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ARFFChief

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Hey y'all.

Been a lurker for a few months, finally signed up today.

So far I've learned that I have a lot to learn ;)

I have a Mavic Air 2 that I bought and started flying back in June. I promptly destroyed crashed it within the first 12 hours and had to DJI refresh it.
 
Welcome to Mavic Pilots! :) Enjoy the forum!Thumbswayup
 
Welcome to the forum.
Please and do be sure you have read our guidelines.
I hope you will find our site helpful and look forward to any input , photo's/video's you might post .
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Welcome to the forum. We look forward to your participation and your view of the world.
 
Done and done. I'm like all official and stuff now. ;)

There goes my bandit flying.
 
I have a Mavic Air 2 that I bought and started flying back in June.

Welcome from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, USA. We have a Member's Map in the Upper Right of the Title Bar.


Even in Tennessee, there are a couple of Legal Things you may need to do…

You will need to get your TRUST Certificate. You can get that at the Pilot Institute Web Site (FREE…) . Your Drone weighs over 250-grams (0.55 pounds) and you are flying underThe Exception for Recreational Flyers, you are required to register your Drone.

I registered my Mini 2 because the TRUST Certificate and FAA Registration established me as a "certified" Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Flyer.

Link to the Pilot Institute Web Site (FREE…)


Link to the FAADroneZone (Optional for Drones under 250-Grams…)


Since you live in Tennessee, there are specific laws and rules for you to follow, please check to ensure these are current.


Now, for some Good Old Fashion 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…). On the Drone, open the front legs, then open the back legs, then remove the Gimbal Cover.

The Gimbal is the most delicate item on the Drone and banging or bumping can damage it. I also fastened a short "Remove Before Flight" ribbon to the cover so it's more noticeable and I do not forget to remove it…

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 (preferably on a Landing Pad) while it finishes its self-test (collecting 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, 4-5 feet (1-1/2 meters) or so, hover a bit, check the controls (move the drone a bit forward, back, left, right, yaw left and right). By 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 that 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 Return to Home 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 try to fly it out a distance 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 Drone. When it is too dark, too cold, or too wet, you can "fly it vicariously" through YouTube. Also watch some of the Blooper Drone Videos and learn how not to fly your "New Baby."

Below is the link to all of the downloads offered by DJI for the Mavic Air 2, including the User Manual.

After you read the Manual, read it again, you will be surprised what you missed the first time and you will be better prepared for that first "scary moment…"


Happy, Safe and Legal Droning…
 
Cheers! Here's part of my view - I flew a beer to my neighbor the other day. hahaha.

(not sure if I'm kicking a hornet's nest with this one)

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I hope you have your Part 107 as that activity certainly violates the Rules for Recreational Flyers because it gets you all sorts of "Goodwill…" LoL :p o_O ThumbswayupThumbswayupo_O:p
 
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I tried, but couldn't seem to figure it out.
I just tried playing with it and I cannot seem to find a way to edit mine, I imagine if I figure that out, I can figure how to add one. When I first joined it asked my location and presented the map which I then adjusted to more accurately portray my location.

I also did a search to see if other folk have had this issue and they have… Tomorrow (actually, later on in the morning, I'll try again…
 
Welcome to the forum! :)
 
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