How I Wrecked & Repaired my Mavic Air 2!

[@zachpadilla6643]

You cannot separate a man and his drone, if the drone gets hurt, the man preforms surgery on his drone

[@ByteReview]

Glad you managed to get it fixed Alex!

[@TechFocus]

Thanks Tom :D

[@itsjal8318]

You are the definition of quality over quantity

[@Sirluke06]

I don’t normally comment on videos but wow a combination of the amazing storytelling and really high-quality camera shots just make the video 10 times better honestly you deserve so many more views

[@ivanmoncada9122]

Excellent experience ! thanks for your patience demonstration and your faith to repair and recuperating this amazing drone

[@jean-chridrone6026]

Great man! Amazing how you could repair it. I have the air2 too and it is amazing. Well done 🤩🤩

[@Blueskyver]

Very glad you were able to repair it, and fly it again like before! Totally agree with you, it is a terrific quad so fun to fly and make footages with. It is also my preferred quad and flew it almost exclusively this summer and autumn all around the River shores. Cheers from Montreal, Canada!

[@kiminxlim]

ow, nice cinematic story telling.... amazing drone! amazing skill!

[@rodnolasco]

Great!! you fixed it. I was able to sell my Mavic Mini prior release of Mini 2 and got a good deal. Immediately bought MA2. The ocusynch signal is really solid compared to enhanced wifi of Mini. Cheers from Philippines.

[@bedrascal]

Good shots, good story and excellent narration. Glad you fixed it. There's a lot to be said for Care Refresh.

[@davyaerialvideography9595]

Well done on getting it fixed. This is the reason I have DJI Refresh. I wouldn’t want to risk taking it apart because if I can’t manage it I don’t think DJI will want to look at it.

[@ZS1989]

Amazing video.. Loved watching it.. Bought Air 2 as well after selling Mini.. And this is absolutely the best $900 i have spent on a gadget!

[@Rob.P]

I'm glad you fixed it. Well done 🙂👍

[@garethjones1]

Your content is solid and inspiring. Subbed.

[@stillightdronephotography]

I also love this drone. It does everything I want it to do with ease. Well done on repairing your drone.

[@digitydog1234]

Good Alex. I'm going to do this procedure soon

[@69Thylacine]

Hi, so glad to see that you were able to repair your MA2, mine arrived a couple of weeks ago, but the weather has prevented me from flying it. Just a heads up, I did notice that when you launch your MA2 you don't fold out the props, and it a few KZbin videos, they explain by not doing this, it can put unnecessary strain on the arms and motors. keep the videos coming. :)

[@jimitrathod506]

good to see you got it fixed yourself, i was shit scared as it is my first drone in life ever i gave them back to DJI hongkong. It has been a horrible experience i just used 25 days after buying it & its been two months now nothing has happenned to my drone . the worst experience of my life. Also im from india, i had purchased from UAE. So first i sent UAE later than from UAE i sent to Hongkong. Dammn i have been through alot of issues with the drone. Hopefully waiting it to get fixed in next 15-20 days. Good video enjoy shooting with your mavic air 2 :)

[@merlinelmaje]

On 2022, this Drone still Rocks!!, So im agree and preffer this Mavic, ovet Mini3 at many things mainly on wind resistance.

[@mkskyshots]

I must say the Mavic air 2 is super tough I can't believe how much abuse these things take and still live! I crashed mine into a tree and then in the lake and still with a bit of love and cleaning up it survived.... Great video mate good luck with your channel

[@StarOasis26]

Very well done for the fix. I usually use a plastic Epoxy glue which is much stronger bond for a fix like this incase you have another unfortunate turnout with your drone.

[@sethbob5742]

Excellent story telling. Very well done. I'm here because I just crashed and in almost the exact same manner as yours

[@MVMTV4Videos]

That was amazing. You fixed that camera without ever trying it Before? Congratulations i'm happy for you and i Agree The Mavic Air 2 is the best drone on the Market today for the money. Thumbs up on a fantastic video. New Subscriber

[@Mr.Shows97]

I'm glad I've still got my one

[@desertdronepilot]

5k Video!!!!! And the video was amazing too!!!!!

