This ERROR is Causing Almost All Drone Accidents!

Today we are looking at one of the biggest drone mistakes causing most crashes with drones such as the DJI Mini 4 Pro, Mini 3 Pro, Air 3, etc. Let's take a look at 15 tips and tricks that will help you avoid drone accidents.

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[calebcaetano]

Also a great thing to know is the video always drops out before you have lost all connection. So if the video feed is gone you can go to the map in the bottom left corner and fly it back just using the map. knowing this has saved my drone more then once, I am by no means a pro this is a useful tip.

[jeffreystewart]

Power lines took my mini 3 out. Flying down a street showing it off and about to bring it back to land it to show it to a friend and I got it coming in HOT about 50 ft away and as I’m bringing it down, looking at the RC screen and never saw the cable in the screen. It clipped the cable and turned into and spiraling meteor straight to the ground. Almost hit a biker😅. Broke the front left arm off(only thing that really broke was the front arm axis- $12). Broke a tooth off my yaw motor on the gimbal(no damage to gimbal or cam, but needed to replace the stabilizer rubber and piece on yaw motor, but motor is still working fine. Rubber-$13. Yaw motor-$22). I was easily able to replace and fix everything for less than $60 and watching YouTube. I thought my drone was doa when it crashed and just accepted I wasted $800, but I brought it back to life. DJI makes some really good products

[MontanaMedic]

My other job is flying as crew in a medical helicopter. Before we take off or land (especially from off airport areas) we discuss all the obstacles, hazards, airspace above us, how we will take off and what direction we will depart into, along with contingencies for emergency procedures so that there we maximize our situation awareness. Although clearly that is a different type of operation, I find using the same mentality when flying a drone works extremely well and makes my drone flights safe and enjoyable. 🚁

[satellitestreetmedia]

An easy way to spot powerlines is to look for the power poles. The powerlines are near invisible when in flight.
If the horizon is below the top of the power pole, you’re good to go .

[peacefulthrillseeker]

Google maps as well as earth is your best friend because you can research the area before even going there. You can plan out take off spots, emergency landing spots which can be simplified by hand launching as well as hand catching 👍🏽

[Glenrsi]

Agree with everything mentioned. All the years i have been flying drones, i will say 60% of the time i look at the drone and 40% at the screen. And as mentioned move closer to what you are going to film, makes sense for sure.

[MSFTV]

When i started flying drones a few years back i had a difficult time with opposite direction. Then i figured out to turn my back to the drone everytime i flew the drone back towards me, so left was still left, right was still right. After a while it gave me enough confidence to work on opposite direction, now i’m totally used to that and i have no issues what so ever. I never trust the sensors, it’s an indicator for me but before i start flying i always make sure i know the terrain were i fly and if there are obstacles and other things that can harm the drone. I always keep the drone in sight (vlos) and when i have to fly further away my son (he is almost adult so i trust his feedback and judgement) is my spotter, for example when i fly near de coast and track boats at sea. And always and i mean always make sure that you have enough battery power to return safely and you have a tail wind…really important. Last but not least, don’t stress and panic when birds attack the drone. Never
descend but simply increase hight and wait for the birds to fly away, they will loose intrest in the drone if you do that. Good video, i learned a few new things myself…i really appreciate it 👍🏻

[BookOfMorman]

I had no idea you could use the mavic's sensors as cameras as well! That blew my mind thank you!!

[kenmohler]

As a beginner, my two worst crashes happened when flying at dusk. The darkness can really sneak up on you to the point where your drone’s obstacle avoidance becomes ineffective. Seems obvious, but it has caught me. 😢

[tedwalford]

I watch lots of videos on safe flying small aircraft as a private pilot. So as you were going through your points I could see how so many of them apply in both kinds of flying! Especially so many flying accidents can be traced back to loss of situational awareness.

[DustyVisorMotorcycles]

All good points, I like the extra emergency landing option, been caught out and had to think quick, so that's a new thing on my pre-flight check list...

[vladimirkviz]

+ Do not use automatic return to your homepoint if you start from a moving boat... expensive mistake :-)

[mysterymachine]

3:46 probably going to be the best advice on there. Take off and land the drone facing away from you so it mimics the movement of your sticks. I've flown over 600 hours and can say that is the best advice given. Zero crashes. Although I did trim a power line once but didnt crash.

[papsny]

I usually do two flights.
First flight is a survey flight. It helps me get a feel of the points i want to fly to and take note of all obstacles, plan the flight.
The second flight is when I fly and shoot, after accounting for all obstacles.
Most people crash their drones because they fly for the first time and wing it, or rely on obstacle avoidance without understanding the environment.

[kevinwaters-vjmy]

One of the most educational videos I’ve watched. Some lovely Northern Ireland scenery as a bonus. Just received my Dji Mini 3 today. So learning all I can before first flight tomorrow 🤞

[warrenhragyil]

I found this video extremely helpful. While many tips were common sense, us Earthlings don’t always practice such thoughtful ways. Your presentation was very informative and easy to follow as are all of your videos that I have viewed. Keep up the great work and thank you very much😎

[RonRoyster]

Thanks to all, and you "The Drone Creative". Thanks. Another reason to reset C1 - When the RTH is deployed - it's nice to capture video while it is descending from a few hundred feet, you can use the left stick and scroll the gimbal. Then when it's in your face hit C1 and use right stick to center over the landing pad and its a beautiful thing - left stick down. Turn off video. Relaunch or power off.

[zernn]

its good to hear you mention the limits of obstacle avoidance. I had a DJI mini 3 and decided to upgrade to a mini 4 pro and I was enthusiastic to test the avoidance. I kept trying to fly it into walls and poles and trees and it did an amazing job at bypassing the objects. Truly impressive technology, but it does not make your drone invincible. I got too comfortable with the drone after a few weeks of use and ended up slamming it into a building by accident and it was totaled. I got the drone repaired and I am flying again, but this was a lesson learned.

[Tskyguy]

All good points. I learned pretty quick that forward for the drone is always the way the camera is pointed. I didn't realize that the first flight.

[visserdh]

A great video again, thanks for that. I want to add another one: When handheld launch, keep the drone above you head, or at least keep the wind in your back. This prevents the drone flying in your face in case of a wind gust.