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Ditching my DJI Mavic Air! Range Test FAIL!

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**DISCLAIMER **
DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME... Just testing DJI range claims and using the safest environment possible this is why I choose to fly over a unpopulated lake at low altitude. Please fly safe and responsibly
Yep it happend, let the criticizing comments begin! I deserve every one of them! Testing out the range of the awesome dji Mavic Air and things go horribly wrong!
UPDATE VIDEO HERE..... • My DJI Mavic Air is FO...
Comment below and I can explain on how NOT to let this happen to you!

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@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 6 лет назад

FOUND!

@Jaxjag904 6 лет назад

Michael Kincaid good job! Make us an update video on it's condition!

@Time2FLYAlDiaz 6 лет назад

Good to hear!!

@jogforfitness 6 лет назад

Looking forward to the search and rescue video!

@JaroslavJerryHyll 6 лет назад

Glad yoy found it my is still on his boxed travel from China.

@rolfklintworth9675 6 лет назад

Glückwunsch!!

@SkySpiritMedia 6 лет назад

Sometimes , the drones are far more intelligent than the pilots...!

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 6 лет назад

SkySpirit No doubt!

@a-1430 5 лет назад

Yes they are that was very stupid of him to do a range test over water🤔

@user-xv2dl5pi5y 5 лет назад

Oh, snap!

@glasslinger 5 лет назад

@@a-1430 And with the wind going away! DUH!

@martinainguis1 5 лет назад

Most of the times

@zoopzoopzoopzoop 5 лет назад

His palms are sweaty Knees weak Arms are heavy The drone is descending already It’s just to windy He’s nervous And on the surface he wasn’t calm or ready to drop a drone But he keeps on forgetting To just go down Where the wind isn’t blowing around He opens his app But the battery’s sapped He’s chokin loud The drones nearly broken how Times up We gotta find it now!

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 5 лет назад

This was great! Haha!

@waifubellls 5 лет назад

I am TOO much of a nerd, I'm laughing WAYY too hard at this lmaooo

@ChadsYT 5 лет назад

LOL!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@jonathanpaler3411 5 лет назад

😂😂😂

@ehabel-ahmad9297 5 лет назад

Lol 😂😂😂👌

@fakejohn8187 2 года назад

For any newer pilots multiple mistakes were made here 1. He didn't check wind direction, you always want to fly out against it and fly home with it. 2. Sports mode. For long range flights you want to stay in normal, less drain on your battery and you actually cover more distance. 3. He was recording, again, this drains battery, not something to do when hoping to god you make it home

@mantra453 6 лет назад

Rookie mistake..Always fly against the wind and return with the wind.

@dailyschedule_4077 5 лет назад

how to identify wind direction. like my location you cannot identify wind direction. sometimes came from north west, then sometime from south to north.

@Nebbia_affaraccimiei 5 лет назад

DAILY SCHEDULE just test max speed in 4 directions.

@DeadMyth110 5 лет назад

@@dailyschedule_4077 ur stupid

@syrusthevirus5845 5 лет назад

Wind direction, u lick your finger and put in air. U will feel which way the wind is coming from.

@The87Amon 5 лет назад

Same rule goes when your flying with the gliders and I don`t mean RC ones, and the way we check at the airfield the wind direction is...grab a bit of grass throw it up in the air and you will see where the wind is coming from.

@jcsdias79 5 лет назад

Positive side: Very good video for a beginner. We can learn so much from this video. Thank you Michael for this video and it was nice that you found it back.

@MontanaMichael 6 лет назад

That's EXACTLY what happened in my video but I lost mine for 6 months and when I found it hanging in tree above a cliff.....it still flys perfectly! Spiders made it their home and protected it from the elements. Technology and nature combined to create the amazing spider drone. Check it out! Cool video....nice ditch action!

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 6 лет назад

Montana Mic Great recovery!

@chrisfromsouthaus2735 2 года назад

This is a good reminder that a battery isn't like a tank of gas. In a car, if you drive 200mi on half a tank of gas, the second half will get you about the same 200mi. Batteries are very different. The amount of voltage/power the battery puts out will stay pretty much the same until it reaches 45-35%, at which point it drops of really fast. This is why drones loose speed, and their ability to fight the wind when the batteries get low. As a rule of thumb, if you think of a battery like a tank of gas, if the first 50% gives you 200mi, the last 50% will only give you around 100mi. This is why, during range tests, the drone normally wants to return to home when the battery is between 70-60%. Treat 66% as the half way empty point. On a non windy day, if the drone reaches 3mi at 66%, it only has another 3mi left in it.

@TECHDRONEMEDIA 6 лет назад

C'mon out of sport mode and descend to lower altitude to avoid the wind. Why attempt this over water?

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 6 лет назад

The hills and mountains of Tennessee and I would rather not fly over residential areas.

