Mini 2 All roads lead to somewhere ☺️

[this_girl_drones]

All roads lead to somewhere My quickest fly up….Didn’t anticipate the wind up there ? Managed to grab a quick shot (not overly exciting) but the wind took my mini2 on a little excursion 100m in the other direction so as usual, I chickened out and brought him back down ?

Really wish I wasn’t so nervous as I feel I’m missing out not documenting these beautiful places…..Any advice for this girl droner? Thank you in advance
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[Deleted member 103366]

nervousness or perhaps common sense saved your drone, not a bad result I would say.
I have seen a Phantom 3 temporarily blown away in a squall, that was scary, and I couldn't descend to get out of the squall. I have seen my Mavic Mini going very rapidly downwind in another squall but there I could descend. It is not a nice feeling and you did the right thing.

 

[GFields]

Awesome, thanks for sharing!

 

[this_girl_drones]

nervousness or perhaps common sense saved your drone, not a bad result I would say.
I have seen a Phantom 3 temporarily blown away in a squall, that was scary, and I couldn't descend to get out of the squall. I have seen my Mavic Mini going very rapidly downwind in another squall but there I could descend. It is not a nice feeling and you did the right thing.

Thank you, It’s good to get some reassurance Everywhere is just so bloody windy here in the UK! ?

 

[DaveS]

I'm always a little nervous when I fly our Mavic 2 Pro even though i've been drone flying since 2014. It keeps me on my toes. No matter how much you do your safety checks, you just never know until you put the drone in the air. So, it's good to stay sharp and err on the safe side always. But remember, you bought it to have fun, so go out there and FLY!

 

[Prop Wash]

First - Good shot!
Second - You did the right thing by dropping it down. As you found out, winds can be different at altitude vs ground level. There is an app I use called UAV Forecast (not sure if it works in the UK, you may have something similar). It lets a pilot check for winds and different altitudess so the pilot has an idea of what's going on up there.
Third - Nervousness. As you fly and get more comfortable, it's normal for your nervousness to go down. But, I like to think it's best for it not to go away altogether. I think some jitters is part of flying and can vary depending on where you fly.
Always - Keep up the good flying and shooting. The more you do, the better you get.