New DJI mini 2 owner

[russHam1]

Hello, my name is Russ. I ordered a mini 3 Pro but it won’t ship until end of June. So I ordered a mini 2 with accessories from Amazon that arrives Friday. I had a Phantom 4 until last year. I have been reading posts here on the forum. Lots of great info and advice. I can’t wait to start flying

 

[dirkclod]

Welcome to Mavic Pilots .
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 .

 

[dozzn]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[waltermitty]

As a relatively new drone pilot, I was happy with the Mini 2. Even with the release of the Mini 3 I've not felt an urge to upgrade until my skills and video requirements change. The Mini 2 is an amazing product

 

[Drone Master]

Welcome to Mavic Pilots! Enjoy the forum!

 

[SkyInsight]

Welcome. This is a really good forum and the Mini 2 is really fun.

 

[old man mavic]

welcome to the forum

 

[MA2 317]

Hello from the Crossroads of America russHam1.

Nice to meet you Russ.

Welcome to the Forum.

 

[eaglesurfing]

Welcome to the forum from south central Florida and enjoy.

 

[Laborous]

Welcome to the forum from the beautiful woods of Maine!

 

[Gene465]

New to Drone flying myself, have the Mini3 coming, and have the Mini 2 as well love these small drones, such great flyers! Welcome!

 

[Clintoops]

Welcome from the land of OZ the wheat state. Check out post seeing my mini it will help you .

 

[Dave-in-Elland]

As a relatively new drone pilot, I was happy with the Mini 2. Even with the release of the Mini 3 I've not felt an urge to upgrade until my skills and video requirements change. The Mini 2 is an amazing product

I’m with you on that. i bought the mini 2 very recently despite all the m3pro hype and I’m very happy with it too. I‘ve had a Mavic Pro for 5 years and the Mini 2 was a revelation

 

[Dave-in-Elland]

Hello, my name is Russ. I ordered a mini 3 Pro but it won’t ship until end of June. So I ordered a mini 2 with accessories from Amazon that arrives Friday. I had a Phantom 4 until last year. I have been reading posts here on the forum. Lots of great info and advice. I can’t wait to start flying

Welcome! This forum is indeed a great resource and pool of knowledge

 

[RkyMtnHigh]

Hello, my name is Russ. I ordered a mini 3 Pro but it won’t ship until end of June. So I ordered a mini 2 with accessories from Amazon that arrives Friday. I had a Phantom 4 until last year. I have been reading posts here on the forum. Lots of great info and advice. I can’t wait to start flying

Welcome to the forum from the mountains of Colorado! Happy and safe flying!

 

[Chaosrider]

It's hard to go wrong with the Mini-2...great little bird!

Enjoy!

 

[LoudThunder]

Welcome from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, USA. I am a Mini 2 Flyer and I know the excitement of flight. So, if I may offer some 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. You will also find the 75-page User's Manual, in case your Drone did not come with one. The User Manuals are published in different languages.

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…"

And when the 3 get there, get it's manual and read that too...

DJI Mini 2 - Download Center - DJI

Happy and Safe Droning…

 

[msinger]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[Gagey52]

Welcome to the forum from the outback of Australia. Look forward to your input on the forum.
Regards

 

[wjkrysak]

Welcome to the forum. We look forward to your participation and your view of the world.