DJI Mavic Pro Drone Crashes a SAD DAY Watch it on camera! Failed to return to home

[@alepos79]

I think it crashed because of the music

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thanks for watching. Maybe not it's genre. Please like and Subscribe, LLabS

[@markandblitz5055]

I agree audio killed the dronio

[@clickbaitclickbait807]

Hahahahhahaahhahah

[@clickbaitclickbait807]

Hahahah

[@raoulcoZA]

that was possibly the most awful soundtrack I have ever heard

[@AndruXa]

it just tried to fly away from that soundtrack

[@youssefessaadi2793]

ahahahahahaha

[@RZ_explores]

Lol

[@weltvonoben]

Pilot Error 100%

[@Saintxwears]

Bro, you are wrong... its actually 117.6% Pilot Error -_-

[@carrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr]

Agree!! So many thinga he could have done, point the camera down while landing, press the red x button, go lower so the wind would be less, land before the 15 percent battery and sooooo many other things... 1000% pilot error

[@aerospacesystems8658]

I'm not sure but... had he pressed the red x button he would have cancelled the automatic landing, giving him a further chance to either get home or land on a more suitable place. What do you think guys?

[@CarlosMartinez-rk2bt]

weltvonoben yes 👍😎

[@GavinMufclee]

Definitely can't blame this on the drone

[@phillipdingle4801]

'Return to home failure', no, 100% pilot error! Complete lack of any risk assessment, no flight plan and complete disregard for the safety of people or property. 1. Flight plan, you should have considered the wind direction and strength, if you must do long distance tests with your drone, and there is any wind, fly into it going out and fly back with the wind direction behind you, better still choose a calm day! Consider take off and landing areas are suitable? You had lots of trees, houses, property, power lines and busy roads to negotiate in the last section which you must have known would be a risk if your drone ran out of juice! 2. Risk assess. Every flight, check your drone, battery levels etc consider the weather, check your flight path is safe to fly over? I lost count of the dangers I spotted in your flight video! 3. Safety. Above all consider the dangers of your flight, what if things go wrong? respect other peoples property and the safety of others. How would you like a heavy drone falling out of the sky and landing on your car or house? What if it had hit and injured someone? You probably would have made it if you weren't in sport mode, flying faster uses up your remaining juice a lot quicker! Your flight path in both directions was a wide arc, caused by the wind but you could have compensated much better and flown a straighter much shorter path. I only fly a so called 'toy grade' very light quadcopter but I still fly responsibly, and safely! I only hope you have learned from your own mistakes? Fly safe and enjoy.

[@danielb0]

=) very true

[@markandblitz5055]

Easy there deputy Fife, Its not a dense city Barney.

[@johnnybickle13]

No, we need people to keep account and remind those that do not follow the proper flying protocol to be much more proficient and aware of the rules and stay within the boundaries of responsible safe SUAS operations. Or they will regulate heavily and possibly take it away all together.

[@scottwitherow7586]

This is why people don’t like drones. And I fly, too; I’m not a hater. But out of line of sight, trespassing and jumping fences to recover? No bueno. If you can not retrieve without entering private property - talking to the land owner should be step 1.

[@Darksideneo]

Agree, the sport mode was mistake.

[@JamieTheMink]

Another “distance” test. For the life of me I have no idea why people do this.

[@spiceworm8102]

idiots do it

[@tommyking7340]

Jamie Mink tomorrow I'm gonna do a distance test on my Robo Vac, hopefully I can make it back to the kitchen from across the hallway before RTH kicks in.

[@iforgotmyusername0]

@@tommyking7340 LOL!!!

[@gazfish]

Same reason man landed on the moon 😊

[@slavatoin8273]

Tomorrow, I’m going to do a distance test from a moving speedboat 10 miles off the coast of Boca Raton. Wish me luck!

[@anthony566]

100% pilot error you completely ignored the signal warnings ... why didn't you just land it and go and get it ?? Plus you should have dropped as low as you could just above the trees as this helps with wind speed

[@snort01usafret51]

Excellent point Anthony. Wind velocity decreases the lower you go. Also, RTH mode on the Mavic Pro will "Home" to your destination. Proceeding direct and crabbing into the wind will minimize the distance you need to go. By observing wind direction on the ground will give you a good idea of how much crab angle you will need to be able to "proceed direct".

[@chris2790]

@@snort01usafret51 crabbing burns energy too

[@nuke7784]

yh but trees are different sizes and the wind would be rolling over them at very high speeds

[@jakabgipsz4788]

You say the wind took you to the left, but that's not true! On the trees we can see that there is hardly any wind and in the direction of smoke it can be seen that there was a weak flow to the right! The gimbal shaking error could indicate a propeller error and should have returned immediately! The camera was so shaky that he couldn't stand sharply almost all the time. This is a 100% pilot error!

[@cryptosteve5377]

I was thinking the same and I haven't got a drone yet.

[@csbotman]

2:50 you skipped the video where the automatic return to home notification came you flew it 1500ft more after that and thats an extra 1500ft (3000ft extra flying due to not returning at that time)which your drone would have to travel back and i seen you crashed about 1100ft from where you were so completely your fault and good job on trying to hide the fact and blaming everything on the wind and the drone

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thanks for watching. The drone drifting off course was instrumental in not being able to apply safe landing contingencies (I flew the course before with the Phantom 4 Pro). The main lessons I learned is don't fly the Mavic Pro too far out and auto land kicking in while the drone is going 40 mph can really drop it fast between tree branches. Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@MrSurudijes]

@@LiquidLabStudio no shit sherlock 😀

[@pikometer8227]

@@LiquidLabStudio umm no you are wrong and are trash at making videos and hiding rth

[@ChileThailandtravel]

Sadly this guy mislead his title as well. It is not the drone failed to return home. it is the battery out.. this guy wasted my time. he should change the title. very sad. spam as i can call it.. fishing as well.

