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jimi79

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Good Evening all, I would like to present myself as a new member and new drone pilot. That said I am no stranger to aircraft, up until recently I was a Flight Engineer on the Griffion and Cormorant Helicopter. I am now retired from the Royal Canadia Airforce and recently purchased my first drone a Mavic Air 2 with barley 4 hours on it. This forum has already saved my butt, I had no idea about binding the DJI drone, and of course the previous owner had forgotten to un-bind before sale. Luckily I was able to get in touch with him and have him un-bind it before he moves out of country. I have been practicing an with innexpensive amazon drone and I am some glad I did, picking it up pretty quick but the first 20-30 min there were a few hard landings so to speak, others may say a crash. I am looking foward to gertting the Mavic up in the air once this Nova Scotia weather finally cooperates, now that I am retired form the military I can choose to be a fair weather flyer. :) Anyway seems like there is a ton of great resourses here so I am hopful the learning curve won't be quite as steep.

Fair weather fellow aviators;

James
 
I would like to present myself as a new member and new drone pilot.

Welcome from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, USA. We have a Member's Map in the Upper Right of the Title Bar. Click on "Members" and then Click on "Member's Map…" Check it out and you might find some new flying friends.


Since you live in Canada, there are specific laws and rules for you to follow, please check to ensure these are current.


Even if you have flown Drones before, here is some Good Old Fashion Advice…

You paid a lot of money for that Drone, put your phone number on it. If your drone gets lost or stuck in a tree and it finally comes down when you are not around, give the finders an opportunity to contact you so it can be returned.

Now, for the Fun Part, But 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, and 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 puppy or kitten 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, 6 feet (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 Air 2, including the User Manual.

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…"


Fly On and Fly Safe…
 
Greetings from Birmingham Alabama
 
Welcome from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, USA. We have a Member's Map in the Upper Right of the Title Bar. Click on "Members" and then Click on "Member's Map…" Check it out and you might find some new flying friends.


Since you live in Canada, there are specific laws and rules for you to follow, please check to ensure these are current.


Even if you have flown Drones before, here is some Good Old Fashion Advice…

You paid a lot of money for that Drone, put your phone number on it. If your drone gets lost or stuck in a tree and it finally comes down when you are not around, give the finders an opportunity to contact you so it can be returned.

Now, for the Fun Part, But 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, and 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 puppy or kitten 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, 6 feet (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 Air 2, including the User Manual.

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…"


Fly On and Fly Safe…
Thanks, that is some sound advice!
 
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Good Evening all, I would like to present myself as a new member and new drone pilot. That said I am no stranger to aircraft, up until recently I was a Flight Engineer on the Griffion and Cormorant Helicopter. I am now retired from the Royal Canadia Airforce and recently purchased my first drone a Mavic Air 2 with barley 4 hours on it. This forum has already saved my butt, I had no idea about binding the DJI drone, and of course the previous owner had forgotten to un-bind before sale. Luckily I was able to get in touch with him and have him un-bind it before he moves out of country. I have been practicing an with innexpensive amazon drone and I am some glad I did, picking it up pretty quick but the first 20-30 min there were a few hard landings so to speak, others may say a crash. I am looking foward to gertting the Mavic up in the air once this Nova Scotia weather finally cooperates, now that I am retired form the military I can choose to be a fair weather flyer. :) Anyway seems like there is a ton of great resourses here so I am hopful the learning curve won't be quite as steep.

Fair weather fellow aviators;

James
Welcom to the forum.
 
Hope all goes well for you. I also have an MA2 and love it. It has operated perfectly for nearly 4 years and I still get an enormous buzz from flying it. Be safe and read Loud Thunder’s sage advice above-all good stuff.
 
Welcome to the forum from the beautiful woods of Maine, USA!
James, continue to search the forums keywords and if you don’t find an answer feel free to post your questions and I’m sure you’ll get a quick response!
Fly safe, enjoy and stay safe!
 

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