[@gmbmedia28]

Awesome job. DIY fixing your MA2.

[@alejandrofigueroa4476]

genial que bueno que lo pudiste arreglar tu mismo te felicito

[@sakissarakinis]

Nice video man. I have two questions why you didn't return to home and why you don't turn on the light to see the drone?

[@WalkingArchive]

I made the same mistake with mavic air 1, crashed while using sport mode in day light. I forgot I switched to sport mode and when trying to land the drone crashed very hard (it could be very dangerous). My lesson learned here is. DJI is a very safe drone, but it is on early stages. I used to fly FPV and I have 1000 hours of simulator training. Things like this happens :( Great video, you have a new sub!

[@digitydog1234]

Hi Alex. What exactly was the "wrong order of doing things" with the signal cable? I'm going to try and replicate what you did because I have the same problem (except that the gimbal housing is not broken).

[@ChristopherCabello]

Hi there, my Mavic Air 2 is in a similar situation. A year later, have you seen any issues? I plan on replacing the cable just like you did and the gimbal is glue-able but I might consider replacing the gimbal assembly.

[@JeremyDean-qk8qd]

First let me say, I'm really glad you were able to fix your drone. I can't imagine crashing my Air 2. But I must ask, if you have had crashes before, why not buy the care refresh? Any way, glad it all worked out for you and thank you for the video.

[@RetiredandLivingthedream]

Well done.

[@flywrightdrones]

Yikes, glad you fixed it. That’s why I always have insurance.

[@mikehrenak1390]

I have air 2 also love it good fix

[@ziondornstadter3154]

How’s you replace the plastic that broke and where’d u get the part?

[@alb2224]

Hi Alex,pretty much the same thing happened to me.where did u get the cable?as u said in the video all.is in china ,takes ages to get it.

[@ivanjdrakov1957]

Yeah I love to fly my Mavic Mini and my Mini 2! Great drones are they! The Mavic Air 2 is just too advanced for me hey, I don't need such an advanced drone. You are a photographer, video guy dude so for you it's probably a must for quality. Im very happy with the quality of my Mini 2 hey, it's just so awesome now that it has 2.7K 60fps - it really has become a lil beast now! I'm glad that you were able to fix your drone bro, seriously you're a legend for that hey! I'd never attempt to open up my Mavic Mini nor my Mini 2 because I have DJI Care Refresh package for them both, and I'd surely rather use that hey.. I'm not sure if you actually meant that you were relying on the bottom sensors to halt your drone when coming in at full speed landing airplane like style almost, with a low angles of attack.. The bottom sensors will only help you in C mode Cine mode or whatever its called on the Air 2.. Even in N mode coming full speed, even during the day when it's very light, I'm pretty sure you'll get the same result hey. See it takes time for the sensors to actually get the image and then process the height and all, it takes almost 1 second. That 1 second could be enough to crash the drone! I as a 3D helicopter pilot would never try what you did hey, very brave stuff, lol.. Anyway, keep well and be safe bro! Sweet 🇧🇬🌍😁🌃🛸

[@paperplane2114]

You man, your videos quality is to good

[@thepilotxproject4035]

The reason you couldn't realise how close the sand was to the drone, was a significant FPV latency. You were seeing a clear image, but not in real-time. This is exactly why it's always good practice to land vertically... Good video, thank you!

[@Fistashhkin]

hi :) i don't understand how did you repair just with 1 detail your dron??? what did you do with all the plastic which whas around camera? I just have a problem with GIBLE ARM, i tried to find new one, but on mavic AIR 2 they dont sell seperately gimble arm, they just sell it together with camera as one peace for 200 euro. So can you explain how did you fixed plastic part's all around the cameraa and gimble arm?