[@mikekreen9336]

Good catch Mir

[@Cornz38]

So, despite wind, despite the device telling you the signal was weak, you carried on regardless. Remind me, this is DJI's fault HOW?

[@Wheelus]

Despite all the negative comments thanks for sharing as this added to my drone and safety knowledge

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thanks for watching. Yeah, that happened right at the end where the signal cut out. Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@theaussiebush]

Thanks for sharing... it's how aviation accidents are prevented in future. Wind speed and direction must always be included in flight planning. Flying upwind ensures an easy downwind return. Pick a landing area and make a controlled landing before fuel and altitude become critical!

[@slavatoin8273]

Tomorrow, I’m going to do a distance test from a moving speedboat 10 miles off the coast of Boca Raton. Wish me luck!

[@LiquidLabStudio]

HAHA, watch out for the wind and landing... good luck

[@airnuts]

100% pilot error !!!! Drone didn't crash Pilot crash the drone !!!!!

[@tommercer1406]

"Today we are going to be doing a range test on the Mavic Pro" Me - That was your first mistake

[@iforgotmyusername0]

exactly.. more like a range test on how far can i send my money and potentially lose it

[@krisk1547]

I do those almost every time I fly mini :P

[@jjsadv]

Why did you just land in one of the open spaces you passed, then drive over and pick it up.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

That was the original plan, push it as close to home as possible so it would be easier to get from the ground. At 40 mph and auto land shooting it down the whole thing really happened fast. Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@HogarthsAstrophotography]

You had no wind warnings, how come you think it was wind that caused the off course

[@LiquidLabStudio]

It passed through some powerful air pockets that pushed it off course slowly. You can see it get pushed on the way out and returning it drifts far off target.

[@majidarifs]

I doubt this was a wind issue. There was no evidence of it being blown by the wind. I’ve seen a mavic being blown by very strong winds and it only moved an inch. Also there should’ve been High Velocity Winds warning. I think this was most likely an compass error. Maybe didn’t calibrate it before flight.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

It is possible, I calibrated it at home that day when I did a pre-check and verified everything worked and was updated. I did not re-calibrate the compass or IMU at the site. Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@Ethaneman]

Well, sorry for your loss! I won’t beat you up any more than you already have been. I thank you for posting this so that I can learn of potential issues I would not have thought of. You reinforced one thing I’ve learned after many years of flying RC, if something seems unusual or the craft isn’t functioning normally, don’t keep flying and certainly don’t push yourself and the craft to perform an unfamiliar task. Lastly, for all those out there just getting into drones, don’t fly out of visual line of site. It’s illegal, your risking total loss of craft and you could cause personal injury or property damage for no good reason.

[@xboxice2005]

Sorry it crash but honestly,this was all your fault.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thanks for watching. I took a risk taking it out so far, the rest was lessons learned. Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@alasdair4161]

He did make that clear, but the lesson to learn is weather can seriously screw things up when it comes to limited battery/speed/distance.. wind up there is frequently very different to what you feel down here.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thank you for commenting. Yes, on the way out the wind was blowing towards the hills and on the way back (most-likely from the sun setting and temperature changes) the wind was blowing away toward the valley. Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@danielfry8882]

This really really doesn’t look like a wind issue. Wind powerful enough to take the mavic off course at that altitude would be noticeable in the trees. That and the Mavic doesn’t crab in the face of wind it banks into it. Id have my money on a compass or calibration problem personally. I could be wrong, just what I thought.

[@BloggerCMartinez]

Junior Ellis junior I expect your subscriber my channel to thanks

[@reig15]

if you want made distance test, always with facewind, so when you go back you'll have tailwind. The first rule.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Good tip, The air was so thick. I took the course because it was a wide open straight shot with minimal obstructions. Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@Stokielad_Ed]

Wide open, except for trees, forests, the multiple houses ...

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thanks for viewing. The planned course crossed over zero buildings and had wide open fields. The return home flight drifting far left was not planned.

[@heyyehheyallgoodyawhaveh450]

Liquid Lab Studio. hears a little bit of wisdom from lifes experiences.from some one who's been thru. and has always over come all that hell on earth and still. have a beatiful attitude tros my fellow Man An Woman. always try to plane a just in case. shit go haywire. plan. Ive learnt in life if u have at lest . a little just in case some shit go wrong. u have just a little lee way. a little more edge. that just might get u out of a situation situation. that u could not dream or wish upon. Always kind of expect some kind unexpected. and No its not jinking ones self to something bad happening. its just all ways in life be on your Ps and Qs .A lot . It. will keep u sharp . to the day . when we take our last breath. happy flying . Ladies and Gents.

[@ajsiemers]

I sure hope you didn't have that godawful music playing in the background when you were flying....I actually think that's what made your drone not want to come home. I know I wouldn't!

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thanks for watching. Yeah, everyone has their taste in music the EDM electronic must be the drones. Honestly, I have the copyrights to it. Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@ajsiemers]

there's always the option of turning down/off the sound....I just had to watch it til the end :)

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thank you for watching it, I watched it 20 times too to really drive home lessons learned. I usually rely on youtube to do auto-leveling for the audio, but I probably can look into turning it down 10% or so. Enjoy your holidays. Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@reedallidap7173]

I agree music was terrible but I just turned sound off and still watched. C’mon guys, problem solve. lol

[@ajsiemers]

I must apologize, I didn't realize you made the music yourself. You do deserve respect for that.

