4 Reasons Why MY Mavic Mini Sucks | Daily Droning

[@AratjaUjotOurstories]

The flying away was probably your drone trying to migrate to warmer weather..

[@DadRandom]

Arat ja Ujot - Our stories funny

[@johnbaikiefilm]

hahahaha

[@louisvermeire9936]

I really think this is about the cold weather. It’s recommended to fly between 0 and 30 degrees celcius, this could have a very big effect....

[@SuperPope69]

@@DailyDroning I dont see a comment pinned

[@ryanpaul100]

At 65mph that might be one of the fastest DJI’s available 😉

[@rehabwales]

I very much doubt it was going at 65mph.

[@michaeltrees6872]

@@rehabwales This thing goes 20mph max. Around 17mph on average.

[@Jontheexec777]

@@michaeltrees6872 I thought the top speed was 29 mph

[@naeem9188]

The fly away could be due to signal disturbance as you were in a built up area but no excuse for the video shake. I have a mavic air and spark which have WiFi too but I’ve never experienced any signal issues. That said, I rarely fly in populated areas. The only reasons I would buy the mini are affordability, portability and more battery time. Hopefully the replacement solves the issues.

[@DJISupportGlobal]

Hi KlooGee, we are sorry to hear the trouble. Could you please tell us the environment temperature that you were flying? And have you returned the drone? If the drone has not been returned, please kindly help to export the flight data from the drone, upload to Dropbox/Google Drive and provide us with the link, we'll have our engineers check on it. If you have sent in the drone to DJI, please kindly provide us with your case number, we'd love to keep our eyes on it.

[@rogerleblanc-717]

Hi! I had the same problem with mine (aircraft power exceeded) and was able to solve it for good! You have to be careful with the position of the rear props in the Fly more combo case. If the props move the slightest amount, they end up pressed under the drone which will rapidly modify the prop pitch (flatten). A lower angle of attack (AOA) requires a higher RPM from the motor to produce the same lift and that bring the max RPM alert and ultimately a forced landing without any warning... I have changed my rear props and I just do not put it in the bag anymore... You hear the difference right on takeoff, the drone is much quieter (rear prop not over spinning). That solved my problem on the spot! What a great and reliable drone now!

[@mehmetalexandru5027]

I fly my Mavic Mini regularly at -10 to -15 celsius up in the Finnish Lapland. Never had that issues. Appreciate the detailed video and the fact that you did nor generalized the issues to all Mavic Minis. Looking forward for your review an the new one you got. Good luck!

[@pdtech4524]

I'd say the jello effect was caused by the sub zero temps, have seen it on another Mavic Mini video where they showed the jello disappeared once the drone and temps warmed up! Could be the gimball is prone to sticking in very low temps! The fly away issue I'll bet was caused by the 15mph, gusting to 21mph winds, that's a bit extreme for this little bird, I suspect the onboard sensors detected a tilt angle out of whack with what was actually happening and compensated by thrusting the motors in the opposite way unnecessarily. The 'aircraft insufficient power' message is the system detecting a heavy draw on the battery, in say a full throttle situation, as a battery issue or low power as the voltage level drops normally under such a condition, I suspect DJI will tune that in the next updates? 😎👍

[@carlrooker]

A couple things that might help you here. On the FlyAway issue, you were over the city and near buildings. People have had problems with other Wi-Fi signals interfering with their flights. I'm not sure with the mavic mini, but with the spark you can monitor those other signal channels and pick the best one. Also, make sure that any Bluetooth is turned off while flying you're drone. Using Wi-Fi, you are always going to have some signal hesitation, but I have found that if my Bluetooth app is turned on and or my Bluetooth headset is turned on at the time, it is a lot worse. The spark you can also use an OTG cable instead of Wi-Fi connecting your phone to the remote.

[@carlrooker]

@@DailyDroning just trying to help.

[@Make-Asylums-Great-Again]

I came for the 65mph Mavic Mini, my lord that sold me. Subbed, liked, purchased, donated, prayed.

[@pupdaddymail]

The aircraft is rated to fly at 14 mph in normal mode. If you are hovering in a 15 mph wind your aircraft is going to have a hard time going anywhere but down wind. If it gusts it will lose position and control and go into sport mode so it can fly faster than the wind. Looking at the display you can see that it was moving away at a much higher speed than it is capable of flying, at one point over 50 MPH. You experienced a wind gust issue there. I also think that you may behaving some temperature issues, have you flown it indoors yet? And make sure that you are only using the specific micro SD cards that DJI specifies.

