Hi Everyone!
I have wanted a drone for a long time. The videos I have viewed on YouTube are really inspiring. I finally stopped procrastinating and purchased a Mavic 2 Pro the other day. This is my first drone and have not had the opportunity to fly it yet. It's snowing so the poor weather will give me a few more days to review the manual and watch more instructional videos prior to flying the first time. I figure by the time I finally get out I should have a good understanding of the basic flight operations. I live in a heavy wooded mountain area and the only "safe" open areas are next to the airport. I'm planning to take my first flight at a high school about 30 miles away which is wide open and has very few vertical obstructions.
I have a question that maybe someone can assist me. Outside of crashing (hopefully not!), I see my day ending when I run out of battery power. I decided that I didn't want to depend on my cell phone or a tablet so I purchased a smart controller. I also purchased the "fly more kit" that has two additional batteries. I understand that each battery will give me up to 30 minutes of flight time. So by experience, how long does the controller last if you begin using it when it's fully charged? The spec's say it last about four hours on a single charge and I was wondering if this is what you are experiencing? I would like to make sure that I have enough batteries to match the total controller run time. I have a couple of additional questions but will post them later. I appreciate you taking time to respond in advance and thanks for your assistance! I'm so looking forward to flying my new toy!
Take care and happy holidays!
Thanks again,
Mike
I have wanted a drone for a long time. The videos I have viewed on YouTube are really inspiring. I finally stopped procrastinating and purchased a Mavic 2 Pro the other day. This is my first drone and have not had the opportunity to fly it yet. It's snowing so the poor weather will give me a few more days to review the manual and watch more instructional videos prior to flying the first time. I figure by the time I finally get out I should have a good understanding of the basic flight operations. I live in a heavy wooded mountain area and the only "safe" open areas are next to the airport. I'm planning to take my first flight at a high school about 30 miles away which is wide open and has very few vertical obstructions.
I have a question that maybe someone can assist me. Outside of crashing (hopefully not!), I see my day ending when I run out of battery power. I decided that I didn't want to depend on my cell phone or a tablet so I purchased a smart controller. I also purchased the "fly more kit" that has two additional batteries. I understand that each battery will give me up to 30 minutes of flight time. So by experience, how long does the controller last if you begin using it when it's fully charged? The spec's say it last about four hours on a single charge and I was wondering if this is what you are experiencing? I would like to make sure that I have enough batteries to match the total controller run time. I have a couple of additional questions but will post them later. I appreciate you taking time to respond in advance and thanks for your assistance! I'm so looking forward to flying my new toy!
Take care and happy holidays!
Thanks again,
Mike