[@cplcabs]

How is that RTH failure? The failure was with the pilot, that could be seen early on with the battery indicator and other hints.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thanks for commenting. There were a number of mistakes before the auto-landing feature gave the drone to the tree monster. Please like and share this video to share the lessons learned on what not to do help out new drone pilots. LLabS

[@tommieroux]

It crashes at 7:44 . You're welcome. now thumbs up this comment to send it to the top

[@craycray9852]

Sorry for your crash. Thanks for sharing!

[@ATG929]

You should find a new hobby

[@Zabalero]

And a new brain

[@iforgotmyusername0]

@@Zabalero lol its too late... it crashed with the drone.

[@garywboisseau]

Curious-why didn't you try to gain some altitude in the end? Even with auto landing, you can still climb until the battery is gone.

[@stephenpetersaerialphotogr1969]

I dont know why you keep going on about the wind. It looked fairly calm to me and the chimney smoke confirmed it. Furthermore, the drone was drifting left according to you. Yet the smoke was being blown to the right telling a different story to the one you're presenting. I've had my Mavic pro out to 2.752 miles over the sea and still had 30% on the battery once it returned.

[@brucelinton3071]

Wind direction and velocity can change between the surface and varying altitudes. Also keep groundspeed in mind. Flying in one direction, the wind at your back can work for you untill you have to return or vice versa. As someone mentioned earlier, planning is critical so if you don't understand the effects of wind on your flight path and ground speed, you should keep the drone within line-of-sight and not push the limits BVLOS.

[@nozreenreen3535]

Bro thanks for sharing... We hope that your mavic will be on air again...

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Me too just waiting on the parts. Thanks for watching. Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@MarcRCAddict]

A good video showing why you should not try and fly the drones silly distances and then wonder why it can't make it home

[@christopherrobin7984]

List of most frequently said sentences on lost drone vids: - "Today we're doing a distance test ..."

[@LiquidLabStudio]

hahaha, you got a good laugh from me. Thanks for watching. Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@chuggsinator]

Kudos to you for sharing. Aviation safety is irrelevant without people sharing mistakes...and inviting discussion to learn from undesirable outcomes.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thank you for your kind words. I wish I had seen this video before I flew this course. lol Have a happy holidays. Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@shannonstephenson0993]

Good video. I subscribed. Glad you found it in a repairable state. Did you find the electronics and so forth still functioning after recharging? Thanks for sharing this footage. A lot of learning here for sure.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Yes, everything functioned properly. I used a special plastic glue on the joint and wire to test if it all functioned. Then I ordered the part, the rear left leg/arm. I will have to do another repair video. This would be the second leg to solder on so I hope to make an even better video to follow. Can you do me a favor and subscribe? Cody LLabS

[@reyb1649]

I have to admit, I'm too big of a chicken to fly my drone (Mavic Air) more than a quarter of a mile away from me. That's max. I have trust issues.

[@wizardstower5995]

Rey B me too. I fly my Mavic pro within visual sight at all times if I can. I have flown a few times out of visual but never more than 1 mile away.

[@PixiesChannel12345]

Sorry for your loss, I pressed the big red button and also rung the bell

[@N9IWJ]

The whole thing was your fault you had plenty great places to land you just flew it into trees, you hate your drone Just one error after another all your fault How not to fly!!!

[@avrahamreiss3258]

Drone-hatred? A new field of study for psychologists? :-)

[@adameve8026]

Best facts pointed out I don't know why you don't have more likes on your comment.

[@dwiningtyas5586]

in your opinion which the best??? mavic pro or mavic air ??

[@decarli4280]

this another reason I have MARCO POLO tracking, ya never have enough. glad you found it.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thank you for watching. Me too, when you fly this far out it may never come back. Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@rekunta]

dave dec how is the Marco Polo? Expensive, but I’m humoring buying one.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thanks for watching. Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@ludvigsteinsto5145]

dave dec Yeah shit happends But u shouldn’t need a tracker at all. Just prepare well and every flight should be fine

[@gedgar2000]

It was the music! But I had the same thing happen but no damage. Later, I found out you can over-ride the auto land feature with up throttle, and fly it down to zero percent battery. In an emergency only obviously. A good thing to know.

[@godfreygits]

1/2 a mile, everything good so far... EXCEPT FOR THE GODDAMN GIMBAL SHAKING ERROR ; (=)

[@chucksbytes]

This is a great video, how did you get the video inlay from the DJI Software to show as a separate video. All the stats and readings... was that a video taken by the device you're using (Smartphone, Tablet, etc) or is that part of DJI Software.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thanks for watching. I used a screen recorder to capture the flight data on my smart phone. The problem is the FPS frames per second did not line up... Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@Honeypot-x9s]

I can tell you that wind was not a factor at all, you got no wind warnings or advisories also judging fro. The smoke no way the wind was more then a gentle breeze at most. I think you need to calibrate your controls or use default gains and exp. also disable landing protection is a must when smoke/fog/rain or range testing.. trust me it can sometimes trigger false positives. When in auto landing mode you can tap and hold up on the stick and over ride it but expect a massive slow down in speeds and expect it to reset back to auto landing again after a few seconds just keep pulling it back up.. 12% is the auto landing point, remember that and pull up either earlier, and get max height you can or hold and prevent it. I done many extreme range runs myself.. 3.5 miles out is what I regularly achieve.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thank you for the tips, I see some of the improvements in hindsight of course. I had serious Yaw on it in the beginning half I think it could have been a powerful cold front... The smoke was caught in a slow trance floating off. I really think I would have been fine if I disabled the auto landing. Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@Honeypot-x9s]

