I was out flying at a new housing development. I flew through some trees and decided it was better to land than try to come back. I sticked down to about a foot above the ground then through pilot error I pulled down on the right stick. The air landed while shooting backwards. The rear landing gear dug in and it flipped on its back. The soil was soft black dirt so no damage was done. I picked it up and inspected it and everything looked fine. I put in another battery and completed another flight. A few days later I was folding the arms up and noticed the missing foot. I can't beleive I never saw it was missing. I instantly knew where I lost it. It was not going to be easy to find the small part in the black soil but I thought I would just keep looking until I found it. When I got back to the location things looked different. As I had mentioned this was a new housing development and in the past few days they had covered the entire area with new sod! I knew I was never going to find it. Just my luck.
So I am in need of a new foot. I saw another thread and DJI recommended to send it in but I just need the small part.
Short of sending it to DJI to be repaired, it's going to be tough to find someone who is willing to part out just that piece. You can buy an entire replacement arm on eBay for $45. If interested, you can find those parts here:
Phantom Help Posted at 2018-3-26 06:13
Short of sending it to DJI to be repaired, it's going to be tough to find someone who is willing to part out just that piece. You can buy an entire replacement arm on eBay for $45. If interested, you can find those parts here:
Rear Right Arm: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-New-DJI-Mavic-Air-Rear-Right-Arm-CW-Motor-Drone-Repair-Parts-/273068584595
Good find. Thanks for the links.
It's like car repair, I need the license plate bracket but all they sell is the front end assembly
Hi Clayfree, I'm sorry to hear about the issue of your drone, to ensure the performance, it is not recommended to repair the drone yourself, we recommend you to send the drone in for a full diagnosis: https://www.dji.com/support, thank you for your support!
Have the same issue right now, hard to find replacements and I'm not too keen on sending my drone away but the loss of this part somehow gives me the "willies" whenever I fly.
"loss of this part somehow gives me the "willies" whenever I fly."
I have been flying my MA without one of these longer then I flew it with both. I put a strobe light on the bottom of the battery and the MA sits on the front leg antennas and strobe light. I ordered one online from someone that made them with a 3D printer but it didn't fit.