Official Mavic 2 Range Leaderboard

Point Zero · Jan 21, 2019

Mavic Pro Platinum said:
Sweet photo![emoji1474][emoji16]

+1

dirtybum · Jan 21, 2019

lolo780 said:
Yay from me.

M2P, ISO 100, 4s shutter, 3800wb.View attachment 60002

Suprising good for drone camera! Settings noted!

lolo780 · Jan 21, 2019

dirtybum said:
Suprising good for drone camera! Settings noted!

I was surprised as well and the results are better than I was expecting. I used auto focus and shot in JPG not raw because I to forgot to toggle that setting.

Long range content. Did this flight after the lunar eclipse:

dirtybum · Jan 22, 2019

Wow, the mavic 2 looks like an amazing machine. Still gotta lotta work, but initial impression is [emoji106]
Edit] shout out to thunderdrones.

lolo780 · Jan 22, 2019

dirtybum said:
Wow, the mavic 2 looks like an amazing machine. Still gotta lotta work, but initial impression is [emoji106]
Edit] shout out to thunderdrones.

It will still fly at 3v/cell. 10% will be around 3.62v so keep flying down to 0% and then watch voltage. At 3.30v you have about 30 seconds to safely get on the ground.

To set records you have to be willing to brick batteries, and I've wrecked a couple flying them well into the 2v range. By then there isn't enough power to maintain level flight but you can do a controlled descent into grass easily. The M2 will still maintain heading at 10V but that's the last time you'll fly that battery.

beanbubba · Jan 23, 2019

lolo780 said:
Yay from me.

M2P, ISO 100, 4s shutter, 3800wb.View attachment 60002

Were you holding the drone? The moon was too far over head for me to capture while flying. Great pic!

lolo780 · Jan 23, 2019

beanbubba said:
Were you holding the drone? The moon was too far over head for me to capture while flying. Great pic!

There was just enough upwards tilt to frame it. After the peak it went too high.

beanbubba · Jan 23, 2019

lolo780 said:
There was just enough upwards tilt to frame it. After the peak it went too high.

This was the best pic I could get with an iPhone 10 after a few dozen tries. The pic you took is truly an amazing testament to the M2 camera system. These conditions are one of the most difficult to capture and you even captured a few stars in the image. Amazing...

dirtybum · Jan 24, 2019

Got the M2Z up in the air yesterday, just around a big field to run it through the paces, and I realized that I'm not a very good pilot!
Besides not having started up an aircraft for a few months. The reality is I'm only used to going straight out and straight back[emoji41]
Any other maneuvers I'm going to have to really work at. Can't wait till spring

lolo780 · Jan 24, 2019

dirtybum said:
Got the M2Z up in the air yesterday, just around a big field to run it through the paces, and I realized that I'm not a very good pilot!
Besides not having started up an aircraft for a few months. The reality is I'm only used to going straight out and straight back[emoji41]
Any other maneuvers I'm going to have to really work at. Can't wait till spring

How do you like it compared to a P4 or M1?

dirtybum · Jan 24, 2019

lolo780 said:
How do you like it compared to a P4 or M1?

To cold to explore all the bells and whistles but flew like the m1 which is lightyears above phantoms. did get a lot of wind warnings and it wasn't really that windy

lolo780 · Jan 24, 2019

I just upgraded to 300 firmware and low temperature battery charging is confirmed to work now.
You can charge to 7/8 at room temp and then chill the pack in the freezer to top off the last bit. Previous firmware stopped charging below 15c I think.

simonr23 · Jan 26, 2019

For consideration in 100% stock class please

beanbubba · Jan 26, 2019

simonr23 said:
For consideration in 100% stock class please

Nice flight Simon and welcome to the club!

Leaderboard updated.

beanbubba · Jan 26, 2019

dirtybum said:
To cold to explore all the bells and whistles but flew like the m1 which is lightyears above phantoms. did get a lot of wind warnings and it wasn't really that windy

Speaking of wind, the parameters for the M1 wind alerts I don't see on the M2. Has anyone found this setting?

simonr23 · Jan 27, 2019

I had another crack tonight. Was a bit breezier than I’d hoped, but just made it back!

Still 100% stock class.

beanbubba · Jan 27, 2019

simonr23 said:
I had another crack tonight. Was a bit breezier than I’d hoped, but just made it back!

Still 100% stock class.

I would have loved to seen that video! Coming in on fumes over water! This is why we do it

beanbubba · Jan 28, 2019

Does anyone have a source to procure long versions of the screws that the M2 uses to secure the top shell and bottom plate?

Alternatively, does anyone know the specification for the screws DJI uses?

dirtybum · Jan 28, 2019

When I needed a couple for the P3 I just took one down to my hardware store, not the big box chain store, and they was able to tell me and sell me what size I needed, although they didn't have the hex head, I had to settle for Phillips. It worked out though. But I would definitely check with your buddy @Thunderdrones

beanbubba · Jan 28, 2019

dirtybum said:
When I needed a couple for the P3 I just took one down to my hardware store, not the big box chain store, and they was able to tell me and sell me what size I needed, although they didn't have the hex head, I had to settle for Phillips. It worked out though. But I would definitely check with your buddy @Thunderdrones

Was it an ACE hardware? I noticed the big box stores don't carry extra small screws.