[@David481146]

There's a good chance that the reason your Mavic Mini sped away at an angle, is because there was a faulty motor or electronic speed control in the unit, but you were able to recover okay. I have had the same thing happen to me with my Detect X380 but I was able to power down, land it hard and then investigate the cause. My problem was an Electronic Speed Control, and since I replaced it, have had no more problems.

[@BeadAbear8]

Insufficient power with a sound battery and battery charge is usually caused by bad props. I have noticed that the props are easily flattened out while in storage. The drone then tries to compensate with more motor speed. If you can land it while it is still showing that fault it will sound and alarm on the drone and twitch the motor that was struggling.

[@BidCrushr]

Maybe I’m just crazy, but being that he was recording pigeons on a building when it happened, I believe it may have simply been captured by a much larger bird that took it away briefly then let it go. Especially that it was flying at 65mph at an angle. I’m willing to bet it was a large bird. Too bad the bird was not visible in the video. With the Mavic mini being so small, it’s possible the bird thought it was prey, then realized it was not and let it go. Amazingly never touching the propellers in the process.

[@RonaldBrown59]

I'm sorry you got a defective Mini David. I just got mine yesterday, and it seemed to fly flawlessly on the first flight. I hope your placement arrives soon.

[@isalan]

How many batteries do you take out on a cold day? Put them in your pocket to keep them warm. They are small enough.

[@netcruzer]

It's just shivering in the cold! The Gimbal doesn't like below freezing temps at all. Mine shakes a bit in the cold. I've seen a few others report this too.

[@starttofinishpodcasting3721]

The Aircraft Power Insufficient power error comes from the drone fighting the wind. 25mph winds may not be much to us but to a 249G drone its like a tornado and your drone has to use so much power to fight the wind.. Thats is why you get the Aircraft Power Insufficient power message. In terms of the camera, I had the shaking also one time and I recalibrated it and never had an issue with it again. As far as your signal interference you might want to change your ghz. You are either on 2.4ghz or 5.8ghz. Many of the building and urban ares use 2.4ghz and all those in the area using 2.4ghz (which is most) are sharing the 2.4ghz signal with you and because use are sharing that signal you will get some interference. By switching to 5.8ghz you will not get as much interference as most urban areas use 2.4ghz which means you will have less interference. Nothing is guaranteed. I went to one spot to fly and it only went out 997ft and then kept losing my signal. I then came back to the same spot the next day and it flew out 5534ft without any signal interference at all so it all depends on the variables that are presented that day.

[@Assassin1959]

I saw the shaking on another KZbin video and they were saying it is to cold.. not sure why cold weather will affect the video, maybe is affecting the gimbal. I had to send my back because it wasn't connecting between controller and drone. Got a new one and I love it so far. I am going to use it only for small events and short videos when traveling in my motorhome.

[@philiplubduck6107]

The shaking was reported by another reviewer in about -7c It freezes the gimbal and his video was shaky for 15 minutes before it warmed up. Then was shaky again for the next battery which wasn’t used long enough to “warm up” the gumball.

[@bboynea]

I’m also having the same wobbly issue with the video. Don’t know if it’s the cold or the gimbal itself it’s messed up. Only had it for 2 days. I email DJI so let’s hope they come up with a solution or I’ll be asking for a replacement unit right away.

[@VengeFulHemi]

Two things come to mind right away: 1- did you calibrate the GPS(should be done before every flight), 2- always check for firmware update(especially when you receive the drone for the first time before even the very first flight). Wacky things happen without an update. Sorry to hear of all your issues.

[@VengeFulHemi]

@@DailyDroning yes, minor food fa on my part(I meant to say compass, family bulls**t texts at the same time messing with my head).

[@CaptainMavic]

The video shake is most likely because you need to calibrate your IMU and Compas. Mine did that and was fixed with the cal. The fly away could be because you flew into the beam of a satellite dish. I’ve lost video because of that. With your flying weather, check the dew point. Moisture in the air makes for prop icing and makes the motors work harder. For the screen freezing, what is your video transmission? Sometimes I lower the video transmission quality in the app. Thanks man. Keep flying. 😊👍

[@CaptainMavic]

I’m glad the new one works. Cheers.

[@rogerthat.9105]

Question. I have a Samsung tab a. And have no problem running the dji go 4 app but the dji fly doesn't show up in Google's play store. I have both a spark and a platinum and use them both equity. Anyone else have this problem. ?

[@VANquishedAdventures]

Only apps compatible with your phone/device will show up in the store

[@joeamericauavfordav1096]

I dont have the Mini yet (It is supposed to arrive Dec 31st). Regarding the breakup. Just from what I have seen on the new app you have the indicator at the bottom of the screen that shows you were facing about 90 degrees off the drone when it broke up. If you face the drone you should get much better connectivity.

