New owner please help

[Yorkshire_Pud]

I am sooo excited!

Low and slow at first, leave the fancy stuff until later.

 

[carey t]

You know remotes for your Drone ( RC-N1 ) are dirt cheap on Ebay around 45-60 Bucks I would grab one of those and then you can see if the Drone will work at all. The Air2S and Air 2 have the advantage of using the cheapest Batteries DJI Makes for a Drone that size. You can get re-furbs on ebay also with very few cycles used for around 50 bucks ( each of your Batteries will give you around 200 cycles IF you treat it properly). A Battery in a Drone at a garage sale is probably long gone.
Now worst case and you do all this and the Drone won't fly- Come back to the forum and we will try to help.
What did you pay for the Drone? cause the gimbals alone for parts will net you around 200. thats if it never flys ( Just thinkin ahead).

Thank you so much for your helpful advice!
I paid 100 dollars
I have established with purchase of new battery and charger and by watching tutorials and reading the manual that the drone is alive, turns on, has a great motor sound. I purchased the controller, blades(two were nicked) led landing gear, light on top, cable for phone to remote.
I am learning this from myself and the manuals and dji tutorials
I am sooo happy the drone turned on
Gamble camera no scratches not a scratch on drone and the battery that came with it good after charging

 

[carey t]

You can also utilize the “ignore” button and not have to look at posts that really shouldn’t be there anyway. Easy to do. Click on their name, then click the “ignore” button.
Be safe and have fun!

Omg ignore button for Dale
Guess what prayer Does help and my drone is alive

 

[carey t]

Dale your such a BUZZ KILL he guy wants to fly lets help him out. if it works great for him if not he'll find another way. give him a break instead of Knocking him down. Gessh

Update after purchase of new battery and charger drone is alive! More progress to come after i get the controller ordered

 

[carey t]

Low and slow at first, leave the fancy stuff until later.

Oh thank you any advice is so appreciated
Low and slow got it

 

[carey t]

I don't think Dale's advice was intended as criticism.

My observation is that many newcomers to the hobby are willing to fork out not insignificant money without researching beforehand, or they purchase a drone and do not read the manual or get the manual from the Internet to read.

These forums have a wealth of information for newcomers but can be intimidating to search/wade through.

Many new forum posters mistakenly assume drones are simple to use, like turning on the new TV, never mind the cabling if you want to hook up more devices.

I had a P2V and later bought an M2P....I spent many hours reading the manuals and following discussions to ensure a happy introduction to my drones.

Thank you for a different perspective
Dale knocked me for praying my drone works
Well I do pray every day for lots of things mostly unselfishly
I agree with your newbie evaluation
That’s probably how I bought it in garage sale
All gung ho they were and then didn’t use it
I have Always wanted a drone but couldn’t afford it
I watched dji tutorials, reading the manual online to help me learn
With the exception of you all I guess I will be self taught
Take care

 

[carey t]

You aren't the only one, just the only one with no tact andnho help.
Those thoughts were covered back in post #4 (five hours before you blundered into the thread.

Lol right on!

 

[carey t]

You can also utilize the “ignore” button and not have to look at posts that really shouldn’t be there anyway. Easy to do. Click on their name, then click the “ignore” button.
Be safe and have fun!

Thank you! Utilized ignore button for Dale

 

[carey t]

just so you know, you can edit posts and correct typos

I figured it out Thank you! I hate typos

 

[carey t]

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

Hope you get it sorted out

I bought new battery and charger, my drone is alive and motor sounds great!
Waiting for controller in mail….

 

[carey t]

Bless you