Extra Stuff

[SteveMouzon]

While flying a couple weeks ago, I hurriedly landed then headed back to our place, only to discover that I had dropped the cable connecting the controller to my phone. I retraced my steps and found it right where I landed, but had some of the kids playing nearby picked it up, that would have been the end of my flying that weekend. So I bought two more, plus one extra battery so that I can have one in my M3 and three in my bag (that came with the Fly More Combo) or charger. I also bought a wide-angle lens and two of the faster memory chips someone recommended in response to my "slow chip" error message. I think I'm pretty much geared up at this point!

 

[Faster]

I always carry with me spare propellers, another cable, ND filters, extra sticks, a strobe light and of course extra batteries,

 

[Yorkshire_Pud]

With my Mavic Mini I tied a strong-thread tether to the cable and the base of the nearest antennae.
I haven't tried something similar with the Mini 2 because I think it is less likely that the cable's controller-plug can be accidentally unplugged. Besides, the Mini 2's cable's phone-end plug has to be put into its socket and the cable itself correctly positioned before the antennae can be fully closed.

 

[SteveMouzon]

I always carry with me spare propellers, another cable, ND filters, extra sticks, a strobe light and of course extra batteries,

What is the purpose of the strobe light?

 

[Faster]

What is the purpose of the strobe light?

That one is for my Mini 2. If I'm going to fly near the sunset or if for any reason I need to fly a little bit far, the Firehouse Technology ARC-V strobe light helps A LOT for increasing the VLOS.

 

[GFields]

While flying a couple weeks ago, I hurriedly landed then headed back to our place, only to discover that I had dropped the cable connecting the controller to my phone. I retraced my steps and found it right where I landed, but had some of the kids playing nearby picked it up, that would have been the end of my flying that weekend. So I bought two more, plus one extra battery so that I can have one in my M3 and three in my bag (that came with the Fly More Combo) or charger. I also bought a wide-angle lens and two of the faster memory chips someone recommended in response to my "slow chip" error message. I think I'm pretty much geared up at this point!

I made it a standard practice years ago to carry extra batteries, SD cards, props, and cables. Depending on the location of the job I will usually take a backup drone as well.

 

[Duncanc]

Always carry extra batteries, props, etc. I use a pacsafe backpack that has ample room for all of my accessories and spare parts, plus is easy to carry.