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    Is the Mini 4 Pro the drone for me?

    A few thoughts: Obstacle avoidance - while it works reasonably well, you should NEVER depend on it to keep you out of trouble. It should be considered more as a backup The mini series does not do terribly well in higher winds - I doubt you could fly it stably in 25-30 MPH winds. With that...
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    Crashed again

    Here is a sticky post from this forum describing how to upload your flight log: https://mavicpilots.com/threads/mavic-flight-log-retrieval-and-analysis-guide.78627/
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    Need a Good National Forest ios App

    Caltopo has a variety of options on layers to display. Here is one that uses MapBuilder roads as the base layer and an overlay showing public lands (different colors). https://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=45.02223,-122.22482&z=15&b=mbr&a=sma There are a lot of other possibilities as well - this is...
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    14 sats but not enough to get home point?

    I will bet that the one on the top is the culprit - I believe the GPS sensor is underneath that tape.
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    Woot! Off - - anyone see these deals on Woot!

    And it is now sold out. I was wavering on getting this - seemed like a GREAT deal - but when I checked a few mins ago it is gone - sold out.
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    Old Man Shoots at Drone

    My understanding was that the 5 grand was restitution for destroying the drone. Not really a fine, but basically partially reimbursing Walmart for the drone he hit.
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    MSDK for Mini 4 Pro released!

    Thanks for all the background. I will begin digesting it.....
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    MSDK for Mini 4 Pro released!

    Can you elaborate on #3 a bit? To me, this makes no sense. If the flight path does not necessarily go thru a waypoint, what is the purpose of defining a waypoint? How does the flight path bypass a waypoint? What causes it to sometimes bypass a waypoint? It is probably something silly that...
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    Can you?? Fly to 5000 feet??

    I would never rely on something ChatGPT gave you - I've found so many times what it tells you is flat out wrong - it SOUNDS really good, but is nothing more than a hallucination.
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    Initial observations mini 4k

    There is a lot to learn - I've been flying my drones for about 4 years now and still feel like a beginner, but I've learned a LOT. My suggestion is to practice, practice, practice, practice - and learn the options in the software, what they do and how they work (like Return to Home - that is a...
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    Good deal or scam?

    If you look at the reviews as of this morning, there are two that basically say it is a scam...... The saying "if it looks too good to be true, it probably is" seems to apply here.
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    Mavic 3 Pro is awesome but might buy a Mini 4 Pro as well for noise/size?

    I don't own a larger drone or own a mini 4 - I have a mini 3 pro - what I can tell you is that the mini 3 pro is a LOT quieter than the previous mini drones and I'd assume the 4 is even quieter than the 3 is. You don't have to get it up too high for it to be pretty much invisible. It is one of...
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    H264 vs H265? (DaVinci eiditng)

    Its not just the editing - it is the viewing of the rendered videos as well. That is why I've heard quite a few people advise using H.264, otherwise you risk people with slower/older devices not being able to view them properly.
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    Mini 3 Pro obstacle avoidance - not!

    As someone who has crashed not one, but two DJI drones, I can say I've learned a lot, and am still learning. And one thing is that you should NEVER, EVER rely on obstacle avoidance to keep you out of trouble. It is good, but it certainly has its limitations, especially on the the mini 3 (the...
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    Mini 5 Pro--getting tired of waiting

    As another thing to consider, while you may have the photography aspect well covered, I don't think you appreciate how much there is to learn about flying and the drone itself. It takes a quite a while before you are able to fly confidently to get good video and to understand how your drone...
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