DJI Mini 3 Pro Crash Analysis - Don't Make This Simple Mistake....
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- Опубликовано: 4 июн 2024
- 00:00 Start
01:12 The Damage
02:18 How to get Flight Logs from DJI RC
03:45 How to View Flight Logs with AirData UAV
04:30 Mini 3 Pro Crash Analysis
06:06 The Crash Cause
08:40 How to start DJI Repair
10:02 How to Sync DJI Flight Logs
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What to do when you crash your drone. I go through how to work out what went wrong and caused my DJI Mini 3 Pro to crash. The Obstacle Avoidance did not help and it fell down crashing on to the rocks below.
I also go through how to extract your Flight Records or Flight Logs from your phone and from the DJI RC Controller, and also how to playback your drone flight using AirData UAV with their free HD Flight Player to work out what went wrong.
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my mini 2 had a similiar crash result just from the shelve in 2 m
I send it in and ask for a quote and had to pay about 43€ incl. VAT - best experience ever.
And: no dji care of cause, just the usual repair quote procedure.
But it had been simply a damage of the gimbal camera only but it looked pretty much the same except the crack in the plastic I did not have.
Just want to let you know you can actually access the flight log in the DJI rc remote
This is a major known deficiency with DJI's obstacle avoidance and one of the reasons I don't like to over rely on it.
When your drone is not in "operator motion"... ie: you're moving it, the obstacle avoidance assumes there's no reason to bypass/brake over objects even if it sees the object. GPS
Skydio does it a lot better in my regards but yeah, I have found the same issue with the Air 2S, to the point that taking off forward from a stand still will often cause a weird obstacle avoidance freak out. Sorry about your loss, Ian, I feel it as Mini 2 owner.
I'd love to synchronise my flight logs, but they're always blank in my app !
Same situation happens when riding motorcycles, those that live in the countryside are used to open roads are more likely to crash in an urban area. Those that ride in London are more likely to crash on the open roads. Situational awareness mate. Or until you become more experienced, in the area you take off and from fly from. Stick to flyingforward and play back in reverse!
Hi, Ian. Thank you for sharing this informative video and sorry to hear about the incident that you experienced. May we know if you have an ongoing case with us that we could possibly assist you with? Please let us know, we're here to help. Thank you for your support.
Wow, I’m impressed you guys are so proactive in offering assistance. Hopefully, I’ll never need your help but it’s reassuring to hear you guys actually give a shit.
Hi DJI. Yes, the case has been opened and the Netherlands unit has received the Mini 3 Pro thanks. Hopefully they're getting back to me in the next few days. Thanks for the input!
@@IaninLondon Thank you for the information. We are looking forward to a smooth process of your case and for you to be able to fly your drone soon. Should you have any questions regarding your case, please know that we are always here to help. Thank you for your support.
Seems that DJI only assist youtu bers, where are you, when I need assist? And after week of waiting you just reply, not possible, we can't help you.
Hi@@Radiusxe We are sorry to read about this feedback and if you feel this way. Do you have an active case number or ticket number? If yes, could you please provide us the details? Rest assured that we'll verify and check this for you. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
I'll be receiving my mini 3 today. I live in a rural area with lots of hills, hollers, and trees so I especially appreciate this video and your tips. Thanks for posting this video!
I have found that DJI Care Refresh is AWESOME!! DJI is VERY responsive and has always done me right in the past. Thank you DJI
Very helpful! I too have flown my Mini 3 with 10-15 satellite locks and thought Home Point Updated meant it must have enough to know where it is so the exact number doesn't matter. I also felt that when I flew higher it would pick up the others in due course.
I never know of those services either, thanks!
Great video Ian! 6 years licensed here and everyday is a school day still with drone flying. I flew a job yesterday where i did almost exactly the same process as you with how I took off and was constantly watching the drone and not the screen and listening for the home point update. You've given is all a good further check. Thank you
Lost my drone in Iceland and still don’t know why. Now I have a way to find out. Thanks so much Ian!
Thanks for this video Ian. Crashes hurt, but grateful for your sharing this experience so we might avoid! And a timely reminder that no matter our experience, a moment's distraction can be the difference between a great day with our drone or one we anguish over. Cheers for this and all your videos. 👍
Sad to see your Mini 3 crashed, Ian. 👍🏻Thanks for sharing the story, so all of us can learn and be more careful. ✨
Thanks Jaroslav and cheers for all the good words and support 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
At least it can be repaired and isn't melted like the last one .👍
There is something rather comforting when an expert has his/her incidents. It makes the rest of us, not feel as bad, when we have a "Houston we have a problem" moment. Great video.
