Put reflective tape on it as a minimum. You can return in the early morning or late evening and use a bright flash light to find it. The tape will light up when hit by the light.

@DVSXmedia

6 ай бұрын

dude. Great idea. I love U

@ismaelnaja

6 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same.

@mrstranger5893

6 ай бұрын

They have wraps now for the mini 4 that you can use to change the color of your drone. I would change the color and add reflective tape.

@chublez

6 ай бұрын

3M makes some real great reflective films that would make the job a lot easier even come in colors that would be easier to spot like blue on the ground.

@aMoneyYell

5 ай бұрын

Absolutely a GREAT idea!!! Going to add that tape to my drones this week! I typically add a Tile puck to the top of the drone as well.

Those little drones are very resilient, my mini was stuck in a tree for 5 days of rain, when I got it down I dried it out for a couple of days, everything still worked fine, even the battery! Hope you find it, keep us posted.

@rlevo

5 ай бұрын

Had the same happen with my mini se. Needed an arborist to recover my drone. Over a year later and just starting to have an issue with one of the motors.

@clemclemson9259

5 ай бұрын

LOL - dude I was flying mine and I hit some tall grass near my buddies waterfall/pond -yep it hit that grass and dove straight into the basin about 3 feet deep. we fished it out and blew the hell out of it with an air compressor then let it sit in a bag of silica Gell and rice for a few days. It didn't hurt it at all not the card slot the cam or anything . If I was able I would post a video of the crash for as much as it sucked it was classic halarious

@theblade66

3 ай бұрын

Thats amazing mate

@viktorbihar5384

2 ай бұрын

Tip, use the coordinates to find your drone. Google Maps supports coordinate inputs. They are a 100% match. If I'm not mistaken, did he ever try looking for the drone in the trees? I swear, I think I saw it, but oh well.

@peterdavis3934

12 күн бұрын

Well i watched this video and now I know the range……until the battery’s flat😂

I've watched the Mini 3, 4, Air 3, Mavic 3, and a lot more range tests so many times that I've lost count. I cannot express how much I love these videos; they are so extremely entertaining and they just inspire me to go fly my own. Thank you Dustin for this amazing series. Love your work.

Even if no one will fly that far in real life, it's a great test, very impressive what the little guy (mini 4 pro) can do. Thanks! 👋👋☺

@w.e.s.

3 ай бұрын

Everybody that is fun will do this. I do it at lest once a month

@gtiguy1992able

3 ай бұрын

Technically not legal to fly this far. Always have to keep visual line of sight

@samholdsworth420

2 ай бұрын

@@gtiguy1992able wrong

@gtiguy1992able

2 ай бұрын

@@samholdsworth420 well in the USA it’s illegal to fly beyond you visual line of sight

@John_Doe_6996

2 ай бұрын

@@gtiguy1992able yeah, but our laws are made by criminals, so F them.

When Dustin does a range test you know it's going to be an entertaining video! Got my popcorn in hand.

@Twobarpsi

7 ай бұрын

Got my beer!

@JustinParksandRides

7 ай бұрын

Hahaha

@RainBitcoins

7 ай бұрын

Oh ya same here dude

@CharlesTLam

7 ай бұрын

I noticed the general area.. when you are flying your Mavic to check the vicinity ,if you haven't done it already ..check that one tree that is brown sticks out from the rest ,follow that line and should have landed just before that brown tree .if you know what I'm talking about ..good angle to explore area

@RandyCAstleMPM

7 ай бұрын

@DrTollz Your avatar looks like @billykyle 😆

I definitely love watching your range test videos! Good to see how strong that O4 signal still was! I am sure, you will eventually find your little drone. It was probably a few feet away from you, where ever you ever looking there. With persistence, you will eventually spot it. Good luck. Thanks for sharing!

I just bought one of these as my first drone. I really appreciate these videos. You explain things well and I found your videos very helpful! Thanks!

Thanks for the video it really helped reduce the range anxiety for my Mini 4 Pro as I now know that my everyday flying will never tax the range limit.

I think you do the best range testing for all drones. A lot of videos I see where the tittle says range test, they don’t actually test it’s max range or even close to it but man you go above and beyond. I loved my DJI mini 2 se but unfortunately it had a battery error during flight and I was only 500 meters out but where it fell I was unable to locate it even with the gps coordinates due to the heavily wooded area it landed in. Btw I think the angle you had the camera at for this video is great for us viewers to kinda be able to visually see how far you’ve traveled by seeing the ground and trees out in the distance. Keep up all your awesome work man.

