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Hello from the Crossroads of America agatek.

Nice to meet you Marcin. 🤝

Welcome to the Forum. 😎
 
Checking in with my first drone, Mini 2.
Have it already for slightly over a month but still at the beginning of the learning curve. Maneuvering between the local regulations (no-fly-zones), and whims of the weather takes some time or maybe... hmmm... persistence.

Marcin
Hello from Cambridge, UK
 
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 . Thumbswayup
 
Greetings from Birmingham Alabama USA, welcome to the forum!
 
Welcome to Mavic Pilots! :) Enjoy the forum!Thumbswayup
 
Welcome to the forum! :)
 
Welcome from New Mexico. This forum is a great place to learn and share with some good folks. I visited Singapore in 1971 while in the Navy. I enjoyed it very much, especially the Singapore Slings sitting on the porch of the Raffles hotel. I have a nephew and his family that live there, and it has changed in so many ways.
 
Checking in with my first drone, Mini 2.
Have it already for slightly over a month but still at the beginning of the learning curve. Maneuvering between the local regulations (no-fly-zones), and whims of the weather takes some time or maybe... hmmm... persistence.

Marcin
Welcome to the forum.
Lots of helpful and friendly folks here...
Looking forward to seeing your work here too.
Cheers,
Ranjit, also from Singapore
 
Welcom to the forum Marcin from the beautiful woods of Maine!
There’s many knowledgeable members willing to help you with any questions you have. Search the forum using key words and if you don’t find an answer, post your question and I’m sure you’ll get a quick response! Fly safe and stay safe!
 
Checking in with my first drone, Mini 2. Have it already for slightly over a month but still at the beginning of the learning curve.

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.


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


Even if you may have flown Drones before, 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 Droning…
 
Checking in with my first drone, Mini 2.
Have it already for slightly over a month but still at the beginning of the learning curve. Maneuvering between the local regulations (no-fly-zones), and whims of the weather takes some time or maybe... hmmm... persistence.

Marcin
Welcome to the forum. I'm in Savannah, GA USA. Hope to see tons of vids from your side of the globe. :)
 
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