I was flying my Phantom 4, and had a minor accident. Nothing more than 2 of my props had a missing cap. Everything else was fine. I have spare props, but I want to keep them until I break something... Was wondering if it is safe to fly with the "Caps" of my props off. I included pictures to clear things up.

Just realized i need to upload pics to google drive... will post them in a few minutes

Here is the image:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B723QN4CfOxbTlExWDAxM2dlUG8
Was wondering if I could fly my Phantom 4 with those props.

Thanks,
     ~Varun

Varun K. Posted at 2017-8-24 12:07
Here is the image:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B723QN4CfOxbTlExWDAxM2dlUG8

I'd replace them with the spare props - the caps are presumably there for a reason, not just decoration.
A new set of props  will cost you far less than a replacement drone would  if the worst were to happen.

They will probably make things off balance. I would replace. Could be a recipe for disaster.

Thanks for the info. I'll just switch them out... but does anyone know the reason that there are the caps on the props?

Good question for DJI

I tried looking online, but I couldn't find anything. I'm assuming that they are used help the drone be more aeodynamic (Although the drone is not extremely aerodynamic)... I put on the props with the missing caps and just took off and landed, it does fly, but I didn't risk flying around and doing turns.

Why not just knock the other two off? ;-)

Balance is back...




RedHotPoker

True... All I have to do is crash into another tree ;-)

The caps hide your stash.

Not nearly enough space for all of it... ;-)

We don't recommend continuing using these propellers for the safety of the flight. Thanks for your understanding.