15 Causes of Drone Crashes and Flyaways - Avoid crashing your drone

[@IaninLondon]

So a useful list of what not to do! Click the Subscribe + Notification button to see more tutorials on the Mavic Air, Mavic Pro & Mavic 2 Pro. It's all free 😎 And comment below any other ways you've managed to crash or had a close shave. Cheers, Ian. kzbin.infoplaylists

[@KTHKUHNKK]

Very nice mate. I am currently flying the typhoon h 480. And yes I have had my problems as well. But I keep learning. Keith Kuhn KK Motion Pictures Also on KZbin

[@VillageTV]

❤ GREAT VIDEO AS ALWAYS! 😎

[@VillageTV]

❤ GREAT VIDEO AS ALWAYS! 😎

[@RyanIngleton]

Ian in London Cheers Ian for the advice. I did experience one of your above crashes recently. I wish I had watched this video first 🤣😂

[@محمدحسين-ق8ك2ز]

@@KTHKUHNKK 1ذضذس2!س

[@teddd10]

Yerp I'm that guy who opened the box and flew inside.... Cost me a couple of props and one hell of a save as it headed towards my TV 😀

[@pocdabeno1974]

There is nothing better to exercise your sphincter muscles than a low battery while trying to bring your drone back for a safe landing. Thanks for all the great tips!

[@IaninLondon]

And get your heart rate up :)

[@greggapowell67]

As a new Mavic owner, your advice is clearly invaluable. My goal is to not crash or lose my drone - you're videos will go along way towards helping me achieve that end. Thanks. Gregg Arizona, USA

[@IaninLondon]

Thanks Gregg! Learned the hard way right at the beginning! Glad to help you avoid same.... Loved AZ :) Ian

[@goobydooby1406]

It’s really cool the video creator still replies to questions and comments while the video is 2-3 years old.

[@IaninLondon]

Yeah, I do my best 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@blairguinea1337]

@@IaninLondon Its recognition and style human bature ?

[@365drones9]

Best advice .. straight to the point , I Subed In a heartbeat. By the way the sound quality is great ! ✔️

[@IaninLondon]

Ha, thanks fella! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 What model do you have? Ian

[@365drones9]

You are very welcome! Right now I have a Mavic pro alpine white Limited edition which I enjoy, in summer I'm getting Mavic 2 pro.

[@IaninLondon]

Aha.. I love my 2 Pro.......👍🏻👍🏻

[@wbcsneo]

It's amazing how people can miss these "obvious" dangers, maybe too eager to get flying, cool tips for the beginners out there m8. Keep it safe Drone Bro!

[@TheWiseBro]

Dudes face and those red lights reflecting off the water had me on my knees!! LMMFAO!!

[@thegiftedone2]

Mate.......how far you have come. Just stumbled across this video.2017....... What a backdrop .Watched most of your latest videos which are great. Carry on the good work.

[@IaninLondon]

It's all a learning experience for me 👍🏻👍🏻

[@type900]

Great video. You're describing a safe mindset. One thing I learned is to watch out for birds. Especially territorial birds or around nests. They will see your drone as an intruder or a threat in their airspace. If you happen to observe eagles or other predatorial birds in the area, avoid them. If you must fly within their territory, don't go to full altitude. Leave some headroom for a quick evasive maneuvre straight up if you see a bird charging the drone. As this is unusual behavior for a prey. Not only will a bird attack lead to an almost certain crash, but your rotors may cause serious injury to the animal.

[@IaninLondon]

Absolutely. Fast rise up is the best defence, and avoiding injury to the birds is paramount.👍🏻

[@freightshaker2311]

Very useful, good information for new pilots & reminders for the more experienced. And while much of it is commonsense, too many forget these things.

[@srice4u]

good vid . you can keep orientated with your drone flying back to you if you turn the remote 180 degrees in your hand to where as the antenna is pointing towards you..

[@IaninLondon]

True, but that's not great for signal reception! But a good idea if you're unsure :)

[@marctrainor5595]

Very important video, in my opinion. I thought I knew a lot of the pitfalls, but you named some I've never even thought of. Good job, and valuable info. Marc Trainor.

[@IaninLondon]

Cheers Marc! Ian

[@waddac2]

Thank you for more great tips and advice. As you can see I have thumbed up and subscribed.

[@neildavidson4102]

Yep, know all about flying indoors, getting panicked etc. Try flying indoors in Sport mode! That’ll get you panicked real fast. They are amazing but big learning curve on top of specific rules in your area. I’m thinking of getting a strobe so I can see the drone at what would otherwise be “ lost in the background “ distances. RTH is amazing but that max altitude before it returns could an an issue. Requires a lot of situational awareness.

