Hi from Winchester, UK

[BernieW]

I'm a DJI Mini 4 Pro flyer and I am hooked

 

[MA2 317]

Hello from the Crossroads of America BernieW.

Welcome to the Forum.

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[PanoVolo]

welcome

 

[old man mavic]

welcome to the forum

 

[GFields]

Greetings from Birmingham Alabama USA, welcome to the forum! We look forward to hearing from you!

 

[Hauptmann]

Welcome to the forum, from Hauptmann in Hurst TX (DFW area).

I've owned both the Mavic Pro and Mavic Pro II. Now I fly the Mini 4 Pro, and I LOVE it. It's totally the one to buy! Congrats on your purchase, Hope to see some of 1your work here on the forum! I recommend that you check out the YouTube videos by The Drone Creative. This guy will help you get quality shots easily.

 

[BernieW]

Welcome to the forum, from Hauptmann in Hurst TX (DFW area).

I've owned both the Mavic Pro and Mavic Pro II. Now I fly the Mini 4 Pro, and I LOVE it. It's totally the one to buy! Congrats on your purchase, Hope to see some of 1your work here on the forum! I recommend that you check out the YouTube videos by The Drone Creative. This guy will help you get quality shots easily.

Thanks for the advice, actually I do subscribe to The Drone Creative channel and have found it useful. There is always something to learn.I am finding drone communities to be friendly places and so it has been good to come in from the cold.

 

[msinger]

Welcome to the forum @BernieW!

 

[Kendallfordguy]

Welcome from Wisconsin!

 

[PakNheat380]

Welcome to the forum from NW Montana

 

[sarahb]

Welcome!

 

[Laborous]

Welcome to the forum from the beautiful woods of Maine,USA!

 

[LoudThunder]

I'm a DJI Mini 4 Pro flyer and I am hooked

Welcome from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, USA. We have a Member's Map in the Upper Right of the Title Bar. Click on "Members" and then Click on "Member's Map…" Check it out and you might find some new flying friends.

Member Map

mavicpilots.com

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

Overview : Flying drones and model aircraft | UK Civil Aviation Authority

Find out what you need to know and do when you fly drones or model aircraft in the UK

register-drones.caa.co.uk

Even if you have flown Drones before, here is some Good Old Fashion Advice…

You paid a lot of money for that Drone, put your phone number on it. If your drone gets lost or stuck in a tree and it finally comes down when you are not around, give the finders an opportunity to contact you so it can be returned.

Now, for the Fun Part, But 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, and 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 puppy or kitten 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, 6 feet (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 4 Pro, 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 4 Pro - Download Center - DJI

Learn and download DJI Mini 4 Pro related apps, software, and manuals at the DJI Download Center

www.dji.com

Fly On and Fly Safe…

 

[SparePartz]

Welcome and enjoy the Mini

 

[AeroJ]

Hello from just down the road in Petersfield ! Lots of good places to fly round our way...

 

[BernieW]

Hello from just down the road in Petersfield ! Lots of good places to fly round our way...

Hi, yes, when weather permits . The recent weather did though give me the opportunity to take the A2CofC which was very informative and I learnt lots from the course making me far more confident than before.

 

[SpitFire]

Greetings from Chicago the Windy City, welcome to the Forum.
FLY SAFE & FLY SMART