I've checked back and know this question has been asked a few times in 2017 and before. But the consensus of opinion was mixed and somewhat vague.
We usually fly early in the morning and just before sunset, out of the main hours when the South African sun is strong. The props are carefully attached and taken off again, stored in the supplied grey cloth bag, which then goes away into a special drone-carrying rucksack. Only two of us use the equipment and we're both very careful with everything. When there are bits of blood and guts from collisions with insects, this is wiped clean.
I've read that DJI suggests changing props after 200 flights. We're well over that number. All of the props look and feel smooth, seemingly as new. I've also read that a warning message will appear if there is anything abnormal detected with one of them.
We've never crashed or hit anything. There is no unusual vibration, nor unusual sound.
We never go into sport mode, pushing maximum speed.
There's a slight discolouration on the inner thread of each prop, but I think this appeared early on.
I'm keen to know from the very experienced members of this forum what you each do. Should we continue to use our original set of props until any small nick or abnormality can be felt or seen? Or is there a real concern with the inner thread becoming worn (even though we're very careful putting them on and taking them off)?
Thanks, in anticipation.
We usually fly early in the morning and just before sunset, out of the main hours when the South African sun is strong. The props are carefully attached and taken off again, stored in the supplied grey cloth bag, which then goes away into a special drone-carrying rucksack. Only two of us use the equipment and we're both very careful with everything. When there are bits of blood and guts from collisions with insects, this is wiped clean.
I've read that DJI suggests changing props after 200 flights. We're well over that number. All of the props look and feel smooth, seemingly as new. I've also read that a warning message will appear if there is anything abnormal detected with one of them.
We've never crashed or hit anything. There is no unusual vibration, nor unusual sound.
We never go into sport mode, pushing maximum speed.
There's a slight discolouration on the inner thread of each prop, but I think this appeared early on.
I'm keen to know from the very experienced members of this forum what you each do. Should we continue to use our original set of props until any small nick or abnormality can be felt or seen? Or is there a real concern with the inner thread becoming worn (even though we're very careful putting them on and taking them off)?
Thanks, in anticipation.