[@IaninLondon]

The 2 Pro and Air 2 have high power LEDs underneath which can be turned on to help keep it visible. Inside in Sports Mode? Yeah, that would get the heart rate up....Keep RTH altitude around 20-30 m or 100 - 130 ft

[@thejjzz]

I'm watching this while I'm charging my mavic air batteries for the first time. I was just about to do the first test flight indoors :D

[@IaninLondon]

Ha. Good luck and take it easy! Ian....

[@PaulBarwick]

Ian, Thanks for an entertaining and helpful video. I'm quite new at this (11 flying hours under my belt) and I am more than willing to learn from other's mistakes. I will do my best to avoid the ones that you point out here.

[@ToddAutry]

This was a helpful video. Although I’m not doing anything crazy with mine yet as I am new to drone flying this gave me some things to think about! Thanks and subbed.

[@KenKneknaneek]

I remember when I got my mavic pro, my first flight was indoors, but I had taken the props off!! Didn't fly worth a dang rofl. It did get me to learn a little about the lights, and how to calibrate it etc. Great video, thanks for sharing it! Happy Flying

[@IaninLondon]

GrampaKenCanada Thanks Ken. Yeah, at least with no props it won't be going anywhere....😎👍👍

[@El_Smeghead]

Excellent video (suggested). Been flying quads/drones for about 5 years and this is one of the best Beginners Guides I've seen on youtube. Subbed.

[@IaninLondon]

Point 4. Just sayin'😀😀😀. Cheers!

[@El_Smeghead]

@@IaninLondon lol.

[@almilani4300]

I went broke buying rotors for my karma. I got rid of it.I'm through with drones!

[@digitalkiteaerial]

Very useful! I’m sure someone has commented by now about these but not having a proper preparation will cause you to crash as well! Not checking the weather, flight restrictions, no preflight checks like checking your props & making sure your battery is situated correctly. Thanks.

[@IaninLondon]

Yes, I updated and mentioned these points on my recent 'How to Prevent Flyaways' video... Cheers as ever! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@zack4258]

I'm setting up my drone right now and I'm a little scared about flying but now I know what to look at . Thx Well done with the video

[@IaninLondon]

Great stuff. Maybe watch my complete setup guide kzbin.info/www/bejne/paC6pouZhsd8qsU Cheers, Ian.

[@a2tomm]

mavic p2 here ,,,i was saved from power lines,at the time I could not see them ,it stalled i hit rth and later saw it on video review,thanks for the list ,you added a few to my list ,thanks again

[@stussyhuff]

Panic, is a huge part of crashing.. let go of the sticks..

[@JohnTesch]

Great video! I was flying my new mavic 2 zoom in the woods at the cabin. I saw the video with the 6 mile range and figured I could fly it out a mile no problem. Well, what I learned was trees blocked the signal. The drone lost signal and I felt panic creeping in. Fortunately I made sure to follow the dirt road on the property when flying it and was able to walk down the road until I regained connection. Valuable lesson that could have been avoided had I watched this video first.

[@IaninLondon]

You got off lightly!👍🏻👍🏻. Learn and move on! Cheers, Ian

[@anthonyjames.5170]

My first flight was nearly a 'fly-away'. I thought I'd done everything correct and checked twice. I took off in the middle of a field and she rose to about 6ft. I then sent her up and she went high and flew out of sight not under my control. It was about 30 seconds in and lost when I realised I'd NOT unfolded the antennas. I quickly unfolded them and hit the RTH button. I was relieved when the controller told me that she was coming back. I didn't even hit the record button so I have no idea where or how high she went. A good 30 seconds passed before I heard her coming back. That was close.

[@IaninLondon]

Lucky end result. I'm just editing a vid on stuff to remember with the Air and unfolding the legs was one of the points as they contain the antennae. But yeah, gotta remember those antennae on the remote too fella 😀. Ian

[@DaJungleDred]

Really helpful tips thx - Never even thought about travelling back into the wind and running out of power 😱👍

[@glasslinger]

You forgot "LETTING SOMEONE ELSE FLY YOUR DRONE!" NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER........

[@IaninLondon]

Wow. That's a given!! 😀 But well done for pointing that out as some owners may have done that. 👍🏻 Ian.

