DJI Mini 4 Pro CRASH - DON'T Make This MISTAKE!

I think this is very valuable to DJI, I hope you're submitting this video to them as a kind of bug report. There will be a big bug fix firmware update soon I'm sure. Your testing was extreme but not unreasonable, and on one hand you've shown how capable the drone is in it's ability to recover from a crash, and on the other how it's actions caused the crash in the first place!

If you allow me, I recommend that send you the flight log of this flight to DJI, because this is the only way to DJI can correct this issue.

I think it seems you can change the height/distance away, but every time you make a change on the double wheel, it will then use the defaults from the menu settings. You can then override them again, which it will try to maintain until you touch the double wheel again.

Great video and test Gavin

I’ve only used active track a couple of times but it does seem to have a a mind of its own when you start using the wheel

Thanks Gavin for always finding these hidden flaws or issues in your testing. I do have an important question which I have not seen discussed as what best setting (Brake or By Pass) to use in Obstacle Avoidance Action when you lose connection & the drone is return home automatically . For example, if my RTH height is set to 200ft, then i lose connection behind a 250ft high building, and my setting is Brake in Obstacle Avoidance Action, my assumption is that my drone will just hover at 200ft behind the bldg and the drone will never return back home. If my setting is set to By Pass in Obstacle Avoidance Action instead, will my drone fly around the bldg at 200ft until it sees or makes connection with my RC? Can you please comment on this so I know what setting to use in Obstacle Avoidance Action when I lose connection. Not sure if someone has already tested this but i appreciate your comment on my question. Thanks so much.

Thanks for the video and the test. I got a similar issue i.e. Mini 4 pro crashing while flying backwards in Autotracking mode despite the Obstacles avoidance clearly indicating obstacles (and me being in line of sight) ! Hope DJI will take care of this.

Hello Gavinhr, I want to change the audio language of the DJI Fly 1.12.2 (to Spanish) for my Mini 2 but I can't find the option that was previously found in Profile>Settings>Language. Do you know if there is any alternative in this regard? Thanks greetings.

How about between 3 pro vs 4 pro cause i see on you tube that some one said its the 3 pro its better when goes into tree. Have you tried compare 3 pro vs 4 pro thanks

Yesterday I've crashed my Mini 4 Pro based on incorect direction of movement. Active Track decided that I'm ion the move and turn "wrong" way than... crashed. Should be stopped until a few LO/LA changed in system, doeasn't it?.

If I initiate active track, is obstacle avoidance immediately turned on or it only turns on after the present height and distance is reached?

I had the same problem. testing OA, tried to crash the drone I had flown two and a half battery's unable to crash it including things I thought it would hit. Steadily getting braver the more things it avoided. Tried the new tracing, taking the drone from behind me to the front it promptly ran sideways into a bush. The mini 4 pro had successfully avoided this same bush sideways in the previous test. It was almost like OA had turned off when in tracking mode.

Your videos have the most usable information of any channel I’ve seen I really enjoy your videos. I own the mini to mini three pro and many for Pro and I have learned a lot of things from watching your videos thanks 1 million.

Idiocy like this is always better done in advance by wonderful people like you. Thank you...very useful knowledge prior to purchasing the mini 4. 😊

6:39 lol... I did a similar with my Mini 3 Pro - straight up into a tree branch and it Stopped, Dropped and Rolled itself back upright (in the air) only needing to have its gimbal reset. 😊 great little buggers these are

I think the manual does said when the lighting condition is not bright enough, the obstacles avoidance will not work same as you set to sport mode?

I feel almost urged to, but anyways Gavin, gotta say it.. Thank you for your awesome yet priceless work!!! Thank you 🙏🏼

It’s amazing to see how it recovers and how it handles such extreme scenarios, I think if DJI see this video they will tweak the active track behaviour but honestly I’m just impressed for how many opportunities it had to crash and didn’t. My old Spark wouldn’t last 5 seconds lol - just got the mini 4 and did my first flight, it will be a while before I risk flying between trees!

Hi Gav. Great video mate. Very strange behaviour from the drone though. Looks like a glitch I don't you was at fault there. Thanks for sharing mate. Hope your ok

I think when enabling ActiveTrack 360 in the settings, it mentions that obstacle avoidance won't work.