@claudiocosterni6488 6 лет назад

Drones and Electric Unicycles C'mon, write descent, instead decent, is more decent and have the right sense!

@barrydives 6 лет назад

Descend actually...just saying.

@claudiocosterni6488 6 лет назад

Barry Smith UCBC Right

@Travisrogers87 6 лет назад

Drones and Electric Unicycles because when doing a range test video you fly in ideal conditions ie minimal objects or interference in the flight path

@rickraub5448 5 лет назад

Actually I'm glad you posted this. I am a brand new drone flyer I just bought a mavic air and haven't used it yet. But I have learned so much just by reading through the comments! And having just purchased one ($$$) I certainly don't want to dunk it. So I am thankful for all the knowledge I have gained from this video and comments!

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 5 лет назад

Glad the info helped!

@knwest2012 5 лет назад

lesson here is not to range test your mavic air. just fly it.

@johnisley4578 4 года назад

Ok ! lol firstly i'm no drone pilot however I am a pilot. I noticed you returned averaging 150' of altitude. For something as small as a drone the effects of wind would be severe. On a normal basis, winds increase with height. As you had a clear run back with no obstructions you probably should of descended to a much lower altitude, the winds may of been at a lesser velocity. Secondly anytime one carries out a range test it's a good idea to use an app such as "Windy" as so you can determine if there could possibly be a headwind on your return trip. Regardless, I loved your video, keep up the good work.

@ccc-nb5ym 4 года назад

Michael, thanks so much for posting this video! Many people would not have done so because they wouldn’t want to look bad in front of a large audience! We all have our embarrassing drone stories! You helped a lot of folks with this great video!!

@CaptureYouVideo 6 лет назад

Quick tip for you guys who like to skate the edges of range danger. On ya way back, switch video quality to lowest, so rather than 4k, go as low you can. 2nd, stop recording. That shit take a fair amount of power. 3rd, reduce the quality that the drone transmits back to your handheld.

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 6 лет назад

I think i'm done with distant range flights! Thanks for the info!

@leslieleroux9228 6 лет назад

Always fly againt the wind first but you sbould know this. Glad you found it.

@Cheerio2101 5 лет назад

this is why you should use metric system. You can quickly divide the distance in meters by the the speed in m/s and get seconds you need to return, which you can compare with what you have left on the battery. In case the numbers are stacked against you, you'll have plenty of time to plan for an emergency landing.

@delawaresrealtornick5670 6 лет назад

IMPORTANT tip for anyone watching this. SPORT MODE DRAINS BATTERY FASTER. It is not worth the faster speed if you need to save power for distance. regular mode you will get further than in sport. Glad you found it though

@thecavsman 5 лет назад

There are a lot of critiques in these comments, but as someone awaiting his Mavic Air who assumed the best way to do a range test was sports mode, I'm glad you mad this video. I'm in a suburban/urban area, so I likely wouldn't get far enough to not come back, even on sports mode - but you never know. And I probably will test the range elsewhere too. So I appreciate you telling this story even at the risk of embarrassment!

@Northstar-Media 5 лет назад

"Why do we fall Bruce? So we can learn to pick ourselves up." 🦇

@nickn8812 5 лет назад

Many geniuses on here and criticising, stating the obvious, but... I think the real mistake made was cancelling return to home. When it triggers return to home it does so PROVIDING you let the drone fly itself back as it knows how much power vs speed it needs to make it back. It has already taken into account the wind as it has made these calculations on its way out with tail wind. It is better to let it regulate its throttle, let it decide how much power needs to be fed to the motors. That's what it is there for not because a pilot is not capable of flying drones back

@ireaallylikethisname 5 лет назад

Nick N I pressed return home on 79% battery and had to land it 600m away from me with critically low battery. (4% left). Return home flys at its own set speed and if it’s windy it’s gonna be like peeing in the wind and your gonna pee your battery away and not make any progress on actually getting anywhere

@glen458 4 года назад

The worst possible place just water and trees.

@dukebeach1 6 лет назад

That was painful to watch. As others have already indicated, always head into the wind when doing a range test. Also, let the aircraft return to home. It will manage the battery better than you will pushing full throttle. Sport mode is the last mode you want to be in for this. Glad you found it.

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 6 лет назад

I know, I know.... That is one thing I should have mentioned in the video is there was zero wind at launch site, not even the slightest of breezes! Live and learn, thankfully she lives to fly another day!

@MediaSock 5 лет назад

The whole way back I was like, turn left... turn left... head for the island little birdy.

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 5 лет назад

Haha!