Liquid Lab Studio maybe you have or had a defective mavic pro? Mine doesn't act that way unless really strong winds of 25MPH+ and I get a red wind advisory that won't go away. Once wind is strong enough to dictation direction of your mavic your mavic will refuse to go top speed unless you are pointing it to fly directly with the wind, if you trying to crab across it or fly against it it will go really slow because it is trying fight it..or zero itself out. In the last half of your video with it crabbing slightly and going 40mph leads me to think that it's either pilot error (not calibrated controls or poorly calibrated settings) or defective mavic pro, which usually would post an IMU exception error if it can't detect wind speeds correctly or losses zero I didn't see that error either or IMU redudancy switch show up. I don't think you flew in too strong of winds by any means, I flown in 30mph winds where the mavic was barely able to fly in sport mode this isn't showing any of these signs. but rather you flew with wrong settings I'm thinking. probably setup the various speeds and gains for more smooth cinematic motion and thus your mavic was unable and unwilling to properly fly straight in a gentle breeze.. or your sticks fell out of zeroing and you need to calibrate them

[@LiquidLabStudio]

I am not entirely sure what type of temperature or cold front could have pushed it It started after I entered the flooded wet land area. The drone flew slightly angled I had to constantly add a little Yaw to keep it going generally straight. Please like and Subscribe, LLabS

[@Honeypot-x9s]

the only problem i have is the screen recording you posted: if wind is dictating the direction of your aircraft you would have had a red wind warning popup on the left side telling you to keep it in line of sight, etc etc.. if the wind was consistently strong enough that it was failing to correct itself or on the edge of failing to, it would put up an error on the top bar next to the DJI logo, in yellow it if could fight or red if it cant and would have overwritten the gimbal vibration error. since wind is a higher priority alert. im not doubting that there was a struggle, maybe was just enough wind to give you issues if you relaxed the aggressiveness of your mavic for that cinematic flow.. the smoke was rising and stagnant and both directions over the wetlands area and further up the smoke was rising and slowly drifting to the side, obviously was wind, just not enough wind if default settings are used that it couldn't fought off easily. that's why i suggest maybe you have adjusted your settings for cinematic movement or controller/mavic is defective or out calibration.. again i flown in 30MPH winds and at 30MPH your mavic is mostly out of control and it will walk to the side alot and swing hugely wide like yours did. 30MPH up 400 feet would still be very blowy down on ground level maybe 20MPH+ and you would know its a bit too blowy on the ground, the trees in the video were not swaying or blowing. and 20MPH winds itself the mavic crabs a bit if you leave it stationary out of range of VPS, however it would keep a mostly straight line coming back home and would be coming back much slower if it was a cross wind trying to push it to the side.. the mavic will try its hardest to fight it on its own.. as for a cold front/up/down drafts i dont know your area to well, but usually that occurs much higher up over ground level (unless at edge of a mountain) and/ or on the very edges of storms/weather systems. could it have been a up/down drafts from front changes? sure maybe... but only 400 feet AGL, that's a bit too low in my experience to hit those specially without in app wind errors., even in the winter when things settle much closer to ground level..

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thank you for watching it was a very good analysis.I think it was a slow powerful cold front pushing it I had to apply lots of Yaw to keep it going straight. I really think the wind warnings are from wind gusts and the IMU, and maybe visual sensors, sonar, and compasses detect shaking. The conditions were it was a long distance for a small and light aircraft flying over wetlands, in the winter, as the sun was setting, and near mountains over a valley but at 400 feet it would have been subject to the environmental conditions above the hills and trees. It may have been a weird fluke... Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@Wildart2]

I thought that was a great video Liquid, learned a lot from it.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thank you for your positive comment. It is rare to see that in comment threads. I wanted new pilots to learn what not to do and share how disasters can happen especially with auto-landing. I fixed it and did a test flight, The video is coming soon ;) Can you do me a favor and Subscribe? Cody LLabS

[@SpazTheGamer]

Why do people do long distance test? It's like driving your care on E and seeing how long you can drive, it's stupid to me.

[@MordorMolle]

Well , driving your car on E is not stupid when you have a great booming soundsystem ! :-)

[@darrylw9017]

Well if you actually know what you are doing it isn't a problem. I live in the middle of the desert it used to be fun to see what my Phantom could do. Never lost one on close to a thousand miles of flight. You defeinately learn what to do and not to do. I can say there were several things here that were causes for concern. My biggest issue is where he flew and what he flew over. My flights are over the desert if when things go bad the worst thing that could happen is that I crush a mesquite bush. Not a fan of flying over property. I do think the risk is minimal but still why risk it. Distance flights can be done safely the end of the day the worst outcome should be you lose or destroy your bird.

