Anatomy of a Mavic Mini Flyaway - How To Not Lose Your Drone - Part 2
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
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A flyaway is one of the most terrifying things a drone pilot can face and even though they are rare, they can shake your confidence in your ability to fly your quad. In this clip I explain some of the mechanical issues that can lead to a flyaway and show you how to correct them so you have a safe and stress-free flight. Please let me know if you have any questions and thanks again for watching!
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I'm a new drone owner watching this 2 years after it was published. I have to say its essential viewing in my opinion and I really appreciate the content and the professional delivery. Well done!! Thank you from Tasmania.
Thank you, sir.
Thanks a lot Professor Rick. What a splendid lecture. Chapeau.Clemente.
I believe the Mavics are the best looking drones by far. Much obliged for the helpful information.
Now THIS is the stuff that should be on drone course/tests for your license.
Thanks for the post and I'm glad you enjoyed the clip. I have another one posted on the channel that discusses other causes of fly-aways so be sure to check that one out too. Rick
Excellent
Very informative thank you.
Excellent advice ,from a excellent person 👏.
Great clip.
Thanks Rick, great stuff..well done!
Great video - thanks 👍
I'm an engineer (industrial mechanical) This video is very interesting on the dynamics on the theory of DJI flight, thanks! (oh also a new DJI pilot)
Good information 👍
Great information!!
great review
Thanks for a Great video.
Kill devil Hills, North Carolina. Thank you for doing fantastic informative videos
Thank You for another informative video. Thanks for sharing
You’re a great teacher! This clip is outstanding! Thank you Rick!
Thanks for the post and I love putting these clips together and it's great to see that others are enjoying them. Stay tuned and consider subscribing so you don't miss anything. Rick
A great lesson (or 3) about the care and feeding of these little marvels! My Mavic Air 2 is almost 2 years old, and I've never before today done a close prop inspection; after all, it's never crashed or splashed. Apparently I did trim a tree at one time, however. After watching your video, I did that inspection and found one nicked blade and another with a broken tip. All four had varying cases of the floppsies. Four new props installed, and I'm anxious to go fly later this afternoon. Thanks for the really well done clips.
Great video, very informative. You mention "checking the logs". What is that? How can a normal person do that?
Ditto. I was wondering the same thing. I love to get into the nitty gritty to have a better understanding of a system, and I'm very curious if/how I can check the logs.
Great video!!! Keep up the great work!
"the dumbest in the equation" love the way you explain and teach. keep it up!
I had to rewind because I was laughing for like a 2 minutes :D
Rick, You're one very enthusiastic teacher. Love this channel simply because you spread knowledge so well... nice work!
Steve, thanks for the post and I really have a lot of fun flying and enjoy passing along what I learn through the channel. A flyaway can be a nightmare but is really rare. I'm doing this series of clips to help folks avoid this experience and I can't help having a little fun along the way. I hope you'll stop back soon as I have a lot more content coming. Rick
Great info, thanks for doing this video.
Brand new aspiring to become a pilot. Your didactic teaching approach is easy to follow. I’m an older person seeking to add drone piloting as a new hobby with the goal of commercial. I can’t afford the more expensive drones but I am a dedicated student. Just beginning to study for the Rule 107 drone pilot license exam. Any support I can receive from you and your channel will be greatly appreciated.
I’ve just been recently doing research and looking at videos of drones then I stumbled upon the horror story’s that go with them and they kind of put me completely off buying one and then I found your videos about flyaways and it made sense but I’m still really nervous of buying one
Please do part 3 if you haven’t yet great information here
Been flying a cheap S162 drone for a while. Put new blades on, took off, gps kept the drone in place in the air then the drone started moving around on its self, went up a couple of feet and then started drifting on its side at quite an angle as going the same direction as the light wind. Pressed auto land and came crashing down onto its side breaking two arms. Spent 3 days replacing all 4 arms and motors which arms and motors come as one. Looking at testing today and I'll let you know the outcome. Thank you for your time and wishing good health for you and your family
Thank You for another entertaining and informative video. Thanks for sharing
Rick, I found and watched parts one and two, but I cannot find anywhere on your channel part three!
Awesome video 👍
Now this is the best and most informative video I have seen so far on drones. Thank you.
Thanks for the post and I appreciate the support. I spend a lot of time in the air and like to pass along the things I figure out while flying. I have a part 3 posting soon so consider subscribing to the channel so you don't miss anything. Rick
Well seems an automated message you sent me Rick as I have been subscribed for a while 🤣🤣🤣🤣😁🤣🤣🤣🤣
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@@waddac2 as if he knew you…
Well done. We need channels like this! An engineer, a geek, a fan of technology who knows what he's talking about... The Internet is flooded with ignorant people. They probably think they know what they're talking about based on modest experience and intuition, but that does more harm than good to us, the viewers. Thanks, good man, and keep flooding ours with intelligent posts :-)
If you haven't read or listened to on Audible the book The Wright Brothers by David McCullough I guarantee you'd like it......not only did they master flight they fought Typoid fever along the way. Great Book! Great Video.....Thanks.