@n0w3lly90 6 лет назад

Advise you buy yourself an anemometer and keep an eye out for wind speed in the weather forecasts, especially gust speeds and bear in mind that wind at altitude is much higher than at ground level. Allow for 3x ground level speed when at altitude, and think ahead about what speed your drone can cope with in a head wind. When returning you should have significantly reduced your altitude to reduce wind resistance. Next, you are on 5.8ghz on a range test! 5.8ghz is a far tighter frequency wave, giving better bandwidth at close quarters but not at distance where transmission reliability can dramatically fall off. The longer the frequency wave, the further the transmission signal can travel, and as you have linear antennas in the controller and omni in the drone, you need to keep the antennas level to where the drone is or you will lose signal in -dB very quickly - just a few things to consider there... You needed to switch to 2.4ghz for your range test really. Over water, reflective path is an issue potentially too

@Craigo5000 6 лет назад

Glad you found it! Always remember to fly out against wind and when returning with marginal battery - lower your altitude!

@AlexKellyATL 6 лет назад

A tip for UAV pilots... If you can't read wind barbs, learn how to do this. If you're flying with the wind, it takes twice the amount of battery to get back. If you fly above an open water body, there are different bands of air that could potentially be smoother. In this case, the best chance the UAV pilot would have had would have been to go lower to the water and fly back full speed. Chances are, wind will be somewhat consistent with the wind on the ground.

@OzzySafa 6 лет назад

You could of gone further and came back if you didn’t use sport mode. That’s what’s drained the battery in the first place. It’s not efficient in sport mode creating more drag too.

@Legendarykids305 6 лет назад

Ozzy Safa he was going at 42 mph with the wind on his back and coming back the wind was coming head on and that's why that happen

@OzzySafa 6 лет назад

jose scroggins I know

@04red6 6 лет назад

Wrong

@sebastian_philippinen 6 лет назад

If he would not use sport mode he would not be able to fly back at all. The mistake was that he flew so far away with strong wind making the drone faster and then on the way back the wind made the drone very slowly.

@TheMan-qv1bl 6 лет назад

Could’ve not could of.

@JustinTheCreator 6 лет назад

I was screaming at my screen for you to ditch it and not try to make it back. Glad you listened! 🤣🤣🤣

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 6 лет назад

Justin The Creator I heard you!

@JustinTheCreator 6 лет назад

Michael Kincaid lol. This was a great vid. Can’t wait to see the rescue. Sub from me!

@RyanGuenin 6 лет назад

Same here. Yelling at the screen. What a cliff hanger! Should’ve saved the outcome for follow up video to keep the suspense. But glad you found it. Subbed.

@BuckeyeStormsProductions 6 лет назад

I kept thinking, "put it down right next to the lake, and you can go get it with a little boat." Not sure how you recovered, but you got the same idea. Better on dry land than in the drink. Glad you found it.

@dawsonboyle99 6 лет назад

Mistakes people make 1. Doing a range test in the first place. 2. Doing it over water. 3. Doing it at night. 3. Pushing the battery limit. Anyway glad you landed it and found is man!

@bigpop-popsmurf 6 лет назад

Having over 100 hours flight time I would have checked my wind direction and speed first. Then "sport mode" is the worse ever to flight away in. Always use then for return if you must but then think ahead and realize that the first priority is ALWAYS getting home. Sport mode should never be used for anything as it just kills your battery in record time. I am sure you have learned but as you were flying I was looking for a place to land as I always do on my long journeys. Just down your craft and then pay someone $50 to take you out by boat. Better then loosing $1,000.00. Did you ever get your craft back? Once to set your craft down then just go to your flight time record and it will have your GPS last location for you. Then you have the settings and it is there waiting for you. Better to use a little battery for surveilling the area then you waste it on an attempt to fly back and fully knowing you can not make it back. What I did when it happened to me was I used the last 5% checking the immediate area for issues like people's land or a place that was posted. Then I landed safely, and marked the area on my map. I had a friend take me out to this remote area and I used the GPS coordinates and it took me right there. I was very lucky but I was shaking as well and freaked out but I panicked once I got it back. Safer that way. LOL... I hope you are flying again and with THAT drone. Pre-plan your flights and use caution and at all costs, NO SPORT MODE unless you are over a football field. LOL. Be safe and have fun brother... We all make mistakes, that's how we learn, right????

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 6 лет назад

Johnny Austin All good advice, I got way to comfortable with it and caught up in the moment! No wind at time of takeoff as it was running right at advertised speed, about 1 mile into it I did notice it hitting 4 or 5 miles faster but didn't think anything about it and wasn't to concerned with over 60% battery..... once I made that turn and noticed it wouldn't hit 30mph I knew I messed up! Hiked out this morning at with GPS was able to find it right away! She lives on to fly again!