[@51Drones]

Putting mine up today! I hope I don't experience these! Thanks for sharing man.

[@Tbug666]

I just got my Mavic Mini and luckily never had an issue. I thought it first maybe the video card you put inside the Mavic mini was defective. Then of course the obvious gimbal issue. Mine is perfectly stable and so far records excellent video and photos. Flyaways are more common with such a tiny drones. It doesn’t take much of a gust so I only fly mine now in perfect conditions or as in near perfect as possible. It sounds like you got a lemon perhaps and I don’t think I would try flying it when the temperatures in the 30s with wind. I know people do it but I really try to take care of my toys until I really get to know them and/or they get old. I’m very happy I made the purchase and maybe one day if I’m still interested, I will get another model that is better and has more features. For the price I don’t think anyone can beat it. I’m sure I have many that agree.

[@netcruzer]

Could the frame rate studder be due to using your phone for flight app, FPV recording, and Screen Recording for KZbin videos simultaneously? That's a lot of I/O hitting your phone's storage all at once.

[@goulet77]

Flying mine in 0° get some distortion but to be expected i think. First time drone for me so it's awesome to me works very well. Have been .5mi away so far not pushing it to far to fast but very pleased with mine no issues like the one you have so far. Good luck with nee one!

[@triggeredcheese1260]

I thought you were exaggerating about the 65mph! Was it just a glitch in the reading, or did it actually go that fast?

[@MrStevegibb]

Sideway jello like that could be caused by unbalanced propellers. I would change the propellers to a new set and see if the video improves. Unbalanced props can also cause the accerometer to freak out for a while.

[@randysmith1723]

So it sounds like you're getting a replacement, right? Maybe would be a more fair assessment to wait for the replacement to do an initial impression or review? KZbin sends notifications about new videos we might like based on our interests. Getting notified of a video with a title suggesting the product sucks gives a false impression. Did a falcon or other bird of prey attack and fly off with the drone momentarily? If the mini was going 65 mph, why assume it was under it's own power? If it can do 65, forget about registering with the FAA for being

[@njsullyalex2744]

I know you replaced your drone already, but a possible cause of the jello could have also been unbalanced propellers causing vibrations for the drone. I would have tried replacing the props before replacing the drone.

[@njsullyalex2744]

@@DailyDroning True, it is hard to tell if props are balanced, especially those on the Mavic Mini since they are folding props and can't use the same balance tools as the Phantom. I'm glad your new Mavic Mini is working better though.

[@rogerthat.9105]

I always wait a few weeks after a new release. To order one. And knock on wood. Never had an issue

[@rogerthat.9105]

@@DailyDroning when you get a new release. They work 24/ 7. In high gear. Very little if any quality control.

[@t-eighthundredtwo-thousand2711]

So the pre-order wait period it’s coming handy , that way they’ll correct all thouse issues that are showing up 😎👍

[@rogerthat.9105]

@@t-eighthundredtwo-thousand2711 only time will tell.

[@Knapweed]

My Mini had the Jello today. It wasn't cold, it was 8 degrees (46.4F). It was certainly noticeable and ruined 40% of the shots. It's not vibration, the Mini was on a concrete table with the props stopped. Wind, about 4-8 kts. I'm hoping it's firmware but DJI are keeping quiet on the subject.

[@Knapweed]

@@DailyDroning I thought it was, then I realised it was ME. lol No, there was no squealing sound that I could detect.

[@Knapweed]

@@DailyDroning Thanks, Mate. You too.

[@chrisbaishdrones]

I saw another KZbin video with this jello effect. It was in an extremely cold environment. The guy said that when he flew on a warmer day it disappeared, and he showed the video to illustrate it. Could it be that the rubber dampers within the gimbal lose flexibility when they get too cold?

[@PlatinumState]

It simple. Dont fly when its too cold

[@dygonproductions7062]

@@DailyDroning so you flew it outside recommended temps and are surprised it doesn't work the way its advertised??? what a shock :/

[@davidglenn1]

PlatinumState, that’s great if you live in California, but Ohio isn’t always 79 and sunny. As mentioned in the video and the above comment, the problem not only occurred below freezing, but also above freezing and above the minimum DJI specified operating temp.

[@davidglenn1]

DygonProductions Did you actually listen to the video or read the above comment that you replied to? As I said, the first 2 days of flying were below freezing and below DJI’s minimum operating temp. However, I waited to fly in 2 additional days that were above freezing and within DJI’s operating temps. So, yes, I am surprised that it doesn’t work in an environment they specified it to work in. :/

[@peter58murray]

the gimbles freeze thats why you get the jello effect

[@Glenrsi]

If it has a problem, return it. Why make out it is a bad drone. We often buy things and one in a thousand are lemons. Happens, that's life and reality. And whatever diet you are on? It's not working.

