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.
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.