[@xcake2652]

I let my friend try my mavic air but at 120meters of altitude just to be sure! :D

[@thetruebrit85]

Our Grandson gets to fly my drones no worries! He's 10 Years old and a natural. All good.😉

[@GoodnotGreat88]

Good tips.. wish I watched this before crashing my drone indoors. Used it outside and got comfortable with small movements and control and thought id be ok to practice inside, until the darn thing decided to fly sideways into the wall for no reason. Your explanation of no GPS makes it all make sense now

[@IaninLondon]

Ah, sorry to hear that..... Hopefully only minor damage 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@schalkloots6988]

Very important lesson I learned...if your drone doesn't have GPS , don't let it get too far so you can't see in which way it's going. You will have a good chance of sending it in the wrong direction even further sway untill it is not recoverable. If in doubt, put it in headless mode immediately and pull back the RH control in the opposite direction from where it's at to return it.

[@koroba01]

I did this exact thing 2 days ago, my second time out with a new Altair AA300. The first day went fine but on the second day as soon as I lifted off it escaped like a bat out of hell. Watched it fly away with what appeared to be little affect on the controls and an immediate search did not locate it. Come to find out that in my haste to launch I forgot to turn on the GPS. Got some info from Altair about how far the drone will fly under these conditions and drew up a search arc based on where I was and the last position I had visual contact with the drone and will go out and search this morning on last time saw that my previous search was far outside of the drones range so there is hope yet). Fortunately this is a local park area with tons of open fields and very few trees and that this is not what could be considered an expensive drone so if it’s lost it is not a big bite out of the wallet. Lesson learned!

[@seeaclip]

Great advice! Getting ready for my first summer with my Mavic with lots of overwater flying planned.

[@IaninLondon]

Rak Sasa Great stuff. Just don't push the battery. You don't want an emergency forced landing over water 😀

[@seeaclip]

Ian in London Just like you advised, I bought extra batteries!

[@TRICKYBYRD]

Rak Sasa also don't get to low to the water, your signal is going to reflect off of the water and with it's rough texture waves etc.. you'll lose that much more ending up in a fly away and a bath. That's why in the instructions they say don't fly over water.(no I don't read instructions but I stumbled across this lol) Think about the sine wave. If part hits and reflects off the water your gonna get a strange half assed signal to and from. Just keep it above at a safe distance what that might be idk. Good luck though those are always killer shots...and sometimes drone killers

[@IaninLondon]

Yeah, true words! Always stay a good 10 metres / 30 feet above water and you'll not get confused senors.... Cheers, Ian

[@markandblitz5055]

When you take off go up 40 feet , straight up, use a landing pad, the drone can see it better and makes return home work perfectly and you wont hit trees . Then continue straight up over the trees , fly high , height is your friend.

[@privatelisting366]

To be clear the height is so that the radio link is never lost due to foliage and other obstructions. We have a three story estate and fly from the roof top deck with the drone taking off from ground level using a spotter in the topiary gardens, using two way radio communications. He switches batteries as needed and retrieves the drone after flight time is over. Like having a second during jousts of old!

[@BurninWires]

As a newbie am looking at buying the Spark. Your vlog is the 10 commandments of flying it !

[@kevinshort3483]

What about the one that for me that would be number 1 on why a drone does a flyaway.....Not calibrated properly. Always double check this and then always make sure the drone is responding to the joysticks ( left right, forward, backwards, yar, up and down) before flying at any height.

[@AtokVlog]

Very helpful, common mistakes that ambituous droner would love to do.

[@e.cfarmphotography1095]

grate vid i was flying buck up and away and was low and not watching the drone and just looking at my phone and was looking on my camera and then crashed into a tree

[@denafinley-33]

Tripod mode in dense areas, great tip! I hadn’t thought about using it in that situation. Crashed mane in a dense waterfall area, just when I thought I was finally getting the hang of basic flying.

[@IaninLondon]

Dena Finley Ah, yeah, all too easy to knock it the wrong way and bang go the props.... Tripod mode is great for v slow control 👍🏻 Ian.

[@dgarzoli]

Great video thank you. How about a similar video explaining "emergency procedures "? No one seems to do those. For example what the hell is ATTI mode? What do I do if I get that in flight? What if the app crashes mid flight? Then what do I do? An emergency procedure video would be excellent!

[@IaninLondon]

Thanks for the idea David. I'll work on that. Over the years I've had every emergency going.....😀👍🏻👍🏻

[@motorcyclesandthings8633]

I flew my new mini se , in my 10 by 8 kitchen first flight , didn’t hit anything needed to do it ,, itchy finger cheers buddy thanks for the tips shane uk 🇬🇧

[@johnmeksa3090]

Excellent video.....*****. Very well done. Easy to understand ! You are a excellent communicator ! John Meksa Florida, USA

[@IaninLondon]

Thanks John 👍🏻👍🏻

[@searchmedude]

Good advice for the novice and pro. OK, I'm going to watch this again before I head off to Cornwall!

