New Mavic Mini Owner in Hawaii

[Capt TeeJay]

Just picked up the MM a couple of days ago.. and now there’s a storm on the horizon, so I think I’ll wait until it passes through before I decide to take her on her first flight.

Brand new to drone piloting, it always looked like such fun capturing those amazing shots! Looking forward to learning from all of you!

TJ

 

[old man mavic]

welcome to the forum

 

[lowellton]

Just picked up the MM a couple of days ago.. and now there’s a storm on the horizon, so I think I’ll wait until it passes through before I decide to take her on her first flight.

Brand new to drone piloting, it always looked like such fun capturing those amazing shots! Looking forward to learning from all of you!

TJ

Welcome. You’re in the right forum brother. Enjoy flying and be safe

 

[Mavic Mac]

Welcome to the forums - a lot of good info here. So, take a look around and hope you enjoy some of the fine photography and information posted by the members.

 

[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 .

 

[pelagic_one]

Aloha and welcome to the forum, Cap! My dad just told me he flew his MP in 20 knot winds at Ewa Beach this morning. But you’re decision to hold off flying your Mini until the hurricane passes is prudent, given the Mini’s limitations in windy conditions.

Safe and happy flying to you next week!

 

[wjkrysak]

Welcome to the forum. You will find plenty of support and assistance here in the forum. We look forward to seeing your part of the world.

 

[Hauptmann]

Welcome to our Forum, from Hauptmann in Texas!

You picked a winner in the Mini. Don't be fooled by its small size and low price. It's a high performance quad with a good camera. One caveat: It gets pretty windy in our 50th state. At 249 grams, the Mini doesn’t buck the wind as well as beefier drones, On windy days, it’s best to fly so you’ll have a tailwind on the way back. Read the manual, and practice using “Find My Drone”. Chances are you’ll crash and perhaps lose your Mini. Don't wait until that happens to learn how to recover a lost drone.

I hope DJI updates the Fly App with larger fonts to make it easier to read. Some of our members have trouble with it.

Glad to have you as a member!

 

[Drone Master]

Welcome to Mavic Pilots! Enjoy the forum!

 

[mrjohnc1]

Welcome!

 

[THE CYBORG]

Hi Capt TeeJay Welcome to Mavic Pilots

New flyer advice.
Wide open space.
Slow & easy.
Power-lines & trees are evil.
Don't forget to read the manual
Download Mini manual HERE

 

[BarbT]

Welcome! This is a great place to find answers to any questions you may have. Happy flying (after the storm passes)!

 

[Laborous]

Welcome to the forum from the beautiful woods of Maine!

 

[macfawlty]

Be sure to check restrictions on drones anywhere you intend to fly. From what I understand, drones are not allowed in any of the Hawaii State Parks and of course any National Parks. I visited a handful of Hawaii State Parks last summer and certainly noticed that restrictions on drones is ignored by many. I accidentally flew in one area that I didn't realize was a State Park. I saw a couple other drones flying and assumed it was ok...

 

[Peterson]

Welcome to the forum. Safe flights.

 

[Aerial-Pixel]

Just picked up the MM a couple of days ago.. and now there’s a storm on the horizon, so I think I’ll wait until it passes through before I decide to take her on her first flight.

Brand new to drone piloting, it always looked like such fun capturing those amazing shots! Looking forward to learning from all of you!

TJ

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

 

[SpitFire]

Welcome to the Forum from Chicago the Windy City.
We hope you find this see educational and informative, been to Hawaii numbers of years ago without my drone. Do your own testing, the MM is light weight, and wind speeds in excess of the design limits of the aircraft cause flight control problems. Personally, I practice preventive flying,
not to take chances with high winds. Your the pilot, you have to make the call. Find my drone feature it has limitations, in that it is only good, as the last point were a connection between the controller and the drone existed. But it is a Good starting point as a tracker, also its only good as long as the battery in the drone is still good. You should check out Mavic help and Mavic tips, lots
of very helpful information. Let your fingers do the walking. Fly Safe.