Recent content by Chris_35

I am a bit confused, how can you lose the drone? can't you just return it to home??

Thanks all...i am going to wait until lockdown is over then order myself one of these...in the mean time i am going to do as much reading as possible on them

@Dbez1 I agree, all of the replies have been super helpful i am grateful to all that has answered :-)

@old man mavic (love the name by the way) So i will be ok holding off for a few weeks then before buying as it wont really affect anything?

I am holding off purchasing a mini 2 because as of right now with being on lockdown in the UK i wont be able to use it and dont want to waste the guarantee. However i was watching a you tube video last night and someone was explaining the new rules and he said something like.....if you buy...

Thank you all so much for your replies, so much to take it but i have learnt so much just from these replies alone. One more thing (trying to keep it all in one thread so i don't take over the forum) I was thinking about holding off buying one until lockdown in th UK is over. As i dont think...

thats a good idea, i will defiantly do that !...makes perfect sense to do first few weeks flying somewhere safe. You are also right, the line of sight rule should also keep me safe! Thanks all i appreciate your help

Of course....gee i have a lot to learn....thanks :-)

Thank you for the advice :-) yea i was planning on a wide open space and taking things real slow for a good while .. when you say dont expect RTH to save you if you are under trees? what do you mean? does the drone not come back at the pre-set height we have just been talking about directly...

Thank you so much, it makes more sense now!! sorry one more thing, so even if it loses signal the drone will still go up to the pre set height? and then come back?

Ahh ok... So would it be a good idea if i am in the field to send it up to a height i know clears everything, look at that height on the screen, then maybe bring it back down and then set the return to home height using that figure i just seen.

Hi all :) So for a few years now i have been thinking about buying myself a drone, and i think i am about to take the plunge on the mini 2 (i live in the UK) I have watched dozens of you tube videos and looked online etc and i think i have a fairly good idea of how things work, as well as the...