i should know better - flew a DJI Spark for a coupla months in early 2018 then quickly got buyer’s remorse and bought a Mavic Air in Spring 2018 (the Spark got re-gifted to my brother). Been flying the MA for about 1 year now.

Long story short - flew a mission today and worriedly kept getting very concerning error messages about “strong interference to aircraft - fly with caution.”  Got her home only to discover I had neglected to fold out the 2 antenna arms / landing legs. Gee, I guess they DO make a freakin’ difference after all!! D’oh!!

Pre Flight check, that thing that we all miss at times.....

Dont worry, pre-flight checks help, but -- and don't tell anybody -- I actually did that too my first time with my Mavic Air! Shhh. Lessons learned!

I've done this and another time, I forgot to extend the antennas on the remote control.  As long as you pay heed to the warnings that you have a bad connection to the drone, you'll come home and figure out your mistake.

Hi, we're sorry to know that you had a problem with your aircraft during a mission flight. I would recommend doing the pre-flight checklist to ensure that the aircraft will be safe during your flight time. May you please always have a safe flight. Thank you for continued support.

DJI Tony Posted at 3-25 10:22
Hi, we're sorry to know that you had a problem with your aircraft during a mission flight. I would recommend doing the pre-flight checklist to ensure that the aircraft will be safe during your flight time. May you please always have a safe flight. Thank you for continued support.

Thank you - lesson (well) learned!!

Spaceman_66 Posted at 3-25 21:30
Thank you - lesson (well) learned!!

Please let us know if you need our assistance. Thank you!

Charissa Posted at 3-25 03:43
Pre Flight check, that thing that we all miss at times.....

yes, did happen to me few times as well.

Not to hurry preparing for a flight does help!!

Also guilty. My check list now includes checking the RC antennas.

Or not forgetting the RC and batteries at home...just saying

Hey, we've all done some silly things. I am relatively new to quality camera drones and had just taken off with my still new MP Zoom when I realized that I was in such a hurry to fly that I had neglected to mount the joy sticks on my RC. Needless to say I auto landed, and did what everyone else does when screwing up, look around to see if anyone else noticed.