I was asking myself if this would work just yesterday, and today youtube recommended me this video. I also thought that there must be some idiot who already tried this so I won't have to :D

*It would have recovered even if it were inverted.* Try holding it inverted and giving throttle - only two adjacent rotors spin and the other two are almost stationary. This would create torque to turn it over (and thus upright). The engineers who built this drone are smart people and know about gyroscopes!

That Mavic may have survived but it needs therapy after that. lol! Great stuff as always!

Lol @ 1:10 the drone looks at him like, wtf are you about to do to me?

Thanks for taking the bullet for all of us who asked the same question 👍🏼👍🏼

Now for some people to find out that it doesn't work 100% of the time...

Thanks for the test! Showing the flight log and/or a screenrecording would have been nice, so we could have seen how much altitude was lost!

On the edge of my seat!!! Thanks for sharing. I'm currently nursing 2 band-aids because I tried to catch the drone mid-flight to avoid smashing a clients property indoors. Was flying in tripod mode, landed for a sec then back to the air and didn't reset to tripod mode again. It shot to the ceiling faster than I expected....lol.

Have been looking for this for a while. You are awesome!!

I was thinking about this today, and LITERALLY this shows up recommended on the side of a video lol thanks for risking it for our entertainment

Thank you for putting it all on the line for curiosity sake. I’ve wondered if this would work, should I need it in emergency. Glad to know it could be an option! 🤘🏻

Dude that was "AWESOME!" Still it was taking a chance on a grand to show it's capabilities! Thanks for sharing!

Dude that was absolutely insane my hat's off to you my friend! I have a question how did you regain the props to start spinning again? To create thrust so would we gain altitude and hover?

You activaye emergency shut off then release did you have to do something to start it again or it started itself I didnt see?

I'm a new sub! After a few videos, I truly enjoy your uniqueness and creativity. Thank you for busting this myth for us!

Been thinking of trying this for a few years now! Awesome Job!

Awesome video, good job man. You had me on the edge of me seat the whole time lol

Mate, that was absolutely EPIC! You have a huge set of cohones to even attempt that with such an expensive bit of kit! I just got my Mavic Pro and she hasn't even had her maiden flight, so you can imagine how I felt watching you do that - I felt like you were doing that with MY drone!!! Congrats on pulling it off! Now I need to take a sedative and have a good lie down! Sheesh! Lol!

I am curious, when the motors restarted did it automatically halt its fall? I have tried this once with a Phantom 3 and whilst the restart worked, the yaw spin halted instantly, it continued to fall, it took me a second or so to realise the motors restart at idle. For what it is worth the restart also reset the home point which might be something to watch out for.

That was awesome. I don't think I will try that with my Mavic, but i now know that i can restart mine if it should ever shut down on me while its in the air. Thanks for putting your Mavic on the line. Great job, stay well

Bro the things you do. I have been watching alot of your vids. Got a sub from me. You should have way more subscribers with the risks you take. Keep it up

Great experiment, congratulations on your success and thank you for posting this video!!!

great test! well done! keep your vids coming. 😊😎

Awesome! 👏🙌👍 You all have answered an age old question I’ve had for the longest! And I just accidentally stumbled upon this watching a Short from 51 Drones! 😃 Thanks for sacrificing precious equipment in the name of curiosity! 😁

Crazy doing this stunt but someone has to do it, I was nervous yet excited to see it flew again, well done Chris, you are crazy !! LOL

As a Private SEL pilot and a drone pilot, that was insane but awesome stunt !!! You can see that the Mavic lost all attitude, fell like a leaded leaf and regained the control back. Thanks for a great eye-popping show.

Chris... Dude!! This is like twice now, that I have a desire to know if something is possible and I think "No way am I risking my Mavic to test that!" then days later you post up that very same test!! AWESOME!! So stoked that this works!! Oh and... The other one was landing in the back of a pickup whilst it's moving!! So you're 1-1 right now ;)

DUDE!!! I was shitting myself watching this. I never knew anyone actually doing this. Congrats and thanks for the update! Hope I never have to do this myself.

Thanks for confirming my theory, I dont have the courage to try it :D

I enjoy your vids, you're a character! Will you try this with the Spark:^)

Wooo, awesome video! Glad it was a happy end :-)

WOW super cool. I swear I my stomach was in my throat. Awesome use of the second drone to catch the angle. Thanks for sharing.

thanks bro, i was wondering what will happen if you turn in back on when the props face down , is it going to regain its flight position or not.. :D :D,

I did this same exercise with my Wingsland M5 out at my country place...in a pasture. It's a much lighter aircraft and did not fall a like a brick which was demonstrated above. When I was watching that video I thought that Mavic was going to smash into a million pieces in that parking lot. You're dangerous Maverick....that's a Top Gun reference for those of you who are too young.

I thought about this manoeuvre and wondered if it was possible. Considered it was only hypothetical till you guys had the GUTS (we won't say crazy) to do it. Well done - could almost smell your adrenaline!

Wow I can't believe that actually worked lol I would not do that with my Mavic but thanks for showing it's possible!

Wow that took guts! You did it in an open area with no cars or people under you. Ive wondered the same thing with my precious mavic pro- and its nice to know it can be turned back on.

Awesome video!! I've always wondered if it could be pulled off. Never brave enough to try!

Effin sick. You guys are insane in the membrane

Wow that was incredible to watch... well done for having the balls to do it :D

Awesome. I am purchasing my first Mavic Pro and got lost in the world of KZfaq... found your videos... subscribed! So worth it! Hehe

Great information thank you. Question a little bit off-topic: are you getting anything remotely close to 4 miles distance when flying a Mavic pro? I understand the obstacles but at best we're Ifly once I hit between five and 6000 feet I begin to lose signal. Furthest I've ever been able to fly out was just over 8000 feet. What are you experiencing to be the norm?

