FLIGHT SIMULATOR

[Fercan]

Hello People,
I'm new with drones. Have never ever flown one and I have just bought a Mavic Air 2. I do a lot of outdoor activities and that´s why I wanted one. Obviously I don´t want to crash it on my first flight. I have a MacBook Air (2019 OS Catalina 10.15.4). I will be receiving it in a week so the question is, which drone flight simulator would you recommend to do some training? I'd like to start checking them out. Wouldn´t mind to spend a few $. Many thanks!

 

[MAvic_South_Oz]

In all honesty, I don’t think most DJI drone pilots (even totally raw ones) need to worry about sims.
They pretty much fly themselves.

Proper FPV drone flying is a GREAT idea to get on sims for many hours to learn those fine control inputs.

Check out MA2 unboxing / first flight video tutorials on YouTube and you’ll be fine.
RTH settings checked.
Beginner mode.
Big, flat, open area devoid of people, and some basic squares / figure 8s, after a very short time you’ll be ready to start some fun with other manoeuvres and sports mode [emoji16]

 

[Fercan]

In all honesty, I don’t think most DJI drone pilots (even totally raw ones) need to worry about sims.
They pretty much fly themselves.

Proper FPV drone flying is a GREAT idea to get on sims for many hours to learn those fine control inputs.

Check out MA2 unboxing / first flight video tutorials on YouTube and you’ll be fine.
RTH settings checked.
Beginner mode.
Big, flat, open area devoid of people, and some basic squares / figure 8s, after a very short time you’ll be ready to start some fun with other manoeuvres and sports mode [emoji16]

Yes, I tend to agree with you and that´s my plan. Still would like to spend some time on a flight sim.
Have a good weekend!

 

[Deleted member 125666]

I know that this will not help you now as you are looking for a simulator to fly in before you have received your drone.
But when you have received your MA2 you can train in the DJI Assistant simulator.

It is basic and looking pretty dull but you can train flying on it. You will get an understanding how the stick movements interact with the drone.
I have tested for the first time this evening, training to do as smooth eights as possible, fly in 360 around with the camera facing the center.

But it needs the drone connected to the computer for it to work.

DJI Assistant 2 For Mavic - Download Center - DJI

At the DJI Download Center, learn and downloadDJI Assistant 2 For Mavic

www.dji.com

 

[reglings]

So, is the MA2 remote compatible with the DJI simulator?

 

[aokusman]

The only sim you need is the actual drone and an open field. Limit height and distance to 50 ft.

 

[GadgetGuy]

Hello People,
I'm new with drones. Have never ever flown one and I have just bought a Mavic Air 2. I do a lot of outdoor activities and that´s why I wanted one. Obviously I don´t want to crash it on my first flight. I have a MacBook Air (2019 OS Catalina 10.15.4). I will be receiving it in a week so the question is, which drone flight simulator would you recommend to do some training? I'd like to start checking them out. Wouldn´t mind to spend a few $. Many thanks!

Get a small Hubsan mini quad to practice flying in the house. That's how all of us learned! It will crash into walls and ceilings as you learn to fly, but it takes a licking and keeps on ticking! They are around $40 and fun to fly, and even have cameras.

Hubsan H107C X4 Mini

H107C X4 Mini Quadcopter with 0.3 Camera, Transmitter Included, Black and Red

www.adorama.com

 

[bigslam51]

This thing is not difficult to fly. I never owned a drone in my life, just got the air 2 and I'd like to think I'm doing pretty good. Like others have said, take it out to a wide open area and practice.

 

[Fercan]

Fantastic. Many thanks to all of you! Have a great weekend

 

[whatthe2]

This thing is not difficult to fly. I never owned a drone in my life, just got the air 2 and I'd like to think I'm doing pretty good. Like others have said, take it out to a wide open area and practice.

This. Bought my first drone (MM) a month ago and just started flying it. Go slow and be careful. Easy to fly but you can get in trouble until you are used to it. Liked it so much I bought an MA2. You will get good at flying in no time.

 

[GadgetGuy]

Fantastic. Many thanks to all of you! Have a great weekend

Best advice for beginners is to fly well above any nearby obstacles, and never fly behind yourself!

