Why Is My DJI Mavic Mini Only Going 160ft MAX? [FIX] + Range Tips & Tricks For Mavic Mini!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- Are you having issues with your DJI Mavic Mini stopping you at 164FT/50M distance and 98FT/30M height? In this video, I show how to fix the issue, as well as give some tips and tricks for MAXIMIZING your range with the DJI Mavic Mini!
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props protectors are recomended to fly only for indoors and not to outdoors cause the weight change the load of power on motors ,take the off and u will fly anywhere beyond the limitation u saw,
Yep, I know and have seen a TON of people fly them outdoors like I did though in this video though which contributes to this error unexpectedly popping up!
Bro, the Mini is supposed to always be engaging Payload Mode, if it doesn't recognize it then there is something wrong..
I wish that every Mavic Mini owner would just read that little book just one time... So much useful info in there that prevents stuff like this...
Sweet
I never got the little book
@@filiplaskovski9993 really, wow, amazing... Well there be such a thing as Payload Mode in the menu options and it automatically or manually can be engaged..
Basically if the Mini senses that it's difficult for it fly, well more difficult than normal, then it realizes that it's carrying something and by Automatically engaging the Payload Mode it restricts the max altitude and max distance to be safe and close to the pilot..
Sweet
Keep well and be safe bro.
Please do a DIY booster for Mavic mini would really help while in quarantine and can’t make money
Michael _Gaming , in the mean time until he makes a video , try folding a piece of foil and sticking it right behind your antennas like the range extenders would be. Sometimes a hassle to keep it in position, but works about the same as range extenders, it works great for my Evo drone, never tried it with the mini yet , I’m sure it will help you keep a stronger signal, it does become more critical to keep the controller facing the drone , especially if you stretch way out , if you try you will see what I mean . Happy flying!!
Glad there is interest! I’ll consider it very soon. Thanks for watching Michael :)
We need a little more COW-bell. Sorry, Carson, couldn't resist. Great work. CK/CG
Nice one ;)! Thanks for watching!
YES YES MORE COWBELL
One time I was fling my Spark months after I had first gotten it, and it gave me a distance limit. I was super confused and looked into the settings and saw that the drone was in beginner mode. It wouldn't let me turn it off even after restarting it several times. I gave up for the day and when I tried again a few days later, it was back to normal. DJI drones have weird quirks sometimes. It's interesting that something similar yet not exactly the same is affecting the Mini. These problems kind of should not be affecting a drone that has been out for many months at this point haha... Anyways, great video as always man! Thanks for helping out the community and providing such quality content!
Had this exact issue with the mini when I flew it for the first time on Tuesday. Gonna have to try it without the cage tomorrow. Thanks!
OMG: I got my Mavic Mini about a week ago & this distance & height restriction has had me pulling my hair out. I took the rotor cage off & it finally flies the way I expected it to. Thank you-Thank you for putting that info out there. There has been nothing that I could find from DJI out there that addressed this problem
I’m so glad this video was able to help you, Mike! You’re not alone! In the last 2 weeks alone, I’ve received 7 messages from 7 different people about this, which is what prompted me to make this video assuming it’s a bigger ‘problem’ than I realized!!
mike i just got mine also , and it drove me nuts too. i've searched for days trying to troubleshoot ... great vid .....whew
Mini droves me nuts, would randomly drop and other issues. I sold it and got Air 2.
I removed my rotor cage but still facing 'max distance reached issue', any more suggestions?
which part of the video can you fix the height restrictions
I think Prop guards are ONLY meant to fly indoors. I felt the same as once I was flying from inside the home to outside and across the neighborhood with prop guards on and got the message “Max Distance Reached”. Why? Got the answer today. 😀👍
It senses the prop protectors by noticing the take off rpm and hover rpm is higher than normal. No sensors or special wizardry needed. Just observations of operational rpms for the motors. Same way it senses the prop issues. One motor just won’t reach full rpm and then it throws a code. Dji has incorporated a ton of features in this little mini. Happy flying everyone.
Awesome!
omg! scout looks just like my boy who just passed away...scout is beautiful!
The motors have to work harder to produce enough lift to make the drone fly. That’s how the drone knows the prop protectors are installed. The mavic air 1 also knows when you install it’s prop guards. I’m not sure whether it limits the max distance though. That mini is cool as an indoor flier, I can fly it into every room in my house from one my bed room, at times there are at least 3 walls between controller and drone. Keeps perfect signal though always. I wouldn’t try without the prop guards on though. LOL!