Sorry you lost your drone during testing, and I hope you can still recover it someday. Great video, the Mini 4 Pro does have amazing signal and great battery life. Thanks for sharing Dustin.

I have been flying fixed wing for 40 years. I'm debating on a drone. This helps tremendously on making my decision. Thank you for your efforts. Note: I like the ground view with the horizon.

@dmystify1381

3 ай бұрын

they are a great tool,but instances like this are nerve wrecking.

One of the most underrated channels here, I've been researching this drone for a little bit and this is very informative. Thank you!

@w.e.s.

Ай бұрын

Under-rated? Dustin is famouse in the drone world especially range test. Everyone thay flys drones knows him I have no idea what your talking about

@jeffl1484

Ай бұрын

@@w.e.s. For some of new to this, his channel would come across as 'new', poor thing, you must've been really upset that someone who is new to this hobby would dare right something positive to OP.

@Greego

Ай бұрын

@@jeffl1484 Well, to be fair, to say someone is under-rated implies that they are… low rated. I see what you were getting at though but he is in the top 1% of subscribers on this platform so he is doing well.

@jeffl1484

Ай бұрын

@@Greego ok I respect that. My comment was actually to say he’s underrated as in for the content he provides he deserves more views. It was a compliment to him.

Always gets your heart going on your flight tests ❤😮

Yo! Sorry you lost ur drone bud and hope you eventually spot it one of these test vids. Honestly, way to push the envelope like always! Thats why we watch you bro, for your insights, knowledge and of course testing. Your not afraid to go to the next level with these wonders of tech for us, so we dont have to. Great vid man, keep them coming!

It's a great idea. I'm looking into this for the local community. Thanks for sharing.

Hope you found it. I loved the video and while, after watching hours of other drone videos this evening and deciding after those, that I really don't think the drone thing is for me, your video has changed my mind completely. I'm really going to look into it now. Thanks for the fun.

The only review that's so satisfying to watch for 1 hour. Like who DF watches a review that's more than an hour? Unless it's THIS satisfying and informative.

You are my favorite reviewer on here man, I always thought how cool it would be to meet ya. But thought I have never been to Hawaii. But now with you in the southwest, maybe someday! I live in Arizona. Thanks for your work

That was great to share with us mortals. Brought back memories at the end of my first and only loss years ago with the mini 1. I bought another mini straight away and did the aerial view thing and marvelled at how different areas in high growrh looked just like the shape of the drone and color. Merv Perth Australia

I really enjoy watching your videos!! Especially the range tests! Thank you!

As others have said landing earlier could have conserved some power to be able to activate the flashing lights and alert buzzer. Despite the outcome it was brilliant and impressive range test. Hope you find the Mini 4 Pro soon 👍

@The1WhoCanSee-yk2sw

5 ай бұрын

I found it thx

@rangerst_870

5 ай бұрын

how else would he have the footage from the drone?

@DustinDunnill

5 ай бұрын

Riiiigghhhttt...sure you did 😂

@AFKJACKK

5 ай бұрын

did you ever find it?@@DustinDunnill

@ingwarrce9900

5 ай бұрын

@@rangerst_870 you have a "drone" if not I don't know what you are talking about. For me, the recording is saved both on the card and on the phone.

Love it! I'm sitting here watching at 4:35 am waiting for sunrise so I can get back in the air.

If you panned down, perhaps you would have seen those random hikers in the landing zone! Sorry for the loss but wow, what a wealth of info for the rest of us. Your narration and experience provides a ton of data we are not going to get anywhere else. Thanks and good luck with the next one!

Great test Dustin. Entertaining and informative. Your videos are one of the things that inspired me to get a drone (on number 3 do far...). I learned stuff from you losing them too. So, worth it to me, haha!

Thanks for 2 great range tests Dustin. I'm sorry you haven't been able to find the mini 4 pro yet. I agree with you that you should have pointed the camera down and started landing in a clearing.

The wireless signal strength is amazing, that distance and good control with no flicker on great video quality

On the mavic forums they have a crash and flyaway thread. There are experts there that can fully analyse the final flight data and extrapolate the resting place. Worth doing. 👍

@FoxFaderWorld

7 ай бұрын

That's cool!

