It seems that the small orange tip section of the prop can come adrift from the rest of the body of the prop.
I assume it affects the Mini 3 Pro too, as I believe it uses the same props?
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Iāve seen this happen on the air 3 as well ā Chris clinkadink ā ā¦.
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I think itās a bad design tbh, the mavic 3 series have them to, I always check them !
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Iām not sure whether, without having seen this, I might not have notice that issue.
I do frequently inspect the props along their length, and near the screw in case itās split or cracked, but I am not convinced I would check the tip unless it looked āwrongā
Sometimes itās only noticeable when running your finger along the tip or giving it a little bend rather, is sometimes when you may notice a slight fracture, although I think itās a bad design I also pretty much know they are more likely to damage in grass / long grass or sometimes just a small clip against something,
Before I even knew this my first thoughts when I see these new style props was ( bad design or wonāt last long ) just my opinion ā¦
Just give it a little flex up & down, not to brutal & you will notice if they or one needs replacing.
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My 3 pro still has its original props for over a year and theyre fine. The Air 3 breaks those tips every few weeks. Have flown with both tips missing from a propeller on the Air 3 and noticed no difference in performance.
Mavic 3 Pro? 
Seriously?? Or is that an exaggeration?
Mini 3 pro. No exageration I usually fly 2 days a week at the moment.
Just checked my Mavic 3 blades, the tips are softer, more like rubber than hard plastic, and two are damaged, although it was last used in wales, I didnāt notice any problems so can only assume theyāve been damaged whilst stored in their storage frame or when landing
I was thinking about this again last night & wondered if the change in weather temperatures up / down, cold winter / summer warm etc may make these a bit fragile,
As I have many spares I was going to try my own little test on these & put a set in the freezer & a set at room temp & put them through some kind of little strenuous test,
Maybe video it & then post it here
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Why would dji change the tips for softer material over the harder propellers on previous models ?
I think it maybe off the top of my head something tells me something to do with making the drone quieter, Iām sure I recall reading this a while back somewhere, not a 100% certain but kinda certain.
Believe it is a combination of noise level and impact safety required in order to gain an EASA class certification/marking.
Below is an extract from the EASA rules for C1 Class 
(6) be designed and constructed in such a way as to minimise injury to people during operation, sharp edges of the UA shall be avoided, unless technically unavoidable under good design and manufacturing practice; if equipped with propellers, the UA shall be designed in such a way as to limit any injury that may be inflicted by the propeller blades;
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Interesting that you can buy quieter propellers like air screw that claim to be quieter yet are solid hard bladesš§found standard blades on Amazon for around Ā£24 and airscrewās at double that, experienced failure with aftermarket blades so always use originals. Again sounds like businesses are trying to cash in on a hobby, dji designs a blade to be two parts construction and another is one part.
Ah I see,
Yes I was just trying to look on the net what I thought Iād read / seen, yes that sounds very feasible, yes I do remember something about the db level had to be below a certain db to get its classification or to that effect.
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One of the added benefits of the Master Airscrew props is better visibility of the drone in flight due to the brightly coloured options. Master Airscrew being an American based company donāt have to worry about Class Approvals - they only exist in Europe (and donāt apply in the UK).
It would appear that, because of the hoops that DJI have had to jump through to gain Class Approvals in EASA operations they have come up with a more unreliable result 
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I pinched a couple of my blade tips with the mini 4 pro clamp and noticed then they were of a softer material. Used them shed loads of times after with no probs.
Mate of mine has an Air 3 and they came off a few of his blades. He just glued 'em back on and has had no issues since. 
Curious if it just safety feature imposed on DJI because of the market their selling into, obviously the air screw propellers are more expensive but donāt have to have the softer tail edge. Until reading the feature about the end coming loose I wouldnāt of checked, Iāll checking my blades now after and before every flight now
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