storing it overnight in the charging dome, if only to let the blades hang loose without any tension.
When I inspected my blades this morning I was shocked to see how warped one of them was. I'm not sure if you're supposed to change them in pairs no matter what, but that's what I did. It appears that only one of the blades was distorted but I changed them both. I couldn't be sure if the other was in it's natural shape. I've had some slightly nicked blade tips before that I know I could file down, but I just don't want to chance it. So I changed those out and will file them and keep them for spares just in case new replacements aren't readily availble (as of this morning Amazon's DJI replacements are $18!... but I found them elsewhere for $12).
It's hard to believe how easy it is for the Mini's blades to become misshapen. I'm going to make checking carefully a habit every time before I fly. Without further adieu, below is a before/after image.
When I inspected my blades this morning I was shocked to see how warped one of them was. I'm not sure if you're supposed to change them in pairs no matter what, but that's what I did. It appears that only one of the blades was distorted but I changed them both. I couldn't be sure if the other was in it's natural shape. I've had some slightly nicked blade tips before that I know I could file down, but I just don't want to chance it. So I changed those out and will file them and keep them for spares just in case new replacements aren't readily availble (as of this morning Amazon's DJI replacements are $18!... but I found them elsewhere for $12).
It's hard to believe how easy it is for the Mini's blades to become misshapen. I'm going to make checking carefully a habit every time before I fly. Without further adieu, below is a before/after image.