@rogerhalt3991

7 ай бұрын

Take into account the wind speed and direction to find out if the wind took it

Dustin Dunnill - Drone Range Tests: 1. DJI Mavic 3 - 8.956 miles / 14.413 km 2. DJI Air 3 - 7.753 miles / 12.478 km 3. DJI Mini 3 Pro - 6.676 miles 10.744 km 4. DJI Mini 4 Pro - 6.460 miles 10.396 km (LOST) 5. DJI Mavic 2 Pro - 6.091 miles / 9.803 km 6. Autel EVO 2 - 5.433 miles / 8.744 km 7. FIMI X8SE 2020 Edition - 5.312 miles / 8.549 km 8. DJI Mavic Air 2 - 4.948 miles / 7.964 km 9. DJI FPV Drone - 4.356 miles / 7.010 km 10. V-Copter Falcon - 4.355 miles / 7.009 km 11. DJI Air 2S - 4.199 miles / 6.758 km 12. DJI Mavic 2 Pro (Light Urban) - 3.618 miles / 5.822 km 13. Autel EVO - 3.498 miles / 5.629 km 14. DJI Mini - 3.426 miles / 5.514 km 15. DJI Mavic Pro + Parabolic - 3.173 miles / 5.107 km 16. DJI Mavic Pro - 2.938 miles / 4.729 km 17. DJI Mavic Air - 2.863 miles / 4.608 km 18. DJI Mini 2 - 2.850 miles / 4.587 km 19. Parrot ANAFI - 2.200 miles / 3.541 km 20. DJI Phantom 4 Pro - 2.105 miles / 3.388 km 21. DJI Spark + Parabolic - 2.076 miles / 3.341 km 22. DJI Mavic Air (Urban Range) - 1.944 miles / 3.128 km 23. DJI Spark + OTG Cable - 1.884 miles / 3.031 km 24. Skydio 2 - 1.039 miles / 1.673 km

@Samlol23_drrich

7 ай бұрын

You forgot “line of sight: 500 feet”

@DroneUpp

7 ай бұрын

I thought you flew the Autel Nano Plus as well??

@justaguyfromreddit

7 ай бұрын

My record is 7km with phantom 4

@thomashardy9994

7 ай бұрын

I had no idea the Mavic 3 flew so far.

@DustinDunnill

7 ай бұрын

I never did the Autel Nano but maybe I will soon 🍻

Hey. Just got a new Mini 4. How can I change my setting to feet and MPH like yours? Mine is set to metric.

Remember you had a pretty stiff left to right crosswind. So it is likely that the drone would be blown to the right of its return course and its expected final landing position is possibly off to the right of the final line of flight.

I admire you for remaining so calm after losing the drone - I wouldn't have been able to maintain my composure like you did! Good luck with the search...

@spkendrick

7 ай бұрын

he has DJI care... fly away insurance... i hope

@maluminse6013

7 ай бұрын

​@@spkendrickcan't imagine that it would cover this

@leonardwitucke1

3 ай бұрын

@@maluminse6013 especially when he did it on purpose on camera.

I feel your pain I've lost a Phantom 4 and a Mavic Mini both over the sea but your videos are the reason I bought the mini 4 pro a couple of days ago it's an amazing drone thanks for your videos . Hopefully you find the drone 👍

@dmystify1381

3 ай бұрын

😢omg,i couldnt handle that,but you have to hey.

I was thinking of getting one of these. That first flight was impressive. Excellent video, good range, I'm sold!

@mirandahotspring4019

6 ай бұрын

@@v1rotation Why not? I live in a place with low population, wide open spaces, and low electronic pollution.

How did you record audio? Do you have usb c mic for the remote controller? How you edit to sync audio and 2 videos?

Your range test are truly awesome, so sorry you lost your drone , hope to get an update if you find it

This was so entertaining, thanks for sharing. I have a Mini 3 Pro and the other day was flying at night, and completely misjudged the wind and couldn't believe how fast the battery died. It tried to force land and I haven't had that before, so wasn't sure of the best way to deal with it. It was over a river near the end and I was panicking and moved it AWAY from me instead. No idea why! Holding the left stick up, the highest it went to was 10.3 feet (maybe it's programmed to do that with the Mino 3 Pro?) and luckily that was enough to get it over the river bridge I was standing near. So I ran across and grabbed it! I've never been so freakin' nervous. Teehee.