[@monvalleytruth5111]

My best advice is practice an watch videos like yours that helped myself when I first started an know how to fly in atti mode at a distance just for that o shit moment so practice up an keep droning people good luck 👍🍀

[@buzzingmagpie3014]

Thank you for sharing your experience. Even though consumer drone tech has advanced since this video was posted, these are still the most common crash scenarios. Good stuff!

[@terryhaines8351]

Perhaps there should be a large sticker like in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe: DON'T PANIC. I've had 3 crashes, simply because I panicked. Instead of correcting with the remote, I reached out & grabbed the drone, or one time I just flew at a wall! Bang!

[@IaninLondon]

Mate, exactly! It's too easy to forget that by letting go of the sticks, it comes to a stop and you can gather yourself! But grabbing a drone is never a good move! Ian

[@curtrobinson6883]

I got caught in a panic mode one time in my P4P. Lost it in the sun while filming a farmer in a field. I let my controls go, took a deep breath and reoriented myself. I was about a mile out at the time. $ 1800 flashed through my mind. Nice video btw.

[@IaninLondon]

As long as you're not in ATTI mode, then letting go of the controls and recomposing yourself is generally the best thing to do :) Cheers, Ian

[@jacquesdemolay2699]

BIRDS: some people have managed to get their drone attacked or hassled by birds. some birds are territorial or plain aggressive; like eagles, hawks and other predatory birds. Sea-gulls tend to come near your drone and give hassle. According a youtuber, if/when a bird decides to come to close to your drone, he recommends to fly your drone as height as possible and as fast as possible to discourage the aggressor. If you fly low it can dive in and smash your drone; but if you fly high it will struggle to come up to it and you can a speed advantage which could make a difference.

[@IaninLondon]

Very true. A friend in Spain has just had to pay €300 to repair his Mavic after crows attacked it.......

[@legendsOFnovember]

And you then say ' how did you manage to solve the icing issue' and the bird says 'what icing issues!?'

[@maximgagnon8985]

Came here after crashing on day two and felt kinda bad about it, thanks for A. Giving great tips and B. Making me feel better about crashing!

[@IaninLondon]

Learn, move on, don't repeat! :)

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

@Ian in London >>> *Cause #1: **_Flying it._* 😉😉😉😉

[@BILLSIRLOIN]

Great points. Trying to protect that gimbal. Afraid anything that touches it will break it!

[@IaninLondon]

That's why I think the Mavic Air's gimbal was such an improvement. Be good to see that design taken forward. Ian

[@AnchorDownBoat]

“What could possibly go wrong” 😂

[@mikelberry]

Ian, all excellent advice. Sorry for the loss of your Mavic. But, thanks for sharing the experience. I hope folks are paying attention!

[@xray364]

Excellent video Ian, I think the biggest problem is newbies buying $1000+ drones and start flying without any experience. My advice is buy a cheapy or second hand drone to start with and practice with that. People might think it’s false economy, but losing a $200 drone doesn’t hurt as much as losing $1000 drone on its maiden flight.

[@IaninLondon]

I know precisely how it feels to lose a $1,000 drone....... 😀

[@digitalbroadcaster]

We fly drones upwards of £30,000-£50,000 and they still crash. Mostly not our fault as controlling FOD Ona film set etc isn’t very easy. I stick to helicopters. Having flown drones long enough over many years to get bored with them.

[@xray364]

Second Unit Aerials are helicopters easier to fly on a production set in the type of environment you work in?

[@digitalbroadcaster]

xray364. I think I misled there. I don’t fly my electric Jet Ranger for filming. I fly it for leisure. The helicopter used for filming is as in my avatar for KZbin. It’s a full size helicopter with a 200kg heavy camera systemthat we use for feature films and some TV. Our heavy lift drones are mainly for TV work. I don’t fly those though as I no longer enjoy flying drones.

[@vistagraphsnet]

I use tripod mode in order to learn. Hard to crash but be ready to hit that pause button just in case,

[@thomastessier4529]

Excellent tips, thank you.

[@lindsayheyes925]

I can add one to the list: Flying low over a leafy crop. I flew about a foot above the leaves of a crop on level ground, then the drone passed over a barren patch which was out of sight. When it got to the other side, the crop triggered the ground sensor, the drone thought it was in the final stage of landing and it dumped itself in the middle of the field. There is nothing like the feel of the dew on your jeans on a cold morning to make you note that low flight over dead ground is to be eschewed.

[@IaninLondon]

Find My Drone is very useful........🤠

[@lindsayheyes925]

I had it on VLOS, but it was over 300 metres away, so I couldn't judge the exact range by eye. Find My Drone activated instantly and took me right to it. I still needed to the bleep because the leaves had closed over it - I could so easily have trod on it.