Excellent thank you for the information
Great video Rick! Love your channel!
Thanks again for your help and training!
You're welcome and stay tuned for more content.
You mention using a toothbrush to clean the contacts. Can you use contract spray to clean them as well?
Great information as always
Brilliant explanation. Many thanks, Rick.
Thank you for the education
Great info Rick. I'm having a hard time finding Part 3 of this series. Is it available?
Very informative video totally agree with you.
Thanks Rick😀you are always trying to help us before its needed and I thank you for that indeed👍you are a blessing my friend...may God bless you....
Good video, I had a flyaway with my Mavic pro 2 the other day and haven't found it yet. I was using Drone Deploy doing a roof inspection of a Commercial building in Bedford, PA. I calibrated the compass before flying went through drone deploys checklist and hit start. Working fine the battery started to die so I hit Rth and it came back for it's battery swap and sent it back out. Again the battery became low, but right after I hit rth, my phone said "lost signal". I looked down and tried to reconnect with out any luck. I looked back up to see what it was doing it was nowhere to be seen.
It was a large roof/building but I knew exactly where it was prior to losing signal. An employee told me they saw a drone flying in the opposite direction of my home point. All I can figure is either it fell out of the sky and someone picked it up or it flew away.
Where is part 3 ¿
Thanks Rick , another informative tutorial.
Very helpful thanks. As a bit of a tech nerd (read tech junkie) myself I find your channel really enjoyable, and especially useful. It’s guys like you who makes guys like me sound and feel clever!
Wow thanks a million you really opened my eyes to the way a drone flys
Amazing video, I just love how you get into details and make sure you cover all angles possible. Thank you.
Thanks for the support and I like to uncover the details in any tech I'm using to understand how it works. This clip covers some of the most common reasons for a flyaway and I'll have a part 3 posting soon. Rick
Excellent Rick. Clear, concise, and informative! I love your enthusiasm!
A history of flight ..? Love it. ! Your videos are always entertaining. Informative and relatable. Thank you.
Great video thanks, but how do you go about storing batteries when you won’t be using the drone for a couple of weeks or months ?
Do you just let them run down and then charge again when you need them ?
I have a mavic air 2
very informative, I have been flying rc craft for more than a decade and still have pieces of info I learnt. great job
Rick Britton, Great information Rick
I will be ordering the Battery covers for my Fimi and my Autel evo pro batteries, and also the new charging hub for my charging needs, I love everything that I have bought from Drone Valley, it's very quality intensive , and very reasonable prices. And very fast shipping. Thank you Rick and God bless you and your family. Sincerely Rick from Mo
Ricky, thanks for the post and we really appreciate your support. I'm glad you like the gear we offer and we'll have a few more new things this month so stay tuned to the channel for reviews. Rick
Rick, you are a treasure! Such great information.
Excellent informative intelligent instruction. Glad you are here so I can learn. Thank you
Great video,very informative..thanks sir.
I appreciate the post and am glad that you're enjoying the content. I'll have a few more clips posting this week so be sure to stop back soon. Rick
Rick is the man to watch he helps everyone full of knowledge. I need to find part 1 of this
Love this, Rick!! Have a great day and thanks for helping us pilots out!!! Love the channel!!
Great information for non-tech guys.
Love your videos, very informative. I heard you explain how Loctite works which was incorrect. Loctite is an anaerobic glue as opposed to super glue which is an aerobic glue. Anaerobic glues set up when there is no oxygen present. Take a new bottle of loctite and notice the bottle has air in it above the loctite fluid. Now open the bottle and squeeze all of the air out while leaving the liquid inside, now cap it. Come back to it tomorrow and see what you have. That’s right, a solid bottle of loctite that is all set up and cured. Anaerobic adhesives all do this. It has nothing to do with heat nor pressure!
Excellent video, issues that are often left behind ;)
Thank's
Such useful information so concisely explained. Can't wait for Part 3
Excellent tips from one of the best in the business🙂👍
Dwayne, thanks for the post and I really appreciate the compliment. I probably spend too much time thinking about these quads but like to post what I find to help others avoid the pitfalls. I'll have a few more clips posting this week so be sure to stay tuned. Rick
Excellent content! Do you know the flight temperature of the Mini 2's battery? Mine has been around 53°C with an ambient temperature of 30°C.
Great video. Was shooting some house construction (Mav air 2 and contacted a window frame. Will definitely check and replace those propellers. Find your videos articulate and informative. TY!