[@Glenrsi]

@@DailyDroning : Don't bother doing drone reviews. You are nowhere, except everywhere. When it comes to drones, you are one serious NUMBSKULL.

[@Drizztblades]

The footage slow down and speed up all the time but on mine but it's usually far out. I do live in a high Wi-Fi interference place. That's is the only thing but as you mentioned if you keep the stick as before you probably won't ruin the shot.

[@djwiseguy1]

In -15c I had none of those issues. However I did once have a fly away like that on another drone. A bird was trying to take it away.

[@DavidClarkIreland]

Hi Dave, thanks so much for posting this, I had a similar flyaway issue and it freaked me out as up to that point I'd had no issues with my Mini (coincidentally it happened on the first day that we had snow but it was thawing & above 0 Celsius so I thought that I was well within operating limits). Mine hit an uncontrolled max speed of 55 km and I too was lucky that it didn't collide with anything however anytime that I've started the Mini since that day it appears to have stability issues , it's like something got fried but not enough to prevent it from powering up, passing all the startups tests, etc. - I've tried re-calibration, swapping out the props but she jitters around now whereas she used to be rock steady, I'll be getting in touch with DJI support next but I was glad to see that I wasn't alone in my experience.

[@craigwflys]

Sound like your Mini was a bit of a lemon. I saw another video saying that the slow shaking of the video "the Jello effect" is caused due to the cold weather outside. Glad to hear that your replacement turned out to be a good one.

[@jimwilson5307]

Could it be that it's an issue with one of the propeller motors? Just been thinking....that would cause the wobbly video that the gimbal could not correct fast enough and even the "fly away"..??

[@jimwilson5307]

@@DailyDroning just a thought, At the higher speeds, one may be damaged and we would not know it by checking them by hand, I would request that dji notify you with their findings since you are sending it back...

[@rsilvers129]

Return it to Amazon and get a new one. Returns are allowed until the end of January.

[@Line-of-sight-cinema]

I have not had any issues what so ever! No jello, no fly always, no gimbal issues and my signal transmission has been rock solid since I got it on Friday the 15th! I will agree with you however that the battery power insufficient warning message does come up pretty much every time I use in sport mode and punch it but I feel like that’s to be expected and doesn’t really worry me too much. I would like it if it wasn’t so sensitive and constantly giving me the readout for battery power insufficient because eventually it starts to get in my head and distracting from piloting with confidence. However for me personally in the big scheme of things it has been rock solid and hasn’t yet to let me down. My Footage has been looking great and I’m madly in love my New Mavic Mini. Putting myself in your shoes I would’ve returned that thing in a heartbeat. I’m so sorry it didn’t perform as it should!

[@Line-of-sight-cinema]

I have yet to experience any transmission issues however I do not live in a populated city I live in Germantown,MD FAR AWAY FROM the big city and our temperatures have not been anywhere near as cold as the ones you were describing it’s been between 45° and 50° Fahrenheit. As winter gets closer and it starts to drop to 30 and 20 in a month or so from now I’ll let you know if anything changes for the worse. You definitely got a dud because when I say this thing is rocksolid I mean it is truly phenomenal in performance and I have not experienced any issues except for that damn battery Power insufficient is so annoying!!!

[@Line-of-sight-cinema]

KlooGee that is super exciting I’m really glad you got your replacement in such a short amount of time! I only wish the best for you and hope you have a good experience with this second one!!! I’d love to see your follow up video on the replacement model and hear your thoughts keep on flying keep on making awesome videos look forward to watching more content!!!

[@savethelighthouse]

Spark pilot here. Watching many Mavic Mini first flight videos this week. Never seen a fly-away like that, nor have I seen the gimbal shake. It reminds me of a problem with my first Hubsan Zino. That was definitely lemon unit and was replaced. The power warning does seem to be common from what I am seeing. One review said it got better after the firmware update, but not completely eliminated. My next drone will be a step up to the Mavic 2 Pro or something in that range. Very informative video, as always

[@3XDRONES]

I agree with the break up issues, Its not just yours. I have the same gimble shake but it was after a minor crash, so yea yours might have had a rough ride in shipment. I sent mine back as well. Great video! Thanks for sharing!

