New DJI MINI 2 Distance test over 6.6 miles over pacific ocean return with less than zero battery. 

On flights longer than 10 minutes the screen recording has a tendency to crash. The screen recording crashed so I used the logs... have a Happy New Year. drive.google.com/file/d/1WFTkMF-KqM9L1SrlAQnlkq9lTKAqyQrc/view

Moral of the story, don't do range tests over water unless you have a strong heart.

OMG "I was looking at the bird, thinking I could land on it" - desperate times call for desperate measures. Too freaking funny!

As a new drone flyer, that was the most intense thing I’ve seen in years.

You get the "big balls" award of the year. Lol

More dramatic than any movie I've seen in ages

I think... Angels carried her home!

Bird: "oh jeez. Here comes another Mini 2 on 0% battery. Why does everyone go too far, and end up trying to land on me?"

I’m a brand new first time drone owner. I just got my Mini 2 last week. Seeing this almost gave me a heart attack. But it’s also very inspiring at the same time. My Mini is capable of so much and it’s thrilling to know that. I made a great choice. Thanks for this. It showed me what not to do but I can do if absolutely necessary.

Just had to watch this again and jot down some numbers after converting to metric. At 5.2km you started the return at 58% battery. You were at 0% battery at 800 meters and made it to shore doing 20km per hour. Simply amazing!

This is way too legendary nothing about this makes sense

This is by far my favorite and the best mini 2 range test in RU-vid. it's like watching a scary, action-packed movie.

Wow That was a Hollywood Blockbuster summed up in under 9 minutes,an Oscar nomination in my books.

Wow, when it got close I'd be running into the water to make sure it wasn't landing in the water.

I have a mini2 , it literally amazes me what those tiny things are capable of. 16631 feet is my mini2’s distance record. The wind can be your very good friend, or your very worst enemy. I’ve watched this twice now, lol, it’s amazing! If you happen to see this comment, I’d love to know how it affected (if at all) that battery the drone was using during that flight. It had to be nearly smoking, lol, they claim burning that last 10 percent gets them hot. One tip I would like to offer, go out in normal and return in sport, this has worked well for me, I love to range test, it’s a strange adrenaline charge you get when your sure it won’t make it back, but it does! Going out in normal and returning in sport left 11 percent in the battery when I flew mine out to 16631 feet away. I didn’t have any wind to contend with though, I know you already know how just a little can change the outcome of that kind of flying. I loved this video!

Yeah, don’t try this at home kids; he’s what you call a lucky dude.

Even though I wouldn’t take a chance like that with my new Mini 2, it’s still very informative video of what these drones can do and their built in safety features.

Thanks for the video! My Air 2 came back with under 10% a couple of times, and it was in this landing mode, and it was nerve wrecking. Thanks to videos like this I know there is some power left when thins stuff happens to the drone.

Fun fact: your mavic mini 2 starts forced landing at 7 volts and you cannot push up when the battery is at 7 volts, one thing I would recommend is to increase your height to the maximum allowed. The drone would STILL let you push forwards even if the battery is lower than 7 volts, though I don’t know how long it would fly until it just straight up drops out of the sky

Love it, nothing like doing it over water to really make it thrilling

It was like watching your horse winning at the last fence in the grand national “COME ON, COME ON’ 😳

I cant imagine my baby air 2 going through such horrors. Glad you got it back!

I knew from the title how this was going to turn out...and my heart was STILL pounding!

Wow! Just wow! The mini 2 is a real fighter! I was so happy when she was over the dry beach!!

Occusync works fine. You weren't high enough.

dude ! That flight had me on the edge of my seat!🤙👍👍👍

Holy hell!!! I was shitting bricks over here! I'm happy you were able to get it back home!

This was the best toe standing thriller I seen in a long time

Congratulations on your chosen soundtrack. I am still shaking

I recently did something similar over the Atlantic Ocean down in Miami Beach. Got about 3 miles out but had roughly 60% battery left. Problem is, it was extremely windy and took forever to get back to land. My heart was racing the entire time but i ended up landing with about 10% left. The next day I gave myself another heart attack by launching from my balcony. Let me tell you, landing was the scariest thing ever. The winds down there really pick up. Very different from Santa Monica.