[@chriscaliente5033]

Its important to make sure the Drone is up to date and properly calibrated before you fly. When the battery got low, I would have taken it out Sport mode to conserve battery power, and when the drone tried to ato land in the trees, I would have disable the auto land, and manually raised the altitude from near the trees, and to my location since it was that close, hopefully the battery would have lasted a few more minutes.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

I agree that is what I would have done if I didn't do the stupid thing and hope it would just get a little closer. Sport mode killed me it dropped at 40 mph into auto landing in the trees. You are right I was not thinking conserve power and drop out of sport mode at the time. This was a perfect storm to make many mistakes all at once. I definitively will not be repeating this. Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@noelvazquez3371]

Watching the video you had to activate the button back home when the drone is used in sport mode the battery is discharged faster.When the return to the home is activated late,the percentage of the battery is not enough,that is why it collapsed. I Always fly first in the direction that the wind blows if it is long distance for when the return to home is activated,not fighting again the wind.Have information application of the wind look how is the wind I use the UAV forecast application help me to know the weather conditions.I am sorry that your drone crashes.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thanks for the tip, that is a very smart practice to check the UAV forecast. That is one thing we would do for a passenger planes but forget on drones. I was thinking the same thing about the Sport Mode draining the battery too fast. I knew if I had to hover it or land it a mile out I would probably not be able to drive to it, when the RC signal cuts out it does less predictable things. I would never see it again (kids, private property, lack of roads, random crash, or bad location. That was my fault trying to push it all the way back. Still entertaining in hindsight. Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@willissellars6304]

Mine arrives in two days... If it's any consolation, this was a positive learning experience for me at your expense.... hope your repairs go well!

[@BREN2009]

Willis Sellars bit of advice i learnt dont fly under anything when battery is very low and your not 100% with all the features as i was flying under a tree and it went into return home as i was a new flyer i panicked and didnt know how to cancel it i ended up grabbing the legs otherwise it would have shot straight up into the tree i got my mate to cancel return home while i nearly got chooped up also dont forget to remove gimbal clip forgot nearly every time surprised it didnt burn the gimbal motor out

[@outersite541]

You get a Like for being man enough to post this.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thank you for watching. I hope the lessons learned can save others from repeating the same mistakes. Can you do me a favor and Subscribe? Cody LLabS

[@beachbuddy1012]

Liquid Lab Studio Done!

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thank you

[@Lost_in_southern_california]

Another like. Sharing your story may have saved another person from the same issues.

[@rvmercado2018]

@@beachbuddy1012 i learned from your mistake...

[@magicprinting]

WOW...Sorry to see that. i crashed mine last year and my mavic has some damage in the exact same spot. The arm didnt come off thank god. i will be looking forward to seeing the repair vid. Good luck.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thank you, last year when DJI Go 4 came out I had a glitch update without my input after I took off and it kept the last input and headed off to a wall. I have the first gimbal flat ribbon repair and arm. ;) This next one will have studio grade lighting and I will review every few steps to make sure it is easy to watch and follow. gimbal: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGW3mGyBjNuWaJo Arm: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJyZZXd-iN1_g8U P.S look out for the new ARM video coming ;) Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@alancarter8396]

Appreciate you posting this, but I really don't understand why guys want to fly a $1000+ drone out of sight. I've lost a couple of Walkera Furious that cost $300 and that made me feel like a complete idiot. I noticed that you were at almost maximum height, it gets way to windy up there. I just had to use care refresh because I made a mistake indoors and that pissed me off enough. Like I said good of you to post this, but like the previous comment it is 100% pilot error.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thanks for watching. I usually fly conservatively, close by, and don't go below 40% on the battery. I was trying to see if the Mavic Pro could go as far as my Phantom 4 Pro. The biggest mistake was assuming it would have enough battery for the return flight home with the wind pushing it. You are right you take this kind of endeavor it could run into trouble. Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@alexrothbard4324]

He was only at his set height limit he wasn't even at 400 ft I believe and this was not a wind issue wind does not cause the mavic to drift that badly and that consistently I think it was either imu or compass malfunction causing the drift.

[@waynedevantier6247]

Alex Rothbard, I have watched this vid several times and I totally agree with you. On the return to home the smoke direction is opposite of the drone drift. It really is not that windy - even at 400 ft. If it was a wind issue there would have been a warning on the controller as the drone has gps lock and it does sense the drift - no wind gust required. There is something wrong here - maybe send flight logs to dji ?

[@LiquidLabStudio]

I can see if they analyze flight logs. I had to provide lots of Yaw on the way out and didn't do as much compensating on the way back. I wonder if it was a strong cold front coming in because the sun was dropping...

[@coyhilton9137]

Alan Carter I could tell he was going to fly it into the ground , not because of the title but because he didn't heed the warnings! I won't even take my 350 dollar racing drone out on a bad day, and I always have it near by, when the low battery is expected, and my racing drone will fly over 50 MPH.... I am so pissed that he shows no more respect than that!

[@IC82Hillford]

All these videos are definitely putting me off flying my new Mavic Pro miles away - that's for sure. The CAA guidelines say to not let it out of sight. And I won't. Thanks for sharing!

[@LiquidLabStudio]

No problem, now you will know what to do and not to do. Also, be careful when you are flying the mavic pro low and near. The active tracking features and visual sensor blindness, is prone to end up smashing it into a bush. Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@3DJunkie]

glad you got her back but have to say when you become an RC pilot you also become a bit of a weather expert , you my son need to learn the weather better lol ,,, anyway thanks for sharing

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thank you for watching. I agree weather forces are magnified on small aircraft. This case, the sun was dropping and there were winds running different directions. I have another repair video coming ;) Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@3DJunkie]

happy holidays have fun cheers

[@LiquidLabStudio]

You too, I hope you get some time off and enjoy the holidays.

