These days, I found that most DJI Mavic Air pilots face issues that DJI Mavic air won’t connect to the controller. I found that most pilots who just bought the Mavic air face this issue. So I wondered why it’s happening to most pilots and I did some research on the internet and talked with some experienced pilots and brought them all to this post.
As I found out, It’s a very common issue and easy to fix. So in this post let’s talk all about why DJI Mavic air does not connect to the controller and how to fix them. Hope this post will help you to fix your issue.
Why DJI Mavic Air won’t connect to the controller
In most cases, DJI Mavic Air won’t connect to the controller because of linking glitches that happened in the linking stage. Also, outdated firmware or glitches in firmware updates, or having different firmware on the drone and controller would cause this issue.
Reasons why DJI Mavic Air won’t connect to the controller
Reason 1: Low battery
Sufficient battery power is most important to be able to send and receive radio signals successfully and it’s important to save your Mavic Air from unexpected crashes. That’s why DJI GO 4 pops the warning to land your drone immediately once it’s got down to 20% of the battery charge.
Reason 2: Remote controller was not properly linked to the aircraft.
If your Mavic Air aircraft indicator LEDs flash yellow, that means the aircraft is not linked to the remote controller and needs to be linked before connecting. Usually, when you buy the Mavic Air, they are already paired but in some cases, the controller may haven’t paired properly. If you’ve replaced your Mavic Air or the controller and face this issue now, I can guarantee that this is the main reason why your Mavic Air is not connecting to the controller.
Reason 3: Inconsistent Firmware or Firmware glitches
DJI often releases firmware updates to avoid possible errors and unlock the latest features. When I research on the internet, pilots also face this issue after updating their firmware and not updating firmware. Also If you have different firmware in your Mavic Air aircraft and the remote controller, they won’t connect together.
How to fix DJI Mavic Air won’t connect the controller issue.
Step 1: Check your Mavic Air drone and controller battery level
This fix is the easiest to solve. So before trying any fixes that are too drastic, try this first. Try making sure that your drone is fully charged, and it’s worth checking the battery charge level after it’s charged. Make sure it’s at least above 50%.
Step 2: Update DJI Mavic Air aircraft and remote controller firmware to the same version.
- Download and install the DJI Assistant 2 application to the PC.
- Open DJI Assistant 2 application.
- Then connect the DJI Mavic Air aircraft to the PC using the USB cable and power it on.
- Then click on the DJI Mavic Air box that popped on the screen.
- Enter your DJI account connected to the DJI Mavic Air information and log in to the account.
- Then in the “Firmware Update” panel
- Click on the “Upgrade” or “Refresh” button in front of the latest firmware. Or if you decide to downgrade to a recent firmware click on the “Downgrade” button in front of the recent firmware
- Then click “Start Update”.
- Wait until the firmware is completely downloaded and installed.
- Once the aircraft is updated, unplug from the PC and restart the aircraft.
- Next power on the remote controller and connect it to the PC.
- Select “RC for Mavic Air”.
- Then click on the update/downgrade button in front of the firmware that the aircraft updated to.
- Then click “Start Update”.
- Wait until the firmware is completely downloaded and installed.
- Once the remote controller is updated, unplug it from the PC and restart it.
Step 3: Link the Mavic Air aircraft to the remote controller.
- Launch DJI GO 4 app and tap on “Enter device”.
- Then tap “Enter camera view”.
- Tap on the three dots at the right top corner and open the menu.
- Click on the RC icon and scroll down and tap “Linking Remote Controller”.
- Then hit “OK. The remote controller would start beeping.
- Press and hold the Mavic Air function button for about three seconds and release it once you heard the beep.
- Once the beeping stop and the status indicators blink green, the linking process is done and the Mavic air aircraft would connect to the controller.
