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title: When trying to land, my CoDrone EDU crashes to the ground instead of softly landing.
description: If your CoDrone EDU regularly crashes instead of softly landing, check that the emergency stop is not being engaged and that the firmware is up to date.
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# When trying to land, my CoDrone EDU crashes to the ground instead of softly landing.

## CoDrone EDUs come with a soft land and an emergency stop feature.

If your CoDrone EDU crashes to the ground when it was expected to land softly:

1. First, ensure that you are not accidentally engaging the emergency stop feature: 
     1. To land softly, press and hold the L1 button *only*. Do not touch the throttle while landing.
     2. To emergency stop, throttle-down with the left analog stick while holding the L1 button.
2. If this is not the issue, please check for any firmware updates on the drone.
3. If you continue to experience issues after updating the firmware, please [contact us](https://edventures.com/pages/contact-us) for assistance.

 

When reaching out to support, please confirm which type of mini drone you are using.

**CoDrone EDU**: Small Robolink drones in a purple box, included with our *Drone Designers: Exploring STEAM Careers* programs.

**CoDrone Mini**: Tiny Robolink drones in a yellow box that come with our *Ready, Set, Drone!* programs.

**Tello**: Mini Ryze drones in a white box that come with legacy versions of our *Ready, Set, Drone!* program. These drones used a mobile app to fly rather than a dedicated controller.

 

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