Loved the vid! I just got into this and bought the Potensic Atom to learn on, I'll be getting this drone next thanks to that distance and clarity, I'm eventually going to buy a different drone for every day of the month lol. Thank you again for the video.

Very impressive edge limit testing on your battery. Thanks for sharing. The way you went to try ;locating was informative. I have had my drone stuck high in a tree once and only way to get it down was by throwing a stick at.

Great stuff - Just watched the first 5 seconds before commenting. Looking forward to the next 1 hour and 4 minutes!

Great vid as ever, confirming the MP4 has good connection/range and occusync 4 does the job very nicely, footage was excellent and am grateful for you pushing the limits so as to help others. Don’t give up looking, that bird needs to be found. Thanks again Dustin!

One Year ago i already equipped all my Mini Drones with reflective surfaces as much fields as possible. But i never need it. But in your case it woud help you - i hope you will be sucessful in finding it - dont give up. An Thanks for this great video. I believed while i was watching it that you will bring it back. What i learned from your video .. exact wht you said - look down where your landing point will be. But i think you have been only surprised by the Connection loss.

Thanks for sharing man. You handled it well. Emotionally.

Dustin, I hope this can be of some help. Your video at 1:02:10 where you were landing your mavic 3 IS NOT where your mavic 4 pro was when it went down. If you freeze your frame at that time stamp, you can see that horizontal fallen log. Your mavic 4 pro was in general approach of where dead tree is on this frame (right of frame) and bottom fallen log (there is one north, that one is too far north) due left towards only purple tree in this frozen frame. If you pause video at 51:28 there is a purple tree right next to your telemetry that says 6.8mph. If you were landing mavic 3 where you were looking, you were looking at the wrong place. In fact if you see the dirt road that (I assume is parking area) there is a lone tree that stands in the middle of the road loop. If you draw a straight line from that tree to purple tree, a smidge right... that is where drone is a smidge to right off the purple tree. Edit: I left you a message on facebook with actual frames freezed and marked up.

@DustinDunnill

7 ай бұрын

Thanks. The Mavic 3 location was just an example and base launch/land location. We searched in about a 50 or so foot wide column from behind DJI's lost point all the way to parking lot in case it kept moving forward. I appreciate the input and I'll take a look at your markups! 🍻

@DustinDunnill

7 ай бұрын

This is exactly at the find my drone gps point next to the dead tree. I think it's got to be around there 🍻

@hopper1629

7 ай бұрын

@@EarthSouthside It may have landed. I had the same thing happen with my mini 2. It was on zero battery, trying to limp it home. It was about 700 feet away from me when the signal cut out. I figured that it shut off and dropped out of the sky. I jogged towards it up a decently steep hill in no big hurry because I thought it had already crashed. It took me a couple minutes but as I got closer, I could hear it. So I sprinted the last bit and as I come around the last tree and there it was, still hovering over some tall grass. 😃

@qiqi2692

4 ай бұрын

Attach a gps tracker ?

@leonardwitucke1

3 ай бұрын

@@qiqi2692 Airtag would have helped. Also it was a bonehead attempt.

Beside landing earlier to activate the lights & buzzer, capturing the last transmitted GPS coordinates (since the drone was descending straight down to land) and searching to those coordinates would be the best means to locate it.

THANKS......Watching for long time...very good detailed INFORMATION.....

Hey Dustin, always enjoy your videos. A question since you live in sunny hawaii. What nd filter do you use or recommend for sunny places? I will be traveling to the islands in the Philippines and it’s going to be super sunny over there.

That was an excellent test and thank you for doing so! I just bought a mini pro 4 and it’s good to see the test results of your drone. I’m sorry that you’ve lost the the mini but hopefully you can find it. I myself have thought of the “what if” and reflective tape definitely one way. Another thing I thought of was using an Apple AirTag when flying and losing power. If you’re conducting the test I imagine it’s will have Apple to help find. Unsure if it will affect performance or not. Food for thought.