@bigpop-popsmurf 6 лет назад

Michael Kincaid that's awesome you got it back. when you made your RTH turn and set your heading, I watched your air speed and was truly bummed as I knew you were in trouble and you did too. I heard your voice change and it was a matter of time on you solving your issue. glad you downed your craft on safe ground and were able to recover same. as a safe guard, my friend placed a small gps tracking unit on the port side of his craft. reason he used port side was he took his apart and apparently DJI placed their GPS equipment on the starboard aft and this is the longest distance from affecting their unit. He lives life on the edge and likes to go the distance and not worry about RTH. he likes to fetch I guess. planning a redundant unit on the craft is always good back up. just fyi for ya. I'm over here in Coeur d Alene, Idaho and love my area on its versatility and how many different environments we do have that are close by 4 flight use. Just out of curiosity what state are you in? Well again I'm glad that you got your crap back and you are probably now polishing up your skills for your next flight. if I were you I would seriously look into getting your commercial license and it always helps because sooner or later they're going to make all of us do it. If you go onto RU-vid and look up the information on the test you will find Tony Northrup who is actually excellent on his narrative skills and will walk you through from opening your instruction book until you pass your test. he's a good guy. have safe flight time out there and take it easy. I bet there was no more relief in your whole self then when you put your hands on that craft again. that was all evident just when you hear your tone in your video as you were setting that craft down. talk to you later.

@04red6 6 лет назад

Lol, wrong

@bigpop-popsmurf 6 лет назад

I love when idiots jump in the chat just give their expert opinion. "WRONG"!!! Idiot...

@04red6 6 лет назад

Johnny Austin But I am right.

@Ethaneman 6 лет назад

I can’t understand why anyone would do this today? Especially not someone familiar with drones or anyone who has watched a few drone RU-vid videos. 1. The range is posted and has been proven many times by others and manufacturer. 2. You paid good money to use it, why take the chance of loosing it? 3. Why do any shot over water that has a high probability of failure and low yield? Oh I want to go on but what’s the point, it’s been said many times already. Please people, shoot some really cool and creative video and post that rather than how your testing the limits of range and risking giving us all a bad reputation. Ps-I am glad you decided to find land and this allowed you to find it.

@CordlessReview 6 лет назад

1st rule. Never do a range test over water. 2nd when you are coming back against the wind drop your height to like 75ft. You were flying at 200ft and it showed high wind on your screen. 3rd don't wait for the software to tell you you only have X amount of battery before you turn around. Happy flying and glad you found your bird.

@justharryjohnson7250 6 лет назад

I'm so glad you found it but was anyone else screaming at the screen. Go LOWER. GO LOWER. the wind was to high and up 200ft is stronger you may have got it home that way. but still great decision to land and search 👍👍👍

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 6 лет назад

Droning on again it's one of those things you just kind of in a panic and now looking at the video footage I see so many things I should have done differently! Thanks for watching

@terrylord5033 6 лет назад

Droning on again yeah, the wind was taking my Mavic Pro once, I reduced altitude & thankfully remembered sport mode

@situbes.972 6 лет назад

Everyone can do something different and better afterward. Don t beat urself over it. In emergency hardly anything goes ideally - that's why emergency and even military practice a lot in mocked situation to get better in real situation. In this case it actually went well most people would have lowered and ended up in water. Try to head for land a probably stuck in a tree. It still crazy how fast that battery started drain at 30%.

@jonuldrick 6 лет назад

All depends on the air currents, sometimes ascending can get you more favorable wind than descending

@justharryjohnson7250 6 лет назад

Simtube S we have all been there something goes wrong and out brain turns to mush.

@SUFCTERRY 6 лет назад

I am a novice, but that is possibly the dumbest thing I have seen, range testing over water, I am glad you got the drone back in the end, that was close to ending up in the drink

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 6 лет назад

Here's my thing with the water.... I have been flying DJI products from the beginning and they have honestly never let me down so I have that much confidence in them.... outside of that I live here in Tennessee with a shitload of hills, mountains and trees all looking to lay claim to taking down a drone..... on top of that the lake provides a 58 sq miles of playground that provides a safe place to fly with almost zero interference without having to worry about injuring someone or damaging personal property, I'd much rather lose my drone out in the water and take my loss as opposed to the alternative!

@Michael-op5hk 5 лет назад

do the drones float? or would they sink?

@Syclone0044 4 года назад

Michael they’d sink like a rock

@60Powrstroke 6 лет назад

lmao..you didn't think that thru too well. Glad you found it at the end, and hopefully learned a lot from it.

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 6 лет назад

Yep, not to be so cocky! Haha

@barrygarfield2203 6 лет назад

Glad you found it. Smart to find a safe place to land and recover it. A good lesson to always check wind direction and try and fly against the wind out so it’s with you coming back, and possibly fly a little lower where the wind would not be as strong as 100’ up. Looking forward to the next video!

@QMAXIMUS 6 лет назад

A sad day. That sucks :( Im sure allot of others would have scrapped that footage for fear of the comment section haha. Thumbs up and thanks for sharing!

