How to EASILY Unlock A SECRET Flight Mode on the DJI Mavic Mini!! || ATTITUDE MODE UNLOCK HOW-TO

In this video, I show you how to unlock the secret DJI Mavic Mini ATTITUDE MODE! Many don't know what the mode is or what it does, so in this video I answer both of those pieces of the puzzle as well as show how to 'unlock' it. Enjoy!
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[@tonyowen116]

Hey Carson.... Interesting information. Brave lad, flying with a sensor bank disabled. I'm thinking black gaffer's tape might work a bit better than blue painter's tape. Would not suggest electrical tape. Might leave an adhesive residue behind. Might check that also, using the other two tapes. An adhesive residue would have to be cleaned up, prior to next flight. Tony

[@1stklass]

Tony, money isn't an issue for Carson, haven't you seen his backyard? Full sized basketball court, perfectly lawned grass. he's rich lol

[@carsonmtech]

Thank you for the input Tony! I hadn’t thought about the residue left behind from electrical tape. I would have liked to use gaffers tape, but I recently ran out of it so I didn’t have any to use in this video.

[@djshelleyshell]

*his parents

[@GregQuillen]

Still easier to fly than a fpv drone that u have to hold throttle to hold altitude urself.. and doesn't return to home if u lose signal

[@johnathanruggeri4251]

one thing id recommend, stick two pieces together so there is no sticky side, place that over the sensors and hold them down with tape. this way the glue does not touch the sensors and get them sticky to collect dust or anything

[@mycroft16]

The way I've found to do the dangerous backwards through/over/close to things shot is to do it forwards and then just reverse the footage after in whatever software you prefer. As long as you're not going over something where a motion change would be really obvious. Like waves, or traffic. :D

[@SeanOzz]

Atti mode disables gps so you have complete control. Winds will take it so you gotta be aware. This was why many on older DJI drones thought they were having fly always when in reality the drone switched into atti mode. Hope that helped. On some DJI drones your bottom sensors can be on and still be in atti mode.

[@Matanumi]

Yeah it's why people think.they get fly aways to this day-GPS didn't lock in yet when they took off on bad winds

[@8dcphoto]

You only get ATTI mode if you have no GPS position. In true ATTI mode the drone won't break, you hold it in a hover and it will drift with a breeze. You just have P-GPS mode as it used to be called.

[@boom3863]

I found this out by slicing my fingers wide open trying to land it on my hand 😂

[@Raveo13]

Been there done that

[@generationfunk]

What with these flimsy props?

[@SPECTREA-vm7fy]

Slicey dicey

[@dredaboss505]

@@generationfunk try it they will cut

[@generationfunk]

@@dredaboss505 fair enough, maybe with your delicate hands, my bad

[@ivanjdrakov1957]

It uses GPS when you're outside bro.. That's why it hovers in one spot so well without the sensors.. Indoors there is no GPS and so that's why it tends to hover in some direction all by itself.. Sweet

[@Matanumi]

That VPS is used indoors. Without it or on bad light this drone drifts hard

[@Airbag888]

That's a huge backyard Oo The bottom sensor is mostly used for positioning INSIDE/Indoors. The GPS is used to lock positioning outdoors

[@fazfarren]

It seems when the sensors are covered it behaves like a Phantom 3 does when in Position mode! I feel it is not true atti mode however as the GPS is still enabled so it will try to position hold when there is a GPS fix. Indoors with no GPS - yeah this would be full atti mode - I think the Mavic Mini even gives you a screen warning to say it is in atti mode when you fly indoors with the sensors covered, worth checking out.

[@snowbaord]

its not atti mode its just vps disabled

[@torydz]

I used reinforced concrete with rebar to cover my sensors but now my mini weighs 16,347 grams.

[@carsonmtech]

Nice!

[@82airborne319]

Of course, how else would you do this?

[@torydz]

@@82airborne319 Of course! I was told I need contact lenses, but I'm having a hard time picking out the frames! Seriously, loved the video!

