NZ in Thailand via Dubai

[Kiwiexpat]

Hi All, we are on our way from Dubai to Thailand. Born in NZ but lived most of my life in Dubai. Thailand for retirement and will be laarning to fly Mavic Air 2s. Looking forward to meeting some of you and swapping war stories.

 

[MA2 317]

Hello from the Crossroads of America Kiwiexpat.

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[Xenomorph UK]

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[wjkrysak]

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[old man mavic]

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[Drone Master]

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[Skywatcher2001]

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[Gagey52]

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[Kendallfordguy]

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[Laborous]

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[GFields]

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[Chetk7677]

Welcome from central Florida.

 

[RkyMtnHigh]

Hi All, we are on our way from Dubai to Thailand. Born in NZ but lived most of my life in Dubai. Thailand for retirement and will be laarning to fly Mavic Air 2s. Looking forward to meeting some of you and swapping war stories.

Welcome to the forum from the mountains of Colorado! Happy and safe flying!

 

[LoudThunder]

will be laarning to fly Mavic Air 2s.

Welcome from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, USA. I fly a Mini 2 and I know the excitement you are going through…

We have a Member's Map in the Upper Right of the Title Bar, Tap "Members", Tap "Member's Map" Members map

Here is a link to the Thai Drone rules and laws, be sure to check for recent changes…

Drone Laws in Thailand | UAV Coach (2023)

Want to learn more about drone laws in Thailand? Check out our list of links and regulations for people flying drones in Thailand.

uavcoach.com

Now, for some Good Old Fashion Advice…

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.

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, 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 kitten or puppy 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, 4-5 feet (1-1/2 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."

Below is the link to all of the downloads offered by DJI for the Air 2S. You will also find the 57-page Air 2S's User Manual, in case your Drone did not come with one. The User Manuals are published in different languages.

After you read the Manual, read it again, you will be surprised what you missed the first time and you will be better prepared for that first "scary moment…"

DJI Air 2S - Download Center - DJI

Happy and Safe Droning…

 

[Kiwiexpat]

Welcome from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, USA. I fly a Mini 2 and I know the excitement you are going through…

We have a Member's Map in the Upper Right of the Title Bar, Tap "Members", Tap "Member's Map" Members map

Here is a link to the Thai Drone rules and laws, be sure to check for recent changes…

Drone Laws in Thailand | UAV Coach (2023)

Want to learn more about drone laws in Thailand? Check out our list of links and regulations for people flying drones in Thailand.

uavcoach.com

Now, for some Good Old Fashion Advice…

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.

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, 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 kitten or puppy 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, 4-5 feet (1-1/2 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."

Below is the link to all of the downloads offered by DJI for the Air 2S. You will also find the 57-page Air 2S's User Manual, in case your Drone did not come with one. The User Manuals are published in different languages.

After you read the Manual, read it again, you will be surprised what you missed the first time and you will be better prepared for that first "scary moment…"

DJI Air 2S - Download Center - DJI

Happy and Safe Droning…

Thanks so much. Am in members map and can’t see how to add my location. What am I missing?

 

[GFields]

Thanks so much. Am in members map and can’t see how to add my location. What am I missing?

That would be a question for @clackey, but last I heard the member's map is unreliable.

 

[dirkclod]

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[Kiwiexpat]

Thanks. I added the lat long to the location.

 

[LoudThunder]

but last I heard the member's map is unreliable.

I checked my location and it is exactly as I set it. As a retired computer programmer, I will fall back on a "tired old cliché" -- "Garbage In, Garbage Out…"

My guess would be that various members entered their city, county, providence, region, state, territory, country, continent, planet, etc… and the map software made a best guess to that "very unspecific" location and probably just centered the pointer in the middle of the region.

I seem to remember being given the option to adjust the pointer after it was positioned by my input…

 

[msinger]

Welcome to the forum!