[@gilliancox1073]

Thanks for sharing. I won’t pile on. Hope you can get you mp back up soon.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thank you for viewing. I hope my tragedy and lessons learned was good entertainment. Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@computerjohn1973]

100% Pilot error. So how many signs did you need that this was going to end horribly? Flying it out of visual sight, losing communication with controller, and GPS error. Yet you still think it’s a great idea to continue to proceed to push it. 🤦‍♂️ You had a compass and IMU issue, clearly needed calibration. Wind was not a factor and matter of fact there wasn’t any. Smoke was going straight up and hardly dissipated. Also the trees we not even moving. I’m glad you got her back, you really need to have a better flight plan next time and a bit of common sense. You should of just aborted the flight and returned back. Also on returning back you just should of landed in a safe area and gone to it with enough battery to locate it. You would of avoided the crash. On a second note you do know that you’re not allowed to fly over traffic which you clearly did. This is why the FAA gets so aggravating with drones.

[@DroneUpp]

I have to somewhat disagree with you. I believe there was wind at the height and location of the drone. It could have been less wind in the area of the smoke. Even still, 100% pilot error and he gets an F for flying period. This is the poster boy video of what Not To Do! Great costly lessons learned!

[@400AGLNET]

All of the pilot error comments are spot on, and the very first error was flying the Mavic way beyond LOS and Aircraft limits.

[@alexrothbard4324]

LOL yeah bro this has pilot error written literally all over it omg it was hard to watch. I mean just keeping the drone going that far with that gimble shake error on without bringing it back for inspection is dumb. The compass and IMU were probably not calibrated. You literally didn't focus the damn camera the entire time lol I just can't believe you would even try to blame it on the drone. Sorry for the rude comment but damn man read the manual plz.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thanks for watching. The IMU, gimbal, and compass were calibrated the day before. You can tell because it reset the video recording settings from 4k to 1080p 60fps. The gimbal shake error is a byproduct of the replaced flat ribbon cable. The gen 1 Mavic Pro focus requires constant tapping of the screen was applied constantly the camera didn't record well with the low light conditions. Thanks for watching enjoy your holidays.

[@alexrothbard4324]

the video should not reset to 1080 after doing imu and compass cal I duno man ur mavic is just fuked up I guess it seemed really sketchy probably a good thing it crashed get yourself a fresh one.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Yeah, the video settings and gimball/reset calibration did it. I purchased the Gen 1 Mavic and it has been nothing but problems. Honesty, this is why I mostly fly the Phantom 4 Pro. It may sound like a bus but it is reliable.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thank you for commenting. The gimbal, video settings, IMU, and compass were calibrated before the flight. I also used its required tap to focus function throughout the flight you can see in the small screen it would flash as I would apply it. The gimbal shake error was caused by a flat ribbon replacement it was never quite perfect after that. I hope this explains some of it for you, Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@darksideofthedrone8260]

Alex Rothbard he admitted he crashed it earlier. Internals. Insurance. Don’t fly broken equipment. End of story.

[@farminglifeaustralia6716]

One thing I noticed was the smoke was blowing from left to right but when it got up a bit it didn't indicate much wind at all. I know wind speed at ground level can be quite different from wind aloft but as the smoke went aloft it did not blow flat it just dissipated. I don't think this was a wind issue. John

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thank you for commenting. It just drifted further and further off with time. I had to apply Yaw to keep it going straight. Can you do me a favor and Subscribe? Cody LLabS

[@farminglifeaustralia6716]

No worries I will subscribe could you do the same for me?John

[@LiquidLabStudio]

No prob thanks

[@fatsubsonic]

Thanks for uploading, i found it informative and interesting.

[@user-ke1db2ci3n]

what software do you use to record what was showing on your phone's screen?

[@haroldennulat8339]

I want to know the same thing. I'll subscribe to see if you'll share.

[@elijahslater502]

Thanks for sharing

[@skycrew867]

Home point not set up properly?? If you look at 0:36.....just took off, and the home point already shows 18935.2 ft away.....drone was not headed to where it took off.....my theory.....what do you think?

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Good theory, it is just at the end the home point was exactly where I launched it. I had someone post that Sport mode overrode the GPS and let the wind have it... Not sure though Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@SpotandLes]

How do you get video of your controller (iPhone) ? It looks awesome merged into your video. Sorry about your Mavic. I hope you fixed it okay. I just received my yesterday. They are sweet.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

I am not sure if the iPhone has it but it is an app for android in the google play store. It is called screen recorder. I will be fixing it soon when the parts arrive. Yes they are but mavics are very finicky and the blades crumble under pressure keep it many feet away from anything. Here is another video doing a distance comparison between the mavic pro and phantom 4 pro, I have the flight data on it too. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipPJfpeLlM-Hr7c Can you do me a favor and pleas subscribe to both channels Cody LLabS

[@SpotandLes]

Liquid Lab Studio Thanks for the reply. I just checked and there is a built in feature on the iPhone to record the screen. Good luck on the Mavic rebuild.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

You are welcome, thank you for subscribing. I will send you the repair link when the better video is done. They are on my other channel Liquid Laboratory Studio Safe flying, Cody

[@fernandoperez3578]

Hi, did you put de Sport mode before crash to take control?

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thank you for commenting. I had it in sport mode it didn't seem to do anything. Can you do me a favor and Subscribe? Cody LLabS

[@Overkill_Kulture]

How did you do that screen record?? That’s badass

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thanks, on android it is called Screen Recorder and App. The crash wasnt that fun though. Hey Darrick can you do me a favor and Subscribe? Cody LLabS

[@Overkill_Kulture]

Liquid Lab Studio I already did! Check me out too you won’t be bored

[@LiquidLabStudio]

No problem thanks again!!

[@HiHai]

Amazing video full of wonderful.