[@kdtrimble]

I used gorilla tape because of it's opacity. I can't remove it now. LOL, just kidding, great video again!

[@johansmitphotography]

I think you are not really activating Attitude mode. I say that because you still have GPS. So it wouldn't drift. It won't be so accurate with it's position close to the ground but it won't drift very far because the GPS holds it. Where it really activates Attitude mode is inside a house where the lighting is poor or you have taped the sensors closed AND there is no GPS signal, then it goes into atti mode and will really drift. Just something that I wanted to mention. But good video and although I don't think it is fully in Atti mode, it is still useful so good video.

[@ADV-Rider-Dude]

Are you positive that is Atti mode? In true Atti mode the GPS would be disabled and you would be drifting a lot more than what you are experiencing. All you did was to disable ground positioning in my opinion. Its great and seems to work though for what you were after.

[@J-Gx]

Oh, I know what attitude mode is. That how I crashed my mavic in the first week

[@pavicd763]

Mine mavic m just goes up and up and up, I belive he think that something is under it

[@TwentyThrill]

Welcome in the club

[@nolanhenley3097]

You must have been really young when the original phantom came out, it had a true atti mode and it was terrifying.

[@BIGB703]

I remember! I was scared to switch to that mode.

[@soulife8383]

Or, tape a small piece of folded foil maybe? Just a thought. Sounds easier, you could use regular scotch tape, and don't have to worry about getting gunk on the sensors

[@curtchase3730]

Could you reduce the number of tape layers if you first run a strip of aluminum foil over the sensors first, or add a strip after the first layer of tape? I know it works pretty good covering IR sensors or emitters. Funny the drone doesn't notice the sensors covered up and just beep or something and not take off! Great idea though.

[@carsonmtech]

Very smart. That would definitely do the trick if you ask me!

[@sinkorswimcreativemedia8889]

7:02 there's a snake on ya basketball court mate

[@dxnvideoHD]

Actually two of them 7:51

[@jdproductions6631]

Very useful information thank you, my family just got the Mavic mini, it’s amazing 😉

[@mickswagger6086]

Babe where are u

[@raffyfuentes1370]

Watching from philippines❤🇵🇭

[@carsonmtech]

Thanks for watching Raffy! I appreciate the support :)

[@arifanwari3168]

Errr is that a snake I saw as you brought the drone backwards? good video though.

[@bashkillszombies]

Snakes didn't ship with your DJI? I'd write in and complain! Mine came with four!

[@bashkillszombies]

It's either dead, or tape.

[@michaelb2279]

I can't get over how amazing that grass is! Props to you!

[@PeterPrestonUK]

Thanks for this Carson. Need to put my Mavic Air 2 into “atti” mode for a flight assessment, and the only info I’d found involved reverting to an old app status and hacking the settings - which I can’t imagine is going to go down well with DJI if I have to make a Refresh claim. A bit of tape that can come off after half an hour is a much better option. Now I just need to check if it works for the MA2.

[@one901]

Does it work? I need to fly inside a 4 story building and it would go over 10ft because of no GPS

[@glibkovalenko9937]

Peter, please give us some feedback, is it working with MA2?

[@pdtech4524]

Covering the 3 sensors underneath the Mavic Mini will invalidate any warranty you might have on the aircraft, including DJI refresh, in the event of a crash and subsequent claim⚠️😯😊 I would also add, covering them will make the Mavic Mini a little more tricky to control, something a new pilot might not be able to handle? As the 3 sensors not only detect the ground surface below, help maintain altitude but also help to soften the landing, the optical sensor also helps to keep the aircraft stable by sensing any contrasting colours or features below, if you cover the sensor, it can't do that and will fly unstabilised except by GPS, if you lose satellites, you're suddenly in a whole heap of trouble! Especially in any kind of wind. Hope that helps someone😎👍

[@landmarkdrones5268]

How would dji know if you did so?

