Does anyone have issues with the mavic air props when folded? When the airs arms are folded the props are scrapping on the top of the air causing deep gouges because the props dont fold. I have checked the props carefully and its defintley grazing the surface on both the front arm props. Refer attached photos

Yup. Seems a little odd the blades can scrape the drone.

So yours have scrapes too?

Not yet, but I did notice it rubs.

Yes they do and that's why DJI put those tapes to protect the body of the drone. I decided not to peel them away initially but eventually removed them and putting a soft cloth (that I use to clean the ND filters) between props and body when storing the AC.

This really needs to be addressed by dji as a design flaw and defect. Those tapes are for transport only just like all the other tapes that comes with the air that you have to remove. If it was there for that reason then it should have been clearly labelled.

That is one downside of non foldable props.
BUT, on the positive side, they do provide more lift and make for longer flight time.
Even so, it should not do this I think.
Best to have something in between during storage.

I used a small piece of vinyl to cover the scratches and prevent further ones.

Only time I’ve had this happen is when the props were not balanced

This did not happen while flying the drone., The  blades scrape on the housing of the drone when they are folded in. I doubt being balanced has anything to do with it since the scratches on my drone were there before I flew it, and not present when it was brand new. It might be possible that the blade has some extra material on the edge from the molding process.

Thoarax Posted at 2018-3-25 05:35
I used a small piece of vinyl to cover the scratches and prevent further ones.

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Looks pretty cool too!

Thoarax how are your scrathes on the air? Are they deep? Did you do anything to treat the scartches before applying the vinyl

Not very deep, but noticeable. All I did was make sure the plastic was clean before I applied the vinyl.

Any thoughts on using car touch up paint for scartches would work?

To be honest I would not use touch up paint unless I was going to paint the whole silver area with an airbrush or spray can.

Very hard to blend on such a small surface and would probably look worse than the scratches.

Thanks thorax. Where did you get your vinyl tapes from?

fans6e87d552 Posted at 2018-3-25 00:29
So yours have scrapes too?

Hi, thanks for your feedback. The situation will be forwarded.

DJI electra how do I go about getting this sorted as an warranty claim

It is actually just the center portion of a zero that was in a vinyl number kit I bought at a dollar store.