That was very close! I'm happy with you that your baby has come to dry land! 👏👏👏🥰

Enjoyed the footage, I was on tbe edge of my seat, Great soundtrack too! It's good to know there's some juice left in the tank after 0%!!!

Not even my drone and my heart got a little quick at the end

I've just had a heart attack! Wow, that was intense. 👍🏻🍻

the exact nightmare with range tests, especially over the water. i always check a wind map for the surrounding area, because currents are indeed very unpredictable. once i was doing a range test over the city, there was no wind in the point where i was standing and 3 miles away i had a strong wind warning, and i couldnt return with max speed. went there with 64% battery, returned with 10%. always make sure to return if it goes below 55%, you never know what could happen really. edit: also yes, i did a battery check with the mini 3 pro, and it stayed at 0% for a couple while, but still its good to return it safely before that happens.

My heart was in my mouth for you! Wow, just wow.. Have a mini but haven't taken it out over the water as yet, not sure I want to after seeing this!! Glad you got it back, pay attention to the RTH warning next time..👍👏😲 Tucks, england

Legend says the drone is still flying.... unbelievable!!!

That was heart pounding 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

You did that classic hand shake at the end when you pull off something epic

That was a heart pounding watching this video. Well done bringing her home. 👍👏👏👏👏

I know the feeling 😭 it’s fucking scary and stressful thank god you got it back hahah

Wow what a lucky man i had a feeling it was just going to land in the ocean and be gone as seen a few people fly out to sea and the drone wont make it back due to headwind being to strong. Glad you got it home safe

'Heart pounding!' Happy Flying

OMG that was close the best i have seen yet glad you got it home safe!!

Even though i force myself to watch this horrible flight because of my heart attacks, i could see my vehicle's extreme points for emergency states. Thanks you for this extreme video.. (By the way, yes i also think to land on that bird while watching the video :) ) I'm shocked that Mini 2 still fly with 0 battery. That shows DJI leaves you some battery for extreme landings but if you failed to land safely, most probably propeller would stopped instantaneously..

That was insane, force landing right when you got beside your car. Man your so lucky 😂

I haven't been in that much suspense since the last Mission Impossible movie! Glad you were able to save your drone.

Bro felt my heart beat in my feet for ya lol. Expected it to make it but know how batteries are in the rc world. Dropping one below the cut off voltage could damage it. I've ran lipos for years now and during a race it's hard to put when you have 2 laps left. Thanks for the video. Waiting on my mini to be delivered now. Can't wait to give it a go.

I always, always, ALWAYS listen to the messages that the Mini gives me. Maybe the wind one I takes for granted but I mostly obey the wind warnings also.. Love your bravery, really brave bro! Sweet Keep well and be safe!

That was a intense flight great piloting 🙂

You lucky S.O.B. You had me here with my heart racing about to have a heart attack. Good for you that it made it back to dry land. Wow, I can’t believe it…. 💗💓💗💓

So glad you got your drone back! PHEW! That was tense! Lol Can’t wait to fly my Mini 2 (got it Friday) once the lockdown has ended here in the UK

Note to self... DJI leaves a little extra in the tank for poor planners.

Well , you deserve credit as a pilot for not abandoning your aircraft when the auto land came on and battery showed 0. I have seen a few other drones make it back on zero, however, I believe it's the actual condition of the battery that saves the aircraft, while zero shows in display a battery could have 4% left as reserve unmeasured power. Now I would not count on that every time...!

Astounding footage... You called her bluff but you couldn't beat her poker face _ Haha! Little Mini 2 really showed up bigtime, Impressive!!!

You got me holding ass for a long time!! Im sitting here yelling.. GO GO GO!!

This is a crazy!!! I'm also impressed with the battery life. Flying at 30 mph for so long it didn't really drain that much.

A few seconds could turn great fame into heartbreak. You must start betting in the lottery, dude. A great movie !