[@pdtech4524]

@@landmarkdrones5268 DJI drones save a flight log of all system data, telemetry and any error messages or mode changes etc Everything is uploaded to your DJI account you setup when you first install DJI Fly app, even all your flights are saved on there with GPS info. So in the event of a crash and you invoke your DJI refresh, they will look at all the data that led up to the crash and will see the error caused by covering up the sensors!😯 Any warranty will be voided.😎👍

[@Jimmy_Cavallo]

PD Tech if a new pilot didn’t have enough brains to not try this when first starting out then they should not be flying to begin with 👊🏼

[@pdtech4524]

@@Jimmy_Cavallo Oh trust me some owners will watch a video like this and see it as an 'instructional' or How To, video and try it, most probably crashing or losing their Mavic Mini ! 😯🤔

[@GregQuillen]

Even without the sensors mavic is easy to fly..

[@jameskutchera6478]

@ 2:10 ... “and thirdibly..” Hilarious new word you made there !

[@carsonmtech]

:)

[@ShaunPPatterson]

DJI Care has left the chat

[@crlguitar1]

Very descriptive demonstrations....Valuable information! Thanks Carson!

[@stephenmyers4319]

Bought a dji mini se today, i had a go at it in side my house tonight.. it was about to hit a wall so i grabbed the belly of the drone and to my surprise it tried to escape my finger grips. Man i was holding on for dear life as i ran out side with it trying not to get clipped by the propellers.. it all makes sence now

[@tristanskylark]

I wish they would just add a switch in settings

[@dmenese]

There is, but DJI Fly does not show it. If using a 3rd party tool (Litchi) you can disable/enable the Vision Positioning System (VPS). But be careful because unless you enable it again from Litchi it will be permanently disabled when flying with DJI Fly.

[@tristanskylark]

@@dmenese yeah.. wish you didn’t have to use back ally ways and stuff though

[@ivanhancock]

I like your video's Carson, No fancy splash screen or intro, Just straight into it. Well done my friend !!

[@wearandtear6692]

So what does the DJI insurance think about this hack?

[@kiboshkooks]

Voids it obviously haha

[@RoccoGermani]

Looks like a useful feature, especially for those people who like to send their drones through a bunch of 'hoops' or obstacles haha. Great video man 👍

[@carsonmtech]

For sure!

[@WestonNey]

Now the drone needs registered. Now it's heavier than 250g.

[@WhiteUnicorn82]

Just a small piece of foil taped to the underside works. No need to layers upon layers of tape!

[@82airborne319]

Cool review and led to purchasing the Mavic Mini and setting up my channel! Thanks!

[@phantomjosh2148]

Did you buy the Mavic mini before the mini 2 came out? 😂

[@jameskellison6497]

attitude mode means no GPS not enough satellites covering the sensors does not disable the GPS the only reason you would want to cover the sensors is if you want to fly over something closely

[@SeanOzz]

Yes. One other on the comments knows this entire video is disinformation. This is not atti mode. This is just turning off bottom sensors. If gps is up it’s not atti mode.

[@MySideWinch]

Just put black Construction paper with the painter's tape holding it in place

[@carsonmtech]

Smart, smart - there are absolutely many ways of doing this

[@johnbanks9392]

This is not Atti mode, your GPS is still functioning.

[@ddfwaj]

Hey great video! I just got the Mini 2 and was wondering how it does indoors as I will be using mine to shoot promotional videos in a manufacturing building. I would think ATTI mode would be best as I tried this with our Spark and every once in a while it would lock onto GPS and switch between GPS and ATTI mode which made it really unstable.

[@fevictoriafilms4679]

This makes sense. I will try it. I have tried twice now to land it on my hand while on a boat on the pacific coastline of Panama. And I can't for the life of me land it. Hopefully this works. Thanks!