Same with me! Even though I’m actually pretty good at flying drones, something can happen at any time and I could break my drone... I don’t want to take a chance
Weight sensors. I believe either over 40g or 50g mini will automatically go into the limitation setting for battery/motor efficiency
Like I said, there are NOT sensors to measure this. A couple commenters said it’s likely that DJI monitors the battery voltage draw and are able to tell they are on by that. Good theory though!
Hey Carson... Though I don't own a Mini, your info on antenna position is good, not only for the Mini, but also for the Platinum and 2Pro as well.
I do have a Range Booster device. Have tried it a couple of times, but not sure if it really worked or not.
Glad you commented on the VLOS situation. I've watched way too many people at my local flying field, launch their drones, drop their eyes to their phone screens, and fly their drones out of sight (which means they are flying outside the boundary of the flying field).
You might mention that people should really download a copy of DJI manual for their specific model drone, and get familiar with the content.
Thus far on You Tube, I've seen two guys lose their drones (a Mini and a Phantom) on range checks. They didn't understand (as the manuals point out), that once the battery charge drops into the red zone, the drone will land where it is. The only control the operator has (hopefully) is to direct the drone away from rocks, trees, etc.; minimize damage.
I've picked up some really good info by reading the manuals.
FAA should make this a requirement in the future - all drone operates must have a "current" copy of the OPS/Owners manual. Such a manual is required for general aviation and commercial aviation aircraft.
Ah.... Sorry... I've blathered on.
Thanks Tony! I do think manuals can be helpful for a lot of things, but they also don’t cover a lot of real-world issues that can arise that they don’t talk about. In saying that, with my very first drone, the DJI Phantom 3 Standard, I read through that manual numerous times before flying for the very first time!
You are so helpful. I have had this issue for 2 years now and I finally got it fixed because of you.
A double folded piece of aluminum foil behind the antennas works as well as those clam shell range extenders, save your money, and just use foil, it makes pointing the controller toward the drone always more important, your antennas are more directional with clam shells, foil, or whatever you use as an extender. They do help maintain a stronger signal if used properly though, at least personally I’ve had decent success with them. Clam shells do stay on better and cost between 8 and 12 bucks on amazon, so not a huge expense really.
I would love to see a video on how to make the range extenders!
Thanks!
I love Scott! So cute! Thanks for sharing this discovery. Payload should be calculated from the motor throughput by comparing with and without the load. With load at the initial setup, the drone computer calibrates through the control system and notice there is load. Prop protector is a must for indoor flying experience, but don’t use it outdoor.
Can you do the diy signal booster pleeease!
Ayyyyy my hometown on your shirt 🤙🏽🤙🏽
Scout is cute. Could you tell us more about the motors in the mini overheating. Good videos.
Thanks Kevin :). I’ll keep in mind the interest of a video around that issue. Thanks for watching!!
motor error is usually caused by bent props,overheating is caused by too much strain on the motors which would be the drone working too hard in high winds...if this happens lower your altitude fast
Hi Carson, yes to your own range extenders.
Hi Carson, just had the mini bought me and had just 1 flight as always raining here in UK... found your site earlier and I’m going through your videos, fantastic mate thanks 🙏 I’m learning a lot 👍🏻🇬🇧
Thanks for the info. :)
Great video very informative love your dog 😄
He is pretty great. Thanks for watching!
I keep getting a alert after reaching 49m idk how to fix it and I fly without prop guards
The same with Mini 2. This video doesn’t give a solution to the problrm
I currently having the same issue you find out what the problem was?
Babar masood did you resolve this problem? If so how?
LOVE YOU FROM BRAZIL MAN THANKS FOR SHARING
great advice my guy. Dam propeller guards. I guess we gotta go in RAW slick. I had a feeling that payload mode option was suspect!!
Nice work iv spent this last week trying to understand why it dose this
Glad to help you out!!
dude you are a life saver , great vid ... got mine a few days ago .plz keep up the good info sharing..... time to fly....
Thank you, Michael! I’m glad you find my content worthwhile to watch. Stay healthy and safe!
Good video. Think that maybe the drone knows when the protectors are on is due to current draw on battery and or motors.
I’m thinking this as well!
Its happen with me after i updated the app and software. Its solved after just log out my DJI account then log in. Its work with me. ❤️
Your court is dope.
The drone can tell they’re on.. Props will work slightly harder to propel the drone cause of the slight weight increase
What a great fix
You answered it yourself. You said it goes into payload. It senses the extra weight even though it's a very small amount added.
It was very useful, thanks a lot
You are welcome!
Thanks Carson!
