# Mini 2 loses a prop **URL:** \ **Category:** General Drone Discussion\ **Tags:** mini2\ **Created:** [30 April 2022 08:07 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/mini-2-loses-a-prop/45674 "2022-04-30T08:07:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sparky](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/sparky/32/241788_2.png) [@Sparky](https://greyarro.ws/u/Sparky)\ **Post date:** [30 April 2022 08:07 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/mini-2-loses-a-prop/45674/1 "2022-04-30T08:07:59Z")
Our man @Windswept with an interesting video [![](https://d1q8cepst0v8xp.cloudfront.net/original/3X/0/6/066afe110169594a198f7cf2dc7cb130b12d1536.jpeg "DJI Mavic Mini 2 Flight Disaster || What would YOU do?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvINs6GQzdA) ---
**Author:** ![Shenar](https://greyarro.ws/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Shenar](https://greyarro.ws/u/Shenar)\ **Post date:** [30 April 2022 09:28 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/mini-2-loses-a-prop/45674/2 "2022-04-30T09:28:14Z")
Great video, but certainly scary when something like that happens. Well done to complete the RTH. ---
**Author:** ![FFf](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/fff/32/145545_2.png) [@FFf](https://greyarro.ws/u/FFf)\ **Post date:** [30 April 2022 09:48 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/mini-2-loses-a-prop/45674/3 "2022-04-30T09:48:36Z")
I wish I had more time to watch your videos…always amusing. ---
**Author:** ![MartG1960](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/martg1960/32/163649_2.png) [@MartG1960](https://greyarro.ws/u/MartG1960)\ **Post date:** [30 April 2022 10:25 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/mini-2-loses-a-prop/45674/4 "2022-04-30T10:25:26Z")
I think I’d have been looking for a safe place to land asap ---
**Author:** ![Sparky](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/sparky/32/241788_2.png) [@Sparky](https://greyarro.ws/u/Sparky)\ **Post date:** [30 April 2022 10:27 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/mini-2-loses-a-prop/45674/5 "2022-04-30T10:27:40Z")
@Windswept What make are the props that failed ---
**Author:** ![Windswept](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/windswept/32/93152_2.png) [@Windswept](https://greyarro.ws/u/Windswept)\ **Post date:** [30 April 2022 10:49 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/mini-2-loses-a-prop/45674/6 "2022-04-30T10:49:11Z")
They’re official DJI props bought from DJI website. ---
**Author:** ![Windswept](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/windswept/32/93152_2.png) [@Windswept](https://greyarro.ws/u/Windswept)\ **Post date:** [30 April 2022 10:52 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/mini-2-loses-a-prop/45674/7 "2022-04-30T10:52:38Z")
I’ll make shorter videos 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Windswept](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/windswept/32/93152_2.png) [@Windswept](https://greyarro.ws/u/Windswept)\ **Post date:** [30 April 2022 10:53 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/mini-2-loses-a-prop/45674/8 "2022-04-30T10:53:38Z")
I did consider landing on the footpath, but she was flying so erratically she might well have landed in a tree or water, so I decided (with plenty of battery power left) to assist her home 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Windswept](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/windswept/32/93152_2.png) [@Windswept](https://greyarro.ws/u/Windswept)\ **Post date:** [30 April 2022 10:54 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/mini-2-loses-a-prop/45674/9 "2022-04-30T10:54:40Z")
I did consider landing on the footpath, but was worried that she’d land in a tree or water as she was flying very erratically. Decided just to guide her home instead. ---
**Author:** ![Windswept](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/windswept/32/93152_2.png) [@Windswept](https://greyarro.ws/u/Windswept)\ **Post date:** [30 April 2022 10:55 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/mini-2-loses-a-prop/45674/10 "2022-04-30T10:55:16Z")
They’re official DJI props bought from DJI website. ---
**Author:** ![BadManners](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/badmanners/32/80738_2.png) [@BadManners](https://greyarro.ws/u/BadManners)\ **Post date:** [30 April 2022 10:56 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/mini-2-loses-a-prop/45674/11 "2022-04-30T10:56:43Z")
To be honest I would have tried to bring her home too. It’s hard to beat landing at one’s feet. ---