@N1NJAKIDD

6 ай бұрын

That's a great idea to attach a an airtag to your drone for range tests, he would of found it much easier

@spayrex_

5 ай бұрын

You can definitly do that yourself but if you wanna go to the max a 10 to 20% increase in weight is a lot

Two things come to mind: 1.) Painting (or vinyl) the upper body part neon orange might be smart 2.) A buzzer (like LR fpv) could be helpful Best wishes

@Hat_Uncle

7 ай бұрын

for #1, orange plastidip doesn't add too much weight with light spray application. You'd just have to be sure the solvent didn't damage the drone.

@asc23channel

7 ай бұрын

@@Hat_Uncle Agreed! You could for example use waterbased acrylics / airbrush colors. Or, as mentioned, vinyl/decals. They even make sets for specific drones. Best wishes

@djipreview

7 ай бұрын

Orange sharpie boom

@crisnmaryfam7344

7 ай бұрын

could also use a RFID chip. People use them on their pets, why not drones.

@DustinDunnill

7 ай бұрын

I should definitely be marking them with orange for range tests. Adding weight won't be ideal for this type of test as it will largely effect the flight time/ distance 🍻

Great flight, Enjoyed

Great review, I'm totally sold on the 4. I use them for jeeping videos and all the censors will help with the active track. Thanks a bunch.

I lost my drone in Tenerife 2 weeks ago. Close to a road according to the flightlog. When I got there it turned out to be a ravine. Went down, searched for 2 hours. No luck. Next day I went back, put the last known flightlog coordinates in my phone and found it in 15 minutes. This led me directly to the drone. Might be an idea. Drone was fine.

@Allworldallday

4 ай бұрын

How did you access the flightlog coordinates?

@ashimasquare9876

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, I will love to know how you access the flight log coordinate too

FIND IT!! 1. attach a chinese UV flashlight on the Mavic and let the flourescent light guide you. 😅 If the dji white body come off as flourescent (most white plastic do) you WILL find it. (You'd probably test the uv trick on a different dji white body first). 2. If you have a dji with the same behavior on low battery/ forced landing mode. Do an exact re-run of the forced landing in a controlled environment. To see if it will avoid obstacles and if the landing zone and gps report do match. Maybe it paused the gps logging way before actually landing. Then you are searching at the wrong spot. Proactive measurements: Like many suggested, reflective tape is a good one, but could easily be spotted by others. For stealth i would suggest painting the body with transparent flourescent color. And/or add an apple iTag. Great video overall. You won a subscriber. ❤

Great video. Our first aid kit is always available and in view for people if needed. It’s surprising how many people have nothing in their vehicle for emergency options.

Awesome! Mine comes tomorrow. I'm psyched

That’s what we’ve been all waiting for!!! 🎉🥳🫡👊 Edit after seeing whole video: I would assume the moment you’ve lost the signal on rc2 was the moment battery died completely so it has to be somewhere there. It fell from significant height so probably on the ground already. Keep looking! 🤞👊

You got a new subscriber!!

I did enjoy your range test Dustin. I was a little irritated at the lost of your drone but I had to reevaluate my attitude. Your test was definitely entertaning. I also know that when testing the limits of anything, the outer limits helps you know when it is time to turn back. So your video cemented my decision to purchase the mini 4 pro. It is videos like this that teach us what to do, when to do it and when to call it off. And, I hope you are able to find you drone. Let us know when you do.Thank you again Dustin.

@DustinDunnill

7 ай бұрын

Thanks. Glad you are one the viewers that can appreciate all the info here. Even though the ending was not perfect 🍻. Still looking and I'll make a video of the rescue if found 🍻

@Alex-xu2pd

6 ай бұрын

hope you find it. Great video! @@DustinDunnill

Reminds me of a similar situation I had with my Mini 2 late 2022 while doing a range test. The limp home mode just completely screwed me and then the Mini 2 just became the wind's b11tch. I hate that 6mph limp home bollocks. Sold it a month later and got a bigger drone. Thanks for the video, always fun to watch. Also showed me that the Mini 4 is programmed much like the Mini 2. Will avoid.

This video definitely taught me something, have your missing drone finding strategy in place before you fly one of those expensive toys.

Lesson here is when pushing battery . 1>Find a spot to land 2> point camera down and take a pic or record small video. 3>give it a land command. 4> go to location and find it with help of video and landing location. If you lost connection while flying it’s much much harder if it landed automatically with a mind of its own on low battery .