[@shawn9652]

What you could have done after the signal reception back is to lower the altitude and try flying . Still if it’s loosing charge then when it’s under 10 land somewhere abs use find my drone instead of crashing

[@balancastanton7768]

I really think it is the wind you can see the drone swinging and flying sideways. It doesn't look like gusts but is something powerful pushing it.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Good analysis thanks for viewing. Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@peterjb49]

This was a valuable lesson and thanks for posting, sorry about your drone and sorry that so many others are no it all experts!

[@topixfromthetropix1674]

I find the loss of signal at under 3 miles curious, the factory claims it has a range of 4.7 miles, was the drone battery fully charged at the beginning of the flight? My Mavic tells me it is "out of range" at about 15 meters. The controls still work, the video feed to my tablet freezes, the drone continues to film, and will respond to a "home" command. A part of this appears to be DJI no longer supports the OS of my tablet. For the first year I had the drone, the tablet/ monitor worked fine but after one of their "firmware upgrades" this out of range frozen screen stuff started. It works normally with some other OS. Every problem I've experienced in 3 years of flying has been software or firmware related. (This is not only my opinion, there is a DJI shop near my house, it is also their opinion.)

[@Youtubedotcomma]

Thanks for the share, hopefully you’ll get it fixed.... one question, can you take manual control once auto return to home kicks in?

[@LiquidLabStudio]

You are very welcome. There is supposed to be an override the red x on the left, but you can see me keep trying to hit it. I would say no, the only thing you can do is land it before it gets to 12% or turn auto land off/lower percentage in the settings. Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@Youtubedotcomma]

Liquid Lab Studio cool stuff good to know! Some useful info on your channel👌🏼 subscribed 👍

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thank you for the subscribe. I finally got to posting the mavic pro 1year review. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4W1hoqDYs2soLs the phantom 4 pro is coming soon.

[@ivankaracic7357]

RTH in sport mode ,awesome bro!!!

[@edwardquick1032]

might be completely wrong but, looking at the smoke I think the wind was blowing in the other direction, I've seen this before, could be a motor error or a damaged prop, wind is different at different altitudes though, glad you got your drone back

[@ch535]

To be completely fair, yes this was your fault, but I'm glad you uploaded it. DJI's drone technology with their "Flies itself" approach and marketing gives a lot of newbie pilots, myself included, an overinflated sense of safety and control. Seeing these kinds of failures is humbling, and reminds us to be more aware of our environment, the conditions we fly in, and the flight plans we make. Thanks for sharing, sorry about your drone, but hopefully it was a learning experience. The best mistakes are the ones where nobody gets hurt. Fly safe!

[@tisoy909]

How many warnings does one need in order to confirm a deficiency?

[@r.t.1942]

Drop altitude and switch to sport mode and haul ass back to home base and next time fly against wind .

[@FirstAmericaFirst]

exactly

[@bluebarry8842]

On the mini it has something where you can completely stop the motors even in air, does this have that? Cuz he could’ve prevented a lot more damage

[@paulwalmsley2931]

Good video. So close. Glad you got it back

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thank you for watching @paul and your positive feedback. It is rare to see positive comments online. I wanted new or experienced pilots to learn what not to do and share how disasters can happen especially with auto-landing. I fixed it and did a test flight, The video is coming soon ;) Can you do me a favor and Subscribe? Cody LLabS

[@paulwalmsley2931]

Subscribed and look forward to the return of the mavic. Ignore the haters in here. Your flying in a remote location and we're 1,500 feet away with 12% battery. That's normally no issues and I been the same myself many times. People that ramble on about flight plans and "you're fault" probably don't own a drone. Thats a good video and has 200k views lol.

[@skunkworx6190]

I fly my mavic like I'm scuba diving. Divers go off the rule of 3rds. Use 1/3 of air to get where you're going, 1/3 for the RTH, and the remaining is for emergency. Same can be applied for battery consumption. I'm still learning the battery curve as well so not going to push it just yet.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thanks for watching, that is a good motto I try to get it back with 40+% remaining. This was the exception I wanted to see how it would hold up to my Phantom 4 Pro in a distance comparison course. I wish I had this video available before I took on this mission, I have watched the video 20 times myself to learn how to avoid this again. I hope it helps for training on how to avoid a disaster when testing its limits. The Phantom 4 Pro video kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4uthaOLiLh-g6c Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@dronesandstuff61]

Had a similar situation. Once it was obvious it couldn’t make it home I used the last bit of control to maneuver near a road and a clearing. Lost contact and drove around to the location and there it sat. Lesson learned....take a good emergency landing spot over a bad mandatory landing spot any day. As for the wind you absolutely have to crab into it far enough to get the desired ground track or you’ll just fly circles around your destination all day.

[@biketrippinwithbryan]

Sorry for your loss, this is why I don't do distance tests.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Smart decision. The risks are not worth it. The Phantom 4 Pro went out and came back as planned without drifting off course. I guess it gets your confidence up for the Mavic Pro. Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@bradl45]

Please charge battery message, Thanks for sharing the video.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thanks for viewing. Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@albertopapi4445]

Pilot error 100%. Good that you make this video so others avoid to do the same! If you are at almost 400 feet of the ground with heavy gust winds. Lower your drone altitude in acordando to the height of the obstacles so it wont crash into them. Remember at lower altitude less wind force. While looking for your drone you should change the GPS mode to "Terrain" that way you will get a better look of your surroundings and faster to find. Remember the drone as nothing to do, they are make for the pilot to fly them with care. Thank you for taking the time on showing us the video and please fly safe! We don't want the FAA to hit hard on us because of this mistakes which it could turn into an injury to private property. This mistakes cost repair $$$. Keep it simple and safe! Take care.