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 6 лет назад

Ha! Thanks! Going out tomorrow morning to look for it! I feel optimistic, we shall see!

@SpeccyMan 6 лет назад

Two words spring to mind whilst watching this: FLIGHT PLAN.

@RICKREMAX 5 лет назад

everyone is a pro now. experience makes you better. I've learned from my mistakes too. Glad you recovered it and thanks for sharing the video.

@Ozzie4Para 6 лет назад

I will never understand why people choose to test range limits on these expensive drones. Just because they claim it can do two miles doesn't mean you should see if that holds true or not. You're a lucky person that you got it back. Maybe this will teach you a valuable lesson.

@ohare100 5 лет назад

Just been looking back on this footage totally amazing I'm really pleased youI got it back.. Nobody's Perfect.. you have most probably saved people loads of money with your video.top lad.:)

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 5 лет назад

Thank you!

@marioquintana6796 5 лет назад

Here is a tip what you needs to do next time TURN OFF sport mode when the battery are low 25% of life and the battery will give you extra mile time before 10 % of battery

@yuanfurbax Год назад

Best things u can do for range tests is: Fly above land, fly against the wind, go in P mode

@Snapper314 5 лет назад

A really good feature for DJI to add, would be an automatic Return To Home upon signal loss to the controller. IMHO

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 5 лет назад

It does just that.

@janspoelstra8309 4 года назад

Hi Michael, glad you fond your drone. Being a boater, I would have lowered altitude on the way back to fly in the windshade of the trees on the right side of your flight path, to save energy. Not knowing your drone, I'm not sure it would have let you though...

@stevep7773 6 лет назад

Sorry to say it .. but if you are flying 40 mph one way, you are almost always going to fly slower coming back. Golden Rule.. when you hit 60% battery I would have turned around.

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 6 лет назад

Steve P That's exactly what I did! 60+ % and I turned her around.

@8654ZuluFoxtrot 6 лет назад

Sorry, but you were at 54% when you turned her around. Not sure if 60% would have done the trick with that wind.

@jonuldrick 6 лет назад

The trick is to know the wind speed and direction. If the wind is giving your quad an additional 10mph, you can know that it will go that much slower and take more power on the return trip

@stevep7773 6 лет назад

Drone flyers have to realise how wind works .. If you watch a video on hot air balloons, wind travels one way and depending on how high you are the wind travels the opposite way, that's how they move around in the air just buy going up and down .. Possibly, of course testing would have be done for this but if you had changed your altitude returning back home, you might have had a better chance. Definitely something to test out so this can help from happening again. :)

@ImportedFromSerbia 6 лет назад

Michael Kincaid the battery reading was 87% or so, at start of flight. Do range test when the battery is at full capacity.

@noelperry8590 6 лет назад

Thats why i always fly out into a headwind, and return is always easier on the battery power. Glad you retrieved it

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 6 лет назад

I know, I know..... I have see a hundred videos about that! It slipped my mind and at time of take off there was no wind and she was running 41 to 42 mph..... closer to a mile into it she picked up 2 or 3 mph in speed which at the time I didn't think anything about it but that was my downfall! Just got back after a quick 15 minute hike and I found it!

@VHBDQ 6 лет назад

If you suspect you may be near, or beyond, your range limit and you are downwind, reduce altitude for the run home. Winds are generally less strong at lower altitudes and you might make it if you can reduce the effect of the wind.

@Helderhugo 6 лет назад

I don't know why people do test range over water. But you did the thing I certainly I wold do. Try to land on some of that islands.

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 6 лет назад

Helderhugo Much safer, I'd rather lose my drone as opposed to risking injury or damage to ones property.

@GunMetalio 6 лет назад

Because flying out of VLOS is in violation if FAA rules. Can't get more away from people and property than out over an empty lake. My complaint would be as someone that is a FAA Certified UAS pilot, why didn't you plan your flight. 1. Weather conditions. 2. Alt landing site... emergency procedures.

@Brandon-st2mc 6 лет назад

the air uses enhanced wifi not radio which is another reason for a location like this. No WiFi interference, which will basically cut you down to less than a km in a suburban area.

@DirtObseXXion 5 лет назад

If only the drone had some sort of warning mechanism, hahaha! Still a cool video, action, suspense, and a happy ending!

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 5 лет назад

No doubt! Haha! Thanks!

@7demo7review 6 лет назад

Love that you got it back- classic out too far and the realization that there is a head wind coming home... cheers man!

@pumarodriguez3964 6 лет назад

Ooohhh mannn!!! I was thinking about doing a range test but after this noooope! Great vid man thanks for posting the “fail” wish alot more people posted these!