Not questioning Ian's ability as an RP, suggesting a RUclipsr is an expert is somewhat misleading. There are hundreds of RP's who fly many more hours per month than a RUclips/blogger. Many of their flights are in challenging situations with lots of aerial obstructions and many factors to consider where as RUclipsrs send it up out their back garden and over open fields or above their estate. Not really 'expert' flying.
10:43 😉. I'm not an expert. But I do fly a lot.
Thank you so much for educating us on what happened. I wish you all the best getting your Mini 3 Fixed.
Ian, you have no idea how apt this video is. Having recently returned from Ingleton Falls, I completely lost control of my Mini Pro 3. I simply can’t explain it. During flight my drone just wouldn’t respond to my inputs. It stayed level, but was flying around aimlessly. I had no idea that 16 satellites was a bare minimum. Going forwards I’ll certainly make sure I have around 25.
Panicking is an understatement, which, really, is the last thing you want to do.
Eventually I managed to get it hover in location where I could land it safely but must of taken a good 5 mins to get the drone to respond property. I’ll check the logs and see what happened.
FYI if you’re ever visiting Ingleton Falls, my issues surfaced around mid-way where there is a small ice cream shop at the top of the tall steps.
Many thanks for all the info contained in this video 👍
Check the follow-up video linked at the end, regarding the downward vision system as well 👍🏻
@@IaninLondon awesome! Will do! Thanks fella for everything you do 😊👍
Great analysis of the crash and everyone should have a look at this video. Airdata is an invaluable app that I used to analyze a crash and found out that I seem to fly with just a little bit of left on both sticks that caused me to drift into some trees. I'm surprised that more people aren't using Airdata to check what might have gone wrong with the flight as it is free and has so much information available. Great job and good luck when you get a replacement drone.
Brave. Few people like to admit their mistakes. However, if you hadn't made this video, given my location, there is a good chance I would have done the same thing with my Mini 3 Pro. I can't thank you enough.
Cheers Tom 👍🏻
Thanks for sharing your experience Ian. Shame about the crash and hopefully you get your 'new' drone back soon!
I made the mistake of not waiting for the postage lable from Dji and payed myself for my mini 2 it took longer as it was stuck in customs the repair turned out to be free lesson learned.
Ian, That is a super video because you address “customer service” support if needed. To me, it clearly shows that DJI has quality (including timely) customer service which you may not find with other drone companies. So, for me, we have to factor in the quality of “customer service” when making a drone purchasing decision.
About to get my first ever drone, the Mini 3 Pro, I found this really useful and clearly explained - thank you.
Such a humble and honest guy that I have the upmost respect for. Thanks for sharing this crucial information for your followers. 👍🏽
Cheers! :)
Thanks Ian. Bless you for being candid with us here - many wouldn't! Very valuable information as always... Thank you.
Thanks Mike!
something similar happened to me.. no crash flying above a stream. it was losing altitude and moving backwards. I just took back control and landed. will check satellites next time. thanks for great video.
It's a bit of a weird crash, even at 7-8 satellites the drone normally will signal it is able to maintain a hover, but the satellite indicator will be yellow, which means it has a chance to drop out and start drifting. If the indicator is white it is generally safe enough to fly, but there can be situations where it drops out temporarily for no apparent reason.
Thanks for this video Ian.👍🏻
I almost crashed my mini 2 by losing gps signal switching in atti mode for around 15 mins, in those 15 mins I was trying to land it, but it was swaying too much and I was afraid not to crash it into a building, so I flew it 5 mins away from me into a green space as I tried to land it I told to myself: "this is it, I'll crash it". Before it lost signal I saw on camera getting closer and closer to a tree as I was trying to land it, luckily for me I believe it stabilized itself with its optical flow being close to the top of the tree, which to my surprise it regained GPS signal. I was so relieved, up to this day I still don't understand why GPS signal dropped all of a sudden at 100m altitude..
DJI needs to implement better GPS chips. on my old samsung s7 phone I never lost gps signal in the open, let alone high up in the air..
I know a lot of ppl dont like lens hood. (for dslr, drones, etc)
But for $10 you can attach a lens hood on your mini 3 pro and add protection for the gimbal.
Doesn’t add alot of weight and I have not seen any detrimental effect on videos and photos yet.
I love high force, i have only ever flown there once, it is a scary place to fly lots and lots of trees, stunning but scary, thank you for sharing about the satellite info
Good attitude on working out what went wrong and sharing so we can learn from it. Thanks!
