Hello from the south

[Hoist]

New member from LA (lower Alabama). Looking forward to seeing what I can do with Air 2S!

 

[Cafguy]

Your up early lol welcome From down the Grapevine in Bakersfield

 

[LoudThunder]

Looking forward to seeing what I can do with Air 2S!

Welcome from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, USA. We have a Member's Map in the Upper Right of the Title Bar. Click on "Members" and then Click on "Member's Map…" Check it out and you might find some new flying friends.

Member Map

mavicpilots.com

As a New Drone Pilot, there are a couple of Legal Things you may need to do…

If you have not already done so, you will need to get your TRUST Certificate. You can get that at the Pilot Institute Web Site (FREE…). Your Drone weighs more than 250-grams (0.55 pounds), and while you are flying under The Exception for Recreational Flyers, you are required to register your Drone.

Link to the TRUST Certificate at the Pilot Institute Web Site (FREE…)

FAA TRUST Online Portal for Recreational Drone Operators - Pilot Institute

Get your FAA TRUST Certificate of Completion to legally fly drones for recreational reasons in the United States.

trust.pilotinstitute.com

FAA TRUST Online Portal for Recreational Drone Operators - Pilot Institute
Get your FAA TRUST Certificate of Completion to legally fly drones for recreational reasons in the United States.
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Link to the FAADroneZone (Optional Registration for Drones under 250-Grams…)

FAADroneZone

faadronezone-access.faa.gov

If you are considering acquiring your Part 107 License, here is a link to get you going…

Online Ground School: Aviation Classes - Pilot Institute

Pilot Institute offers courses on drones and airplanes from world-class experts. Pass the Part 107 or Private Pilot exam and take to the skies.

pilotinstitute.com

Since you live in "Lower" Alabama, there are specific laws and rules for you to follow, please check the link below for all the Rules and Laws that are in effect in your neck of the woods and it also links you to some of the Best Places to Fly in your area… Also, if you travel on vacation, visit friends, and relatives in other parts of the country, check back here so you do not run afoul of the law.

Federal Drone Laws in the United States (FAA) - Pilot Institute

44809 is an exemption from Part 107 drone laws. This means that drone pilots fly under Part 107 drone rules by default unless they meet all 9 of the requirements to fly under 44809, the exception for limited recreational operations of unmanned aircraft. You can read more about these requirements...

pilotinstitute.com

Even if you have flown Drones before, here is some Good Old Fashion Advice…

You paid a lot of money for that Drone, put your phone number on it. If your drone gets lost or stuck in a tree and it finally comes down when you are not around, give the finders an opportunity to contact you so it can be returned.

Now, for the Fun Part, But do not let the excitement of the moment get the best of you. When you are going out to fly, do it slowly and deliberately. Get used to a set procedure and even practice it.

There are so many things I could write but these are the highlights that I feel need mentioning.

Plug in your phone/tablet into your controller; turn on the Controller and DJI Fly App (if it does not start on its own…). On the Drone, open the front legs, then open the back legs, then remove the Gimbal Cover.

The Gimbal is the most delicate item on the Drone and banging or bumping can damage it. I also fastened a short "Remove Before Flight" ribbon to the cover so it's more noticeable and I do not forget to remove it…

Turn on the drone and watch it come to "life." Watching the Gimbal go through its self-check is almost like watching a puppy or kitten opening its eyes for the first time…

Place the drone down (preferably on a Landing Pad) while it finishes its self-test (collecting satellites, etc…).

Check your battery status (Phone, Drone, and Controller), check the Signal Strength, by now the Controller should have reported it updated the Home Point.

Lift off, 6- feet (2-meters) or so, hover a bit, check the controls (move the drone a bit forward, back, left, right, yaw left and right). By now, your Controller will probably report again, Home point Updated.

If you go out in a rush and race thru your start up and take off before the drone has finished it prep, it may update its Home Point over that pond or that old tree you are flying over and in your excitement, you'll fly the drone long past it Low Battery point and when it engages Return to Home and lands in the pond or in a tree; it will be all on you…

Now go have fun, learn to fly the drone by sight before you try to fly it out a distance depending on the video feed, FPV.