[@hankvana2149]

Excellent advice for a newbie! Thanks for posting!

[@camcrowley3745]

@2:06 It appears that you still have the gimbal/camera protector in place?

[@IaninLondon]

It's the protective dome, not the gimbal clamp, and was only for shooting this clip; I always remove the dome. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@gsmdo8836]

Many thanks Ian - as a complete noob, I hope this has given me some advance warning!

[@frankwalker4526]

I’m a professional drone and USAF pilot. You can configure your remote to reverse controls when returning home then assign it to C1. When you’re returning just tap c1 and forward remains forward, etc..

[@IaninLondon]

Yes, the apps let you change the stick modes; although personally I think just remembering left is right when facing you is better as that works for the drone facing all directions and circular flights that arent' just straight out an straight back.... but I guess it's personal choice...

[@charlie1571]

@@IaninLondon I fly rc helicopters and its the same problem. The best way i learned is imagine you are in the pilots seat coming towards you then left is right and right is left. Easy to get used to.

[@wbcsneo]

I've done my fair share of RC flying, and can say it's best learn the reversal, even if it means using a simulator to practice first to iron out your brains desire to remember single orientation, it's all fine and dandy to say use C1 for a custom "reverse" switch but in a panic you are going to be wanting to control it "professionally", not fumbling for the C1 switch option. And what happens when your drone desides to side orientate on when things go wrong? C1 ain't gonna help you.

[@frankwalker4526]

John Stanley I agree with your statement try sitting in a storage container in Nevada flying and landing a drone via camera feed in Afghanistan. The pilot uses the POV camera which is always facing forward. Some more expensive drones like the inspire 2 have 2 Cameras. One POV for the pilot and one omnidirectional for the camera operator. With “real drones” You don’t fly left or right you fly via compass heading but obviously my comment was directed toward rookie drone pilot but in retrospect I did not mean to imply that you should learn to fly that way just stating that the drone controller has that option. You should always learn to fly manually and correctly once you master that then you can use the auto pilots, etc...because when they fail.... not if but when...you need to regain complete control quickly.

[@18andlikeit]

I'm thinking about getting my first drone and I just know that forgetting about reversed controls coming back will probably be my biggest thing to conquer in the beginning. Especially if I'm in a panic situation, I can see mixing up LR RL.

[@terryjamesonsenior996]

well you have a charm and refreshing to see someone that can make sense and not trying to add a whole lot of extra rubbish and funnies into the vid...just got a spark after about 20 toy ones and took me a lot of time getting airborne..so just trolling youtube to make sure im ready thanks welldone and thanks

[@IaninLondon]

Thanks Terry!! Cheers, Ian.

[@OldF1000]

And by all means refrain from saying hold my beer and watch this it rarely goes well ; )

[@ChristineLozada]

Thanks this was super helpful! I’m feeling ready to fly my new drone for my travel vlog on youtube!

[@ktoznaet66]

birds can also lead to crashes... avoid flying close or try to dodge them..

[@DaleF-tv6om]

Drones have the ability to ascend and descend vertically and quickly faster than the birds. Yes you should avoid birds and any other wildlife (depending on your altitude) as much as possible. IN the case of birds, in an open area, ascend or descend as fast as safely possible. to birds it looks like you just magically vanished. I know this from experience.

[@stanleyngoran7073]

i was enlightened alot by this video; thanks so much

[@deant6627]

I lost a drone about a year ago, i didn't really familiarise myself with the controller, the wind got up, i started pressing a few buttons and that was the end of that one. Never was able to find it.

[@IaninLondon]

Sorry fella.... Get a new one with GPS return to home....👍🏻

[@RVKevin]

Ian, YT just suggested this to me, i know the video is 4 yrs old but absolute common sense. I love how you describe in relatable terms. This is really helps me to understand how to operate better as I am still very new to flying Thank you for the video 😎

[@IaninLondon]

CHeers! I have an updated 25 Ways Not to Crash video since this one.... :)

[@daithiod]

Around the 5:45mark on this video, a person gets into the water to try catch the drone before it could sink. Your edit left me wondering: “Did that drone sink?”

[@IaninLondon]

He got the drone and waved it above his head........ :)

[@jpb2085]

Another very useful video Ian, thanks for sharing

[@chipdrone7202]

Great video mate

[@gpierre90]

Thanks for the video. Very useful tips to keep in mind. I am a new mavic 2 user and so far I have not crashed mine. Before i have flown RC helicopter and it seems to have same principles without the safety net of course. I have used both Tripod and P.mode mostly on visual line of sight for now but then again where I live rules are strict and line of sight should be maintained at all times.

