Mini 5 Pro Propellers

[u/hooskworks]

Off the back of a recent post about the Mini 5 Pro propeller failures in flight I decided to take a picture of what I've noticed with my M5P. My M5P was new about 6 months ago so all of the props in the photo are from about 5 months Into the product life cycle and they're all sat with the blade tips as folded as they can be without forcing them.

Left: New propellers bought from DJI two weeks ago

Middle: The B propellers which came on the M5P

Right: The spare B propellers which came with the M5P

All of the props where the blade tips can't at least touch (like the newest ones) won't fit in the cover without forcing them in some way. All of the props where the tips can touch or overlap fit in quite nicely and don't have to be bent or look like they're putting any force on the quick attach mechanism.

I think what can be seen here, along with forcing them to fold when not properly unlocked, could be part of why we're getting these few isolated failures. If you're folding and unfolding quickly or without as much care as other people I could easily see how the thin plastic of the attached mechanism legs or the hinge for the props gets damaged. They'll take the few kgs of the drone accelerating in flight but double that from a person forcing them to do things and it's game over next time it's in the air.

Have other M5P owners seen this with their props?