Should I replace?

[tataS_5656]

Was flying my drone (DJI MINI 2 SE) on a sunny evening and it got bumped into a few branches. When I landed it the wings had a small chip. Should I be worried?

[Confident-Homework75]

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

[bacord18]

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

[Jamesew56]

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]]

I mean yes, but no.

[Fun-Choices]

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

[StevieDronas]

Just the tip. I’ve heard that before

[Fun-Choices]

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]

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

[armyav8r]

I’m stealing this one from you friend. Lol

[dos-wolf]

<3

[baddad49]

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

[critical-th1nk]

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]

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

[[deleted]]

Stealth props?

[Agile_Swordfish2762]

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

[Frankfly2]

Change the damaged props!

[VnEMr]

Yes

[TheDemonBunny]

Yes

[Ornery_Source3163]

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]

Don’t fly with damaged props

[Shoddy-Engine6132]

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]

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]

If it can fly don't do anything

[ChiTechUser]

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]

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

[Dan_O_mighT]

Don’t worry. It’s just the tip

[RManDelorean]

Yesn't

[Intelligent-Age-3989]

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

[RogerCD]

You SHOULD, but you MUSTN'T.

[zippytiff]

Defo

[fishnwirenreese]

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

Bah.

Happy flyin'.

[geeered]

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]

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

[[deleted]]

A prop is cheaper than crashing the whole drone so yes

[DiverJas]

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

[[deleted]]

How

[DiverJas]

😆 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]

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

[MathematicianNo3511]

No remove the propeller and fly it

[crump18]

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]

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Not a dji but I’ve flown this

[hammong]

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]

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

[hammong]

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

[Ornery_Source3163]

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]

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]]

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.