 

[Wolverine2020]

Recommend using tripod mode for your first flight to make it less responsive. Learn to make it move smoothly in all directions so your videos will not be jerky.

 

[StubbornSwiss]

You learn by doing; and you do by learning.

So get out there and do; and while you're at it, learn!

(Ok...... don't know where I pulled that one out of - 10am, must have already had one cup too many)!

 

[Fercan]

You learn by doing; and you do by learning.

So get out there and do; and while you're at it, learn!

(Ok...... don't know where I pulled that one out of - 10am, must have already had one cup too many)!

It happens.... don´t worry.... enjoy!!

 

[Ichysac]

I know that this will not help you now as you are looking for a simulator to fly in before you have received your drone.
But when you have received your MA2 you can train in the DJI Assistant simulator.

It is basic and looking pretty dull but you can train flying on it. You will get an understanding how the stick movements interact with the drone.
I have tested for the first time this evening, training to do as smooth eights as possible, fly in 360 around with the camera facing the center.

But it needs the drone connected to the computer for it to work.

DJI Assistant 2 For Mavic - Download Center - DJI

At the DJI Download Center, learn and downloadDJI Assistant 2 For Mavic

www.dji.com

If you have a pc go to DJI and download the simulator from there. You use your remote and can fly most of the DJI drones in sim worlds.

 

[Fercan]

If you have a pc go to DJI and download the simulator from there. You use your remote and can fly most of the DJI drones in sim worlds.

I´ll wait until I get the drone and then start with the sim using the A2 remote Controller. And I have a Mac and as far as I checked out, the DJI sim does not work on Macs yet.... Thank you!

 

[Deleted member 125666]

If you have a pc go to DJI and download the simulator from there. You use your remote and can fly most of the DJI drones in sim worlds.

I'm not sure that the RC for MA2 works in the more advanced sim they have here: DJI Flight Simulator - Enterprise Pilot Training Software – DJI, as far as I know it doesn't work but that might be wrong or might work in the future (hopefully it will).

 

[Made2Phly]

Hello People,
I'm new with drones. Have never ever flown one and I have just bought a Mavic Air 2. I do a lot of outdoor activities and that´s why I wanted one. Obviously I don´t want to crash it on my first flight. I have a MacBook Air (2019 OS Catalina 10.15.4). I will be receiving it in a week so the question is, which drone flight simulator would you recommend to do some training? I'd like to start checking them out. Wouldn´t mind to spend a few $. Many thanks!

I Just finished researching the issue of simulators. The best I could find was Zephyr, which was mediocre at best., as follows:
Using the keyboard as a controller was miserable, not to mention not useful practice for actual flying. Zephyr did just OK with a wired Xbox 360 controller on my MacBook. You Need to download a driver for the Xbox controller.

There is a free trial version of Zephyr, good for 30 days. It is expensive $99. It has a number of “ Scenarios” Missions, which generally involves flying to specific location with some Percision. The joysticks on the Xbox 360 controller were way too sensitive though. I think that probably is the fault of the driver. I will not be buying it

DGI ‘s only simulator for Mac is the “Academy” in GoFly 4. It provides VERY little in the way of practice. You will reach it’s maximum usefulness in about seven minutes. Maybe seven minutes and 20 seconds.

 

[Fercan]

I Just finished researching the issue of simulators. The best I could find was Zephyr, which was mediocre at best., as follows:
Using the keyboard as a controller was miserable, not to mention not useful practice for actual flying. Zephyr did just OK with a wired Xbox 360 controller on my MacBook. You Need to download a driver for the Xbox controller.

There is a free trial version of Zephyr, good for 30 days. It is expensive $99. It has a number of “ Scenarios” Missions, which generally involves flying to specific location with some Percision. The joysticks on the Xbox 360 controller were way too sensitive though. I think that probably is the fault of the driver. I will not be buying it

DGI ‘s only simulator for Mac is the “Academy” in GoFly 4. It provides VERY little in the way of practice. You will reach it’s maximum usefulness in about seven minutes. Maybe seven minutes and 20 seconds.

Many thanks Santoli!

 

[RunDMLee]

If you have a pc go to DJI and download the simulator from there. You use your remote and can fly most of the DJI drones in sim worlds.

The Mavic Air 2 controller does not appear to be compatible with the DJI simulator.