I have heard of manned kites used by the Chinese for reconnaissance. Was this imagined, or did they actually put men up in the air to see further and send sketches of the battlefield down the anchor line for the commanders???
We have it so easy now. My PH4, MA2, and many more. Started flying RC Aircraft in 1976. Just a joy to fly now and not go home with an aircraft I spent 3 months building, and go home with it in a plastic bag, we use to call a major crash called re-kitted, It was a kit plane and it is again, but with much smaller pieces.
This is a Must See video. Thank you for all that you do to help ensure we fly safely and protect this wonderful hobby. 😷👍👍
Thanks for the post and I'm glad you enjoyed it. I love flying and anything I learn that can help others is something I like to pass along. I hope you're having a great summer of flying! Rick
I learned alot watching all 3 of the series! I almost had a flyaway with my Mavic Mini 2. It began landing no where near where I was. I began to panic and it scared the dickens out of me! I am now more careful checking winds and conditions. I also do a compass calibration before each flight, especially if it is a new area. Thank you!
watching a second video from you, subbed, bell rang, and love your delivery into my rock hard head lol
Great video as always. I was waiting for Part 2, now I am waiting for Part 3
FINALLY ! Thanks Rick for showing close up shots of what you're trying to explain. It is more understandable that way :)
Thumbs up ere' Rick, great info yet again - many thanks fir sharing :)
You're welcome and I'm glad that you're enjoying the clips. I have a lot more content posting soon so please consider subscribing to the channel so you don't miss anything. Rick
Thanks Rick as this video applies to all drones. I did get really good tips for my Evo1 out of this. Have to admit that although I'm subscribed. If I see something not relevant to my drone I just pass it up, but I always look. I still consider you one of the better reviewers.
The problem with our low end drones ( Holystone HS510 ) is there is minimal to no landing legs which damage the props in grass. Why do you think that is?
Great video. Thanks. I like your engineering approach to drones. I ask a lot of silly questions that are not important to others.
Thanks for the post and I really appreciate your support. Ask away, I love helping out other pilots and there's no such thing as a silly question. We all started somewhere and I had a ton of questions as well, still do. Rick
I came here for a drone hobby. But I learned all the syllabus in my engineering class
Hello Rick, love your videos on the batteries and props condition and health very informative but I do have a question I charge my batteries in the Fly more two way charging hub that they were shipped in. It may be backwards but it works for me as I wish they were numbered as far as the batteries go but what I do is basically if the led charge indicators are pointing up it may be backwards but the one on the far right I called that number one the middle number two and the far left number three so I try to keep that as a reference but what I do is after charging I leave them in the two-way charging hub is that a good practice or a bad practice which I then keep in my fly more case?
What about when the batt go,s to low and the motors go wide open and it flys a way, some of the cheeper drones dont have low bat warnning, witch happened to me on dji 4 clone, it sucks to watch your drone fly away.
Thank you for all this info.. I have been flying FPV drones for a couple years now.. But I am new to DJI drones.. It’s a completely different experience. With FPV, %95 of the time I am under 30 feet in the air..
While I will always love FPV, I am really enjoying my new DJI drones right now..
FYI, us North Carolinians call it "Kill Devil Hills," at 6:27.
I'm sorry I goofed that up, I did know the proper name and just tripped over it. Most people think it was at Kitty Hawk. Just another one of the many things you have to be proud of in North Carolina! Thanks for the post, Rick
Hey, always enjoy your videos. You do a great job!
Really waiting for your part 3. I have a few drones and one of them is an jjrc X9 P I also had the same problem with the x 9. It seems to be completely electrical interference problem. In certain places the Drone will be up in the sky and just start acting like someone else is controlling it. My latest thinking on this is that for some reason it's losing GPS satellites when it gets very low on GPS satellites it does not switch into altitude hold mode it actually goes crazy. If you were smart enough and we're able to switch it into altitude hold mode then you would have manual control back. I think it's a flaw in the programming where it drops below say five satellites and then it just starts to act very strange. The last fly away it was hovering about 20 feet above me and pretty much directly above me everything was fine all of a sudden it started to go straight up and I was not pushing up. I tried to push down and nothing happened and then it started to go off towards the trees I have zero control. Before that it was calibrated and the satellites were locked in and everything was fine. Any ideas?
Wires are very important too. I almost lost my mavic because of a defective usb wire between controller and smartphone (or crystal sky, my case). Screen freezes and you lose image and metrics. App takes control over the controller, so you can't get reliable metrics on the mavic controller. Solution: Unplug the wire and take back the drone only with the controller.
