First Timer!

[Clantara]

Hello from Glasgow, Scotland. Just bought a Mini 2 and have never flown a drone in my life!

 

[manutter51]

Gotta watch those Mini-2's, they can be way too much fun. I got one last July and now I've got 4 drones.

 

[dozzn]

Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new drone!

 

[Pondhopper]

Congrats! Enjoy your new drone and welcome to the site.

 

[Drone Master]

Welcome to Mavic Pilots! Enjoy the forum!

 

[Yorkshire_Pud]

Welcome.

 

[MA2 317]

Hello from the Crossroads of America Clantara.

Welcome to the Forum.

 

[wjkrysak]

Welcome to the forum. We look forward to your participation and your view of the world.

 

[Skywatcher2001]

Welcome to the forum! Boy, you are in for a blast of a time! Hope you have extra batteries . . . you are going to love flying that thing !! Carry on pilot!

 

[old man mavic]

welcome to the forum

 

[LoudThunder]

Welcome to our "Little Club." I too am a Mini 2 Flyer and know the excitement of flight. So, if I may offer some advice.

Do not let the excitement of the moment get the best of you. When you are going out to fly, do it slowly and deliberately. Get used to a set procedure and even practice it.

There are so many things I could write but these are the highlights that I feel need mentioning.

Plug in your phone/tablet into your controller, turn on the Controller and DJI Fly App (if it does not start on its own…). Open the front legs, open the back legs of your drone, then remove the Gimbal Cover.

The Gimbal is the most delicate item and banging or bumping can damage it. I also fastened a short "remove before flight" ribbon to the cover…

Turn on the drone and watch it come to "life" Watching the Gimbal go through its self-check is almost like watching a kitten or puppy opening its eyes for the first time…

Place the drone down so it can acquire its senses (collect satellites, etc…).

Check your battery status (Phone, Drone, and controller), check the signal strength, by now the controller should have reported it updated the Home Point.

Lift off, 1-1/2 meter or so, hover a bit, check the controls (move the drone a bit forward, back, left, right, yaw left and right). But now, your controller will probably report again, Home point Updated.

If you go out in a rush and race thru your start up and take off before the drone has finished it prep, it may update its Home Point over that pond or old tree, you are flying over and in your excitement, you'll fly the drone long past it Low Battery point and when it engages RTH and lands in the pond or in a tree, it will be all on you…

Now go have fun, learn to fly the drone by sight before you take it too out far, depending on the video feed, FPV.

I would also advise you to use YouTube and watch a lot of the Videos on flying and setting up the Mini 2, also read over the user's manual… the link is below in case you did not get one…

https://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/DJI_Mini_2/20210630/DJI_Mini_2_User_Manual-EN.pdf

Happy Droning

 

[tibadoe]

Welcome from VA.

 

[Kendallfordguy]

Welcome from Wisconsin!

 

[manc54]

Hello from Glasgow, Scotland. Just bought a Mini 2 and have never flown a drone in my life!

Welcome. You'll find loads of great advice available on here. If you can't find what you want just ask everybody is so helpful .

 

[Laborous]

Welcome to the forum from the beautiful woods of Maine!
There’s many knowledgeable members willing to help you with any questions you have. Search the forum using key words and if you don’t find an answer, post your question and I’m sure you’ll get a quick response! Fly safe and stay safe!

 

[JFMflyer]

Welcome. Happy Flying!

 

[RkyMtnHigh]

Hello from Glasgow, Scotland. Just bought a Mini 2 and have never flown a drone in my life!

Welcome to the forum from 8200ft in the Colorado Rocky Mountains! Happy and safe flying!

 

[chiangmaicharlies]

Welcome from Thailand. You may well find this a very useful site. Happy flying.

 

[Smooth Rhythm]

Welcome to the MavicPilots forum. Enjoy safe and happy flying!

 

[cameracamel]

Hello from Glasgow, Scotland. Just bought a Mini 2 and have never flown a drone in my life!

From what videos I have seen of your country, you are going to love your drone !!!!! Welcome to our forum.