For those of you that have used your MA for some time. I have a question about wear and maintance. Beyond what is suggested in the manuel, have you any suggestions. I'm planning on fly either daily or every other day on average. So I would like to get a head up on potential issues.

I understand that you want to fly your Mavic Air every day. Please don't forget to check your pre-flight checklist everytime you fly your drone. Don't forget to check the drone's firmware if it is up to date. Please calibrate the IMU and the compass from time to time so that your drone will be in it's best shape.

No worries if you keep everything up to date. Check your propellers for wear before every flight, especially if you have had some ''close encounters'' with flying environment ;-)

Wachtberger Posted at 2018-6-5 14:54
No worries if you keep everything up to date. Check your propellers for wear before every flight, especially if you have had some ''close encounters'' with flying environment ;-)

Great advice here.  Always check physically before each and every flight.  THis is the key to the longevity and if followed can have MANY miles with these good DJI Drones.  

Actually check props and AC bfore and after flight. Wipe the props clean to the touch from bug smears etc. and check for cracks. With my MP, I flew over 500 flights and never changed one blades so far! Knock on woods. Same with all the P4s, I have dozens of blades for emergency but so far never used any!

Do the props wear out under normal use without making contact with obstacles?

Rockyraaccoon Posted at 2018-6-5 19:38
Do the props wear out under normal use without making contact with obstacles?

With normal use I would say no. But like all the posts above its best to run your hands across them before and after every flight just to see if you feel any imperfections. If your in doubt about how one feels, replace it. Blades are cheap.

Hurley1718 Posted at 2018-6-5 19:56
With normal use I would say no. But like all the posts above its best to run your hands across them before and after every flight just to see if you feel any imperfections. If your in doubt about how one feels, replace it. Blades are cheap.

I would agree with that, except the MA is a little different because the way the arms fold and the fact that the props don't.  Without removing the props each time, it's nearly impossible not to contact/bend/scratch them up under normal wear and tear.  I end up removing them before folding the arms and putting the bird in my case, just for longevity.

I fly my Air A LOT.  I wish i could fly every day, but external factors often prevent that.  
I clean my Mavic Air a few times a week.  Before and after each flight, I check the propellers for wear.  So far, other than the small tear that i got when landing too close to a concrete step, there has been no visible change in the blades.  ( i changed that blade immediately)  
From everything that I can tell, there is nothing else to do but make sure it is up to date in firmware (in most cases) and that the vents are clean and props are clean, in good shape, and attached properly.  

I will echo everyone's feedback that DJI drones hold up well over time. As long as you don't notice any crash or impact and your drone lands as it took off then you should be fine. Flying every day you may want to revisit changing the propellers after 6 months to around the 1 year mark?

I have my MPP for almost 3 months now and it works HARD. I changed my props after I flew into a tree at 80 something flights, now at 424 flights 91 hours and 2000km on the second set and they still look new. I need to clean bug splats of them a lot though

Just be careful with doing a calibration, if not prompted to.
If not done correctly, it can cause more issues than before the calibration. Manual states only do if prompted to.
I have not done any calibrations, or updates to my MP Fly More, except changing the battery draw-down to 2 days.
This bird is over 16 months old, still on 0.400 for the AC and 4.03 for the Go app.
Never went for the bait to update......