Very informative! Thanks for that!
Brilliant Ian the information you have shared sorry about the crash I’ll be a taking note for future flights.
Really good info...thanks for sharing!
Thank you much for sharing your experience and tips, very helpful.
I appreciate you posting this video. I typically stay away from such areas, but good to know. Thanks.
Another excellent and informative video Ian, many thanks for sharing. Sorry about the incident though 😢. Enjoy and keep up the good work!!
Great video. Very valuable info. Thanks for walking us through the entire process.
Another fantastic video Ian. Sorry to hear about your drone. Great to see the replacement process first hand. Cheers 😁👍
Thanks for info Ian .
Thanks, Ian, for sharing this.
It wasn't a mistake, you learned from this, so it's a life lesson :)
Thanks for sharing this very helpful info, post crash
Great video Ian, sorry about the Mini 3Pro, but thanks for sharing, it may stop a few of us learning hard lessons! Also thanks for the tips on flying in Malta, had a great week there and got some lovely footage.
I hit a bird while flying my DJI Mavic which in turn broke one of my props off it was about 1/2 mile away. Broke my heart. I was flying in a marshy area no way to retrieve it. I feel for you. DJI will take care of it. Good Luck 👍 Great analysis..
Very informative. Thanks for this.
Very grateful for your presentation!
Awesome advice thanks my man
Gr8 analysis. Thx for sharing ! Sorry for the crash. Stinks.
Very helpful info mate, thanks for posting it 👏
Great Info! Thank you.
Thank you so much for sharing this unfortunate incident. I agree with you, its important to know what went wrong to help ovoid similar problem in future. For us, owners of the same drone will definitely benefit from this
Really useful video Ian, just a shame it had to happen to your Mini 3 first. Excellent explanation on how to download flight logs and interpret them. I was always taught to scan instruments before performing a task but there's a difference between a quick scan of the basics and a thorough scan. It does answer one question of why the homepoint sometimes updates automaticaly mid flight. Thanks again chap and I hope you get things sorted swiftly. Note to self - sync flight logs!
Thak you Ian! Great informative video...
Excellent video. Great way to learn and to provide information on where to look for the flight recording; that I did not know existed.
Great, educative video. Love your outro shots.
Informative Post, Thank you!
Thank you Ian, for the extremely useful information. Greetings from the Caribbean.
Extremely useful, thanks Ian for breaking this down!
Cheers Dewie! Hope you're enjoying that Colorado snow soon 🤠👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Ian, excellent advice.
Excellent info and teaching, Thank YOU Sir
thanks ian... very useful
Very cool that you share this fail/crash experience with us & the airdata option is also great👍🏻thx for the video & I hope you have dji care refresh 😅
If you can and I appreciate it’s not always possible but an observer who understands can make a huge difference
Thanks for sharing!
Excellent video, Ian, sound advice for any drone pilot. Hope you're back out flying with your Mini 3 soon!
I know how you feel mate, I did the same with my mini 2, on a cold morning I put the drone up, I did let it hover for over a minute to let the battery temp increase, then I took it to just above my house where it decided to suddenly just drop, hitting the roof and breaking drone. I had care refresh so it was sorted quickly. I got a new drone back within a week, great, so I went out, took the new drone out over a small pond, guess what it was ok flying around until it suddenly dropped out of the sky, straight into the pond, to say I was gutted was an understatement. After getting wet and retrieving the drone I again sent it off, together with the battery which was in it at the time. It turned out to be a faulty battery, even though I don't over charge them or leave them in the charging hub. Anyway within a week I had another new drone and battery. Top marks to dji. Hope you get it sorted soon mate.
Regards Jon
Ian, thanks for sharing and for the excellent information on the flight logs.
Great video Ian.
This seems like a DJI problem. 13 satellites 🛰️ by any standard is more than sufficient for an accurate gps lock to maintain Lat/Long and Height. I know for navigation a minimum of 3 satellites are required for 2D (Lat/Long)and 5are required for 3D navigation (Lat/Long/Height), so having 13 would be more than sufficient
I totally agree.
Also the recorded position you see in the flight data logs reflects the position it believes it was and we don't see the position jumping (as you would with weak GPS issues).
This smells more of software failure to me.
That was my first though too, 13 sats isn't enough for stable flight ?
My old cheap Hubsan used to fly with way less that 13 sats and was totally reliable.
