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I receieved my Mavic Monday, 2 days earlier than the delivery estimate, and updated to V01.02. I flew it today for just under 20 minutes on the first battery; it flew like a dream. The responsiveness was unlike any other, and it tore through wind like it was nothing. The most stable flying machine I've ever tried. I tested a RTH when the battery got low, which also executed flawlessly.
I swapped in a second battery and was prompted to update to V01.03, which I proceeded to do. Restarted the Mavic and the RC as prompted to do so. Took off again and zipped around without any issues, just like on the first battery. Confident in the drone preformance and my ability to control it, I walked/flew the drone back the half mile hike to my car.
Half way back, the controller vibrated and indicated the Connection was lost. The Mavic hovered stationary for a moment while I relized what was coming next. The drone triggered an RTH, which was set to a safe hieght, except at that moment the Mavic was under a tree branch. After a brief moment, the Mavic took off like a rocket, straight up into the branch. I saw it comming and was able to catch the drone on the way back down, but was thanked with a pretty mangled hand.
The Mavic appears fine, with the exception of two broken props. The root cuase of this problem was the Connection Loss. The Contoller had the Antennea oriented properly, and was less than 10 feet away. There were no buildings or metal near by, I was in the woods by the coast. With a 4.3 mile range, connection issues inside of 20 feet feels a little unacceptable. The Mavic behaved as it should have when it lost signal with the Controller, and I shouldn't have opperated under an obsticle, but there was no reason to expect signal issues that at any time could trigger an RTH. It didn't even seem like there was enough time to re-establish a connection to the RC before the RTH started executing.
I believe you need confidence in your gear when its capable of injury others or yourself, and this incedent has shaken mine. It flies so well, but if it can trigger an RTH at anytime, it loses some useability. Has anyone else had a Connection Lost after updateing to V01.03? My hand hurts quite badly, I'm hoping that we're on the same page that this sort of behavior isn't normal.
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