[@UkzFlipside]

i would return for replacement the camera gimble shake is defently not common

[@dasllamas]

What sd card are you using? I assume you have a newer one that is rated for 40mb/s write speed but just throwing that out there. I have had 1 fly away like you just not as fast and i get the spotty connection too. I think it is just the drone 🤷‍♂️

[@jamesfunk2889]

Thank you for sharing your experience. Good to hear the cons and not just the pros.

[@ScottWebb27]

Hmmm I mean, I've done my first flight and didn't notice anything like this with my Mavic Mini.

[@aight365]

The video shake might be from the cold outside? Did you try long flights to warm up the gimbal?

[@OffTheDomeMediaGroup]

How'd you recover from the fly away?

[@speedfreakpsycho]

Dude its minus outside, hes cold,,shaking,.

[@EntitySevenParanormal]

Insufficient power warning is a bug in the DJI software

[@johnbennetta9673]

Hey David, my name is John, the same issue happened and could be a the mavic mac issue cause my screen sometimes also glitches and I miss like a second or two, the wind was less server and it was as if it was flighing with the wind yet the drone was facing me yet picking up almost maxed speed going the opposite way, I have lost my drone and my app dji go cant even sync my flight records to send to dji so I can’t get my warranty I think it’s my app for my phone I have a I phone 6 it gets to 3%sync then throws me out of the app would like to know if u maybe have a way to transfer flight records another way ? Plz would like to get feed back .

[@chrischavez7956]

Never it's like yours needs to be in a case like annabelle. I hope your new one works like mine I love it.

[@DailyDroning]

Yep, the replacement has been drama free so far.

[@scottthroop6208]

Did you have a line of sight visual on the mini at the moment it started the fly away? Not sure about your area, but here in CA we have falcons that snatch pigeons in flight by swooping on them at high speed from above. Watching that video looks a lot like what I imagine an attack would look like from a pigeons POV lol! 65 mph speed would be consistent with that as well. Ive had a falcon as well as several crows attack my 3DR Solo but never actually get a grasp on it, but its also a large 5lb. Drone with 10in props on powerful motors. The Mav Mini on the other hand could easily be carried off by a large bird. Granted, a flyaway is inevitable for any drone at some point. But a 65mph sudden acceleration, and the direction it went seems like a falcon thought it was an easy meal.

[@scottthroop6208]

@@DailyDroning That rules out a bird attack for sure! Thanks for the reply, and thanks for posting this. Im considering a Mavic mini to replace my 3DR. With mine, I do get wifi interference when flying near populated areas. Ive had one flyaway and several return to home triggers from lost signal. Never any issues away from wifi sources though. May reconsider a non wifi mavic instead. I also have a large home built that uses 4G with a sim card that has never glitched. Was hoping the Mav Mini would be the one to keep in my car but Wifi is too unreliable for drones with all of the competing signals, especially in the LA area.

[@EZETechnRC]

Also try Reseting the Gimbal through the app

[@azrubs593]

The power insufferable might have something to do with how far you are above sea level because the mini is only rated to go about 10,000 ft above it so if your city is maybe 9,500 ft it might have so problems.

[@azrubs593]

KlooGee ok cool

[@anonymous8562]

It really sucks! I can't update the app no matter what and the availablr options are the most basics. Can't even adjust/choose anything for video recording

[@johan5726]

Seems like your “fly away” was caused by some sort of impact? You get a firm push, immediate sensor error (which normally is caused by external movements while operating), and drone goes crazy.

[@matthewwagner4042]

Looks like a bird hit it to me as well... can we watch it frame by frame?

[@Mavstang5.0]

I have that problem too it flies away for no reason and i can't control my drone and gone wild, I flew it very low attitude and it causes to hit the nearby buildings and crashed and the weather is -2 I have no idea what's going on. need help

[@Mavstang5.0]

@@DailyDroning thank you so much!!!

[@scottstevens4390]

Great video. Change out props. Minis rear props flatten out when stored in its case sometimes. There is a you tube video on it. It should help with insufficient power. Also a bent prop may cause vibrations.

[@comanj76]

I haven't had any of the first three issues so far and have been quite impressed with the mini for the most part. I have seen the video lag on two occasions but, they were not as abrupt as what as I saw in your video. I was impressed that I was in a wooded area with a heavy canopy and was able to fly the mini back to the house and land from 600 ft away with no line of sight. Hopefully there will be some more improvements coming with the next firmware updates. There is a firmware update for the individual batteries, perhaps that might address some issues. Given what I saw I would definitely return that mini and try out another one.

[@comanj76]

@@DailyDroning Little odd, I had a little more of that lag today on two occasion, both only last fractions of a second and no loss of image. Perhaps it was due to slightly higher wind and cold today vs the last few flights. Overall still happy with the drone, certainly not a Mavic Pro/Zoom, but not bad for the price point.