Agreed this is a lot of satellites. Used to use a GPS all the time and we would be completely spot on with 7 or above. I'm thinking it's less to do with the amount but more about his environment at the time. GPS shouldn't have been an issue but maybe the Rock around him contained material which caused the issue. In the same way as standing near your car when flying.
Great video. Thank you sir!
Thank you so much for such a fantastic and informative video. Loved it! Subscribed!
When I saw this video pop up, I thought, “Oh no, not another Mini 3 Pro mishap for Ian.” But there it was. Like others, I am sad that this happened, but you certainly have given us reason to think carefully as we fly. Thanks also for all the flight analysis and the explanation regarding contacting DJI and getting repairs. Cheers from Wisconsin, Ian.
It's all good.... Í learn and move on....🤠👍🏻
Nice video. Loads of useful information should the unthinkable occur. Thanks Ian
Another top informative video. Cheers 👍
Great info Ian, thanks mate
Hi Ian, sad news about the mini 3, however the faithful Air2 s saved the day. Everyone can learn something from these unfortunate events. Really appreciate your honesty so we can all avoid a similar situation. 👍
Very useful. Thanks for the clear explanation.
Excellent video, Ian - not a nice thing to happen but thanks for taking us through the process. A shame the software doesn't give more audible warnings with poor GPS lock. Please update us as to what DJI say and if they replace under warranty.
Thank you for sharing mate 👍
Good little video, something to look out for when I visit high force.
Excellent analysis and a lot of information about drones.
Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks for sharing, outstanding music and video
Thanks Ian, I always learn something from your videos.
Cheers mate.
Thanks Ian....for your honesty
I lost a mini 2 this year reference sideways misalignment. Airdata is very informative....but over 100 flights you have to pay.....I'm not sure the costs are warranted on operators who don't have too many accidents....but it happens
I feel your pain brother.....parked my Mini 2 in Cenote Esmerelda in Bacalar Mexico a little over a week ago (230 feet deep). Had just finished a day of flying around while sailboat touring the Bacalar lagoon and went up for one last flight...losing the 256GB sd card hurts almost as much as losing the drone. Gutted is the only way to describe the feeling BUT as you said lessons were learned and now I'm looking forward to testing out my new Mini 3 Pro.
Keep up the great work with your channel, your videos provide a lot of insight and help others, like myself, become better drone pilots and content creators! Cheers! 👍😉
Sorry to read about your loss! :(
love the video ian and the advice thanks for sharing
Great job as usual. I learn from every lesson.
Good to see there’s technology that can prove that sometimes it’s not user error and actually a hardware/software issue !! Hope they fixed it for free mate
Yes, they did. Follow up video linked in notes 👍🏻
Interesting I take off really quickly sometimes and I do not get the full amount of satellites. I didn't know the drone could drift from lack of GPS. Thank you for sharing this will really help me out and keep my Mavic safe.
Thank you for this video very helpful
Big Up man for sharing
WOW! Thanks Ian! I had the same problem but without the same catastrophic event! Fortunately. I was flying above a river in an area shadowed by mountains in the surrounding area. I flew the drone out and down the river when, all of a sudden, I got a message saying GPS signal weak and the drone began to fly as though it was lost!! Fortunately, I hit the RTH button and gained control just before it crashed into some neaby trees. Ever Since, I make absolutely sure that I have great GPS lock and lots of satellites available before taking off. Thanks SO much for the info about how to access the flight logs and to replay the flight! Awesome info!! Cheers!
I'm doing a follow-up video as flying over water had a major part in this...👍🏻. Hopefully up tonight or tomorrow
I just bought this drone, thanks so much for making these important videos!
DJI - there should be much better warnings and screen prompts when the drone is in this situation so the user is more quickly aware!
Bad luck Ian!! Thanks for sharing, will def keep an eye on the Sat count.
great info as always
Thank you for the advice Sir
Really helpful tips. I am sorry you had the accident but this video surely will help many. Thanks!
Thanks for sharing Ian - such a shame and we can all learn from this - good to hear that the little beauty can be repaired - cheers Hieth
Very useful and informative vid, thank you 🙂
Thanks, Ian for sharing. I too would assume 'Home point updated' would have indicated to me that there's a good GPS lock. Sorry to hear about your drone, but thanks for sharing. We'll all learn from each over.
Altitude is your friend! Avoid tree height, get a good GPS fix too! The old Mavic 2 pro was perfectly stable on just 7-8 satellites, but the minis have half as many antenna and these are smaller with less antenna gain.
Such a helpful precautionary video. Very thoughtful of you, nice work,
Fair play to owning up to it and doing a video to help others out 👍
Thanks 👍