Finally, My Own Drone

[johnmeyer]

My friend had a Phantom 3 Pro, but couldn't fly it, so he always had me fly it.

I then lost his drone and, of course, reimbursed him for his loss.

I never wanted to be in that position again, so I finally purchased my own professional drone (I learned on a $40 Hubsan), a Mavic 2 Pro.

So, here I am, hoping to learn from everyone, and maybe help out a little.

BTW, I own a 3D printer and have printed and created all manner of little accessories for the Mavic 2.

 

[THE CYBORG]

Hi & welcome to the forum Johnmeyer.
You won’t be disappointed with that Mavic 2, did you go for zoom or pro ?

 

[johnmeyer]

I got the Pro. I was very intrigued by the Zoom, and initially was going to buy it. However, my son-in-law is a professional photographer who photographs all over the world in exotic places and he convinced me that the Hasselblad results would be infinitely superior.

He was right.

Also, having flown my friend's late Phantom 3 Pro, I realized that you can "zoom" just by flying closer, in most cases. It's not the same, I realize, but it's close enough.

Finally, while you can't get a continuous zoom, switching the Pro to the 1:1 4K vs. the 5K mode gives you almost the same "zoom" as the Mavic Zoom.

As for the flying, it's been great so far. Having lost a drone, I'm paying a lot more attention to range, obstacles, battery life, etc., and this is better in every way than the Phantom 3 Pro.

 

[dirkclod]

Welcome to the forum.
I hope you will find our site helpful and look forward to any input , photo's/video's you might post .
Don't be shy and ask anything if you can't find it by searching .

 

[johnmeyer]

Welcome to the forum.
I hope you will find our site helpful and look forward to any input , photo's/video's you might post .
Don't be shy and ask anything if you can't find it by searching .

Thanks!

 

[msinger]

Welcome to the forum!

I own a 3D printer and have printed and created all manner of little accessories for the Mavic 2.

Create anything unique? Or are you you just printing models other people are making?

 

[johnmeyer]

Create anything unique? Or are you you just printing models other people are making?

I started by printing other people's designs. After a week of that I rolled up my sleeves and learned Fusion 360. Since then, I've been designing and printing dozens of different parts, including half a dozen parts for my drone. Here's a link to some of the things I've designed:

Meyer 3D Printer Designs

 

[Rattydude77]

Welcome to the forum

 

[Aerial-Pixel]

My friend had a Phantom 3 Pro, but couldn't fly it, so he always had me fly it.

I then lost his drone and, of course, reimbursed him for his loss.

I never wanted to be in that position again, so I finally purchased my own professional drone (I learned on a $40 Hubsan), a Mavic 2 Pro.

So, here I am, hoping to learn from everyone, and maybe help out a little.

BTW, I own a 3D printer and have printed and created all manner of little accessories for the Mavic 2.

Welcome to Mavic Pilots from Dayton Ohio USA! Enjoy your new M2P, Fly safe and have fun!

 

[Carb63]

Welcome to Mavic pilots from the Big ?. Enjoy the Mp2. Tour gonna like it here.

 

[Thomas B]

Welcome to the forum! Enjoy!

 

[Former Member]

Welcome to Mavicpilots.com. If you ever need advice or repair questions, feel free to reach out to the forum.

Best regards and good luck,

Rob
Thunderdrones

 

[johnmeyer]

Thanks everyone for your kind welcoming words.