[@flyingnela885]

Thank you so much, i thought of putting tape on before seeing this video but didn't know if the sensors would sense the tape and the drone would go straight up Thank you Great vid

[@OzarkHillsRider]

Very interesting. Thanks

[@Nikonik66]

I do not see the "risk to reward" ratio being enough to risk crashing to get a rare shot inches above the ground. The safety is there for a reason.

[@hellofromparadise]

Great tip, I'm trying to go for cinematic style and that's a great way to achieve some very cool effects. Will try it! Liked and subscribed! Thanks a lot!

[@charlesdouglas9199]

7:03 is tha a death snake in the floor?

[@smeetbhadani5946]

Noticed it too

[@carsonmtech]

Yep, they are fake snakes to deter birds from flying overhead and pooping all over the patio and basketball court.

[@charlesdouglas9199]

@@carsonmtech hahhaha oo ok here in PuertoRico you cant have that ..cause the pigeons will eat them of starving lol

[@Ian_MacGregor]

I believe you’re confusing Attitude mode or “Atti mode” with altitude. Two very different things. Atti mode essentially removes the GPS positioning of the drone allowing it to be affected by the direction of the wind or continue drifting in whichever direction you are flying even if you let go of the sticks, giving the drone more “attitude” than if it was just in GPS mode. The Phantom and Inspire series had the ability to switch this mode off and on with a simple switch on the remote, but Dji removed it from future drone models, for what I can only guess as a safety precaution. If you let go of the sticks while in Atti mode, you can very easily get into trouble if you’re not paying attention. Personally I’m pretty bummed that they removed Atti mode from the newer drones, because it does allow you get much smoother, less jerky looking shots without much effort, but if you’re flying in high winds, it can be more difficult to control the drone vs. if it was using the help of the GPS.

[@grantdeisig1360]

I want to know if the mini can still maintain emergency flight if it were to break or lose one prop, and by "one prop" I mean one side of a single motor. (Seeing how there are two props per motor.)

[@richdavis4007]

I enjoyed. Learning every day.

[@ozzie444]

Yeah Kool. Seems like the "ATTITUDE MODE" hack should really be called "CRASH MODE"......lol....

[@nieograniczony1]

thanks for this vid:) i was curious how it realy work :)

[@carsonmtech]

No problem! Hopefully this video explained it adequately for ya

[@maddercat]

This is dumb they dont have a software way to disable this...does this work with the mini 2 and mini 3 or does it just prevent it from taking off? I think with the mini 2 it will prevent it?

[@MorbidGalaxy]

Mines coming in soon cant wait

[@Morcego538]

Mines not coming ever!

[@BronchoGillespie]

In the next video, use 18 layers of decorators tape on the parking sensors of your car to put it into scrape mode.

[@wideawake2462]

😂 nice one!

[@mr.m.6666]

Foil tape will works best but fold over because adhesive is incredibly strong. Then use painters tape to adhere to drone. No adhesive residue on sensors nor drone.

[@outdooradventures4250]

Quality content once again , very refreshing to watch your vids . I've got the mini and recently got the air 2 and it rocks . You need to get one and rock it out of the box 😀👍

[@carsonmtech]

👀 there may be one in the mail with my name on it....coming soon ;-)

[@Nobrainn]

AND if u don't want to crash your drone into the water

[@nullx8]

what video editing software do you use ? just curious because is having a hard time with tracking things in filmora :P

[@carsonmtech]

I use Final Cut Pro X. There is no native tracking built in, but there are many paid tracking add-ons that you can purchase - I personally have bought some from a store called Pixel Film Studios

[@sukursukur3617]

I would expect it to fly vertically when you tape sensors

[@KiLLJOY1056]

It has GPS Positioning. The sensors only work 20 feet from a surface, after 20 feet its using gps to stay stable

[@SamSoce]

Love the tips, all the way from the UK. Thanks

[@kostasra]

Nice video!

[@carsonmtech]

Thank you very much 😃

[@ThroughTheCamerasEye]

Thanks for this Carson!