[@Southernflyguy4]

Great question I’m wondering the same thing. Camera recalibrated with correct calibration between camera and gpu

[@deckyjburns]

Crashed my air 2 earlier.... small cover/clip was missing from ghe side of the gamble for the up/down axis was missing...inspecting it you would think it would work buy getting gimble stuck error/overload. With yours was there any other physical damage other than the broken cable ? I'm thinking if I remove the gimble and replace the same cable it might work or maybe I have a mechanical issue of something missing or misplaced causing it to stick

[@Southernflyguy4]

Loosen gimbal from drone and make sure it’s moving freely

[@django1364]

you have the voice and skills to do a documentary

[@patpringle5218]

Hey Alex, Pat here from Toronto Canada. I am a 70 yr old Grampa of five and just bought a M A 2. I love to fly at the park with the little ones at my side edging me on to, 'fly higher Grampa and turn on the light'. This begs the question, why wouldn't you turn on the LED on the bottom??? You had lots of battery. Did you just forget about the light in your hurried state to get it home???

[@felipeshotthat]

How did you get your controller displays up ? @ 3:19

[@HewittsMediaProduction]

i have problem with 30068 battery error do you know how i can fix it

[@SangheiliSpecOp]

My soul would have broken too...

[@Wakapauly]

I knocked mine off the bed and the plastic part on the roll axis broke in EXACTLY the same spot and the break looks identical to yours. When you hold up the assembly, you could literally be looking at mine. This is obviously the part you glued back together, correct? I’m sure you looked online for the part, as I have done, and discovered that you can’t get just that piece alone. You have to buy the entire camera assembly instead. Which seems rather silly, but I digress.... What type of super glue did you use? Not sure if it makes a difference as they are all mostly cyanoacrylates, but I thought I’d ask and see if it has held up for subsequent flights. Thanks for the information and it’s definitely a morale booster to see someone else with the same break that saved their machine themselves.

[@shermj71]

I crashed mine the day after I got it. I get my replacement tomorrow.

[@chipkhalifa4138]

Obstacle sensors is disable when flying in sport mode

[@eternalpupil7474]

bro didn't you lose a mini as well? lol...gotta say you're a GREAT storyteller lol

[@TheDjrosty9]

What speed you where doing 200m/h ohhh wait, you hit sea turtle 🐢 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Jake-Rides]

Open the props up prior to taking off. You can cause more damage to the motors otherwise

[@durotoludamilola8182]

I crashed my drone as well. same as yours I'm yet to get it fixed pls can you help

[@ahmad1012ex_]

Next iphone 12 mini guys, review please

[@hubertasbliudzius9320]

🤦🏻 why you didn’t change video to photo mode while flying? It gets you way lighter view and you would easily land the drone.

[@Bb-cz3fq]

My camera is broken and i dont know whether I should fix it or buy a camera module and install it

[@deckyjburns]

Same as me....do you know how to source parts of the gimbal/camera ? Can only see the gimbal/camera package

[@akhiliype7550]

I have the same crash but the camera nd motor is overheating 🥺🥺😭

[@hsko8007]

3:05 ummm you could just higher the iso or put it in auto and the visibility will be much-much better

[@JamalienN]

I had the roll axis of the gimbal snap in the same way. Glued everything back together etc, but now the gimbal vibrates incessantly even when stationary. My hunch is that the crash has slightly changed the weight of the gimbal assembly (not to mention the added weight of the glue) and now the PID values used to tune the gimbal are incorrect. So now I have a resonant gimbal that makes the video all shaky :( Really don't want to buy a new gimbal housing (without the camera) because from what I've seen from taking it apart, and based on what you said yourself, replacing that camera and routing the wires through the new gimbal assembly sounds like a monumental pain in the arse. Also, I don't know whether the factory PID tuning values are tied to the drone's mainboard, or are on the gimbal PCB, so there's no guarantee that a new gimbal housing will function properly lol. I can't find any way to retune the gimbal PID values myself. FUCKS SAKE

[@TechFocus]

Hmm that’s odd. I can say for a fact that a minor difference in weight along the roll axis wouldn’t cause that kind of reaction, as it didn’t when I was experimenting with the limits outside of what you see in this video. One thing that comes to mind is if the roll motor is properly secured, as when I was repairing mine - the housing was holding it but it wasn’t properly glued down, so it spun constantly and caused vibrations that seem similar to what you are describing! Try checking that to be certain! If that doesn’t work, I’d try a cable swap like I did here. With how tiny these cables are, I wouldn’t be surprised if it needs a new one fitted (maybe if you’ve already repaired the cable once, try another.) Sadly there is no way to change the gimbal PIDs for the Air 2, that’s something that’s almost hard wired into DJIs logic for this drone. And that probably won’t change any time soon, as you get simplified controls for “smoothness” and “speed” of the gimbal movement! Anyway, I hope you get back up in the air soon!

