Setting up

[MARK (LI)]

I picked up the Mini2 at the beginning of the week...bad weather and really high winds have prevented me from trying it out at all....so I have been watching a lot of youtue tutorials...I have come to realize how versatile the App for this drone is...but I notice that a lot of time is spent on tweaking the app....do you guys spend a few minutes pre flight setting everything up?...or do you do it as you fly?...If so does it become an overwhelming distraction?...thank you again for responses...Mark

 

[011111110]

I picked up the Mini2 at the beginning of the week...bad weather and really high winds have prevented me from trying it out at all....so I have been watching a lot of youtue tutorials...I have come to realize how versatile the App for this drone is...but I notice that a lot of time is spent on tweaking the app....do you guys spend a few minutes pre flight setting everything up?...or do you do it as you fly?...If so does it become an overwhelming distraction?...thank you again for responses...Mark

For me, most of it is "set it and forget it", once you have things set up the way you want. The only setting I change before every flight is the RTH altitude (important!), and a compass calibration. Some camera settings get changed on the fly depending on the lighting and whether I'm shooting stills or video, but most of the other stuff can be left alone once you've decided on your preferences.

It can be a little overwhelming at first with all the options, but mostly the defaults are fine unless you have a reason to change them. Once you have everything set the way you want it, you can be out of the case and in the air in under a minute (just make sure you have GPS lock first!)

 

[old man mavic]

@MARK (LI) most of the settings are stored in the drones memory ,and unless where you are flying is markedly different ,then the flight parameters do not need to be altered for every flight ,it only takes moments to alter RTH height or what you want the drone to do if it goes into RTH ,
its the same with camera settings ,they can be made once your airborne

 

[Camino Ken]

I agree with the above. You can start with defaults and then after a little experience you may want to tweak some of the settings. Generally, the settings stick but I have seen them go back to default sometimes (but not always) after an update.

 

[Chanc3]

I make it a habit to hover around 5 m above ground for a min or two after launch, I use this time to set my white balance, ISO, resolution, RTH altitude, check home point and check battery voltage. After that I move the sticks forward, backwards and sideways to confirm that the AC responds correctly before flying to where I want to go. This way I only need to make minor adjustments to shutter speeds while in flight.

 

[MARK (LI)]

Thank you for the responses...I appreciate the help and advice

 

[Yeunglings]

Most of your settings can be changed in flight which would be preferred to allow for better cooling of the drone. Just hover it safely above you and tweak what you want and then those new settings should stay with you until a new firmware or app update comes along. For the few things you can't change in the air figure out what you want to do and how to get to them while flying and then on your next battery change do it quickly so you don't overheat the drone/ battery and you have enough flighttime left to see if they do what you really want.

 

[MARK (LI)]

Is overheating a real concern?

 

[Yeunglings]

Is overheating a real concern?

It can be, depending on how long you're powered on and not moving, especially in the sun and or a hot environment. So someone in Arizona during the summer is going to have a lot more problems than say Washington state pretty much any time of the year or if you have your heat set really high. The MM and Mini2 rely on passive cooling, meaning the airflow around and through the drone, whereas the larger birds have some level of active cooling. But according to Old Man Mavic( forgive me if I'm putting words in your mouth) he usually uses a fan even on them when on the ground for any amount of time.

 

[old man mavic]

the heat will also cause issues with your batteries ,if it is very hot ,in such conditions have the batteries shaded from the sun ,not in the car on the front seats ,but in a shaded part such as the trunk, and a good way to keep them cool is to use a chiller type box that can be sealed ,also as soon as the drone has landed, get the battery out and put it and the drone in the shade, and allow it to cool down for a while before flying again ,obviously here in the UK we dont have the extremes of temperature that others face ,but even here a vehicle can become very hot in direct sunlight ,you can if you have it ,run your Aircon inside the vehicle, to help keep things cool of course

 

[Camino Ken]

Is it the trunk, or could it be the boot. ???

 

[old man mavic]

@Camino Ken depends where you are i suppose

 

[Camino Ken]

@Camino Ken depends where you are i suppose

I used to think that my British friend was keeping stuff in his footwear.

 

[old man mavic]

instead of putting the boot in ,he was putting it in the boot