New Mavic Pro Platinum Combo Owner

[cajak1967]

Good evening, my name is Mauro of Newport Beach, I'm deaf, I have cochlear implant, I live only 4 years in Newport Beach, I speak little English because I became deaf 2 years ago. I bought the new Mavic Pro Platinum combo, and three accessories, I had it in pre-order, should arrive at the end of September, maximum October 15, I do not have drone experience, and my first drone, I would like to know friends here so help me in my first flight to see the sharks, or a place where you can fly. When my mavic comes, I write on my post. Thank you Friends, my name Mauro.

 

[MAvic_South_Oz]

Good evening, my name is Mauro of Newport Beach, I'm deaf, I have cochlear implant, I live only 4 years in Newport Beach, I speak little English because I became deaf 2 years ago. I bought the new Mavic Pro Platinum combo, and three accessories, I had it in pre-order, should arrive at the end of September, maximum October 15, I do not have drone experience, and my first drone, I would like to know friends here so help me in my first flight to see the sharks, or a place where you can fly. When my mavic comes, I write on my post. Thank you Friends, my name Mauro.

Hello Mauro, welcome the the forum.

I would hold off flying anywhere near water for a while, practice a lot (beginner mode to start, a lot safer) in open park areas, keep well away from people / crowds, and learn all there is to know about the Mavic and its features.

You will find info on where you can fly legally online too, we have an app in Australia for this and I know the US has good ones too.
Also consider keeping in good with crowds, keep distance, go slow, it's easy to annoy sensitive people sometimes !!

Youtube for awesome tutorials on flying and all the features, how to use, and go through the DJI forums, are a wealth of learning resources, you can literally spend many nights just going from youtube video to the the next.

When you are practicing, get into the menus and see where everything is, practice especially with the return to home, how it works, how you can change from take off point to new location if moving position etc.

I am very deaf myself, but through long term exposure to industrial noise, so mine is NIHL (noise induced hearing loss), bilateral 72% which is classed as profoundly deaf.
Cochlear is a great advancement, I could use one or both sides done, but too costly here, my hearing aids are around $10k, but each cochlear about $25k !
It's good to have a resource such as this forum where hearing loss is no matter

Enjoy our drone when it comes.

 

[Top Hat]

Hey Mauro, WELCOME TO THE FORUM!

 

[CamoGreg]

Hello Mauro ! Welcome here !!! Don't hesitate if you have question ! Don't stress with the drone. Start cool and know him step by the step and will be only pleasure to fly !

 

[mkdive]

Im Costa Mesa, if you need any local help.

 

[Advexure]

Hope you enjoy your new Mavic Pro Platinum, Mauro. Safe flying.

 

[cajak1967]

Hello Mauro, welcome the the forum.

I would hold off flying anywhere near water for a while, practice a lot (beginner mode to start, a lot safer) in open park areas, keep well away from people / crowds, and learn all there is to know about the Mavic and its features.

You will find info on where you can fly legally online too, we have an app in Australia for this and I know the US has good ones too.
Also consider keeping in good with crowds, keep distance, go slow, it's easy to annoy sensitive people sometimes !!

Youtube for awesome tutorials on flying and all the features, how to use, and go through the DJI forums, are a wealth of learning resources, you can literally spend many nights just going from youtube video to the the next.

When you are practicing, get into the menus and see where everything is, practice especially with the return to home, how it works, how you can change from take off point to new location if moving position etc.

I am very deaf myself, but through long term exposure to industrial noise, so mine is NIHL (noise induced hearing loss), bilateral 72% which is classed as profoundly deaf.
Cochlear is a great advancement, I could use one or both sides done, but too costly here, my hearing aids are around $10k, but each cochlear about $25k !
It's good to have a resource such as this forum where hearing loss is no matter

Enjoy our drone when it comes.

Thanks to my friend, I started my adventure with my Mavic with your advice Thank you, I cochlear when I arrived in America I did not have the green card now, I paid 45k for the Medel Rondo model with a surgery in Los Angeles on the left. In Italy the doctors are not good, now I have the green card, then everything is better. Remember that with the cochlear implant if you still have hearing loss problems and is the best solution, change your life better. Do you live in Australia?

 

[cajak1967]

Im Costa Mesa, if you need any local help.[/QUOTE
Thank you very much, when my drone Mavic comes to my house, we can try to fly one day if you want, then drink a beer or a coffee, thank my friend

 

[cajak1967]

Hello Mauro ! Welcome here !!! Don't hesitate if you have question ! Don't stress with the drone. Start cool and know him step by the step and will be only pleasure to fly !

Thanks a lot my friend

 

[cajak1967]

Hello Mauro ! Welcome here !!! Don't hesitate if you have question ! Don't stress with the drone. Start cool and know him step by the step and will be only pleasure to fly !

thank's my friend

 

[cajak1967]

Hope you enjoy your new Mavic Pro Platinum, Mauro. Safe flying.

thank's my friend

 

[cajak1967]

Hey Mauro, WELCOME TO THE FORUM!

thank's my friend

 

[cajak1967]

thank you all, I love America, you are great friends

 

[Phlier]

Welcome, Mauro!