@xavier8366 6 лет назад

This video was a great lesson in stupid. 1. Clearly wasnt aware of the wind speed and direction before flying. 2. The goal was stupid. 3. Especially stupid without a buddy standing by at the other end for a potential one way trip. 4. Behavior was similar to a gambler, "maybe I'll get lucky and make it". You should have landed it deliberately before critical. You got lucky that there was land near by. 5. The high wind warning was evident from the beginning of RTH. You were unaware of the winds because they were not present at ground level. Never RTH into the wind with low power at altitude, get down low. Your RTH altitude was also too high. Thats also what killed you. I could go on but whatever. Your money.

@PeltierPhoto 6 лет назад

6. Against the law and risking public safety. 7. Setting a bad example for other drone pilots.

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 6 лет назад

Xavier Noted

@Exuberant12 5 лет назад

@@PeltierPhoto 8. Name a person thats ever been perfect and never has made a mistake. 9. Are you that perfect person ? 10. Hell no you arent 11. Quit judging him because he isnt

@maherhasbany9001 5 лет назад

flying back should always be with the wind. that's 1. so try flying away against the wind u would know from the speed achieved. and if u flew slower and lower it would've made it for sure :)

@THATguyFATAL 5 лет назад

As a dude who just purchased a mavic pro I’ve learned the importance of avoiding sport mode to save your battery.

@natucaribe8917 6 лет назад

Range test over water with high winds? I’m glad you saved the drone. Both you and the drone passed the test with flying honors.

@deniss.6205 6 лет назад

Man, what a rush watching this video! You are hoping he will make it even though you know the end of the story way before. Still I guess we are all experts sitting in our comfy sofas at home, so yeah, good luck with the drone!

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 6 лет назад

15 minute hike and she's back safe and sound!

@deniss.6205 6 лет назад

Michael Kincaid nice! Quite a story you got there Mike!

@Billmc997 6 лет назад

Anyone could have misjudged the distance especially when you’re getting excited and caught up in the moment. So just for preliminary figures you got about 2.46 miles of distance without an extender? I’m not sure how enhanced WiFi works but that’s very impressive for this Mavic Air. I think most people get in the area of 10,000 feet distance (1.8 miles) with the Air and 15k feet with the Mavic Pro.

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 6 лет назад

B Cole I was shocked as well! Impressive little bird, I know I was wide open in Sport mode but shocked it only got just over 10 minutes flight time.

@Mywhtjp 3 года назад

That would suck.. Glad you recovered it. I have a Phantom 3 Pro sitting (LITTERALLY) on a wall next to a waterfall for over a year now. That video is on my channel. I also have the AIR and a Tello.

@ben-ty2ed 6 лет назад

this is why when doing a range test you fly into the wind to start with so you can come back with the wind, but still great decision to get to land and search for it rather than panic and have it land in the water.

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 6 лет назад

DJI Drone That's the thing, zero wind at takeoff if it would have been blowing I for sure wouldn't have been so aggressive!

@ben-ty2ed 6 лет назад

Always Look at the weather forecast before any flight

@luvitube 6 лет назад

I will never understand the whole thing of making range tests. I go as far as I need to get my shots and video done, not for a test.

@MiamiJato 6 лет назад

because your not a drone pilot, your a photographer, that's why........

@SaultiBalldeip 6 лет назад

So what makes a drone pilot is testing range and possibly damaging or losing the drone? OK

@MiamiJato 6 лет назад

correct, for long range guys like me, THAT'S THE HIGH, the hobby is flying long and possibly losing the drone every time. Could care less about the $1000 camera and edit software. It's hard to explain.....

@burtbigelow2681 6 лет назад

don't buy dji. you can build a drone that can fly over 60km. check the vid here on youtube.

@sevensixes7 6 лет назад

Burt Bigelow the CIA have ones that fly much further than that LMAO

@abonto 6 лет назад

You are one crazy guy. Just watching it made me nervous.

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 6 лет назад

Arden Bonto Thanks for stopping by!😎

@robertlunday7943 6 лет назад

I know this is a few months later but I just seen your video. Thank you for posting it. It's real world scenario. The tests that are posted I believe are and no wind conditions. I'm sure you've realized by now you have a Tailwind going out and a headwind coming back you don't need me to explain that to you. I am so happy though that you found your drone. It is heart-wrenching when you lose one of your babies. Good luck in the future

@jimmywrangles 6 лет назад

I'm probably the 2000th person to say this but why range test over water? Gave you a thumbs up for bravery anyway. I'll buy one of these drones one day.

@chevygun 6 лет назад

In the future one thing that might have helped would have been dropping down to 5 foot so you might have got out of the strong wind!! Just a thought

@rcnut812 5 лет назад

Two words: wind direction. I’m guessing you’ve learned that lesson though.

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 5 лет назад

I have

@AgusSJati 6 лет назад

Michael, that was awesome and very good decision to do the emergency landing. No 0% battery test on MA yet, so it's better not to risk to push it to its limit, especially because it was above water.