Just got my mini 2 today ! Wifey surprised me! Can’t wait to use it. Starting with normal mode lol

That was a dope video and flight , I mean I’m shocked how far it kept going on 0% battery!

Woow...better than in any action movie...at the end my pulse increased:)

I still don’t really know the difference between sport mode and normal mode. Does one or the other save more battery?

Your drone flying through a spirit instead off battery..he didnt want to drown yet in the ocean plus he's lucky enough not to facing a strong wind..so intense and amazing

MAN that was A ONE OFF !!!!! FFFFF INCREDIBLE !

I have this drone and it’s an amazing little drone. I almost love it more then my mavic 2 zoom.

Got my heartbeat going on this one buddy! I was sure she was a clunker. I think you should not push your luck that far again! 😉

So nervous watching this! Thanks for sharing.

Wow I was praying she didn’t land in the ocean 😳 I’m glad it made it back though 💪🏾 nice flying bro.

That’s so crazy, she made it back how I’m still try to understand. 😎

RIP your battery, probably. Undervoltage will kill it as much as overvoltage, but I'm sure you don't care about that right now, you got the bird back :)

watching this from ireland truly amazing

Wowzas. Well done man amazing. 😄👌

im still loving my old mavic pro 1.

Wow that was a Dustin Dunnill type flight. At least you can ovverride the auto land with the stick input. Whew! that was a nail biter.

That heroic mini piss in the face of your mavic and refused to die .What a legend

Thanks for the video good to see that there are reserves and that you have to do a full pull in case you missmanage battery capacity and distance.

I find the the battery percentage and time remaining on the battery (clock) doesn't always add up. During a climb the it will suddenly give a major drop in remaining time and regain it again when you level off.

So I gess DJI really wasn't lying about the 31min flight time 😅

I'm glad I bought a mini 2 excellent video man love it

I’ve got the mini 2 I’ve been 2.7 miles away I have the DJI care package just incase.. after seeing this AWESOME footage I’m going to try 4.5-5 miles away next (in the spring/summertime) Keep the videos coming dude I watch them all the time 🥳👍 Love from the UK

Man! I have to say it felt like watching a suspense movie. Great video and I have to say this Drone is on fire! By the way were you able to use the battery again or was it damaged since you exceeded the allowable usage?

Lol this made me so 😊 😃 😺 😄 ☺ 😹 😊 😃 lol

Your a brave soul...congratulations!

WoW you had my heart going for you, well done you, plus DJI for letting you live another day, great video.

Tip! You can buy floaters for like 30 bucks specially made for this drone. It’s not the best thing you can trust on but it can save your drone!

Thrilling video but not sure I buy the o% battery!

Firstly, luckiest pilot ever! Amazing to see there is this much in reserve, like 10%, perhaps? Secondly, I can't believe you didn't land it on the shoreline as soon as you hit dry land. Just couldn't help yourself pushing it all the way!😂 Thirdly, after my own override of forced landing and getting home with 5% left just yesterday. I think we need it to hug it out! Amazing video!🫡

Wow! What a flight. perfecrt background music for the video too. Good job!

Just purchases the Mini2. However, I must say you have nerves of steel. Although I believe DJI programmed the drone to allow ample battery juice for the return trip. Your demonstration is a proof to that.

I've see videos of drones landing on their own in water with more that 20% battery but urs flew for over 4-5mins at 0%. Almost like a loyal pet who comes back home at the end of the day. 😂

Well done you! That's amazing ! So it seems 0 battery isn't actually zero then! Glad your drone came back!

i dont believe it .....its a miracle ....no one can do that ..... except you bro....well done...

Hey bro what the first song name you put in the video ????👋🏽

Wow luckily im wearing a nappy just pooped my pants lol

man that was epic! legit crying happy tears lol

It's awesome really hats off to dji and your luck too

Imagine you made it to land only to have it crash into a trash can 😂 Seriously, this was so intense I forgot to breathe.

Lol hoping you could land on the birdxD🤣🤣

Glad little guy limped home safely with nothin left. What an adrenaline rush. Not for faint of heart

So lucky guy! Good to mini2 👏👏👏