What breed of dog is that in your avatar picture? It looks a lot like a Bichon Frise. My daughter begged for a Bichon for over a year, and I finally obliged with a 9 week old Bichon puppy we got in July. Wonderful dogs, Bichons.

I've taken some pretty fun videos of our puppy with the Mavic.

 

[cajak1967]

Welcome, Mauro!

What breed of dog is that in your avatar picture? It looks a lot like a Bichon Frise. My daughter begged for a Bichon for over a year, and I finally obliged with a 9 week old Bichon puppy we got in July. Wonderful dogs, Bichons.

I've taken some pretty fun videos of our puppy with the Mavic.

the dog and a small Maltese pocket, purchased last week for my 5 year old nephew in Los Angeles, $ 4,000 and very beautiful, should weigh from 4.5 or 5 pounds from an adult

 

[MAvic_South_Oz]

Thanks to my friend, I started my adventure with my Mavic with your advice Thank you, I cochlear when I arrived in America I did not have the green card now, I paid 45k for the Medel Rondo model with a surgery in Los Angeles on the left. In Italy the doctors are not good, now I have the green card, then everything is better. Remember that with the cochlear implant if you still have hearing loss problems and is the best solution, change your life better. Do you live in Australia?

You're most welcome Mauro, and thanks for your experience with the cochlear, I have be told sometimes doing one side is enough to make a huge difference in quality of hearing.

Yes, I live in Australia, Adelaide in the state of South Australia.
The start of this Expedia video shows location, and for a 5 min video shows a lot of our beautiful coastal city.

I have only had the Mavic for about 4 months, some of that time it has been to DJI back for gimbal problem, which is all good now.
We're having a big stormy / rainy end to winter at the moment, lots of wind too, so have not had a chance to test and fly again

Also not much time to really develop my video editing skills, I haven't even put one together yet !!
But I'm a fast learner and hope to edit the vids I've taken so far very soon and keep taking footage to together some vision of South Australia and Australia in general.

It would be good to one days ee your video of the sharks you want to film.
All the best with your flying.

 

[cajak1967]

You're most welcome Mauro, and thanks for your experience with the cochlear, I have be told sometimes doing one side is enough to make a huge difference in quality of hearing.

Yes, I live in Australia, Adelaide in the state of South Australia.
The start of this Expedia video shows location, and for a 5 min video shows a lot of our beautiful coastal city.

I have only had the Mavic for about 4 months, some of that time it has been to DJI back for gimbal problem, which is all good now.
We're having a big stormy / rainy end to winter at the moment, lots of wind too, so have not had a chance to test and fly again

Also not much time to really develop my video editing skills, I haven't even put one together yet !!
But I'm a fast learner and hope to edit the vids I've taken so far very soon and keep taking footage to together some vision of South Australia and Australia in general.

It would be good to one days ee your video of the sharks you want to film.
All the best with your flying.

beautiful video, beautiful city, thank you my friend, my first video I put it on the forum, I hope one day to meet in Australia or California and do a good flight with the drone. thank you

 

[Bernie707]

The only thing I would add to the good advice above is study the latest version of the manual available at dji.com, YouTube videos on getting started and settings and then connect the controller to the mavic and play with the controller settings since many aren't accessible on the go4 app when not connected. Just don't start the motors while doing this. Best wishes.

 

[cajak1967]

Thanks so much

 

[nismoz]

Hello Mauro. I am from SoCal area as well and I have flown in Newport Beach several times. The place where I normally fly is at the end of Balboa Blvd. There is a small park and it is also right next to the Entrance Channel. If you look at Google map, you will see that is a very cool place to fly.

First, I suggest that you get to know your drone and its capabilities by flying only at the park there or nearby beach. Don't fly over the water yet and it's better to start in beginner mode.

Second, start to learn about wind flow. It may feel like a relaxing breeze on ground level but it may be like a hurricane when the drone is 400ft up. Especially at open space areas like beaches, wind is strong most of the time. Watch for battery level and take wind flow into consideration to make sure that your drone has enough power to return home.

Third, once you feel confident, you can start flying out a little. At this point, you will see this place is a great place to fly drones. With Mavic capabilities, you will be able to fly over to Corona Del Mar which is right across the channel. You will also be able to fly over to Balboa Island and Newport Bay. Small cruise ships, boats, canoes... come in and out of the channel very frequently so you will be able to get some very good footages here.

I recommend this place since it is in Newport Beach so you don't have to drive far. Plus, it's like an all in one package for you. You can start as a beginner here and as you move up, you will find this place even more interesting. Trust me, this place is not boring like a local park.

I have seen seals a couple times there as well.