OH MY GOD. This is freaking crazy, my heart sank when it went down. I would have never risked that lmao

thanks for testing :-)

Well that answers my question. Yes, it does drop like a rock, lol. Thanks for the video! Great job guys!

crazy ass video man!! earned a subscriber! and I just got my mavic today!!! lol

Brave! I was wondering what would happen if you accidentally CSCed in mid-air, good to know you can restart the motors!

awesome video man. that was just cool

Wow I wondered if this would work. Thanks for having the guts to try it for the rest of us!

Good shit dude!

Can you record audio from the DJI app when flying...I hear audio but when I export I lose it.

I will never do that with mine but I'm glad the mavic can handle it. Great vid!!

My app keeps crashing mid flight...that lead me to watch this. Did not expect this. Exciting video and great capture by the 2nd drone!

Great experiment ;-) I also notice the Mavic flipped upside down during the fall. Aerodynamics in this situation play a big roll. Maybe something for Dji consider .

Wow, I was wondering if that manuever would work since reading about it in the manual on how to stop the motors. I too was thinking about birds attacking it, and getting away as fast as possible. I'm in Jacksonville Florida, and where I fly, there's lots of Hawks, buzzards, and seagulls, etc. They will come after your drone. We just try keeping an eye on them, ( your spotter), and haul ass away from them in sports mode, as needed. No issue so far with them. You had me so nervous with that manuever, man!! My wife flys her Spark with me all the time, so we both were wondering about that process. Thanks for sharing. Be safe and fly straight. J & D.

This needs more views. Thanks for this! cause I would never do it with mine.

Thanks for the demonstration! At least we know it is possible.

Dang man! Glad that worked out for you!! Cool to watch, but I don't think I'd have the guts to try it on my Mavic! Cool vid

You Da Man, nerves of steel and the drive to find the answer to those questions of "wonder what would happen" I salute you ! West coast Dave

EXELLLENT!!! one question, hod do you restart the motors? same way as if you launch it?

That's sick Chris!

I've always been asking this test to myself! well, it works!

You guys are nuts!!! Two thumbs up!!!

forget the parking lot, i was thinking about this for a long time and thanks for the brave experiment, you have confirmed my assumptions about it.

HYPE! I was wondering the other day if i were to drop the mavic off of a high building or a bridge if I Could get the motors to start up an fly! Now I really want to try this haha! Thanks!

This is the best thing ever!

wowwww im impressed with the video stabilizer. even in such that kind of fall. still can record a good vid. nice drone....!!!!

By the way: What did you do with the sticks after shutdown?

Awesome Video! My heart skipped a beat

That was pretty sick bro!

Thanks guys, I've been waiting to see someone try this, as I have wanted to but didn't have the balls to put my Mavic to the test.

Спасибо ребята, вы своей храбростью решили дискуссию на нашем форуме. Хорошего дня и хороших полетов вам !

Good work!

you took one for the community ;-) Nice recovery

Thanks for risking your Drone to answer that question for us.

niiiiice one! you do some interesting tests! ever manage to land it not the back of the truck? or did anyone else try? so close to neck chops lol

YOOOOO :D that was nuts!!! i wouldnt be able to do this!!

still the best mavic vid out there

Glad to know this works in case I need to do an emergency drop. Have been reading conflicting statements saying the Mav Pro wont do CSC but this is proof.

Nice experiment!

I got into some birds and quickly switched into sport mode TURBOS ON GONEEEEEEEEE!! Bye birds

Ive thought about this SOOO many times, im excited to watch

Absolutely heart pounding! So how did you revive the drone before it almost hit the ground?

Brave brave man, glad it worked out. At what altitude did you switch off and what altitude did it start up again, guessing this might not be recorded but just in case

Ok, ok ok, thank you!! You answered my Question that I wouldn't have the balls to do. Good job!

I just brought a mavic and this just gives me something to add to the advantages.

One night my brother and I were driving down a snow covered road at 50mph in a brand new Jeep and wondered what would happen if we threw it into reverse. Sometimes you just want to know shit like that. I get it. That's why I subscribed to your channel. Very scary but cool. My hearts still racing.

awesome video Mate :) thx and Greetings Erik

Could you tell us - what height were you at when you cut the motors? How many seconds(or fractions of a second) before you re-started? What height were you at when it re-stabilized? Thanks!

Hi Chris, what did you do exactly? First emergency shit off the motors, and then? Same gesture for take off? With a little while in between? Thanks BTW this may be a rescue tip if the drone is very high with little battery. Speed for lowering the drone is very slow, and battery consuming.

For the past several years I have wondered if you wanted to get your DJI Mavic Pro or the DJI Phantom 4 down in a hurry could you do what you did and would the craft right itself and get control back. Thanks !

Very Brave. I like my stuff too much to take that risk, thanks for sharing.

Good thing there's guys like you doing these tricks, because there's no way I'm doing that with my Mavic Pro!!

haha thank you! finally someone did it!

Great video, Great drone, thanks for sharing

I just got my mavic in the mail and I wouldn't even let that thought go trough my mind lol nice job though!!!!

wicked !!!!!!!!! awesome videos !!! I've learn a lot what not to do with my mvc

Chris, ur a mad man!

you got ballz, now we know it works if I ever had to use this feature. Thanks dude.......

DUDE that was insane.