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Tree Strikes & Canopy Crashes

How tough is the Mavic Pro? Drone crash into a massive Sydney gum tree

On flight #8 with a brand-new Mavic Pro, a Litchi waypoint mission down into a valley flew into a big gum tree because the pilot hadn't scouted the tree line. It fell at least 15 m into a smaller tree and was retrieved with only very minor damage.

Video by Mediahouse Productions on YouTube ·

Drone crash landing due to icing (slow-mo): DJI Mavic Air 2

Prop icing, not wind: about 1 mm of ice built up on the props. After a 'max power reached' warning the pilot headed home; while hovering the drone stopped responding to inputs and fought the prop imbalance, then landed softly upright in the snow with no damage.

Video by Ruben on YouTube ·

DJI Mavic Pro crash, 17 Feb 2017

A DJI Mavic Pro makes an uncommanded left roll into a tree standing in waist-deep snow.

Video by Bleedin Iris on YouTube ·