[@-hastatus-]

Nice idea, thank for it. Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪

[@charleskatajainen4667]

hi carson with the dji mini 2 it just go's up and made a hole in my roof i think dji saw this video

[@busterfrysinger5965]

Does this affect the max altitude limit as well? Thanks 👍 + 🔔

[@stevenpanter46]

It must do because all of a sudden my atti mode is on by its self and i cant fly past 90ft and i dont onow how to turn it off

[@cmaccowan76]

Just wondering if the additional weight of the tape now places your 249 gram drone over 250 grams which now requires registration? Indoors no problem, but if your outside maybe a beware disclaimer would be advised.

[@Ultrapro011]

bruh

[@glennfeldt2009]

Great explanation👍🏻🇸🇪

[@dronescapeaustralia6717]

This is NOT ATTI MODE!! True Atti Mode (like on the Phantom 4 Pro) means there is no GPS Lock and the drone just slides like it is on ice. It cannot hover on the spot unless there is absolutely zero breeze. Wind will blow the drone away in the direction it is blowing. It requires full manual control to position the drone. The Mavic Mini does not have this function and blocking the downward sensors does not unlock ATTI mode!

[@RogerNordin]

Actually the Mini has ATTI mode but it's just not selectable by the user. Switching on the drone inside with zero GPS and dim enough lighting so the optical sensors cannot work (it gives a warning about this) and still taking off, mode indication in DJI Fly app now shows ATTI mode. It's in it's DJI genes so to say. But the flight controller only enters it as a last option, when it has too. I bet a loss of GPS in normal flight would use it as a backup. Would probably freak out most pilots if it happened!

[@John_McFadden]

Hi Carson - I watched another video on how to do this and then tried flying through a rock arch about 3ft high but crashed. The next time I try it I think I'll use the prop guards. Cheers!

[@bodkinsbestphotography]

30 second trick extended to 11minutes...

[@mvville4086]

bro how did you make this quality video on utube is so good

[@KenPoisson_world_traveler]

I think painters tape leaves less residue so perhaps the first layer is painter's tape and then the next layer electrical tape.

[@carsonmtech]

Smart! The painters tape left zero residue on the drone for me.

[@RugbyPapi]

This ^^^ re Painters Tape 1st/Bottom Layer(easy to remove w/ no residue) & heavier tape for 2nd layer or even Black Marker on Painters Tape.

[@tgfest]

How about using some PRESTIK to cover the sensors?

[@kylemnoble]

Need to cover the gps too and it would say atti mode in the top left u are in gps only not atti lol

[@locouk]

I want real atti mode when I can drift with the wind, ie. No gps positioning to hold to an area at 80 meters.

[@frostedheart2382]

Very Informative Boss...

[@EdenValleyAdventuresUK]

Great video big like;👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@jacksonrcaviation]

Very informative, thanks for sharing I subscribe to you thanks again 😎

[@MarshallDane]

Hey brother! Thanks so much for the vid! May I ask if you ever found out why the Mini landed automatically without you touching the remote, at the end?

[@phdtobe]

Nice hack! I want to fly my Mini is very tight quarters about 6 inches off the ground. But I’m going to put prop guards on to protect against minor collisions.

[@Lewis-bj6fv]

I am going to get one

[@carsonmtech]

It’s a great lil drone

Unfortunately, a mistake. You must not cover all three sensors. Two on the sides are for height detection, but in the middle is a camera that monitors the surface and can keep the drone in place. So ideally glue only the side sensors and leave the middle camera free. This will keep the position.

[@carsonmtech]

No, that would totally defeat the purpose of an altitude mode. You WANT both of those sensors to be disabled in an altitude mode just simply due to the fact you don’t have sensors on in a true altitude mode

[@GregQuillen]

Electrical tape on top of painters tapes . So u don't leave residue

[@largon2008]

Watching Mavic Mini videos as my Mini is stuck in Memphis TN with FedEx for 2 days now on clearance delay..