[@IaninLondon]

Yes. Buty it's still easy to hit a tree when you're flying backwards, even in line of sight :) Have fun with the M2P ! Ian

[@DaddytechEnt]

*Aren't you the same bloke that lost your mavic on the seaside cliff when they first came out? If so id you ever find it in the revine you thought it was in or not* ?

[@IaninLondon]

Yep, I lost my Mavic Pro over Dover 3 years ago... went back to look with another drone too but never found it..... But all good now.2 Pro, Air and Mini....

[@DaddytechEnt]

@@IaninLondon you're the very reason i own 2- mavic pro's lol not happenng to me unless mine goes in the water lol

[@RussW185]

Hi Ian. Just ordered my first drone, a Mavic Pro 2. Wish me luck. Love your videos and it’s you that’s persuaded me to actually buy one. Thanks. Keep them coming.

[@IaninLondon]

It's an incredible bit of kit. Watch my complete set up guide and M2 Pro vids here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/paC6pouZhsd8qsU

[@RussW185]

Ian in London. Your vids are ace. Be sure I’m hooked. I’ll let you know how I get on. Thanks and keep them coming please.

[@leighb666]

Hi Ian, I know you have some knowledge of the Mavic mini my new mini will only go max 50m distance an 30m high I’m in a field away from things in wales. Very frustrating when this thing can go 2 miles. Is it because I am close to houses? Thanks Leigh

[@IaninLondon]

Have you taken it out of beginners mode? In the app.....

[@lindsayheyes925]

Any extra weight, such as the guards, puts it in a safe mode, so you have to cancel that in the app - but it's better to take them off because they make the max take-off weight more than 250g (the legal limit). Or you may be trying to fly in a restricted flying zone, such as near a school, airfield. Modern drones are no good for flying crystal meth into Her Majesty's Prisons. Google dronesafe and do the quiz on the regs, then download the NATS app to choose a safe launch site. Especially in Wales... low flying helicopters and things there.

[@tomekadebruce7980]

Thank you so much for these tips! I just purchased the Mavic Pro and the first thing I tried to do was fly it inside. Lol!!! Should have watched your video first.

[@coaroas9243]

In a campsite in the forest. The drone hit an unknown "No Fly Zone" at 160 ft. It started to go to home and I realized I didn't change the home point when I left my car to the camp. I got it stopped, but it started landing and wound up 65 ft up in a tree top. It took me two weeks to get it down! It started up but wouldn't connect to the remote. It's still being fixed. Poor Mavic Pro!

[@IaninLondon]

2 weeks in the rain is bad news.... But learn and move on :)

[@BuleBolang]

Good video mate cheers for that 🤝

[@revolutionsallit2472]

Thanks for teaching us noobs how to not crash a drone. I recently crashed my mavic mini😭😭😭

[@revolutionsallit2472]

Sadly no I had to get a new one

[@revolutionsallit2472]

Yah it’s truly amazing to have a drone in quarantine. Everyone stay healthy and clean.

[@JamesKing2understandinglife]

Excellent advice. There are so many ways to screw up.

[@zenonzielinskianimationstu2066]

Bro I’m watching this before I get a Mavic Mini on Christmas

[@IaninLondon]

Don't do this stuff and you'll be fine!!😀

[@seansonido7851]

Same

[@marctrainor5595]

This is one of my favorite videos for drones. I love your style, and it's really convincing and to the point. The only other thing I might mention, although it is kind of a different area, is the compass and IMU. I'm also looking into these areas to learn everything I can to avoid a crash. Of course I'm mainly talking about having the compass calibrated but also keeping it from any interference that might throw it off and lose control. Thanks again, for the terrific video. Marc.

[@IaninLondon]

Thanks Marc. I try and keep things clear and concise. I don't cover compass calibration in this video, but do cover some useful settings to smooth things out.... If you've not already seen it, here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIO2YaGOgsaKb9E Cheers ian

[@marctrainor5595]

@@IaninLondon Thanks for the response Ian. I'll take a look at your other video. Marc.

[@powell789]

Here's a big one... caused me one crash and one near landing in water: mistaking the "LAND" button on the smartphone screen from the "RTH" button. Happened to me twice already. Very easy to do when you are slightly panicked. My advice: Always use the physical RTH button on the remote controller, never the one on the smartphone screen. Another big one... when flying behind an obstacle so that the drone is out of sight, not realizing that there is a time lag of at least a few seconds for the live video on your controller. The video display is NOT REAL TIME and so should NOT BE USED FOR NAVIGATION.

