Hello folks. I'm located in North Dakota, USA and have discovered the joys of flying a drone from my 15 yr old grandson.
Over Thanksgiving 2024, he showed me his mini 2 and in the process he handed me the controls and I did some flying and immediately became intrigued. After spending 3-4 days playing with his setup, I went home and ordered myself the Mini 3 fly more combo.
Well, being winter in ND, cold and windy as it is during the winter months, my combo kit never even got opened until this past April when I decided it was time to open the box and learn to fly the thing. I had done enough homework watching u-tube videos and reading this forum to know how to proceed so everything went very smoothly. I spent two days just messing with the drone and learning how to operate it smoothly without fear of flying, and I am now enjoying the experience of flying very much!
One thing I would like a little advice on is the batteries. With 3 batteries I may never even use one of them. That may sound crazy but being someone with numerous hobbies this kit will sit for spells without being used. I understand the best way to store the batteries is with a 50% charge, is that the correct assumption? And then fully charge before use? That is currently how I am operating, with one battery still unused as of now. I just don't want to do something to destroy my batteries prematurely.
I'm currently in the middle of a new home construction in the Black Hills of SD and have been flying and taking aerial photos of the progression. This whole thing is super exciting! The view from the air is incredible, and since I have been into photography for years and years, this is very intriguing for me and I truly enjoy the experience. I look forward to many more hours of using the drone in the future, and living in the part of the USA where I do, drone flying seems to be a pretty carefree hobby. I have my Trust certificate, other than that I don't worry too much. So far, no problems.
I'm looking forward to hanging out here and learning more as I go.
Over Thanksgiving 2024, he showed me his mini 2 and in the process he handed me the controls and I did some flying and immediately became intrigued. After spending 3-4 days playing with his setup, I went home and ordered myself the Mini 3 fly more combo.
Well, being winter in ND, cold and windy as it is during the winter months, my combo kit never even got opened until this past April when I decided it was time to open the box and learn to fly the thing. I had done enough homework watching u-tube videos and reading this forum to know how to proceed so everything went very smoothly. I spent two days just messing with the drone and learning how to operate it smoothly without fear of flying, and I am now enjoying the experience of flying very much!
One thing I would like a little advice on is the batteries. With 3 batteries I may never even use one of them. That may sound crazy but being someone with numerous hobbies this kit will sit for spells without being used. I understand the best way to store the batteries is with a 50% charge, is that the correct assumption? And then fully charge before use? That is currently how I am operating, with one battery still unused as of now. I just don't want to do something to destroy my batteries prematurely.
I'm currently in the middle of a new home construction in the Black Hills of SD and have been flying and taking aerial photos of the progression. This whole thing is super exciting! The view from the air is incredible, and since I have been into photography for years and years, this is very intriguing for me and I truly enjoy the experience. I look forward to many more hours of using the drone in the future, and living in the part of the USA where I do, drone flying seems to be a pretty carefree hobby. I have my Trust certificate, other than that I don't worry too much. So far, no problems.
I'm looking forward to hanging out here and learning more as I go.