[@tristanskylark]

Tesla shirt*

[@albinsalguero6300]

basically, put tape on censor and fly extra careful

[@RonaldBrown59]

Nice hack to fly in altitude hold mood. It’s a shame they don’t have a setting in the app to switch to AH mode. Great video, and thanks for sharing.

[@roland8199]

Nice can you vlogg how to maintenance and clean dji mini.

[@mohitsinghranswal5034]

can we take quick shots at the time of sensor desable ?

[@Kevvlarr]

Man made up a mode by taping up the sensors 😭

[@davidkey9940]

Great video

[@carsonmtech]

Glad you enjoyed it David!

[@paranoidman2002]

Hi mate, I have a iphone 6s plus with a Lifeproof case. With the case on, I'm unable to connect the genuine DJI lightning cable. So I purchased a genuine Apple lightning to USB camera adapter, and a Micro USB cable to connect my iPhone 6s Plus to my DJI Mavic Mini remote controller. When I connect both those after market cables, it looks like my remote is blinking all 4 LED's, like it's on charge. And I get an error message "RC not conected". However when I connect my genuine DJI lightning cable to my phone, after I remove the Lifeproof case, I have all functionality. I don't want to keep on removing my casing as it may break. Which is why I'm trying to connect these 2 aftermarket cables. Any suggestions or ideas as to why my phone and RC not connecting? Thanks for your time.

[@addz]

That is not attitude mode. Only 2 outside sensors manage the height, and you can reduce user height to zero in parameters also, so no tape needed.

[@edwardmoody4180]

There's only one danger about flying very low other than crashing and that's blowing dirt into your drone

[@HELLENICTRAVELS]

Hello my friend please make a video how to disable flight altitude on mavic mini.. Plsssss

[@Gadgetdad007]

You stole the idea from another drone channel 😱

[@WillEDC]

Yes I believe from aldryn

[@TECHDRONEMEDIA]

He clearly does not know what ATTI mode is

[@muhammadatif9136]

Plzzz give me solution when i fly my drone in the hill High altitude fly with caution This option is comesoff and Then My is Not go to for 49 meter Max distance plzzz what is The solution

[@GAMESTERVISION]

Google: FCC hack

[@wideawake2462]

@@GAMESTERVISION I keep being told that dji have since updated their app to automatically select the country even with another app trying to trick the drone?? Is that not true, have you used the hack with success, I'm curious myself as I can only get 1000 feet distance in a built up area tho...

[@davesmith6193]

Hi Carson. I've had a Mavic mini for one year now. And I've viewed all of your videos over and over. Now I'm moving on to the mini 2. So. I'm selling the First Mini. And obviously need to delete everything I've put on it. Before I put it up for sale. I'm an old guy, And very techy stuff goes over my old head. Can you describe in old man's terms what I need to do? I can't wait to get the mini 2. Thanks in advance Dave in the UK. cheers Carson

[@carsonmtech]

Thanks for supporting the channel! Sure I can help ya out! Really all you’ve got to do is remove the microSD card from the rear of the drone (right below the battery compartment) which is what contains all your videos/photos. DJI has no way of restoring a Mavic Mini to factory settings, because all configurations are stored/linked to your DJI account. So, you don’t need to worry about resetting anything. The next owner will be able to just plug their mobile device in and link the drone to their DJI account without being able to access any of your flight records/data. Hope this helps! SOURCE: forum.dji.com/thread-203812-1-1.html

[@Nikonik66]

You answered one question people have been asking for a long time, "Where's Waldo". Almost didn't recognize you without your red and white touque.

[@Jimmy_Cavallo]

💥💥 Hey Carson Always great content. At 6:30 if you just push forward and not up and the ground gradually goes uphill will it eventually crash into the ground.?? Thanks. 🤟🏼

[@abnerzamani3173]

Thank you so much