[@ziblot1235]

I’ve had a broken leg just like that. Glued it. Then I had to mess with gimbal a Lille, get it positioned right with those bands. Mine came down thru the trees too. They really are pretty tuff. I can’t bring myself to take my eyes off the sky and trust the remote. My. Son has an Anahi and he makes pretty good flights. What city are u in? We flew across James river near Richmond and flew back. I want to fly over Tappahannock near the bay , seems pretty far.

[@litttlevince]

If you were having problems with the wind pushing it why didn't you lower your altitude?

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thank you for the recommendation. Bringing it down could have preserved battery just enough. Though, I don't know the affect it would have on the signal cutting out. Can you do me a favor and Subscribe? LLabS

[@litttlevince]

Your welcome

[@oibal60]

Yup, as a student pilot (circa 1995) I remember doing ground reference maneuvers (C-152) with my instructor, in strong winds aloft. BIG lesson in 'compensating' for wind there bro! Also I think I would have a 'radius of action' plan, whereby, based on battery life, you know how far you can go before you MUST turn around. Nice aerial views!

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thank you for watching. Yes, I didn't know the true range or battery life so I was way out of any radius plan. I wish I had watched a video like this it would have prevented all the mistakes and I would have better contingency plans. Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@dimiair]

you passed so many beautiful alternate landing spots. Why didn't you land it elsewhere to collect it later?

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thanks for commenting. I agree, there were so many dead ends and I didn't want to have to run across private property. The case of "just a little bit further." The path out was the emergency landing contingency but it drifted so far off the planned route. Please Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@LordMoebius]

Why would you fly your drone out of line of sight and at such an extreme distance?

[@EdenValleyAdventuresUK]

Hi, I am glad you got it back.

[@re_styles]

Appreciate the share.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thank you so much for watching. Can you do me a favor and Subscribe? Cody LLabS

[@robertramsey5027]

Glad to see you got it back...as people have said...when doing a distance test always fly into the wind...another important factor is..the further away you fly you need to climb higher to keep a good signal...you were too low for the distance away...thats why you had a weak signal...the onboard system can use the battery quicker trying to keep the signal! For long long distance try at least 150 ...200...250 meter altitude...that maybe illegal but flying out of sight is too so it don't make any difference..😁

[@LiquidLabStudio]

haha, I see what you mean. Thanks for watching and the good tips. XD Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@kaldi]

When looking for drone I thought I heard you say “need to turn on gps”. If the gps wasn’t already on return to home couldn’t work right?

[@SgtGunny-gz5hg]

It took a long time for the controller to reconnect to it when it was coming home.

[@me-timeline]

when it wanted to auto land there was a red cross button on the left side of the screen if you tapped on it it would have cancelled the auto landing, I don't know why said failed to cancel probably not a good communication with the drone

[@gntips8419]

ENJOYED WATCHING AND LEFT YOU A LIKE !!!! you are so lucky

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Thank you for watching @GN Tips, I might get off with it only being $5 to repair it. Considering it was an 80 foot fall not too bad. I have watched the video 10x since I made it even I still find it entertaining to me hahah Please like and Subscribe, Cody LLabS

[@luismartinez-my1nk]

Glad u included your face so serious drone people can avoid you.

[@RiptideRigo]

That is AWESOME! I love the MAVIC PRO so much we had to go get one ourselves.

[@LiquidLabStudio]

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[@leszeklasocki626]

Did you made the compass calibration before the flight ? Looking at the smoke and I think this is not problem of the wind. As Ruudy set if You had crash before it is mandatory to make IMU and compass calibration and verify sensors behavior. Remember that connetion of model and reciver on dji frequency is type of microwaves and model and reciver must see each other during the flight like CB radio. Read also about limitations in model behavior in sport mode (obstacles avoiding not working)

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Prior to the flight I calibrated the compass IMU and gimbal. I cannot pinpoint with 100% certanty what caused the major drift. I wanted to share the lessons learned with the drone pilots to prevent others from making my mistakes. Can you do me a favor and please subscribe? Cody LLabS

[@hellfire08]

Did you try hitting the pause button on the controller?

[@LiquidLabStudio]

No would that stop the descent?

[@hellfire08]

Liquid Lab Studio I would think so.. but I could be wrong. I’ll have to check on my mavic. Lol

[@LiquidLabStudio]

Yeah let me know, it will be another thing to add to the list of lessons learned. :) lol

[@jensjohansson3204]

Having only tried Mavics a couple of times I'm no pro, but to me it seems they are almost foolproof as long as you follow the warnings and recommendations. The forced landing "feature" seems a bit irritating, at some points it may be better to push on and take a small crash than attempting to land in dense trees, a lake or other body of water or worst of all, someones house or into people/Animals. Oh, it seems they are extremely fragile - I fly freestyle FPV and I can drop my drone into concrete from 20 meters or fly straight into a wall at speed and only lose props, but I guess the can't make them pretty and foldable if built as strong: I would think at the price they should at least be carbon fibre though.

[@kfotoprm]

Wow! Scorsese, look out! On the edge of my seat! But why so far out? Great Vid, thanks.

[@CloudDayLight]

U can push the stick up.to stop it from landing

[@davidurdahl6656]

Thank you for the lesson learned I wouldn't do anyway.. hopefully. ...

[@sallyjones456]

Glad you got it

[@LiquidLabStudio]

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[@LiquidLabStudio]

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