[@IaninLondon]

Have to admit to having to double check the 'autoland' and the 'RTH' symbol each time.....👍🏻

[@xcake2652]

When you want to come back with the drone with rth, use the controllers physical button. When you land, i dont recommend the landing button, i dont really like it, i recommend getting the drone low then just left stick down gently and it will land.

[@StreamCentral345]

Got a new one for you...was in pool enclosure with my magic air in safe mode and did a turn slid into screen bounced off into pool. so account for slide in turns and no side sensor to save it...

[@IaninLondon]

Unlucky fella...... Did it dry out?

[@maxwellmc9734]

Best tip don't try learning in door's .. cheers 😎👍

[@IaninLondon]

Defo! :)

[@propanex192]

Awesom i will remember this when my phantom 3 4k comes in.

[@ShashankD137]

Im a new bee and this might be a stupid question. If im flying the drone standing on a cliff at maybe 50 m high, and ride it over the cliff which has a 1000m drop, will distance from ground be a problem ?since its now 1050m from the ground level? I dont know if im making sense

[@IaninLondon]

Drone height rules are relative to the drone, not the take off point. So yes, technically, when you fly over a high cliff your height is between the drone and the ground.

[@ShashankD137]

@@IaninLondon thank you so much. I get an altitude warning when i do this. Could it cause it to crash ?

[@IaninLondon]

@@ShashankD137 You would only get an altitude warning from the software based on your height relative to the take off point, not the actual ground to drone height. So are you flying up high from your take off point? Either way, wind is the most likely thing to cause you to crash; an altitude message will not affect your flight.

[@ShashankD137]

@@IaninLondon thanks again. Subbed :) i see my setting for max altitude on the macic mini is set to a minimum. Will try flying over a cliff this month :) will keep a check on the wind

[@IaninLondon]

@@ShashankD137 Thanks for subbing; just be REALLY careful with the wind; cliffs have very strong winds whipping over the top;fly out into the wind so if it gets blown away, it's blown back towards you. The mini is very easily affected by medium to strong winds... Be careful. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@MrDan11422]

Lessons I learned. 1- don't fly through tight spaces 2- drone flips on the back side kill the motors. Don't try picking up the Drone while motors are running. 3- put a linear on the remote in case it gets knocked out of your hands.

[@dermulller8591]

Thanks for confirming, why I should be nervous when flying my Spark. And even more thanks for telling me how to avoid losing it. At least now I wouldn't have anybody else to blame. Just wondering... what would you think about attaching a fine and lightweight fishing line to the drone. That should be helpful in finding it, shouldn't it? ;-)

[@IaninLondon]

Even better, attach a couple of helium party balloons.... 🤣🤣

[@Miragian123]

I'd be worried that you are going to fowl your own motors with it , depending on how you do it.

[@jeff_freestone]

This was pretty useful and hilarious 😂 Some of the footage you have like the guy jumping in the lake is fantastic!! 👍

[@IaninLondon]

Cheers Jeff!

[@OutdoorVisuals]

Yeah, did he get it?

[@IaninLondon]

Whackafish Yeah. The full clip shows him holding it above his head just as it's about to hit the water 😀

[@jackackattackack]

If you want a backwards shot fly forwards and reverse the video

[@IaninLondon]

Exactly! :) See my tricks video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJ6mpn6IgJikmZY Ian

[@arpitjain4025]

be aware about moving things like cars, people, water fall, river, sea etc they all will be reversed.

[@IaninLondon]

Arpit Jain Exactly. I make this point in my Fast Action Shots video....👍🏻

[@KatAdair]

Oh wow...your very first crash scenario is EXACTLY what I did. I thought taking off in the house would be no big deal. Wrong! Luckily, I was removing the popcorn ceiling the following week and the drone started the task for me. I was frantically Googling “how to turn off DJI Mavic.” Luckily, the drone survived, and I’m pretty decent at flying it now. Great video...thank you for sharing!

[@IaninLondon]

Ha, thankas Kat. Glad the drone survived.... Stick to the wide open outdoors 👍🏻👍🏻 Cheers, Ian

[@ericjohnson1472]

I broke all propellers on my Mavic 2 zoom when it went into critical battery warning and automatically tried to rise while under tree branches, I could have caught it, but I didn’t want to loose my fingers lol

[@IaninLondon]

Yeah, the Mavic 2 has big ol props.... Remeber you can manually override the height by just pressing the left stick down next time...

[@olistanley5790]

Exact same thing happened to me, although I did manage to override by pushing the left stick down was too close for comfort 😅

[@tooyoungtobeold8756]

Thank you. I got my first drone yesterday and I couldn't figure out why it was going in the opposite direction than I wanted it to go. I did figure it out after a while.

