Taking of from a moving vehicle problem

MacPap · Dec 5, 2016

gregw said:
Yes, it can fly with just the controller, but there is no way to focus the camera if you don't have a smartphone connected to the controller. I believe everything else should work though.

Thx gregw

GadgetGuy · Dec 5, 2016

gregw said:
Yes, it can fly with just the controller, but there is no way to focus the camera if you don't have a smartphone connected to the controller. I believe everything else should work though.

I am unaware of this, but since neither of my own Mavics have even been shipped, I can neither confirm nor deny. My info is based upon specs and reading everything written about it by those who already have one.

wesleyelder · Dec 5, 2016

Chase R said:
Holy **** that was sketchy. Personally, I would have cut of vision sensors there and caught it by hand.

Thanks Chase, i didn't realise they could be turned off mid flight thats good to know, but next time ill just reverse in

- or try a hand catch

gregw · Dec 5, 2016

Turning off the downward sensors could make the Mavic wander a bit. Personally, I like to initiate auto-land when hand catching... Minimises any potential injuries since the props will spin down instead of trying to get away from you.

See the last catch in this video:

wesleyelder · Dec 5, 2016

gregw said:
Turning off the downward sensors could make the Mavic wander a bit. Personally, I like to initiate auto-land when hand catching... Minimises any potential injuries since the props will spin down instead of trying to get away from you.

See the last catch in this video:

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Cheers Greg! Thats sounds like a safer option i'd like to keep all my fingers.

gregw · Dec 5, 2016

wesleyelder said:
Cheers Greg! Thats sounds like a safer option i'd like to keep all my fingers.

Yes, keeping all my fingers intact has been my priority after watching all the videos of people hand catching the Mavic and it tries to pull away from you due to the downward sensors...

Thought this method seemed the most sensible..

Chase R · Dec 6, 2016

gregw said:
Turning off the downward sensors could make the Mavic wander a bit. Personally, I like to initiate auto-land when hand catching... Minimises any potential injuries since the props will spin down instead of trying to get away from you.

See the last catch in this video:

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The Mavic will still use GPS to hold position. I don't think it switches to vision sensors unless GPS is unavailable. I've never had it move when turning off downward sensors.

In this case, if you initiate an auto-land and the boat moves then that thing is still coming down until it hits something. Turning off the sensors allows you to control the speed at which it descends and still gives you the ability to bail.

GadgetGuy · Dec 6, 2016

gregw said:
Yes, keeping all my fingers intact has been my priority after watching all the videos of people hand catching the Mavic and it tries to pull away from you due to the downward sensors... Thought this method seemed the most sensible..

Just grip it firmly, and hang on, until it surrenders! It's not going to fly away with you hanging below it!

MacPap · Dec 6, 2016

GadgetGuy said:
Just grip it firmly, and hang on, until it surrenders! It's not going to fly away with you hanging below it!

GadgetGuy hahahahaha
"The NOSE! Hit the nose!!!!" (Anakin Skywalker to Jar jar in Watto's shop. From the "star wars I" movie)

Chris Sailor · Feb 9, 2020

Hi, I am a yacht captain and I had a problem during the transatlantic crossing. I was flying chasing the yacht while under-sail and suddenly the drone stopped and remained hovering stationary I was obliged to return with the boat to it's position and landed. I don't know what to do next time perhaps there is something I might set up before flying from a moving vehicle (boat)??

MAvic_South_Oz · Feb 9, 2020

Chris Sailor said:
Hi, I am a yacht captain and I had a problem during the transatlantic crossing. I was flying chasing the yacht while under-sail and suddenly the drone stopped and remained hovering stationary I was obliged to return with the boat to it's position and landed. I don't know what to do next time perhaps there is something I might set up before flying from a moving vehicle (boat)??

Chris, start a new thread and post the flight log.
Should be very obvious to the analysts here as to what occurred.

You can then know what it was and how you might be able to prepare / cope next time.

Edit, post it up in the crash / flyaway section.