[@JamalienN]

@@TechFocus Thanks for taking the time to reply to my angry rant haha. Good point. Applying finger force to the roll axis when it wasn’t broken never induced any vibrations, so ‘unbalancing’ it with glue and tiny missing plastic bits shouldn’t be an issue. Maybe it is just my lacklustre supergluing 🙏😭

[@DavionForbes]

Maybe you won't see this, but maybe someone can help. How do i route the new cables through the camera arm, can the plastic come off? because it can't fit through that groove

[@obedmartinez1172]

were you able to figured it out?

[@DavionForbes]

@@obedmartinez1172 no, I have not looked on it again since. Sigh 😔

[@obedmartinez1172]

@@DavionForbes I just fixed mine about a day or two ago. I’m trying to figure out where you’re stuck since I only struggled once through it and it was when I was trying to fit the thicker of the two connections through the first circle opening when reinstalling the wires. I had to bend the wires in an awkward direction to the point where I thought I had messed them up. Some of plastics are hard to take off but it basically all comes apart

[@DavionForbes]

@@obedmartinez1172 my camera is fine I just need to route the flex cable through the plastic. But there is not a straight forward way to do it. Is there a better way we can communicate?

[@obedmartinez1172]

@@DavionForbes do you have Instagram?

[@adviceforidevice4536]

Your voice makes me feel like 2 planes with 300 people per plane crashed and all of them died instead of a drone

[@SangheiliSpecOp]

There were 300 tiny sentient creatures inside of that drone

[@MatthewAntkiewicz]

Questions it's how much you paid ? It was worth it?to do on your own? I seen care refresh for Mavic air 2 from dji its 79f and parts from China are more cheaper .. 😁

[@TechFocus]

I paid £12!

[@tarantulaNiBac]

i'd open the props before flying to avoid wiggling. is it just me?

[@haunter14]

last 5 months ago, your mavic mini flew away, now mavic air 2 crash? no offense/hate dude , read the manuals , fly safe and trust dji rth. and why are you flying in low altitude? are you doing this for video purposes? you're not on your own, if you set your homepoint correct before flying just press the rth, no more drama about switching to sport mode and flying on your own. cheers

[@Bran_Redmaw]

It's because you're in sport mode the sensors aren't functioning.

[@trustnone6134]

Sensors don’t work in SM

[@ghosttjr2]

Maybe instead of repairing learn how to fly 🤣 liked 👅

[@majdswe]

1

[@socalpimp1974]

lol you literally ran it into the ground, careless

[@Ko4nan]

You have to landing allways from up to down, eg 40m. WTF hight behind water is -11m? This is fault. On your palm.

[@TechFocus]

I took off from a point on the hill / footpath, which is why the altitude data is skewed.

[@rayhart7753]

I didn't know the vision sencers worked in sport mode ? 🤔🤔

[@Wakapauly]

Unfortunately, your video cuts away as you are starting to show (in super high speed which is certainly not effective) how the cable is routed. If you found it hard but figured it out, I guess I can’t figure out why you wouldn’t share that knowledge with others who are trying to accomplish the exact same thing. So if you are not showing us exactly how you fixed it, it seems the video becomes rather pointless. “Hey everyone, I crashed my drone…it was super hard to fix but I did it! Bet you can’t fix yours because I’m not going to show you, hahahaha!” But seriously…if routing that cable is so difficult, why not cover how it’s done? I’m hung up on it and it’s incredibly frustrating to see that people have gotten past this point, but won’t go into detail of how it’s done.

[@elliottbarnes5213]

U always crash