Greeting from South Africa

[BjornBehr]

I am a new drone owner from South Africa
Currently have a Mini and Tello

I am using the Tello to learn to fly and with the Mini I would like to expand my photography horizons once I have found my "wings"

I hope to learn from you guys

 

[mrjohnc1]

Welcome!

 

[Mavic Mac]

Welcome to the forums - a lot of good info here. Also, the search function (magnifying glass icon upper right) is a great way to find answers to many of the questions a "newbie" will have. We were all "newbies" at one point.

 

[BjornBehr]

Thank you, I am busy browsing the forums at the moment

 

[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 . ?

 

[THE CYBORG]

Hi BjornBehr Welcome to Mavic Pilots

 

[Drone Master]

Welcome to Mavic Pilots! Enjoy the forum!
Plenty to learn here! Nice sunset image with your Tello!

 

[Rattydude77]

Welcome to the forum

 

[old man mavic]

welcome to the forum

 

[Hauptmann]

Welcome to our Forum, from the friendly skies of Texas, USA!

The Mini was a good choice. Despite its small size and low price, it has good performance and a reasonably good camera. The Mini weighs only 249 grams, so it doesn't fly as well in wind as well as the heavier drones. On windy days, it’s best to fly upwind so that you’ll have a tailwind on the way back. Read the manual, and practice using the “Find My Drone” App. Chances are you'll crash and/or lose your Mini. Don't wait until that happens to learn how to recover a lost drone.

Lots of fun stuff to shoot all over RSA. When you have questions, there are over 100,000 of us here to help you be a better pilot and photographer. Just ask!

Happy flying!

 

[Capt KO]

Hi, from Florida. ?

Avoid high winds, especially aloft, with your mini. Learn all you can about RTH. It will save allot of grief.
Mark Your Drone! If lost, good chance of return.
Fly safe, have fun.

 

[BjornBehr]

Thanks for the warm welcome and advice all

 

[wjkrysak]

Welcome back to the forum. You will find all sorts of support and assistance. We look forward to seeing your part of the world.

 

[Laborous]

Welcome to the forum from the beautiful woods of Maine! You’ve picked the right forum and the right Mavic to start with! Fly safe and stay safe!

 

[IanRSA]

Hi Bjorn. Welcome. I have also just joined the forum. I am in Pietermaritizburg , whereabouts are you? I have been flying a Spark for the past 2 years but am moving to a Mavic pro platinum for the better quality video and especially the extra range. Hope to see more of you.

 

[BjornBehr]

Hi Bjorn. Welcome. I have also just joined the forum. I am in Pietermaritizburg , whereabouts are you? I have been flying a Spark for the past 2 years but am moving to a Mavic pro platinum for the better quality video and especially the extra range. Hope to see more of you.

I am in PTA / Centurion. I hope this picks up nicely for me (as a hobby) then there will def be more of me around.
How is flying in PMB? Do you do it professionally?

 

[IanRSA]

I am in PTA / Centurion. I hope this picks up nicely for me (as a hobby) then there will def be more of me around.
How is flying in PMB? Do you do it professionally?

Nope . Just for loads of fun and some awesome pics and videos. Drones give you a totally new perspective of things. PMB is quite tight because where I am is on a airport glidepath so I am in a height restricted area. Outside of PMB we have some really beautiful areas where there are no restrictions which is very cool. I do not know much about the Mini but I see there have been a number of posts of the drone battling with winds so be very aware of that. I flew my Spark once in the berg and took off behind the protection of a house but once I went higher than the roof the wind just took it and parked it 10 meters up a gumtree half a click away.Took me 3 hours to get it down! Scary feeling as you have virtually no control at all.