I would also advise you to use YouTube and watch a lot of the Videos on flying and setting up the Drone. When it is too dark, too cold, or too wet, you can "fly it vicariously" through YouTube. Also watch some of the Blooper Drone Videos and learn how not to fly your "New Baby."

Below is the link to all of the downloads offered by DJI for the Air 2S, including the User Manual.

After you read the Manual, read it again, you will be surprised what you missed the first time and you will be better prepared for that first "scary moment…"

DJI Air 2S - Download Center - DJI

At DJI Download Center, Learn aboutDJI Air 2S

www.dji.com

Fly On and Fly Safe…

 

[old man mavic]

welcome to the forum

 

[GFields]

Greetings from Birmingham Alabama USA, welcome to the forum! We look forward to hearing from you!

 

[Drone Master]

Welcome to Mavic Pilots! Enjoy the forum!

 

[wjkrysak]

Welcome to the forum. I have family living in LA, Crenshaw County. We look forward to your participation and your view of the world.

 

[akdrone]

Welcome aboard! When people say, "hello from the south" I am never sure if they are talking about Alabama, Mississippi, or Montana...

 

[MA2 317]

Hello from the Crossroads of America Hoist.

Welcome to the Forum.

 

[SpitFire]

Welcome to the forum from Chicago the Windy City.
FLY SAFE & FLY SMART ALSO FLY LEGALLY.

 

[RodPad]

Welcome to the forum!

What's your experience in flying birds above your head?
A good day can go bad really fast.

Always stay away from Mavic Magnets ()
They don't move out of the way.

Rod ..

 

[LoudThunder]

When people say, "hello from the south" I am never sure if they are talking about Alabama, Mississippi, or Montana...

As you wrote in your Signature, "Quite possibly further north than you," a member could be from Anchorage and still write "hello from the south" and as far as you are concerned, they would still be correct… L L . . .

 

[RodPad]

@LoudThunder
The OP first post.
"New member from LA (lower Alabama). Looking forward to seeing what I can do with Air 2S!"
Your twisted humor has past mine.
If I'm missing some thing send me a PM.
I think I can delete this within 48 hours?

Rod ..

 

[Sam36401]

@Hoist ,
Welcome from a fellow Lower Alabama resident. Happy Flying

 

[LoudThunder]

The OP first post.

I think you got the joke, the member AKDrone is located in North Pole, Alaska, and in his Signature Block, he put, "Quite possibly further north than you" and he joked about the OP's reference "hello from the south" and he then went on to mention Montana as being South… I for one never considered Montana as being South…

Since AKDrone's home is at about 65 degrees North Latitude and of the hundreds, even thousands of members in the MavicPilot Forum, only a few members in Greenland, Sweden, or Finland are further North than he is…

So, as the old joke goes, I take you on a little trip and when we get there, if I blindfold you and spin you to a circle a couple of times and then tell you that you are now facing south and I tell you to turn 90 degrees to your right and I again ask you which direction are you facing and you say West and I tell you, No, you are facing South. Where are you?

You are on the North Pole and no matter which direction you are facing, you are facing South… L L . . .

 

[careless]

Welcome from Kentucky

 

[PakNheat380]

I think you got the joke, the member AKDrone is located in North Pole, Alaska, and in his Signature Block, he put, "Quite possibly further north than you" and he joked about the OP's reference "hello from the south" and he then went on to mention Montana as being South… I for one never considered Montana as being South…

Since AKDrone's home is at about 65 degrees North Latitude and of the hundreds, even thousands of members in the MavicPilot Forum, only a few members in Greenland, Sweden, or Finland are further North than he is…

So, as the old joke goes, I take you on a little trip and when we get there, if I blindfold you and spin you to a circle a couple of times and then tell you that you are now facing south and I tell you to turn 90 degrees to your right and I again ask you which direction are you facing and you say West and I tell you, No, you are facing South. Where are you?

You are on the North Pole and no matter which direction you are facing, you are facing South… L L . . .

I’ve been to the North Pole & live in Montana. Seems like everything is South!

 

[PakNheat380]

Welcome to the forum from NW Montana

 

[Chetk7677]

Welcome from Central Florida.

 

[howardK]

Howdy from a bit west of you in the Houston TX area. This forum offers years and years of experience. Enjoy and fly safely and smart.