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[Mike6158]

A friend told me about the Mavic Mini so I looked it up on Amazon. I was "only" going to look at it and not buy a drone. I fly "real" airplanes... how much fun can flying a drone be? Sooo... it arrived a few days ago and the wind was blowing about 20G25 knots so the drone stayed inside. No big deal... how much fun can it be anyway... I charged the batteries and turned everything on, it's not going to be fun and I was just looking, then I connected to the app, and started getting familiar with the app. Then I thought, I may as well start it up and see how that goes because it's not going to be fun... Then I thought, I wonder how well it will hover in the house ?. Well that's fun... I wonder if I can fly it around and not destroy it... more fun. The following day the wind was calm so I took it outside and flew it up and down the driveway... even more fun. Hmmm... I wonder if I can use it to inspect the roof of my very old barn? Yup. I wonder if I can fly it around the perimeter of my property (13 acres). Yup. Oops... I don't quite know where it is. I wonder if the Home button works? Yup (too frikken cool). Who says flying a drone isn't fun... oh... that was me. I was wrong...

One thing the has me a little concerned... somehow ? "it" ordered a Mavic 2 Pro. I guess it needed someone to talk to ?

 

[dirkclod]

Welcome to the forum.
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 .

 

[Rockycat]

Welcome aboard, have some fun.

 

[Mike6158]

Welcome to the forum.
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 .

Thank you and will do. I've been researching allowed airspace and I'm a little disappointed in seeing all of the red. I get it, people go to National Parks and Monuments get away but man... there's a lot of red on the map. I took the test for the license add on (to my PPL). I need to find a CFI / CFII to finish the process. I don't know if I'll pursue the commercial side of flying a drone but it was an easy enough test.

"I had the idea" to stitch photos together and make a map of my property. Then I found out that's already been done at the commercial level. I don't think I'd go to that point. So far all I've found are apps with recurring fees. I haven't been looking long though.

Welcome aboard, have some fun.

Thank you. So far that has been easy

 

[RTKD]

welcome @Mike6158 , what kind of planes do you fly? My retirement dream is a pilots license and a bush plane

 

[old man mavic]

welcome to the forum ,not only is it fun its also addictive

 

[Mike6158]

welcome @Mike6158 , what kind of planes do you fly? My retirement dream is a pilots license and a bush plane

At this time I rent a 1960 C172 when I'm in Farmington, NM. It's a bare bones, old school airplane that's a blast to fly but not that great for travelling. When I'm home (TX) I rent a little newer C172 based out of PKV. I hope to own a C182 soon. Soon is = within a few years.

welcome to the forum ,not only is it fun its also addictive

It sure is

 

[Thomas B]

@Mike6158 Welcome to the forum from the deserts of Arizona! Enjoy.
... and read the full, only online, DJI manual for your bird:

https://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/Mavic_2/Mavic_2_Pro_Zoom_User_Manual_V2.0_en.pdf

 

[Mike6158]

@Mike6158 Welcome to the forum from the deserts of Arizona! Enjoy.
... and read the full, only online, DJI manual for your bird:

https://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/Mavic_2/Mavic_2_Pro_Zoom_User_Manual_V2.0_en.pdf

I split my time between TX (home and grandkids)and NM (work) Farmington, NM to be specific. Thanks for the link. I don't know when it's supposed to get it so I'll have some time to study.

 

[Drone Master]

A bit late getting here, but wanted to welcome you to the forum! Enjoy! Plenty of fine knowledgeable members here to help!

 

[msinger]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[cowboynblkhat]

Thanks I’m sure I’ll be asking for help soon.

A friend told me about the Mavic Mini so I looked it up on Amazon. I was "only" going to look at it and not buy a drone. I fly "real" airplanes... how much fun can flying a drone be? Sooo... it arrived a few days ago and the wind was blowing about 20G25 knots so the drone stayed inside. No big deal... how much fun can it be anyway... I charged the batteries and turned everything on, it's not going to be fun and I was just looking, then I connected to the app, and started getting familiar with the app. Then I thought, I may as well start it up and see how that goes because it's not going to be fun... Then I thought, I wonder how well it will hover in the house ?. Well that's fun... I wonder if I can fly it around and not destroy it... more fun. The following day the wind was calm so I took it outside and flew it up and down the driveway... even more fun. Hmmm... I wonder if I can use it to inspect the roof of my very old barn? Yup. I wonder if I can fly it around the perimeter of my property (13 acres). Yup. Oops... I don't quite know where it is. I wonder if the Home button works? Yup (too frikken cool). Who says flying a drone isn't fun... oh... that was me. I was wrong...

One thing the has me a little concerned... somehow ? "it" ordered a Mavic 2 Pro. I guess it needed someone to talk to ?

Enjoy and welcome!

 

[Aerial-Pixel]

A friend told me about the Mavic Mini so I looked it up on Amazon. I was "only" going to look at it and not buy a drone. I fly "real" airplanes... how much fun can flying a drone be? Sooo... it arrived a few days ago and the wind was blowing about 20G25 knots so the drone stayed inside. No big deal... how much fun can it be anyway... I charged the batteries and turned everything on, it's not going to be fun and I was just looking, then I connected to the app, and started getting familiar with the app. Then I thought, I may as well start it up and see how that goes because it's not going to be fun... Then I thought, I wonder how well it will hover in the house ?. Well that's fun... I wonder if I can fly it around and not destroy it... more fun. The following day the wind was calm so I took it outside and flew it up and down the driveway... even more fun. Hmmm... I wonder if I can use it to inspect the roof of my very old barn? Yup. I wonder if I can fly it around the perimeter of my property (13 acres). Yup. Oops... I don't quite know where it is. I wonder if the Home button works? Yup (too frikken cool). Who says flying a drone isn't fun... oh... that was me. I was wrong...

One thing the has me a little concerned... somehow ? "it" ordered a Mavic 2 Pro. I guess it needed someone to talk to ?

Haha! Welcome to Mavic Pilots from Dayton Ohio USA! Enjoy your new Mavic Mini AND M2P, Fly safe and have fun!