I love your videos man, i havent bought the mvic mini yet, but i will buy it. I have seen many videos about the mavic mini but i think your are the best
Brilliant, answered my questions perfectly. Thank you!!!
You had to go into profile and activate the propeller protector, just click on the red warning cap! You fly without sar permission to fly with Protector, all wrong
Thanks nice to learn this
Your videos help a lot, good job 👍🏼
Thanks, you save me!
The Reason it's reconized is bc the Mavic knows what it weighs, with the prop guards the weight itself puts the Mavic mini into default safety mode! Hope this helps
The exact thing happened toe today, I put landing gear on so put paidload on my Mac distance was set at unlimited but would only go 160/70ft I didn't have a clue to why so thanks great video ✌🏼
the prop guards put the drone over the 250g FAA limit so that makes it so its not legal to fly without registering the drone with the FAA so its better to just take off the prob guards you dont really need them anyways
Hey great video thank you I appreciate it. I'm just getting this drone delivered now. So this information is very valuable.
Yes, diy please... Also pup is cute af.
I would love a DIY range extender tutorial!
I just completed prototyping - I now just need some testing ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@@carsonmtech Testing you say?
I got some yagis but the 5.8 I didn't realize in the uk our minis are 2.4 I pick manual transmission 1-13 are for 2.4 GHz 13+ 5.8 and always pick the smallest green signal furthest away from a red
Carson nice Video Thanks !
No problem!
Hi Carson - I found that when flying from a location that was about 4000ft altitude even using leg extensions can trigger the limitations of the payload mode. Cheers.
Nice great video man
DIY range booster would be great. Keep up the good work.
Interesting great info thanks for sharing
No problem! Thanks for watching!
Those prop guards came with the fly more package. They sell aftermarket guards that are super light Amazon
The mini "knows" its prop guards are on because the icu has to give more power to lift off, this additional power is registered and it automatically limits the distance, if you add the small prop guards the mini doesnt react to extra weight and flys normaly.
Gave you a like just because of scout come & said hello 👋 👍👍
First off, Scott is cute, but the payload solution you provided, sorry to say, is totally irrelevant. I've found out what the cause behind this is, simply the controller and your app/phone are no longer in sync or not fully connected, and it seems like it's a safety measure that the app wouldn't let you fly far so that you always see your drone. The quick solution is to disconnect the cable from the phone and reconnect it again., however, what I'd do is return the drone, then disconnect my phone, reboot my phone, reboot the controller, reboot the drone, and it works fine, but if that's too much, disconnect and reconnect the controller cable. Hope this helps.
Hi i just bought this but on my dji fly ap it’s not showing the bottom middle sign on ur screen which shown the direction of the aircraft towards you or where ever it is. Is it an option to turn on ? App version is 1.4.0
Wow, nice work my friend 😎👍🎬📹 Keep it up and stay safe 😷🤟🏻 Fly safe
I bought it two weeks my mini drone starting to learned it. Lucky i found your you tube channel so stressfull why? I have a limited flying even i setting it out the Altitude and distance .THANKS
I've read about another cause of flight height/distance limitation. When the DJI Fly app is installed on a Smartphone, a DJI id is requested. If this is not provided, flight height/distance limitations will become effective. I don't remember from where I obtained a DJI id, it might have been from DJI Assistant 2.
Just bought mines today flow it around 1334 feet and it say single lost and that’s only up the street from my house but my buddies mini fly past my drone and keeps going what’s the issue help please.
Thanks for the info on why it was not flying far distance and height it really hep and I would like to see a video of signal enhancer for the mavic mini👍
What's the maximum height can we fly with proppler guard
I am near a bit Rock face. I can only fly to 468', however I'm only about 1/3rd up the face of the cliff. There is a flag at the top that I wanted to video. I have 18 satellites, and full bars of service. My settings are set at unlimited. How can I fly above limits of 468' ??
Hi Carson I am from India recently I have purchased Dji mavic mini and I am using it with my iPhone, unfortunately I am not able to fly this more than 15 m altitude. So I am not getting the proper drone view. Any solution on this so that I can fry it more than 15 m altitude
Please make a video on how to make a range extender please
Very soon :) prototyping finished a couple days ago, I now need to get to some testing!
Hi Carson,
I hope that somebody gave you a solution for your distance issue but something is sure, Do not fly near power line post. It could give a lot of interferences and giving weird effects on your screen. Seems that there was not a lot of winds anyway checking the video.
You should avoid things like this.
😁
I have the first gen of the mavic mini, i used to be able to fly it as far as i wanted. Now it will only go 165 feet. The latest update has messed me up. any suggestions? i used to be able to do what i wanted.
