Tomorrow is the day.....1st Flight

[Dariof]

Well, I got my MP in the mail today. Set it up with the iPad mini 4, propeller guards, and a hood for the controller. I also have a spare battery.

I have about 15 years experience flying RC helicopters and about 25 years with airplanes.

Still, this is a different animal. I did fly today in the simulator mode, and it was pretty good. It wasn’t the smoothest, but I was pretty much able to do what I wanted to do.

So, tomorrow will be the real day. I’m going to go to the local AMA flying field. Wish me luck.

 

[Robert Mitchell]

You'll do fine.

It really is one of the friendliest, most failsafe flying machines I've ever flown, and I've flown lots.

 

[Mavic Dude]

You’ll be fine
Just take your time and understand exactly what is going when and if the drone goes into RTH

 

[Dariof]

Thanks guys for the words of encouragement.

I’ll be flying it (take off & landing as well) purely in manual mode, caring only where two of the automatic buttons are.......Pause and RTH.

I’m not going to do anything with the camera yet, I’ll simply fly aroung in figure 8’s, gain some altitude and study screen and controller responses.

It’ll be fun.

 

[Crocket1158]

O your going to love it...

 

[AeroMirage]

Enjoy!!
Be safe and have fun. Get to know her!!

 

[Simmo]

Thanks guys for the words of encouragement.

I’ll be flying it (take off & landing as well) purely in manual mode, caring only where two of the automatic buttons are.......Pause and RTH.

I’m not going to do anything with the camera yet, I’ll simply fly aroung in figure 8’s, gain some altitude and study screen and controller responses.

It’ll be fun.

Hey mate make sure you take the gimbal HOLDER off, the COVER can stay on if you wish, but you will get an error notification if you leave the holder on.
Other than that have fun!!!

 

[Nickvr628]

Once you get the hang of things, be sure to test out some of the simpler intelligent flight modes like tripod mode and course lock. A lot of robust video techniques stem from just those two!

Also, be sure to check out this: Syonyk's Project Blog: DJI Mavic Pro: The Missing Handbook: Basic Operations It is a great guide to the things that DJI does not cover.

 

[Marko9219]

What?!? 25 years on RC choppers and planes and you are apprehensive about this? This will be like riding a bike with training wheels for you! RC helicopters make flying this thing like booooooring! You own this as a stable aerial camera platform. Not as some kind of fun flying machine. It isn’t.

 

[Xtreme Drone Pilot]

Not as some kind of fun flying machine. It isn’t.

People are different, of course, but for me, it is. Flying my Mavic close to the ground at 20m/s airspeed, with ascent/descent rates of 10m/s, doing Nesterov's loops and spirals, flying in fixed wing mode, etc. etc. - especially when low and wearing Goggles - gives me similar rush as my wingsuit BASE proximity flying (even though my speed in wingsuit is 2-3x higher). I can't get that stupid grin off my face, I blame Mavic for it!

 

[Clinton1]

You will enjoy it, and be comfortable with it within a few minutes. I also came from RC helis. This is almost to easy to fly.

 

[JMF]

The Mavic pretty much flies itself, you'll be amazed.

 

[colinfowler]

from helis to mavic you will have no problem.
just be aware of ALL go4 settings and functions
have fun

 

[okw]

As MarkNix said, flying the Mavic will be a piece of cake for you. I also have flown helicopters and planes for decades and was a bit apprehensive about launching the Mavic for the first time. But once it was in the air, I found that it handled very similarly to the helicopters. Well, except for the fact that with the Mavic, you could set the transmitter down, go eat a sandwich, and when you came back, the Mavic would still be hovering right where you left it.

 

[FASTFJR]

Well, I got my MP in the mail today. Set it up with the iPad mini 4, propeller guards, and a hood for the controller. I also have a spare battery.

I have about 15 years experience flying RC helicopters and about 25 years with airplanes.

Still, this is a different animal. I did fly today in the simulator mode, and it was pretty good. It wasn’t the smoothest, but I was pretty much able to do what I wanted to do.

So, tomorrow will be the real day. I’m going to go to the local AMA flying field. Wish me luck.

Best of luck, you'll be fine. That a great part of the country to fly. Some very interesting places to go. I did some flying out there with my Phantom last year on a trip to Vegas

 

[slimcobra]

Yesterday was my first flight with the Mavic and I was freaking out the entire time. I tested myself with landing and the RTH to help build some confidence. I was amazed and how rock steady it was in hovering. I have never flown anything like it. Just curious did they throw anything extra in your box? They gave me a landing pad and a stick cover when I bought mine.