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Drone Crash | How To Avoid Getting into Vortex Ring State Today's question is about getting your drone into a vortex ring state and crashing your drone. As drone technology becomes more and more sophisticated, do you need to worry about getting into a vortex ring state at all? Our caller for today, Sean is a regular ADU listener and has listened to us talk about the dangers of getting your drone into a vortex ring state many times in the past. Now, Sean flies a Mavic 2 Pro, and he is wondering if the risk of getting into a vortex ring state is signficantly reduced for pilots like him who fly a small drone. Great question, Sean. To best answer this question, we first get to the basics and reveal some little-known variables that can cause a drone to get into vortex ring state. However, were you to get into this situation, how can you avoid a drone crash? Will using some specific props or flying over water significantly increase the risk of getting into a vortex ring state? Can increasing elevation