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    VLOS rules question

    absolutely! that said, i am always shocked at how many people are out there(and many on this forum), flying far off, clearly out of VLOS. seems so irresponsible to me.
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    Goodbye to my old friend Mavic Air 2. I loved her : An Overseas Crash Story

    same here! i love my mini and had zero problems....so far! has less to do with drone and more to do with common sense of pilot.
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    Orientation - Please advise

    thanks for this!
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    Orientation - Please advise

    i have the mavic mini and i am always hesitant to fly too far, so been very good at flying with constant VLOS. even then, due to its small size, there are times i lose sight of it. and i really don't want to depend on the RTH. i do recall, up until recently, there was a 'semi circle' at the...
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    Return to home feature failed and decided to go sky high

    can you show your preflight check list here? am curious of what, if anything, i am forgetting. thanks!
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    Feeling Like A Criminal when flying...

    then, find a tree with shade? brighten your screen? i think there are all sorts of alternatives. but flying from inside car seems very irresponsible to me.
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    Feeling Like A Criminal when flying...

    but what of VLOS? i never get that far away where i cannot see my MINI. but, if you are in the car, impossible to see it, no matter the distance or altitude, unless directly in front of you.
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    Afraid of flying the drone?...

    so sorry to hear!!
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    Afraid of flying the drone?...

    you bring up a good point! i don't know what it is called, but at bottom of screen in fly app, there was a half circle with arrow that pointed direction of where drone was flying. it is no longer on my screen. is this something i can get back, or did they do away with it in some firmware update...
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    Mini Spring Day in South Korea

    I really enjoyed making this video! Hope you enjoy it as well. It was beautiful day!!
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    Any tips for a super-smooth cinematic way to hand land?

    i do hand landing most of the time. it is really not that scary. just put palm out until the sensors see your hand. it will rise again about a foot, and then, slowly lower again. at this point, just pinch the undercarriage, while avoiding propellers. wait a few seconds until props completely...
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    HAWK attacks new DJI FPV drone!

    out of curiosity, has anyone ever injured a curious (or seemingly, threatened) bird, while flying? i'd feel horrible if this happened. what do you think would be best course of action??
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    How To Handle a "No Drones Allowed" Claim

    is it bad that i would have simply lied, back at him? chances are, he was talking out of his (Mod Removed Language)i would have claimed that i'd already contacted the city and informed that no such restrictions were in place for this park. and continued to fly....
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    Harassed by mavic mini

    i thought i read somewhere that even the mavic mini (yes, 249 grams) can only be flown by pilot with 'advanced' license. could be wrong, but it seemed pretty clear.