@glenesis 5 лет назад

I'm glad you found your drone. The Genesee River ate my first Bebop 2, and it still makes me sad. Nobody needs that sort of aggravation. 12,000 ft is insane distance! I'm super impressed with the range, but not so much with battery life. The Bebop 2 is the opposite. I get over 20min flight time but the best range I've seen over open country is "only" half a mile. Bebops eat a 40mph headwind though, and they hit 60kph. The speed has saved my quad more than once. Now that the Mavic 2's are out, I'm saving for a Macic Pro Platinum to get the best of both worlds. I'm so glad your Air made it over land!!! Congrats. Nice to meet you! I signed up to follow ya. Cheers matey! Happy landings!

@MACDRONEPRODUTORA 6 лет назад

Glad you recovered the drone! Thanks for the lesson!

@JA-ks9ve 6 лет назад

@ 3:04 This thing is amazing!.."Battery level is low" LOL

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 6 лет назад

Jeff A Rollercoaster of emotion!

@jackbisson9226 6 лет назад

Holy crap man that was suspenseful at the end. Best move to ditch over land.

@waddac2 4 года назад

Great choice brother on critical battery, you did well to land on land and not fall in water.

@gaminglife8100 5 лет назад

7:07 *READ THIS* If im that position ill land over near land to my drone and ill screen shot the landed position of drone and ill drive over to that position. And ill make sure to land in a safe position without any people or animals near me. I wont think even ill crashnor safe crash to a tree without being spotted by people... Is it a good idea? I think there is only one choice so it is good idea... Insted of falling into water in middle of sea or whatever it is........

@N9IWJ 6 лет назад

So glad you got it back!!! Fly into wind for distance test easier coming back Use range extenders big difference I would never fly over water on distance testing Glad you landed that baby Yeah also use 2.4 gig on distance as a ham operator lower frequency travels farther you were on 5.8 Thanks for video scared my britches off

@sidbitters8435 6 лет назад

Robert Taylor He needs more experience before doing things like this unless he gets the drones for free or has an endless budget and doesn't care.

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 6 лет назад

Robert Taylor Thanks for stopping by Robert!

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 6 лет назад

Sid Bitters Hundreds of problematic free flights with P3, Mavic Pro and Spark, check my channel.... I don't care how experienced one is you're going to have one of these days (didn't expect it to be my 2nd flight with the Air) 💩 happens. No wind at takeoff over 60% battery at turnaround.... I should have picked up on that after the mile range the wind picked up as it was flying 2 or 3 mph faster. I got what I deserved being way to aggressive not having a good feel for what the Air can do...oh well live and learn, hopefully someone can learn from my mistakes! I appreciate your input and stopping by my channel!👍

@EXIGENCES 3 года назад

Haven't had a laugh like this for quite a while watching a youtube video, glad you found the drone nice :)

@sirmiro2 6 лет назад

Remember that winds are stringer at altitude. Sometimes it can save the drone to almost touch the treetops. (Saved me once, lost connection south of me and pressed RTH, got a glance on the screen and it was SW-W of me in the same distance. The wind was strong so i took a chance and lowered my altitude and it came home...)

@Reviewsmoneyhealth 6 лет назад

You probably heard this a lot but always fly into the wind going out, & with the wind on the way back critical, Hope you find it Bro!

@jtkent28 4 года назад

I just watched a video of a guy who flew his mavic right down to 0%. Couldn’t he have made it??

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 4 года назад

Why risk it, I landed it on dry ground and hiked the next day to recover it... maybe but if it didn't make it, you're 100% out a Mavic Air!

@migueletheridge4544 6 лет назад

Very glad you got it back Michael. I was getting upset with all the SOB's heartless comments about your incident like they've never had an incident or close call. Happy for you man.

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 6 лет назад

I know! It's not like I'm a newbie, I went for a calculated risk and unfortunately lost! Hundreds of problematic free flights throughout the years and you mess up one time and your damned!

@Terminator2310 6 лет назад

Well done for being honest, recommend everyone does as the pilots do, ensure there is enough fuel (battery power) to return to base, allow for wind speed and direction

@chris2790 6 лет назад

Can you control it at least some distance beyond line of sight? If so what's the problem? IT'S A VIOLATION OF FAA RULES TO FLY BEYOND LOS ANYWAYS. If your beyond LOS and something happens the FAA can impose civil and criminal penalties. If you're a commercial operator, the fines are greater...

@anthonywopaness2927 6 лет назад

Love it, you have no idea how what or why but your ready to YELL LIKE HE IS A LITTLE BOY, but thank you for your wit and wisdom

@myroadtours6147 6 лет назад

These range test always make me nervous, case in point lol

@Choiboi90 6 лет назад

the saying goes case and* point

@knockg7266 6 лет назад

Check out World Wide Words: "It’s usually case in point" and other URLs.