@walker-snow

7 ай бұрын

You need a landing spot with a landmark to be able to locate it from google earth images. There should be some distinct features of the landing spot. If you'll land the drone at some random location in the forest you are done.

@Staryuuki_Fan

7 ай бұрын

if you’re flying home, flying home with the wind that way you’re facing the wind, so the drone will fly back easier with the wind and if you lose GPS in remote signal, if you’re flying against the wind going home, you will have much more of a risk to lose it as the wind will blow the signal and interfere

The tilt is due to compensation for the effects of wind vs your commanded flight path. Next time try turning towards the direction of the tilt .. will level out and free up some battery power to applied elsewhere as required. Great video 😊

@DustinDunnill

7 ай бұрын

If you notice at the end before it's lost, the compass horizon seems almost like the drone was glitching. Could have been the wind but it looked algorithmic to me hence the call out on screen 🍻

Balls of Steele man. Had anxiety watching it, but glad somebody’s doing it ! Cheers.

Great video as always!! Sad that you weren't able to find the great mini drone!! I'll save my suggestions, I'm sure you've heard it all! Hope it didn't cost you a bunch of money 💰

Great video. The problem was when you had 10% spare battery, you should have used an extra 5% outwards, and then 5% back, not an extra 10% out. Hope you find it

@generalgrafx

6 ай бұрын

Yep.

Because of the strong winds during the time of your range test the Drone may have been carried as its Landing by the wind. Extend the perimeter of the search and you will find it because you're very close to the area that it came down. Continue to search more to the east as there was variable winds coming from the south prior to the crash. You're still a legend in my book.

@DustinDunnill

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! I will 🍻

@MrDjafal

3 ай бұрын

Please find it q.q @@DustinDunnill

@nomars4827

2 ай бұрын

Take into account that slopes can also make it slide somewhere further.

Awesome uploads!

Reflective tape is helpful, I have been taping an airtag to my drones and it has saved me twice now by having the airtag lol. Best of luck.

Great video. I wonder is attaching an apple airtag would be useful to find a lost drone.

Maybe for the next range test it might be a good idea to put a some bright colored sticker on it.

@BataSug_POV

7 ай бұрын

I think controlled landing is the best

@simons.5442

3 ай бұрын

homer said fuel and fire good

wow wow wow this was an excellent range test. I am thinking about buying one but didn't now witch one to get the mini pro 3 or the mini pro 4 and my is kind of made up. Thank you for this video and one question did you recover that drone back?

Did you adjust any of the transmission settings? 2.4-5.8 manual- auto? Etc I have had some success toggling them now and then

What affect would putting a airtag have affect on battery life? Extra weight on the drone etc. I wonder if it's better in these scenarios is when the drone is down to 5% battery left, is to look for a safe clearing area to land

@DirtyBird

6 ай бұрын

Very little as it only weighs a few grams. Problem is the range of an AirTag is very short. In this case we know the general vicinity where the drone went down so it could prove helpful.

That 4+ mile range is actually really dang good! I did a test with a Mavic Pro series 1 a few years back and had it at 125 feet and got 2 miles away with 64% battery remaining. I chickened out and brought it back and it landed with 22% thanks to the tailwind. I actually just sold a second Mavic Pro I had a couple weeks ago.

Love the videos… I just picked up my first DJI 👍 I snagged the Air 3 and love it. Any update on this Mini 4?

Great video ! I have just bought mine; very good piece of gear. Did you find yours after this ?

A suggestion to DJI maybe, what about a high pitched locater beep that can be enabled once you’re in the area?

@Jakecloudsuck

3 ай бұрын

They make a small beeper that I attach to all my flyers ! When it goes down, I put on my “hunting earphones” and walk to'it

Hey Dustin, your advanced settings will determine the drones behavior after the point of disconnect. You can manually select to have the drone either RTH, immediately decend, or hover. So your drone may have plotted a course back to "home" for the remaining 3-5% battery life. Hope this helps you find the M4P

@theurbanartist775

5 ай бұрын

Not true, my mini 3 lost signal and never returned. I waited forever and pushed the control sticks upward. At around 900ft I regained signal, pushed rth several times but the drone just wouldn’t return. It continued to drift away and landed on top of a building according to find my drone. This was in the beginning of November and DJI still haven’t replaced my drone. I missed thanksgiving pictures, my daughter’s birthday and now Christmas 😡 DJI has really upset and mistreated me this time around!