Ok forget drones....we need more of that dog. lol
Gotta love Scout!
I like your vids bruh
Do you always have to use wifi to go at least a mile?
So would it be the antenna thing if my Mini is only going about 50m (165 ft) away or roughly the same in the air (or less) before it won't go any further...no prop guards, in the middle of no where (not excessive wifi issues)? It's very frustrating.
Hey can you help me my drone doesn’t go far it only goes 80 meters and I start to lag and have to come at 80 meters
I cant get mine to go past like 300meters without signal loss and ive tried parabolics , still no difference
I was understanding that the DJI Mavic Mini had GPS on it, so you can fly it on the GPS and not Wifi.
No. No DJI drone is like that. The GPS is there to allow RTH (return to home) to return the drone back go home when connection is lost, it allows the drone to know the home point so it can keep track of how far the drone has gone, and a couple other things. It doesn’t allow you to fly the drone over GPS though. Some apps out there that are 3rd party and not made by DJI allow autonomous flight, even when the drone is disconnected from the flight controller which is very odd, but it’s not impossible. I wouldn’t recommend this though!
Thanks, yes please post the DIY. Best wishes
Hey this comment has nothing to do with this video but I want to know if you know how to fix a message that says gimbal disconnected on my DJI Phantom 3 standard??thanks
I would make sure that all cables from the gimbal are attached to the drone and gimbal, recalibrate the gimbal if possible.
It does this for me to but i don't have prop gards i don't no how to fix this
yeah why not Carvin, would love to see one tutorial video for the mini 2 range extender
My drone is limiting me without any prop guard or extra weight or payload load what can I do to fix?
Saad did you resolve this problem? I am having the same problem could you share how are you resolved it
@@1poppyjack same here - any ideas?
What if you just straight up loose signal after 200 feet
My nephew got a mini the other day and his second flight he was over the water about 15’ high. The drone was 323ft away from him and it lost gps signal. Nothing between Him and the drone. The drone went into attitude mode and starting drifting I guess and went into the water. Why would it loose gps signal that close and will dji replace it with the refresh program
Is there any way to get the active track feature on the Mavic Mini? I’m trying to film retrievers who race out and make retrieves of up to 400 yards. It’s a real challenge to manually track a fast-moving dog with a nice video composition. Any suggestions, other than buy the Mavic Air 2?
Sorry, but the Mavic Mini and Mini 2 drones both do not have any form of active track, sadly :(. Your only other way of getting it would in fact being to upgrade to the Mavic Air 2 or similar drone that does support active track.
Super like for u
I have faced similar issue.and ur guidelines helped me alot.
But in mean time with propeller gaurd on the drone cross the 100/160 limited of altitude n distance. This happen onces after 15/20 flight. Can help me with this why does this happened?
Thank tou so much
Surely make a range extender DIY!!
Aye here you go, I did it about a month or two ago :) DIY DJI Mavic Mini/Air/Pro/Spark RANGE BOOSTER/EXTENDER! [Make It Yourself For FREE] th-cam.com/video/tUjpEv6qVPo/w-d-xo.html
It probably knows the guards are on due to added weight. "payload" might have been a hint. Also the interference was because u flew directly over a set of power lines with massive electromagnetic radiation emitting from them.
Love the cows :-D
Thanks so so much 👍
Mine won't go beyond the 160ft. I don't even have payload mode on.
Why didn't you mention that Beginner Mode will also limit distance and height ranges?
The DJI Mavic Mini doesn’t have a beginner mode!
How do you add the app/phone display to your videos? Do you use a separate audio recorder? (not the mic on your camera?) Do you edit your videos using an editing program having to sync your audio files to your video clips and make sure it matches in the timeline? I'd love to see you do a tutorial about how you record and edit everything you do. Thanks!
I showed how I do this in this older video here showing how I edit: HOW TO TH-cam: How I Edit My Videos With Final Cut Pro! th-cam.com/video/rJRijP274NY/w-d-xo.html
@@carsonmtech Thanks, Carson. Makes sense. How about your audio? Are you recording it as a separate file syncing it to your video clips?
Nope, I’m using a wireless lav system which is plugged into my main camera, the Panasonic G85!
Why my drone is restricted to fly only 30 meter altitude
Last time i flied my Mavic Mini and at an altitude of 600 ft, it showed message ' Signal Lost' and i quickly brought back by RTH. Can Signal Lost be risky or you should try to keep flying.?
I don’t use prop protectors and mine limits every time super annoying
What about transmission mode. Should be on auto or manual?
I removed my rotor cage but still facing 'max distance reached issue', any more suggestions?