Newbie from Houston

[Trea]

Hey everybody,

I'm a complete newbie who has always wanted a drone and finally got one. I won a Mavic Air Fly More bundle in at a work conference! I haven't had a chance to fly it but I have been watching lots of videos and doing a good bit of reading. I hope to take my first flight in the next day or two. Anyway I just wanted to introduce myself and say thanks for such a great resource. I'm looking forward to learning and having a lot of fun.

 

[Thomas B]

Welcome to the forum from the deserts of Arizona! Enjoy.

Lived in Alvin for several years, also in Buda.

If you haven’t read it, here’s the FULL 60 page manual from DJI. Much more info than what’s in the box!

https://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/Mavic%20Air/20180525/Mavic%20Air%20User%20Manual%20v1.2.pdf

 

[dirkclod]

Welcome to Mavic Pilots .
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 .

 

[msinger]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[SandiSCE]

Which area of Houston are you in? I am considering bringing my bird with me to Pearland next time I visit my son.

 

[Trea]

Which area of Houston are you in? I am considering bringing my bird with me to Pearland next time I visit my son.

I am down on Galveston Bay in Kemah.

 

[Trea]

Welcome to the forum from the deserts of Arizona! Enjoy.

Lived in Alvin for several years, also in Buda.

If you haven’t read it, here’s the FULL 60 page manual from DJI. Much more info than what’s in the box!

https://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/Mavic%20Air/20180525/Mavic%20Air%20User%20Manual%20v1.2.pdf

Thanks for the link, that is extremely helpful.

 

[cjhc]

Hey everybody,

I'm a complete newbie who has always wanted a drone and finally got one. I won a Mavic Air Fly More bundle in at a work conference! I haven't had a chance to fly it but I have been watching lots of videos and doing a good bit of reading. I hope to take my first flight in the next day or two. Anyway I just wanted to introduce myself and say thanks for such a great resource. I'm looking forward to learning and having a lot of fun.

Hi, same with me! Well, I didn't win mine! I have the Mavic Air. I attempted the set up yesterday. question, are there any settings that I need to pay attention to prior to my first flight? ie. calibrations and the like. Happy flying!

 

[RickinWaST]

Welcome. Glad to read you are doing the homework before performing your first few flights. You may likely know this (?) be sure to practice in a wide open space. If you find the controls a little to responsive checkout YouTube regarding Sensitivity setting. Ed Ricker does a good video explaining these (Best Settings).

 

[Skywatcher2001]

This may help you learn a bit and get rid of the jitters . . . welcome to the forum.

 

[Trea]

Thanks everyone. I took my first couple of flights today and managed not to break anything. My biggest takeaway was that I have a lot to learn. Secondly, this is so much fun!

 

[SandiSCE]

.... and addicting; don’t forget addicting!

 

[Aerial-Pixel]

Hey everybody,

I'm a complete newbie who has always wanted a drone and finally got one. I won a Mavic Air Fly More bundle in at a work conference! I haven't had a chance to fly it but I have been watching lots of videos and doing a good bit of reading. I hope to take my first flight in the next day or two. Anyway I just wanted to introduce myself and say thanks for such a great resource. I'm looking forward to learning and having a lot of fun.

Welcome to Mavic Pilots from Dayton Ohio! Enjoy your new Mavic Air, Fly safe and have fun!