[@comanj76]

I actually wanted to ask you a question if you don’t mind. I noticed on all my videos I have a fuzzy/pixelated type horizontal bar at the bottom. I made a little home video (not a pro at all) and noticed the line. Do you know what that is? I haven’t seen it in anyone else’s mini footage videos. Here is the link to show you what I’m talk in about. Thanks for any help! kzbin.info/www/bejne/boeyiIGmrtyqi9U

[@comanj76]

@@DailyDroning No worries about the reply, I'm pretty new to actively using youtube and leaving any comments. I do see that small bar in the original raw video as well. Also, I have been watching several other youtube videos and have noticed it more and more now that I am looking for it. It isn't horrible or a deal breaker for me, just wanted to know if I maybe had a bad camera. I will find the video I watched a couple days ago where it was clearly noticeable much like my video.

[@MarkLeeOfficial]

The frequent power warning has been shown to be faulty propellers not creating enough lift causing the motors to reach peak power trying to compensate. The shaky video could also be due to faulty props not properly balanced. Your speed run certainly looks like strong wind shear carrying the drone away.

[@pokerchannel6991]

can you fly it with VR goggle? I want to fly immersive (not that I have done it before) But, can you fly it with some form of AR / VR goggles with an app? I think that is the way I 'd want to fly. Can you answer it? thx.

[@pokerchannel6991]

@@DailyDroning yeah. I saw a vid where there is an app where VR goglles and Mavic Pro work togherther. Not sure if mini can do that.

[@pryortuck]

I saw on your screen the text Go 4. Are you using the correct ap for the mini and did you download the new firmware?

[@IngressBand]

I got my mini yesterday, is amazing and i have no issues with videos

[@IngressBand]

@@DailyDroning if you look on my page I have some footage of the shipwreck in my town, and some fly overs at the beaches

[@Burn377]

Jello might be from an unbalanced prop, I'm wandering if the flyaway was caused by bird strike or similar the gyro might have been upset from the impact. Power insufficient is likely due to the use of lithium ion batteries, they can't supply the current that lipos can so pushing control movement to the limits will likely result in voltage sag.

[@Burn377]

@@DailyDroning what you stated just now is the definition of voltage sag, under high load the voltage level will drop, you'll still be operational but lose a small amount of motor rpm. When the load is reduced the voltage recovers back to normal. Very common on fpv qauds with big motors on heavy punch outs. Will be interesting to see if you can replicate the issue with the replacement.

[@tilneyaviation]

You definitely got a lemon for the first one. I've had one for a couple months and never had those issues. Glad to hear your second one works fine.

[@VanquisherUSMC]

Well, the good news is that you officially have the air speed record for a Mavic Mini. I'll make a call to Guinness!

[@PierceMartinez]

I've had serious issues with the two Mavic Mini's I've had. For both of them, the remote controller, for whatever reason, refuses to be calibrated. No matter how many times, it'll always be stuck at 2% left and 1% back on the right joystick.. For both. I don't understand why. Is anyone else having this issue and know of any fix? Thanks.

[@PierceMartinez]

@@DailyDroning forum.dji.com/thread-202750-3-1.html This thread is full of people with the same issue. Some having as bad as 6% off center left and back.

[@Lubbers33]

The problem is that you’re flying it over Hamilton!

[@zerll]

KlooGee Hamilton ON, Canada?

[@gardini100]

hehe good comment, I don't know Hamilton but the drone was like no no I can't take it and it tried to leave the place, so I guess you are spot on

[@integra8502]

My mavic mini sometimes Cannot hover stable with all preflight conditions,..? other times it's rock solid ??

[@integra8502]

@@DailyDroning yes, .. I even did a IMU calibration and compass calibration still no luck. . It did the same one night last week and I gave up, and went to bed.... next morning everything was back to rock stable ..?

[@mustanghuey89]

On your signal strength check you channel see if there is alot of interference. I changed my antenna on my air to a 4 hawks and using the paddle antennas I couldn't get out 300 ft and lost transmission. I had to go to 5.8 ghz and problem solved all my 2.4 ghz channels all to much interference, and I went over 2 miles even with it in 5.8.

[@Mike-vi2eo]

how are you receiving a new mavic mini in a day or two? I ordered one on the Oct. 30th from DJI and i was told 20-25 business days. Everywhere I've looked i was told 2 weeks at least. I went through this crap with the mavic pro. Oh did you order 2 mini's?

[@TheDroneGeek]

This is almost certainly because of the cold weather. Remember, he's a little guy. While it's a great drone for its size and features, it's not as hearty as a Phantom or Mavic. Fly with caution when using any drone, but especially a Mavic Mini!

