Hi all. Just got my DJI mini 2 with combo pack yesterday. Hoping to pick up some hints tips and tricks. Unfortunately since it arrived it has non stopped rained so not had a chance to take it out only try it out indoors!!!
Hello from Plymouth UK not MA!!!
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Since you live in the UK (Not Masscults), there are specific laws and rules for you to follow, please check to ensure these are current.
Drone Laws in The UK [Updated March 19, 2024]
According to CAA, drones are allowed in the UK, subject to CAA regulations. Read on for more details.
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Be Very Careful about flying that new baby in a house. It's real easy to give it too much throttle and bounce it off the ceiling, and do not hover or fly near any walls, the down-draft of the prop wash will cause the drone to drift towards the wall and destroy those props…
Here is 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 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…"
Happy, Safe and Legal Droning…
Welcome to the forum from Brisbane Australia, hope the forum serves you well.
Thank you. I have watched endless YouTube videos before I decided on one only to find out a lad a work has the same one lolWelcome from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, USA. We have a Member's Map in the Upper Right of the Title Bar.
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Since you live in the UK (Not Masscults), there are specific laws and rules for you to follow, please check to ensure these are current.
Drone Laws in The UK [Updated March 19, 2024]
According to CAA, drones are allowed in the UK, subject to CAA regulations. Read on for more details.
Be Very Careful about flying that new baby in a house. It's real easy to give it too much throttle and bounce it off the ceiling, and do not hover or fly near any walls, the down-draft of the prop wash will cause the drone to drift towards the wall and destroy those props…
Here is 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 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…"
Happy, Safe and Legal Droning…
I won’t be flying it indoors anymore until I can get outside
Greetings Duke of Devon, welcome to the forum from the outback of Australia. Look forward to your input on the forum.
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Don't be shy and ask anything if you can't find it by searching
and stay safe..
So took it out tonight with about an hour of light left. Was about a 20mph wind which I was a bit anxious about but my god it’s a stable drone from ground to 400ft. I will have to try getting used to looking more at my screen rather than the drone itself and I have to remember that it is capable of going more than a couple of hundred ft away from me. I guess it just comes with experience.
The 4K camera is amazing
The 4K camera is amazing
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