Rick, I feel the title is a little misleading. OK mechanical issues you can avoid, doesn't sound much different than other videos but I'll watch. What I saw was mechanical/electrical issues that CAN CAUSE a flyaway as well as HOW this can contribute to the problem. A most entertaining and informative video that you did your usual excellence in explaining to us. Thank you.
Rick, What about flyaway's over water? Do you have floatation balls from Drone Valley for the MINI's to put down on the water to avoid a flyaway in too much wind?
Dennis, thanks for the post and we have tested a lot of the flotation devices and are not fans of them for several reasons. First, even though it sounds like a great safety device, the prop wash when landing causes a lot of the water to splash up on the quad. If this is salt water, it's corrosive and can cause real issues with the electronics and camera. Also, the VIO sensors on the bottom of the quad are either blocked or hampered by the mounting. Even if you find one that is somewhat clear, the actual VIO technology is confused by reflective surfaces (water) and could present issues when landing and taking off. I'd steer clear of them and feel like it's a great idea on paper that just doesn't pan out in practice. We 'll never sell anything we haven't tested and won't use ourselves on the site. If we find one that works better, I'll post a clip on the channel. Rick
Was flying my mini 2 in laurentiens hills and had lost connection. then started getting sparadic connections .I was waiting for r t h to engage then I hear app saying r t h updated check on map. i did not initiate that so aircraft was going to land in deep woods.luckily I cancelled landing and made it hover till I got better signal and manually flew it to original location.What do you think went wrong.
Wow! I'm glad I watched this video. I just checked one of my Mavic Air batteries and it definitely has a bulge on the bottom. Oh well I just got the Mavic Air 2 so I'll be flying that from now on.
Really GREAT content Rick. Thanks so much. You continue to raise the bar on quality info.
Great work. I’m going to be sacrificing a tooth brush tomorrow!!!!! :D :O
the smart controller needs a feature to tell the pilot signal strength, pilots have no clue when the drone will lose connection to the remote and gives no warning when its about to lose connection which is dangerous
I agree with you and that would be really helpful in avoiding loss of signal. I'm always watching the signal strength display but when you get more than 1500 feet out it can get a little stressful. Thanks for the post and I hope you'll sub the channel so you don't miss any updates. Rick
@@Dronevalley i dont see any signal strength display on the smart controller, all i see is the satellite icon with a number beside it, is it not supposed to get below a certain number ?
Are the Mavic Mini & Mini 2 batteries the same batteries ?
They are not. The mavic mini battery will work in the mini 2 but the mini 2 battery is too long to fit in the mavic mini.
Actually you can build big enough kite to lift a person. It was done in ancient China, loooong before hot-air balloons. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-lifting_kite
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I guess scuba divers are pretty good drone pilots. They know their risk assessment :-) Glad you made the analogy at 1:40 :-)
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Great info but the title says 'Mavic Mini Flyaway" and I didn't see or hear anything about the Mavic Mini specifically, again great info but as someone researching the mini...........
Thanks for the post and I started the series with details about the Mavic Mini and all of the things I discuss in Part 2 apply to the Mini and most other drones as well. The challenge with the Mavic Mini is that it has a lot of the features of bigger drones but it's smaller size (and weight) can get pilots into trouble pretty quickly. I'll have a Part 3 in this series posting this week so be sure to check out Part 1 and stop back for the next one as well. Thanks, Rick
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I enjoyed the content and as an instructor the presentation was perfect! However as a youtube lurker the title was slightly misleading.
Hi Rick. First of all, thanks for these clips, I’m amazed at your knowledge. I’m 55 and just got into drones and I love this hobby! I researched and agonized for a month before deciding on the mavic air. Well, I had no business in sport mode but just couldn’t resist. I sport moded it right into tree. So, I bought a couple cheaper drones to learn with. The beast flies pretty good but the bugs 2se is crazy. It takes off and the motors go to full speed. It goes higher than I’ve ever been and then just leaves. It does this every time. Could it be the transmitter? I know you can’t answer all questions but if you get a chance, I would appreciate it.
Thanks Rick,
Tim
As always, Rick, excellent advice. I hope you are working on battery guards for the Evo 2. I always keep my extra Mavic Mini batteries in the battery pouches I bought from Drone Valley...so I don’t need guards. Thanks.
I actually have a shipment of them heading our way next week and will update the website when they arrive. I got a few to test and have been using them myself and they work great. I really appreciate your business and hope you're having fun with the new Evo 2. Rick
Drone Valley Great, Rick! I’ll watch your website for the battery guards. I would also like to see prop stabilizers, ND filters and range extenders for the Evo 2. Now range extenders may not be needed with the Evo since they can fly 5.5 miles, I don’t really know. But always looking for ways to keep my drone flying secure. Thanks!
for some reason, the volume on this vid is lower than the previous vid. just FYI