@Repoman46

4 ай бұрын

@@theurbanartist775 Right, what he's saying is the drone might have started RTH (after disconnecting) and died somewhere along the way. He would need to check those settings to determine what it was set to do.

@DustinDunnill

4 ай бұрын

At critical battery like this was at the end, it will not go into RTH even if it is set to on signal loss 🍻

@DustinDunnill

4 ай бұрын

What was your battery level when you tried RTH last?

@dominofive5075

4 ай бұрын

@Repoman46 thanks repoman. Could be a cool feature to test. Even if the drone had 3% battery left, it would still have x=seconds left of flight time. The drone can be set to hover in place, descend, or RTH in the event of a signal loss. So for the remaining x=seconds of flight time, it may have changed its trajectory towards home for its last seconds, if the setting was set to rth.

Interesting video. Guess pointing the camera down and landing it yourself when you knew the drone was in trouble, you might have had a better chance to recover the bird. Thanks for sharing the tips and updates that DJI have done to the software and hardware. Stay safe. Happy Holidays to you and your family.

This video was nutz! Putting an air tag on it would help. That was awesome!

Hi Dustin, I think I know what may have happened. Your drone was originally flying to its home point. You diverted that path and flew it towards a clearing. When the drone lost connection it still had 3 volts or so remaining. I believe what happened was the drone had no connection back to the controller and thus the location is skewed. That being said it would have begun traveling towards its original home point. If you try to vector it’s last known location with the home point it will be along that line. Shoulda coulda painted it fluorescent orange or put an air tag on it but you will find it if you travel from the last known location and that home point. Good luck.

@DustinDunnill

7 ай бұрын

Worth a try. In my experience they won't try to return when in forced landing mode 🍻

@brianmann01

7 ай бұрын

@@DustinDunnill I see what your saying. Hope you find it.

@jasonbronson672

6 ай бұрын

Airtag is a great idea.

@atlesifeyst2185

5 ай бұрын

@@DustinDunnill sad part is you can see a landmark in the video of that loop turn around, drone is likely in a 200m radius of that area. just too damn small to see easily.

@tomasserdmanis5183

5 ай бұрын

@@DustinDunnilldid you find your drone in the end ? Apple tag I think I will put on mine ,would do you think about fishing with it ,would that be possible ? I mean to throw the hook far in and just come back

I subscribed just because of all the trouble you went through. Impressed...

Did you ever find it???

Hi Dustin - I'm a newbie and I so appreciate your content as its SUPER informative. I live on the water in Florida and I'm trying to determine which unit to purchase. I have a relatively unobstructed flight out to our island which is approx.3 miles from our home. It's out in the Gulf of Mexico so we do get some windy days, but obviously no buildings or tall trees, etc.,. My primary objective is to be able to conduct some intermittent surveillance for security purposes. Might you be able to recommend a model that is most cost effective for my purpose? Thanks so much!!

wow. I reckon thats a search and rescue. Mine being delivered tomorrow, cant wait.

Add an air tag to the drone. Then you can track it with your cell phone. Also, you could add high vis reflective tape or paint to help in the recovery.

@garybamsch6352

7 ай бұрын

An airtag only works if an iPhone goes within the nfc range of it. Not likely to work in this type of situation

@pogosenior

7 ай бұрын

I think the airtag could have been a great help. He only needs to bring his Iphone within 100 feet of drone to find it. @@garybamsch6352

@kippur777

7 ай бұрын

If you have an I phone it may work!

@user-mr9rr1gk1v

6 ай бұрын

I put a tile pro (android and iPhone) on my mini3 pro. Could track the location of my drone anywhere it was regardless of range with a small subscription fee ( $120/year) . I would not fly an expensive drone without it! No interference, but it may be over 249g's...idk I never weighed it. 🥂 cheers and happy hovering 🍻

There's a difference between flight time and flight distance. I figured the low speed wouldn't yield nearly as much distance. If you're flying at twice the speed but have 30% less flight time you'll still go further than at the lower speed with 30% more flight time.

Great info & video 👍👍 If possible tell us what area you’re flying in. As a climber I always like to know what mountains 🏔️ are in the picture. I’m new to drones and recently purchased this Mini 4 pro so I’m really enjoying your videos.

