Hello from California

[trale]

Just got a Mini 2 - plan to use as a scouting tool for my main hobby (Landscape photography). Excited to learn here!

 

[GFields]

Just got a Mini 2 - plan to use as a scouting tool for my main hobby (Landscape photography). Excited to learn here!

Greetings from Birmingham Alabama, welcome to the forum!

 

[Gagey52]

Welcome to the forum from the outback of Australia. Look forward to your input on the forum.
Regards

 

[old man mavic]

welcome to the forum

 

[Lykus]

Welcome to the forum. Mini 2 is great to start with camera drone. If you happen to look for a handy case to carry your drone, check out our MM200 case. Happy flying!

 

[MA2 317]

Hello from the Crossroads of America trale.

If you haven't done it yet, you should take the TRUST test and keep a copy with you when you fly.

FAA TRUST Online Portal for Recreational Drone Operators - Pilot Institute

Get your FAA TRUST Certificate of Completion to legally fly drones for recreational reasons in the United States.

trust.pilotinstitute.com

Although the mini 2 may not have to be registered with the FAA, if you add accessories to it and push it past 249 grams, then it should be registered.

It's only five bucks and the numbers look cool.

FAADroneZone

faadronezone-access.faa.gov

Good luck and welcome to the Forum.

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[msinger]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[dirkclod]

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 .
Don't be shy and ask anything if you can't find it by searching .

 

[Drone Master]

Welcome to Mavic Pilots! Enjoy the forum!

 

[Kendallfordguy]

Welcome from Wisconsin!

 

[LoudThunder]

Just got a Mini 2 - plan to use as a scouting tool for my main hobby (Landscape photography).

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

Members map

mavicpilots.com

As a New Drone Pilot, MA2 317, one of our members has already given you the TRUST Heads-Up. But you may need to get your Part 107 License once you start to use the Mini 2 in conjunction with your hobby if there is any recompense for your photos. Right now, before you use it for "Scouting" it's all for fun. If you sell any of the photos, it's a business and it's for "money" and the FAA is serious about that… If you intend to register your drone and intend to get your Part 107, hold off on registering your drone. If you register it for recreational flying, you would be required to re-register it again under Part 107.

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

FAADroneZone

faadronezone.faa.gov

If you are considering acquiring your Part 107 License, here is a link to get you going…

Online Ground School: Aviation Classes - Pilot Institute

Pilot Institute offers courses on drones and airplanes from world-class experts. Pass the Part 107 or Private Pilot exam and take to the skies.

pilotinstitute.com

Since you live in California, there are specific laws and rules for you to follow, please check the link below for all the Rules and Laws that are in effect in your neck of the woods and it also links you to some of the Best Places to Fly in your area… Also, if you travel on vacation, visit friends, and relatives in other parts of the country, check back here so you do not run afoul of the law.

Drone Laws and Best Places to Fly in Every US State - Pilot Institute

pilotinstitute.com

Since you are New, here is some Good Old Fashion Advice…

Do not take you drone to the job site until you KNOW how to fly it. You do not want to fly it into a house, a tree, other obstacle with a new client…

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 Mini 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…"

DJI Mini 2 - Download Center - DJI

At DJI Download Center, Learn aboutDJI Mini 2

www.dji.com

Happy, Safe and Legal Droning…

 

[Laborous]

Welcome to the forum from the beautiful woods of Maine!

 

[Chetk7677]

Welcome from central Florida.

 

[wjkrysak]

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

 

[danwnz]

Just got a Mini 2 - plan to use as a scouting tool for my main hobby (Landscape photography). Excited to learn here!

Welcome to the forum from Australia, you might find that your scouting tool becomes your photography tool being able to get the perfect angles where the light is falling on subjects...