New pilot from Rocklin, CA USA

[Crispyvelo]

Hi Drone Enthusiasts!

My name is Chris and I'm 35yo, flying out of Rocklin, CA in the USA. I'm married and have twin 6-yo boys that are REALLY excited to watch me fly my new Mavic Mini. My dad just bought a Mavic 2 and I was hooked after watching him fly it just one time .

I'm new to the hobby, but have always hoped to someday get into RC planes like my grandpa was. Since picking up my drone yesterday, I've already burned through a couple batteries and a handful of flights in the front yard. I live in a suburban neighborhood, and I'm a little sensitive about flying it and running into trouble with the authorities (even though it sounds like it should be okay, at least legally?). Probably safer to go to a nearby park, but it's much easier to step outside and practice in my front yard.

I plan to spend some time just learning the basic movements and getting more comfortable with basic flight controls. I look forward to leaning from the forum and plan to post some questions along the way.

Cheers!
Chris

 

[Camino Ken]

Welcome to the forum. I’m about an hour east of you (as the drone flies).

 

[Drone Master]

Welcome to Mavic Pilots! Enjoy the forum!

 

[MIGUELVM360]

Hi Drone Enthusiasts!

My name is Chris and I'm 35yo, flying out of Rocklin, CA in the USA. I'm married and have twin 6-yo boys that are REALLY excited to watch me fly my new Mavic Mini. My dad just bought a Mavic 2 and I was hooked after watching him fly it just one time .

I'm new to the hobby, but have always hoped to someday get into RC planes like my grandpa was. Since picking up my drone yesterday, I've already burned through a couple batteries and a handful of flights in the front yard. I live in a suburban neighborhood, and I'm a little sensitive about flying it and running into trouble with the authorities (even though it sounds like it should be okay, at least legally?). Probably safer to go to a nearby park, but it's much easier to step outside and practice in my front yard.

I plan to spend some time just learning the basic movements and getting more comfortable with basic flight controls. I look forward to leaning from the forum and plan to post some questions along the way.

Cheers!
Chris

Welcome to the club Chris.

 

[mrjohnc1]

Welcome!

 

[dirkclod]

Welcome to the forum.
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 . ?

 

[Crispyvelo]

Welcome to the club Chris.

Thanks! I've got a lot to learn!

 

[old man mavic]

welcome to the forum

 

[Hauptmann]

Welcome to our Forum, from the friendly skies of Texas!

You picked a winner in the Mini. Don't be put off by its small size and low price. It's a high performance quad with a great camera.

Just be careful flying in high winds. Read the manual, and practice lost drone recovery. Believe me, you will crash your mini, and you will lose your mini. Don't wait until that happens to learn how to recover your lost drone.

Lots of neat stuff to shoot all over No Cal. Whenever you need help, there are over 100,000 of us here to provide guidance as you grow as a pilot and photographer. Just ask!

Glad you've joined us!

 

[Florida Drone Supply]

Welcome to the Forum! You will find a lot of great information here. Feel free to shoot us a message if you ever have any questions about your Mini.

 

[Motorcycle Rider]

Welcome to the forum Chris.

 

[THE CYBORG]

Hi Crispyvelo welcome to Mavic Pilots

 

[Xanadu]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[4score]

Welcome Chris! I'm his Dad.....and ONE day more experienced!

 

[pelagic_one]

Welcome to the forum, to the father and son...you guys are awesome!

For a great flying location, try an early morning flight from the Capitol Garage across the street from the State Capitol. My Mini was able to make it around the entire building without losing signal, and my M2P flew around the entire Capitol Park. LAANC permissible to 400 feet.

 

[4score]

Welcome to the forum, to the father and son...you guys are awesome!

For a great flying location, try an early morning flight from the Capitol Garage across the street from the State Capitol. My Mini was able to make it around the entire building without losing signal, and my M2P flew around the entire Capitol Park. LAANC permissible to 400 feet.

Thanks....wow, I'd love to see those videos! Chris and I met at lunchtime in Roseville near where I work and did some open field training. I can tell you that after looking at some of my videos, I really have to practice "gentle" stick movements!

 

[pelagic_one]

Thanks....wow, I'd love to see those videos! Chris and I met at lunchtime in Roseville near where I work and did some open field training. I can tell you that after looking at some of my videos, I really have to practice "gentle" stick movements!

My videos are still sitting on a SSD drive, but here’s my flying buddy’s video of that day:

 

[MIGUELVM360]

My videos are still sitting on a SSD drive, but here’s my flying buddy’s video of that day:

Thanks Rudy, it was definitely a fun video to make,

 

[Hauptmann]

My videos are still sitting on a SSD drive, but here’s my flying buddy’s video of that day:

Your flying buddy does great work! You are lucky to have him as a teacher!

 

[4score]

That was an awesome video! Curious if you had to get any special permission to fly over any of those areas.