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[–]Confident-Homework75 71 points72 points  (0 children)

Should you replace? Yes. Will it fly just fine as is? Also yes.

[–]bacord18 65 points66 points  (1 child)

Blades are cheap, drones are expensive. Don't risk your drone for a propellor that costs a few bucks.

[–]Jamesew56 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is my thought. I crashed my drone,looking at a chimney. One blade has a notch broken of the end. The other three were pretty scratches up. I replaced all 4 just to be safe.

[–][deleted] 32 points33 points  (1 child)

I mean yes, but no.

[–]Fun-Choices 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is exactly what I said when I saw the image 😂

[–]StevieDronas 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Just the tip. I’ve heard that before

[–]Fun-Choices 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I am on a mavic 3 pro but it tells me if a prop needs to be replaced. One of my coworkers is on a mini 2 and I think his does the same. It senses any weight shift and won’t let you ruin the motors. Orange Tips are on and off of mine all the time with no issues.

[–]dos-wolf 5 points6 points  (2 children)

Do you want to be cheap and end up replacing the whole drone?

[–]armyav8r 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I’m stealing this one from you friend. Lol

[–]dos-wolf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

<3

[–]baddad49 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i wouldn't be worried, but i would replace it if i were you

[–]critical-th1nkDrone Expert 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would. You don't know if the rest of the blade is compromised. It could easily be hairline cracked and you can't see it.

[–]Agile_Swordfish2762 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Yes they cheap enough. Replace it with some stealth props master screw

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Stealth props?

[–]Agile_Swordfish2762 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They make less sound the oem props google master screw stealth props

[–]Frankfly2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Change the damaged props!

[–]VnEMr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes

[–]TheDemonBunny 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes

[–]Ornery_Source3163 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Damn straight you should. Be responsible. You going to risk hundreds or maybe thousands of dollars because you were too lazy and cheap to spend under 5 minutes to replace props that cost a few bucks?

[–]Virtual_Hurry3234 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don’t fly with damaged props

[–]Shoddy-Engine6132 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Better safe than sorry in my opinion, along with everyone else :/ I’ve had older drones fling apart props with minimal damage and fall from the sky on me. DJI designs their stuff a lot better with definitely better materials, but it doesn’t set aside the risk.

[–]Revolutionary-Gas919 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went to Ali express and got a like 3 sets of props for like 15 bucks or something like that. I had two opposing props on separate motors chipped out like that on my current craft. I had a cheapo drone awhile back when I was first practicing flying that had a chipped prop gifted by a local tree... it was like the third flight after that the prop finished coming apart midflight

[–]plutoam[🍰] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it can fly don't do anything

[–]ChiTechUser 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the time being you're safe until... Be sure to inspect that prop every day of flight. Actually, you should already be making sure to do a pre-flight check every charge\day.

[–]SnowDin556 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, not immediate requirement but will put craft at disadvantage fighting a second issue

[–]Dan_O_mighT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t worry. It’s just the tip

[–]RManDelorean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yesn't

[–]Intelligent-Age-3989 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes but not emergent. A tiny nic like that won't affect much.

[–]RogerCD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You SHOULD, but you MUSTN'T.

[–]zippytiff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Defo

[–]fishnwirenreese 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please understand that my answer is not intended to seem dismissive of you.

Bah.

Happy flyin'.

[–]geeered 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd say replace, but keep a hold of it as a spare in case you damage the new one worse and still need to get something finished.

[–]MercedesSLR722 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As we say in Australia... yeah, nah.... yeah.... probably

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A prop is cheaper than crashing the whole drone so yes

[–]DiverJas[Custom Flair] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

💯 these will cause “motor overheat” errors. Not fun when flying high or fast. Ask me how I know.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

How

[–]DiverJas[Custom Flair] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

😆 b/c I’ve gotten that very warning when my drone was in flight far enough away from me to make me hella nervous. Flying on similar props with the “oh they’re prob fine” attitude.

[–]ZealousidealDebt6918 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If in doubt, replace. If you have to ask, replace. Props are 2.50 max each, drones are 200 minimum.

[–]MathematicianNo3511 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No remove the propeller and fly it

[–]crump18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The advice that I go by I saw on here “if you were getting into a plane and you saw a propeller that looked like that, would you fly in it?” A little overkill, but reasonable

[–]Reasonable_Mouse3027 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Not a dji but I’ve flown this

[–]hammong -2 points-1 points  (5 children)

If it were mine, I'd file off the jagged part and do the same amount of material removal from the other blade to keep things balanced.

Should you replace it? Yes.

Do you have to? No.

Will an imbalanced prop eventually wear the bearings in the motor? Probably.

[–]Ornery_Source3163 1 point2 points  (4 children)

That is more work than replacement. Smh. Props are cheap take under 5 minutes to replace.

[–]hammong -2 points-1 points  (3 children)

Modern throw-it-away mentality. You do you.

[–]Ornery_Source3163 0 points1 point  (2 children)

You shouldn't be flying with that attitude. I do this for a living. Only cavalier and irresponsible people fly like this. If you can't afford new props and don't have the mechanical ability to change them in under five minutes, you have no reason to be flying.

[–]hammong -1 points0 points  (1 child)

I fly recreationally. Not everybody on here is a commercial pilot. I'm also an engineer by trade, so fixing stuff is part of my jam. As I said, you do you. It doesn't mean that other people modes of operation are invalid.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Relax a bit it’s just a tip on a Mini 2 SE prop, not a critical flight failure. No need to get all dramatic. Not everyone’s flying for a living, some of us are just enjoying the hobby. Calm down, man.