I love the new cruise control feature!

Thank you for pushing the limits and doing a real world test. FPV drones can be set up with a beeper on the motors when lost that lasts until the battery goes or you can add an external beeper with its own battery. We may need to invest in one of those for you. 😅 I know you’ll find it. It’s a pain, but it’s there. Great stuff as always.

@DustinDunnill

7 ай бұрын

I'd just be worried about the added weight for these range tests. It will drastically affect a drone of this weight. I'm long overdue for marking them orange for range tests which I'll start doing 🍻

@pksteffen

7 ай бұрын

@@DustinDunnill it would add 5g if you used something like the Vifly beeper but that would definitely go against what you’re doing which is all stock. I just feel your pain. I’ve had to search for quads in some gnarly desert situations. Looking forward to the video where you locate it though. Cheers!

I swear I saw 2-3 mini 4 pro range test video recommendations but I didn't click on ANY of them. You just do it better and differently dustin. Much love❤ cheers 🍻 Edit: you gotta tell us when you find it man. I hope you really do.

@DustinDunnill

7 ай бұрын

Still Looking 🙂🍻

@FoxFaderWorld

7 ай бұрын

​@DustinDunnill OH goodness! I like that one guys thought that it may have lost transmission to the rc, then turned towards home, then flew till it couldn't anymore.

@DustinDunnill

7 ай бұрын

In my experiences they don't do that in critical low battery unless there was some glitch it just lands where it is 🍻

No glitches amazing!! I want one!

Hi Dustin! I really enjoy your videos! Did you ever find that DJI Mini 4 ? My advice is to put reflective 3M Tape on it or one of those tags that Emmitt the location when at a certain distance. I was wondering if it had the extended battery? Take care ! Bill

@DustinDunnill

Ай бұрын

Still looking. Thanks! I'll be trying a new locate tag on future tests🍻

You may already know this but a self powered (with it's own battery) strobe would have made it a breeze to find once it was dark. I have one that can last for about 8 hours on it's lowest setting and can still be seen from a few hundred feet at night.

@DustinDunnill

7 ай бұрын

Good idea. What's the weight on that strobe?

Unless I want to look at the ground or want to center an object into the center of frame, I always go with the rule of thirds when adjusting my camera angle; that's 1/3 sky and 2/3 ground. As to where your drone went, it must be one of those drone eating trees that devoured it. Really though Dustin, I'm sorry about your loss of your drone. Did you have care refresh, and would it cover that?

@DustinDunnill

7 ай бұрын

I've received another Mini 4 to continue testing but not giving up on the lost one 🍻

@thriftysurvivor6117

7 ай бұрын

@@DustinDunnill Just ask the next coyote if it walked off with it. 🤣😂🤣

@DustinDunnill

7 ай бұрын

😂 very well could have been snatched up by an animal thinking it was a fallen bird 🍻

@thriftysurvivor6117

7 ай бұрын

@@DustinDunnill I hope not but I was thinking that could be.

@wiggylab1957

6 ай бұрын

With a little Ingenuity I think you could add a small piazzo buzzer

Thanks for that interesting flight. I have a 2S or Air or something like that lol and a mini 3 pro that I had to buy in Vietnam after I crashed one about 40 feet up in a tree there. I’ve had clear shots standing on a mountaintop in Thailand and tried seeing how far my mini 3 would go - I was disappointed, signal started dropping off rapidly before I was even a mile away. I have the first version of the screened controller, no external antennaes. I’m wondering if that newer controller model made all the difference in your test flight of the mini 4. Did you ever find your drone??

Nice video man! sorry for your mini 4 but I was looking for something like that to know how much further you can push it

I use to find my dji drones by the flight log file located in the device I used with the controller. In your case that file should be in your controller. You should be able to at least locate the file based on the date. Respond if you need additional help. My guess is the drone did not make as far as you visually saw it fly based on the camera angle.

@DustinDunnill

7 ай бұрын

The find my drone feature uses the flight log and last known coordinates to help locate it does it not? Although I can see it being useful if it was still allowing input from sticks and traveling beyond it's logged and transmitted GPS point 🍻

Starting a fund for a new one.

@DustinDunnill

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Sam! 🙂🍻

Love your vids !!

WOW... Thank you for the info!