Now many people have received the DJI Mavic Pro.Here are a few tips and tricks we’ve learned with our first week flying the Mavic Pro for you.
Crossed propellers
The folding design of the propellers on the Mavic Pro take a lot of the guess work out of setup, but, they present a new damage risk, themselves. We chat with DJI about this during our flight training, the premise is simple, you do not need to completely open the propellers, but do not leave them crossed before starting up. The blades will scratch against each other eventually causing structural damage, or creating a groove in which the blades will stick, then you’re in trouble.
Good thing the basic kit comes with extra blades, but you can avoid that need with a simple action, open the propellers before powering on.
Good lighting
Flying outdoors is the recommended use for the Mavic Pro, but if you do wish to fly indoors, the proximity and collision sensors are capable of keeping your drone stable and safe. For these sensors to work properly, they require a fair amount of light, if your room is too dark, you may be in for a surprise.
The ability of the Mavic Pro to remain at a solid hover indoors (without GPS) depends on the good lighting and ability to see obstacles. In poor lighting or small rooms, expect the drone to not handle as intended. In short, if you don’t have a large room and good light, wait until you can get outside to fly.
Charge you phone
It is great that you have multiple drone batteries for extended flight time, but, did you know that the remote will charge your connected mobile device? That’s right, in addition to the flight controls, the remote sends power to your phone or tablet. Now, if you’ve got a phone like mine, the Nexus 6P, which sucks in the power as fast as it can, you’ll find the remote empty in no time.
For my first major flight, my phone had about 86% at the start, and the remote was fully charged. After draining an entire drone battery in about 22 minutes, (I was flying it hard in some wind,) my phone was fully charged and the remote was down to just 64%. Handy feature, but non-sustainable situation.
Start in Tripod mode
For your first flights, consider activating tripod mode, this drastically reduces the speeds and sensitivity of the Mavic Pro. This feature was designed for extremely stable camera work, but doubles nicely as a training mode.
Use a solid color landing location
When the Mavic Pro first takes off, it registers it’s location and takes images of its surroundings to mark that precise point as Home, as needed for each flight. In our testing, despite launching with no issues, the drone didn’t want to land in the same spot on my hardwood floor that it took off from. The image sensors registered the knots and multi-colors of the floor as an uneven surface.
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