**Author:** ![Windswept](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/windswept/32/93152_2.png) [@Windswept](https://greyarro.ws/u/Windswept)\ **Post date:** [30 April 2022 10:57 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/mini-2-loses-a-prop/45674/12 "2022-04-30T10:57:59Z")
As strange as it sounds, I thought bringing her home was the safest thing to do, given the area where I was flying. ---
**Author:** ![BadManners](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/badmanners/32/80738_2.png) [@BadManners](https://greyarro.ws/u/BadManners)\ **Post date:** [30 April 2022 11:04 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/mini-2-loses-a-prop/45674/13 "2022-04-30T11:04:20Z")
Sometimes a flight _is_ safer than a walk, and if the flight is successful, there’s more chance of retrieving the drone, from there you get to figure what went wrong, learn and share so others can benefit from your experience. The alternative might be leaving a drone out there for some animal to find—not ideal. ---
**Author:** ![Windswept](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/windswept/32/93152_2.png) [@Windswept](https://greyarro.ws/u/Windswept)\ **Post date:** [30 April 2022 11:04 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/mini-2-loses-a-prop/45674/14 "2022-04-30T11:04:43Z")
Actually, I just checked my DJI account. Those props were not bought from DJI, they were bought from a different seller, but advertised as official DJI props. Hmmm… I don’t want to say where I bought them from just yet because I don’t know if the seller buys them as B stock or something from DJI and I don’t want to marr a reputation unnecessarily. Advice? ---
**Author:** ![milkmanchris](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/milkmanchris/32/237713_2.png) [@milkmanchris](https://greyarro.ws/u/milkmanchris)\ **Post date:** [30 April 2022 11:06 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/mini-2-loses-a-prop/45674/15 "2022-04-30T11:06:10Z")
@Windswept Robert, did you fill the census in ;o) ---
**Author:** ![Sparky](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/sparky/32/241788_2.png) [@Sparky](https://greyarro.ws/u/Sparky)\ **Post date:** [30 April 2022 11:08 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/mini-2-loses-a-prop/45674/16 "2022-04-30T11:08:08Z")
What is the packaging like the props were in, does it look authentic Also why did you change them ---
**Author:** ![Windswept](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/windswept/32/93152_2.png) [@Windswept](https://greyarro.ws/u/Windswept)\ **Post date:** [30 April 2022 11:10 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/mini-2-loses-a-prop/45674/17 "2022-04-30T11:10:52Z")
They are identical to official DJI props, in same packaging and advertised as official DJI props. I ordered them from the different seller at the same price, but delivery was quicker (as it turned out, delivery was NOT any quicker) ---
**Author:** ![Windswept](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/windswept/32/93152_2.png) [@Windswept](https://greyarro.ws/u/Windswept)\ **Post date:** [30 April 2022 11:11 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/mini-2-loses-a-prop/45674/18 "2022-04-30T11:11:29Z")
LOL, aye I did. you’re the first person that has mentioned that! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sparky](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/sparky/32/241788_2.png) [@Sparky](https://greyarro.ws/u/Sparky)\ **Post date:** [30 April 2022 11:13 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/mini-2-loses-a-prop/45674/19 "2022-04-30T11:13:33Z")
> [@Sparky](#): > > Also why did you change them @Windswept why did you feel the need to change the props? ---
**Author:** ![BadManners](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/badmanners/32/80738_2.png) [@BadManners](https://greyarro.ws/u/BadManners)\ **Post date:** [30 April 2022 11:30 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/mini-2-loses-a-prop/45674/20 "2022-04-30T11:30:35Z")
Here are pukka DJI Mini 2 props and original packaging for reference: ![image](https://d1q8cepst0v8xp.cloudfront.net/original/3X/2/b/2bf1ad0286fbc9e798c709db33078e8d65cc3603.jpeg) ![image](https://d1q8cepst0v8xp.cloudfront.net/original/3X/2/6/26085a45afa0bdfb073fd605a6003edc787164d9.jpeg) [Next page](https://greyarro.ws/t/mini-2-loses-a-prop/45674.md?page=2)