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Thoughts on my Mavic Pro first flight.

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A little background. I had a Phantom 3A. It flew great but developed the infamous motor mount cracks. DJI fixed it but I lost confidence in the drone. That and because it was a PITA to take anywhere due to it's size I sold it.

When the Mavic was introduced I wanted one badly but was able to wait. Recently I had some gift card credit on Amazon so I ordered a refurbished Mavic Pro.

It was delivered Monday. Looking it over I could not tell it from new. It was perfect. I charged the remote and battery, calibrated the IMU and gimbal, updated the firmware then waited to fly.

Wednesday I was able to take it out in the desert for a flight. For a launch pad I used a 2' square piece of plywood that I had put an X on with red duct tape. I did a compass calibration, everything was green so I did an auto take-off.

This was a get acquainted flight so I did nothing crazy. I like it! Rock solid hover. I kept it relatively low and within visual range. It flew perfect. I did a RTH to see how close it could land to the X. It landed within 6". Not bad.

So I flew around, landed and took off a few times, took a few pics and short videos, ran the battery down to about 20%. I was surprised by how quiet it was. My P3A sounded like it was beating the air into submission. The Mavic is much quieter, even with the stock props.

A storm blew in so I'll have to wait for better weather before flying again. In the mean time I've ordered the Platinum quiet props, another battery and a carrying case.

Attached is a pic. Not very interesting but shows where I was. In the distance is a geothermal well drill rig.DJI_0008 (Medium).JPG
 
Forgot to mention. I used my Samsung Galaxy S7. It worked perfect with no problems.
 
Your Mavic will soon become your new best friend... or possibly your wife or significant other's worst enemy. Enjoy!
 
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I was surprised by how quiet it was. My P3A sounded like it was beating the air into submission. The Mavic is much quieter, even with the stock props.
Night & day difference with the noise levels. The Mavic will get noisy in the wind -- has a nice growl!
 
Definitely a good location for a range test .....
 
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