@pvitale 6 лет назад

I did the same thing with my mavic pro I learned you can't fly with the wind with a range test in sport mode on way out. I had to land and gage it as well. Never again will I fly with wind on way out when going far. Glad you found it.

@TilleTeamM 6 лет назад

Craaaaap! That was tense!! Good call to ditch it instead of trying to reach home! So happy all went well...!

@nevTk-oe9ud 6 лет назад

Nice 👍🏻 I’ll get the Evo from Autel robotics , cheers man for the effort , at least u landed it man that’s gotta b good :D

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 6 лет назад

I about pulled the trigger on the Evo...and if I had the money I would pick one up as well!

@nevTk-oe9ud 6 лет назад

2nd that comment :D

@nevTk-oe9ud 6 лет назад

Please please please review one mate !

@GrimYak 6 лет назад

nev Tk 1100 2 months in and the evo is still in pre order. Lol.

@CarlGennaro 6 лет назад

Distant runs, fly into the wind.. use the wind to come back. Drone can't calculate wind effects.

@GaryOutdoorsLiving 4 года назад

Michael!!! That almost happened to me yesterday with the Mavic Air 2, after doing a long range test flight of over 4 miles. Literally landed with 0% Battery!!! I uploaded the video footage of it this morning, check it out. I'm glad you was able to find you Mavic.

@davidwarner6755 5 лет назад

Glad you found it. Don't worry about those who made negative comments. This is a learning experience for all of us. By posting this, you have probably saved a few others from loosing their drones.

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 5 лет назад

Thank you! Much appreciated!

@MDG_Collections 6 лет назад

Lmfao this was great! Had me on edge the whole time!

@TalasGene 6 лет назад

Hope you rescue the Air. Please post some updates soon.

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 6 лет назад

Gene Argues Will do, search and rescue here in a few hours.

@DoctorRennie 6 лет назад

Better range than I expected. Battery life isn’t great on the Air. Hind sight is 20/20 but you’ll find it. Hope it doesn’t rain tonight.

@rjlewis3932 4 года назад

The 3 enemies of drones: 1. Wind 2. Trees 3. Water

@bushgreen260 6 лет назад

You should of flew as low as possible 15-30ft you would pick up more speed

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 6 лет назад

bushgreen I agree!

@bushgreen260 6 лет назад

Michael Kincaid when are you going to retrieve it?are you waiting for daylight? Do you think the rising tide of night has taken the drone?

@situbes.972 6 лет назад

Not necessarily, small gusts of wind with that pitch and low battery could push the quad down into the water.

@TheMan-qv1bl 6 лет назад

Should’ve not should of

@mrbmp09 6 лет назад

No it couldn't.

@Beakerzor 6 лет назад

why didn't you just have a friend drive the Air away in a car? No need to test both the battery and the signal range at the same time? Sorry you lost your Air, that sucks.

@buildingjmpr67 5 лет назад

As for the people that don't like drones and feel they are being infringed on in some way.. Well they are just afraid of change and will have to deal with the fact that drones, robots,etc. Are going to be and are a part of our future already

@amcontent7137 5 лет назад

Thanks for making this range test video and giving us this valuable info. Now we all know the actual max distance the Mavic Air can achieve.I see a lot of negative criticism in the comments section.. I totally understand that.. am sure they all have their own reasons for criticizing.. Dont want to argue on that.. I'm just glad you got back the drone.. Once again thank you for taking the risk to make this range test possible. The info will definitely help a lot of people who are planning to buy the Mavic Air.. Cheers from Malaysia :)

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 5 лет назад

Much appreciated! Cheers from Chattanooga Tennessee USA!

@jayrobertsager2478 6 лет назад

Wow...smart idea to ditch.

@noelvazquez3371 6 лет назад

Jay Robert Sager You learn from the errors in your case your mistake was not to see that your drone was going at a speed in some moments 44.1mph is indicative that the wind is in favor in the direction that flies because its maximum speed according to dji is 42.mph more 200 feet to return for such a small drone to fight in the wind you had to go down to get back in Sport mode was going to half your speed. I congratulate you for knowing the decision to land it in a safe place of not doing so you were going to lose a like that and I subscribe to your channel.👍

@danielrogalski4601 6 лет назад

omg....everyone knows you NEVER EVER fly down wind then upwind smh. #facepalm #fail

@MichaelKincaiddontroughit 6 лет назад

Daniel Rogalski I know, I know..... zero wind at takeoff.

@timofren 6 лет назад

I thoroughly enjoyed watching this video, I was screaming towards the end yelling at you to land on the coast. Thankfully you did lol. Great clip bro

@melntess 5 лет назад

Glad you found it. Like everyone was saying, next time fly lower. Not only does this potentially minimize the wind, you will also benefit from ground effect.