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The propellers and/or guards are broken
The drone does not fly well due to damaged rotor blades
Propellers are missing a blade
The drone has had an accident and the propellers are damaged or non existent. First make sure that the propellers can be manually turned. If they do, begin by replacing the propellers with replacement parts provided with the drone.
Propellers do not turn
The motor that turns the propellers might be damaged. Begin by taking off the propellers, guards, and upper shell of the drone. Unplug the wires leading to the motor, unscrew and or unlatch it from the drone itself. Check for any cracks that may be easily fixed. If not, order a new motor and reassemble.
The drone will not turn on
The drone's LED lights do not turn on nor does it respond to any input
Drone battery may need to charge
If the drone has been under heavy or long use the battery may need to be charged. Disconnect battery and charge it for at least 4 hours.
Drone will not turn on with a charged battery
If the battery has been charged for at least 4 hours then the wiring may be faulty or disconnected and would need to be fixed. So just follow this guide to fix it.
Video drone does not respond to controller
Sometimes the drone does not respond to any input
Drone may need to be re-synchronized to the controller
Turn everything off and re-synchronize by:
- Turn drone on
- Turn controller on
- Hit calibrate button
- Push flight sticks forward simultaneously - listen for a beep
- Release the flight sticks
- Pull down towards you - listen for a beep
- Release the flight sticks
- Then pull down and outwards - listen for a long beep
The drone should respond with a rotation of the propellers.
Drone does not respond at all
In case multiple attempts to synchronize the controller and the drone failed, the controller antenna may need to be replaced.
Drone's response is slow
If the drone is responding slowly, then the controller may need a new set of batteries. Unscrew the controller latch on the back of the controller and replace the batteries.
34 Comments
Won’t play video says corrupted file or in supported
Ben - Reply
Every time I try to view video it says corrupted file or unsupported file. Why? I want to see my videos
Ben - Reply
Having Sam problem did u figure it out
James Fleming -
Try making sure you press video switch to stop recording before powering down drone. If not it will corrupt the file.
Josh Seboldt -
When I connect the battery, while Drone switch is on engines power on to full RPMs.
Jake Millz - Reply