Recent content by Chrislaf

I don’t have a Flip, but if you check the manual or YouTube you might get some answers. Get yourself a landing pad, they are cheap and will prevent something like this from happening again. Chris

Welcome to the forum. Chris

Maybe some other members who actually have a Flip will chime in and have some suggestions to help figure out the problem. One other solution is to post on the sister forum - Mavicpilots. See link below. It’s a much larger forum and there are experts on there who can read the log files from the...

Usually if obstacle avoidance is triggered you would hear the beeping and see the red arched line at the top of your controller indicating that the forward obstacle avoidance was triggered. If this occurred it would prevent the drone from moving forward. I believe the Flip only has forward...

I don't have a Flip, but are you saying that in winds around 10mph it doesn't move. That's only about 4.5 m/s. The Flip is rated for 12m/s in normal mode and 16m/s in sport mode so I don't see why it would not be moving. Maybe the forward obstacle avoidance has detected an obstacle and is...

Welcome to the forum @NotDeadYet! Chris

The other option is to post about your problem on MavicPilots forum. See the link at the bottom of this forum. It is a much larger forum and has a few experts who are very skilled at troubleshooting drone problems. Good luck. Chris

I’m not sure what else could be causing the problem. If you don’t have any additional accessories installed on the drone then maybe you have a hardware problem which needs service by DJI. Chris

Have you ever replaced the props? Are they original DJI blades? Are any of the blades damaged? Those are questions that come to mind. Chris

It may not make a difference, but trying the automated landing would rule out problems with manually landing. Chris

Does the same thing happen if you tap the landing icon on the screen or you use the button on the controller? Chris

Is there any evident physical damage? If not, have you tried a gimbal calibration? If you are not located in the US and have Care Refresh you could send it in for an evaluation if other troubleshooting doesn’t work. Chris

Welcome to the forum. Chris

Flying the Flip out that far might be possible in ideal conditions but because of the enclosed props, the Flip has been reported to be more affected by wind gusts so it would probably be risky and could result in the loss of your drone. Chris

Welcome to the forum! I think the Flip will behave just like any other DJI drone over water. The main concern with the Flip and the NEO which can be controlled via a cell phone in addition to a regular controller is that if you loose signal over water, the drone will just hover until it runs...