New member in Milton Keynes, UK

[Rydan Abike]

Hi everyone, I've recently got back into Drone flying after a long layoff. Things have moved on quite a bit so i signed up here

Rydan

 

[GFields]

Greetings from Birmingham Alabama USA, welcome to the forum! We look forward to hearing from you!

 

[wjkrysak]

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

 

[Yorkshire_Pud]

Welcome.

 

[MA2 317]

Hello from the Crossroads of America Rydan Abike

Nice to meet you Rydan.

Welcome to the Forum.

 

[LoudThunder]

I've recently got back into Drone flying after a long layoff. Things have moved on quite a bit

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.

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Since you've been away for awhile and you live in the UK, there are specific laws and rules for you to follow, please check to ensure these are current.

Overview : Flying drones and model aircraft | UK Civil Aviation Authority

Find out what you need to know and do when you fly drones or model aircraft in the UK

register-drones.caa.co.uk

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."

Fly On and Fly Safe…

 

[old man mavic]

welcome to the forum

 

[PanoVolo]

Welcome to the forum

 

[RodPad]

Welcome to the Forum!

What did you fly before and what are using now?

BTW, These members are great!
But they all know I have a very twisted humor.

Rod ..

 

[Kendallfordguy]

Welcome from Wisconsin!

 

[careless]

Welcome from Kentucky USA

 

[PakNheat380]

Welcome to the forum from NW Montana

 

[Drone Master]

Welcome to Mavic Pilots! Enjoy the forum!

 

[hedbonker]

Welcome from the bowels of California!

 

[landmark orbiter]

Hello from the sunny Midlands

 

[WanderLost]

Hi everyone, I've recently got back into Drone flying after a long layoff. Things have moved on quite a bit so i signed up here

Rydan

What are you flying?

 

[Deleted member 177263]

hi everyone theres more people in the mids than I expected

 

[Laborous]

Welcome to the forum from the beautiful woods of Maine!

 

[Deleted member 177263]

Welcome to the forum from the beautiful woods of Maine!

whats "Maine!"??

 

[LoudThunder]

whats "Maine!"??

I'll give you this one, you have only been a member for a short period (1-day…) and you are a Brit so you are not really familiar with the various states in the United States, but Maine was one of the original 13 colonies and I would hope that when you studied history; that war, our war of independence, the one we Yanks call the "Revolutionary War" was one England lost… Perhaps the English History books call that one the "War of Insurrection…" L L . . .

However, all kidding aside, if you look on the left side of the screen, under the member's Avatar, you will see, Location. @Laborous listed "Maine"; while you listed "England…" If you click on the location of any member account, Google Maps bring up that location, unless the member is fooling around with an unknown location as a joke… Some members prefer to maintain some measure of anonymity