[@thisandthat3908]

It's the temp I am unsure of its rateings but usually they have a minimum and max operating temperature. My current drone dont like below 27deg f. Sensors freeze up and it goes everywhere. But warmer temp its fine. I would not fly in a populated area at them temps.

[@exploretheworld5720]

Hy there,i think it s a problem from gimbal,it s to cold outside,if you fly until the gimbal warm,i think it s ok . Cheers from Romania

[@r6srider]

Saw another video about the low power warning. It's something about miss matched blades. Change out to a new set and be sure to install them in matched sets, problem goes away.

[@karelsvoboda1812]

The flyaway looks like mavic was hit by pidgeon from the side. Not enough power warning means in this case one or more motors are spinning on max and taking limit current to stabilize the event. Power insufficient problem msg was solved by new firmware.

[@dani_uniq2328]

The mini is my second drone. First i had a plastic drone that suckt. I can fly with no problem with the mini. It goes 3.5km far. Only wind is bad for this drone. Im glad that its not so windy in the netherlands.

[@karthurjr]

Having read all the comments, all is conjecture. However, some comments made sense such as, flying outside temperature limits and WIFI flying in a downtown city environment with interference. To pinpoint your problems try flying a duplicate pattern under the same weather when you receive your replacement mini. Let's see what happens! Question? Were you flying as a hobbyist or commercial pilot?

[@karthurjr]

@@DailyDroning Captain Drone (Steve) from Canada found that the jello effect was caused by flying at extreme cold thus the gimbal and battery needed to warm up. Also, the WIFI is hampered by interference when not in VLOS. I believe he has the right ideas. Therefore, these problems will be limiting factors with all Mini's. Note, the guys in Florida aren't reporting the jello problem. Also, they tend to fly with VLOS so the interference is more negligible. Just some thoughts!

[@uweengbertz]

the yello effect on the first video is definitively a frozen gimbal. 10° F is far to cold. The insufficient power warning in S-mode is known to DJI and you are not alone.

[@russellk.bonney8534]

The gimbal is frozen up. That will cause jello. Superglue would do the same thing. You probably had your phone in Airplane mode and the mini just took off.

[@Knapweed]

Very interesting video of the manic fly away. Just a couple of observations. There is no way the Mini could power itself at those speeds, it can barely reach 27 mph. It would require well over twice the current, even if it was possible and the computer groans that power is insufficient even at 20+ mph. In the sequence, there is a short strong wind warning, followed by something hitting the Mini like a baseball bat. I believe that was just a freak gust exacerbated by the heat of the city combined with the cold ambient temperature. You can also see when it's shooting along, the power warning coming up which I believe is the drone fighting to stay in position. Back in the day, that kind of jello was caused by props or motors being out of balance. It could be obviated to some extent by using ND filters to slow down the rolling shutter but balancing was the real cure. I never hear about balancing props now but I wonder if that could be part of the problem. The balance could also be affected if the folding props weren't deploying correctly.

[@cbtcrushman]

I've seen cases of fly-aways where the drone hit well over its normal maximum speed like this one did. I think the drones are capable of small bursts of high speeds in case they need to make an extreme maneuver to keep itself upright. So if there's a sensor error and it thinks it's being blown away or something, it might try to correct beyond its normal limit to compensate.

[@Knapweed]

@@cbtcrushman I agree there is probably quit a bit of margin from the esc in emergencies, I'm just not confident it's about 240%. I do, however, agree that it would probably exceed its normal limits to try and stay in position or at least resist being swept along. Obviously it's open to interpretation but looking at the moment the quad took off, it looks more like it was hit by something rather than suddenly speeding up under its own power.

[@Knapweed]

@@DailyDroning Yep, I agree with all your points. I think HereForTheBeer got it right on the Forum and it was the IMU/Compass glitch he was describing, which appears to cover all the bases.

[@cnnw3929]

@@DailyDroning If they had to keep it at less than 250 grams, they had to compromise some place. In this case, it's the weakness in the motors and the underpowered batteries to save weight. In a windy condition, you lose. I can see a lot of flyaways involving the Mavic Mini, as opposed to larger drones. This makes me wonder if there is some potential for the FAA to crack down on unregistered and unlicensed drone/model aircraft operators.

[@georgebg_]

How is the replacement unit signal? The video transmission keeps breaking up too or it’s working well?