[@VillageTV]

❤ GREAT VIDEO AS ALWAYS! 😎

[@IsleofWightBushcraft]

Great stuff Ian. I’ve just bought one the other day to use for video for my Bushcraft channel, but I’m practicing with it first, and watching your tips has been helpful, thanks mate.

[@IaninLondon]

Good stuff fella...You have a really interesting channel; hope you get some decent aerial shots with your new Mavic to go along with it... Have fun man. Ian

[@LesiureBoy]

I did something very stupid with my Mavic Pro 2 a few days ago. I purchased mine not too long ago so I'm still new to it but on this day I was cocky. I had it on the ground, ready to take off. I had it on sport mode too so no sensors at all and full speed activated. I hovered it about 3 to 4 feet in front of me while I was talking to my brother. Thinking I had my thumb on the up stick like a total moron I hit the forward stick instead and that fucking thing literally almost tore my face off if I hadn't move quick enough. Lesson learned. Always know what your thumbs or fingers are about to do with those control sticks. Make sure your Mavic is on at least the sensor mode and do NOT stand next to it when taking off or when landing!!! I'm telling you those blades can literally rip your face apart if it hits you.

[@IaninLondon]

Well Steve, we've all made mistakes and as long as no one got hurt and no damage, then just learn from them, never repeat, and move on. Sports Mode is really for when you're up high or when you need to switch the sensors off quickly like flying very low over crops. But man, treat it with care fella.... Tiny touches.on the sticks. And finally, Item 14 at 6:10. That's why it went wrong :) Cheers, Ian

[@CrucesNomad1]

As a new drone owner he is spot on. I once landed on my patio roof practicing landing. My drone fell as I was not all the way on roof.

[@wulliethedent]

Excellent list. As expected, all common sense stuff but common sense seems to disappear sometimes. At the moment I don’t have a drone but am seriously considering starting a drone business. I am coming at it from a sales/work point of view. The flying, to me is the fun part. The sales part is the necessary part that it seems a lot of drone people are afraid of. Cold calling is scary in any business. If I have one piece of advice regarding a drone business, it’s get out there and speak to business owners face to face and/or on the phone. The rejection is never personal. It’s merely a stepping stone to a new customer.

[@fearnobeer9077]

Also the sendors pick up thick fog , so happy times trying to land from above fog

[@turbo7367]

FEAR NO BEER I don’t have a Mavic but I think if you switch to sports mode I think the sensors are turned off

[@wayneparke554]

Other ways I have crashed my drone: * improper compass calibration * trying to take off from the hood of my car * using a non-dji battery and having the power suddenly cut off even though the power meter reads 30%. * flying in excessively windy conditions.

[@IaninLondon]

That's pretty bad going with the non DJI battery.... Cheers for the extras.... Ian

[@IaninLondon]

++Suggested additions: Bird Strike "Showing off to your mates" "Over confidence in your own skills" "Changing the default RTH action setting to 'hover' or 'land' - especially bad when flying over water" :) "Using Sports Mode and flying too fast without allowing for the much longer stopping distance!" "Using Sports Mode and forgetting the fact your collision avoidance is now off" "Using the video feed instead of VLOS and hitting an obstacle when your camera is pointing down"

[@ckamoy]

Hi, first of all thanks for the useful video.. I just read the comments and do not understand why this is a reason for crash :) * trying to take off from the hood of my car

[@hackerghost2]

ckamoy, it cant take off from the hood of the car because its conductor ( steel, aluminium, copper you name it) Plus, your remote will warn you magnetic sensor triggered!.

[@ckamoy]

Adrian Malek thanks

[@robicamedia1554]

Thanks for the useful tips and directing me to your video.

[@markwhittaker5082]

Hello all, my Mavic Pro lost signal after I flew it in a breeze, the the breeze at 10m turned into a hurricane! I could not bring the drone back even with home return. My drone landed about 500m away in the middle of a country lane. A very nasty old man picked up my drone before I got there and Ripped off the camera! He also demanded £30 before he handed over the drone, battery and sim card! Has anyone encouted this? Thanks

[@IaninLondon]

That's bad and you should have called the police for criminal damage. What he did was completely illegal.

[@markwhittaker5082]

@@IaninLondon My fault.... but he took the sim card out and watched the video footage..... Then threatened me that he new where I lived! Drone repaired today all fixed, but I may press charges on the loony. Your videos are very informative thanks

[@sstills951]

@@markwhittaker5082 Are you serious? I am angry just reading that. People need to understand that these are expensive pieces of personal property. What that bastard did was akin to destruction of a car.