I was noticing a spike in the "I crashed my Drone" Dept. SO I thought I would chime in and suggest some things that have taken me from a camera drone pilot to a Juicy flicking- gap Hunting Madman lol.
I am for sure not a pro but My flying aint to bad now thanks to what I have learned.
I was thinking other pilots could chime in with their tips too, Not that it can't be interesting to read all of these crash stories and relate (some of us lol) BUT perhaps we can save the new guys some money.
MINE:
GET A SIM- Even the FPV sim liftoff can be placed in "angle" mode To replicate a Camera Drone. and flying one of the sim drones in angle mode will teach you the basics and eventually if you keep at it- How to "feel" what your drone is doing.
Dont learn to fly with your new DJI.- When you learned to Drive they didn't show you to your new Rolls and say " lets get started".
DJI has created some top of the line equipment and their Drones garner some of the newest tech out there BUT As a training drone they are Worthless. I have never understood the thinking behind NOT making the Gimbals on their Drones Detachable. It seems like a no brainer to me but here we are DJI has sold you a very expensive and nice piece of equipment attached to a reasonably priced drone. If you crash the reasonably priced part you will end up paying for the expensive one. SO Leave the new drone in the box until you can fly the sim or get help from someone You will be happier and richer.
IF you must learn on your thousand dollar toy:
DO BORING STUFF AND LOTS OF IT. Take it to the park and do endless squares aroundan object. "Drag race" the Drone and learn to judge stopping distance. Get some pool noodles and plant them upright in the ground and learn to fly close to things using them. (They are soft and if the drone "pulls" into them your gimbal will hit a soft surface at least). Get to know your new thousand dollar friend before you start asking it to do favors.
Finally Don't fly with the camera at all for your first half dozen or so flights ONLY use your eyes and the Map feature on the screen Once you know everything the map is telling you and why Then take off the lense cap
These are some of mine Hope it helps you to get started without destroying your new Drone.
I am for sure not a pro but My flying aint to bad now thanks to what I have learned.
I was thinking other pilots could chime in with their tips too, Not that it can't be interesting to read all of these crash stories and relate (some of us lol) BUT perhaps we can save the new guys some money.
MINE:
GET A SIM- Even the FPV sim liftoff can be placed in "angle" mode To replicate a Camera Drone. and flying one of the sim drones in angle mode will teach you the basics and eventually if you keep at it- How to "feel" what your drone is doing.
Dont learn to fly with your new DJI.- When you learned to Drive they didn't show you to your new Rolls and say " lets get started".
DJI has created some top of the line equipment and their Drones garner some of the newest tech out there BUT As a training drone they are Worthless. I have never understood the thinking behind NOT making the Gimbals on their Drones Detachable. It seems like a no brainer to me but here we are DJI has sold you a very expensive and nice piece of equipment attached to a reasonably priced drone. If you crash the reasonably priced part you will end up paying for the expensive one. SO Leave the new drone in the box until you can fly the sim or get help from someone You will be happier and richer.
IF you must learn on your thousand dollar toy:
DO BORING STUFF AND LOTS OF IT. Take it to the park and do endless squares aroundan object. "Drag race" the Drone and learn to judge stopping distance. Get some pool noodles and plant them upright in the ground and learn to fly close to things using them. (They are soft and if the drone "pulls" into them your gimbal will hit a soft surface at least). Get to know your new thousand dollar friend before you start asking it to do favors.
Finally Don't fly with the camera at all for your first half dozen or so flights ONLY use your eyes and the Map feature on the screen Once you know everything the map is telling you and why Then take off the lense cap
These are some of mine Hope it helps you to get started without destroying your new Drone.
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