[@AvinoMalkeno]

I don't understand why all those dislikes for.... What a strange and weird world we live in, i hope i dont sound over dramatic but the man just spent 499 dollars over a drone that he has some issues with.. And he came here to seek help in a way to see if anyone else have the same issue instead of understanding the man... At least understand! not necessarily give advice, but just have some understanding. 468 likes and 368 DISLIKES What can i say more.. Anyway.. Sorry to hear that bro i know it pass some time now since you uploaded this vid and you might got fixed but in case you still have issues.. I found DJI staff are really helpful and they respond to every message that i sent regarding my mavic so email them and hope you will get fixed

[@vegasrjr]

Big Dave, I had the mini on the first day of it's release and brought it back the next day...My Mavic platinum runs rings around it..The mini has connectivity issues..My Mavic platinum, pro 2, phantom 4 pro and inspire 2 agree..

[@w.e.s.]

65 mph is wild lol. It's a bad motor. My mini 2 was 2 years old and I Ren 3650 batteries and 4100 mah got an hour of in air flight I got the motors hot it would start to jello in the camera. I just sold it for 1k. Bought a refurbished air 3 for 1200. Like new!!! Still has the stickers. So I got 200 bucks in a air 3. My mini 2 was a beast but sucked in the wind. I couldn't take it any longer. Oh the air 3 I got was the fly kore kit also with the rc2 remote.

[@PhiLIdahoTaco]

have you try to fly it indoor and see if the camera is still shaking?

[@jibbajabba4597]

KlooGee that jello is usually a result of out of balance props or bent prop shaft (on a freestyle drone anyway), it is caused by excessive vibrations.

[@andrewwalczyk9944]

The reason why it’s shaky is because it’s super cold, and the drone is not rated to be that cold. Usually after about 25 min, the drone gimbal will heat up and be fine.

[@andrewwalczyk9944]

KlooGee, weird idk then man, like the videos tho keep em coming

[@tjcben1]

Try gimbal calibration. Also there's a battery firmware update I just got. Haven't flown since but I'm hoping it's to address insufficient power issue that randomly comes up. Don't know what would cause it to fly 65mph...From the video it looks like it was swept by some unseen force. Spooky.

[@rodgercostello9814]

Your gimble shake could well be the firmware update, or an earlier corrupt file. Fair enuff brand new ur quite right to get a replacement, but that is a common firmware problem.

[@rodgercostello9814]

Cool, it was worth a go at least, a corrupt file etc can cause camera shake as I have seen it corrected by reinstalling before. Good mew ones working correctly.u can send me your shakey one lol

[@petrudiaconescu5150]

Is because for the first 15min the gimbal is "frozen" (is made too be operated in +10°C and 40°C ) after 15 min you will have a fine video and the insufficient power is also about cold weather ... you tried to fly in the other environment, not in the f city where is a tonne of antennas....

[@TECHDRONEMEDIA]

Bummer, with the jello effect my mini does not have that. I have the weak signal too

[@PowderMill]

Mine flew away and crashed in a dense forest... AFTER flying through 750kv power transmission lines. It dropped signal and crashed. I spent the day looking. No luck. The wind was 15 mph and my Mavic2 pro worked fine -- fine enough to go up and search for the mini. I have no clue as to what happened... the only other variables: prop guards installed & I did not have it in "sport mode". Temp - 45-50deg F. Battery - 80% at time of loss. Altitude- 350' approx. Prop guards installed and "payload" mode enabled. It was great.... until it wasn't. 😞 I have a whole host of dji uav's // tellos , Mavic 2 pro / Mavic 2 zoom / Mavic / and a few Chinesium generic drones. None have flied away like this. Sad.... it would have been great if not lost. We were evaluating its use for rapid deployment in firematic incident management. (untethered / in typically tough restricted areas / video feed sent to emergency management Command vehicle and distributed to all IC's via RF. This will be great for public safety IF my loss was an isolated case. (I'd hate to make the decision to GO when the number of units is so very high... we are looking to implement and deploy over 72 units countywide.) In other words

[@vince1271]

I have the same issue !!! It happens when it's very cold. I live in canada, some days its fine, others day it shakes like crazy

[@vince1271]

DJI told me that the temperature wouldn't make a difference. I have the exact same issues as you. I'll try to get a replacement. Check out my channel, i uploaded the footage.

[@DanWoodCoaching]

I came with the same issue. It was cold out for me too. My first two days flying, no issues. Day 3 and all the footage looked just like this. It was also all out of focus. I’m hoping it’s the cold and not the camera. Fingers crossed 🤞

[@Northstar-Media]

Look if the camera cable has come unglued where it bends & fixes to front & side .This can cause camera shake catching or not knowing it stop limit. Props maybe bent & flexing & catching on arms if you are getting power warning. with no wind .This has been proven problem in forums.