All The DJI Drone Blinking Light Errors & How to Fix Them!

Key Takeaways

When a DJI drone blinks yellow rapidly, it indicates a loss of communication with the remote controller. To fix this, try restarting the drone and controller, guarantee there are no obstacles blocking the signal, aim the antennas towards the drone, and avoid wireless devices operating at 2.4 and 5.8 GHz.
A DJI drone that’s blinking red at a normal rate indicates an IMU error. To fix this, recalibrate the IMU using the DJI app and the drone’s secondary navigation system, ATTI.
If it is blinking red slowly, it means the battery is running low and needs to be recharged. If it’s blinking red quickly, it means the battery is critically low and the drone is in emergency landing mode.
A DJI drone with blinking red and yellow lights means the compass needs to be calibrated.
If there is a solid red light indicates that there is a critical error. Try turning the power off and on.

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My DJI drone is blinking yellow quickly

If the drone blinks yellow rapidly, it means that the remote controller’s communication with the drone has been lost.

There a few options available to you in this scenario for regaining the signal.

How to fix it

If you are close to the drone, the most popular fix is restart the aircraft and the controller by turning them off and back on.

If this is not successful, ensure that:

There ain’t no obstacles in the way since they can prevent signals reachin’ the aircraft from the remote controller.
The antenna is aimed toward the flying object.
There are no wireless gadgets operating at 2.4 and 5.8 GHz that might also block the signal.
High-density Wi-Fi signal sources is avoided.
You disable Bluetooth on your mobile device.

Additionally, it’s possible that the drone or remote controller have a hardware problem. To rule that possibility out, try flyin’ the drone in a different area with less interference. If you still have same issue, just contact DJI Support for assistance.

The DJI drone is blinking red

Your DJI drone’s red blinkin’ light indicates an IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) error. This error usually happens after long ride (more than 30-40 km), after temperature change, or after a firmware upgrade.

The drone navigation system depends on it to keep it steady and horizontal in the air. Your drone wouldn’t be able to fly without it, and even if it could, it wouldn’t navigate as effectively as it could with functional IMU.

How to fix it

A common solution would be recalibratin’ the IMU. Fortunately, DJI drones include a second navigation system called ATTI (Attitude Mode). In this mode, the drone uses its onboard sensors to locate itself in relation to the ground and figure out its direction.

However, until you can return your drone home to recalibrate the IMU, Attitude Mode will lock the altitude of your drone.

To calibrate, use the DJI app, and follow the on-screen direction. You can run a calibration by doing these steps:

Launch the app.
Go to General Settings.
Then go to Advanced Settings > Sensor > IMU Calibration.
Start to calibrate the IMU.

The calibration method vary from one DJI drone to another so just follow the instructions in the manual guide.

The DJI drone is blinking red slowly

This is not a severe issue so don’t panic. If your DJI drone is blinkin’ red slowly, it means that the battery is runnin’ low and need to be charged as soon as possible.

To prevent this from happening in the future, it is recommended that you charge the drone before each use (preferably the previous day) and always monitor the battery level of the device so you can land the drone safely before it runs out of battery.

Drone batteries and batteries in general, are known to slowly discharge even if they ain’t in use.

My DJI drone is blinking red quickly. What should I do?

If a DJI drone’s battery runs out in the middle of a flight and there isn’t enough power to return home and land, it will start blinking red light rapidly.

Fortunately, drones have a kind of emergency mode called “critically low battery-landing,” so they might not go back to where they started, but they will still make an effort to land at their current location.

It is critical to land the drone right away and recharge the battery in this scenario.

What should I do if my DJI drone is blinking red and yellow alternately?

DJI drones come with a built-in compass that helps the drone determine its orientation and navigate its surroundings.

If the compass becomes out of sync, it will blink red and yellow alternately to signal a need for calibration.

How to fix it

To calibrate your compass, follow these steps:

Launch the app.
Go to General Settings.
Then go to Advanced Settings > Sensor > Compass Calibration.
Start calibrating the Compass.

After that, just follow the instructions on your drone.

Why does my DJI drone have a solid red light?

If your DJI drone has a solid red light, this means that there is a Critical error. Try turning the power off and then back on to see if it helps. This is the indicator that you don’t want to get no matter what.

The user can fix every other issue but this one is pretty severe. If the red light remains after turning the power back on, contact DJI support since you’ll most likely have to use the warranty.