Ok, I am a really real newbie. Just got my first uav and it is a Mavic 2 Pro. So I am learning the laws and learning the toy so I will read as much as I can on this site and ask questions when I need some guidance!
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Welcome to the forum from the deserts of Arizona! Enjoy.
Recommend reading the full online only DJI manual for your drone (70 pages). Find it on the DJI website.
Recommend reading the full online only DJI manual for your drone (70 pages). Find it on the DJI website.
Welcome to Mavic Pilots! 
Enjoy the forum!
Enjoy the forum!
Welcome to the forum. You will find support and advise here. We look forward to your contribution and your view of the world.
itsneedtokno
I'm chillin, appreciate it though.
Set APAS and RTH before flight.
Read the manual... TWICE.
Pretend Sport mode doesn't exist.
Read the "Compass Calibration" thread by Sar104
Enjoy your new addiction!
Read the manual... TWICE.
Pretend Sport mode doesn't exist.
Read the "Compass Calibration" thread by Sar104
Enjoy your new addiction!
Welcome aboard...keep I mind we were all "NEWBIES" at one time, so please don't be intimidated by being new to the hobby...you're definitely in the right place for good advise, so don't be shy about asking questions...fly smart fly safe and enjoy your drone flying experience
dirkclod
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Welcome to the forum.
I hope you will find our site helpful and look forward to any input , photo's/video's you might post .
Don't be shy and ask anything if you can't find it by searching . ?
I hope you will find our site helpful and look forward to any input , photo's/video's you might post .
Don't be shy and ask anything if you can't find it by searching . ?
Welcome to the forum. There is a huge wealth of knowledge here on these pages.
Welcome to our forum, Crossboi, from Hauptmann in the friendly skies of Texas.
You'll find that the M2P almost flies itself. This can lead to overconfidence. Try to be conservative at first, and expand your horizons gradually. BTW, I attended college in Hayward--at that citadel of higher learning, Chabot College! Though I now live in Texas, I do most of my flying in the SF Bay area.
Read your manual, and practice using "Find My Drone". Chances are you'll crash and perhaps lose your drone. Don't wait 'til that happens to try to learn under stress in less than ideal conditions. We have several fellow Bay Area peeps among our membership, and over 100,000 more from around the world who will help you learn your new hobby. Ask for help when you need it. Share your work when you can!
Glad you've joined us!
https://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/Mavic_2/Mavic+2+Pro+Zoom+User+Manual+V1.4.pdf
You'll find that the M2P almost flies itself. This can lead to overconfidence. Try to be conservative at first, and expand your horizons gradually. BTW, I attended college in Hayward--at that citadel of higher learning, Chabot College! Though I now live in Texas, I do most of my flying in the SF Bay area.
Read your manual, and practice using "Find My Drone". Chances are you'll crash and perhaps lose your drone. Don't wait 'til that happens to try to learn under stress in less than ideal conditions. We have several fellow Bay Area peeps among our membership, and over 100,000 more from around the world who will help you learn your new hobby. Ask for help when you need it. Share your work when you can!
Glad you've joined us!
https://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/Mavic_2/Mavic+2+Pro+Zoom+User+Manual+V1.4.pdf
I think you provided a lot of good advice. The only thing I would add, having first owned a Mini before (quickly) moving to a M2. Pretend you don't have obstacle avoidance on your M2 and fly as if you don't. That will improve your skill and judgement.
I think I need to take the advice of "practice using 'Find My Drone'" as I haven't tried to do that yet, but see the wisdom in such a fire drill. Do you @Hauptmann have any advice for practicing such a 'fire drill'?
Ahhhhh, Chabot... I went to Berkeley City.. I'm sure they're pretty much the same. I have no idea where I'm really going to be flying so I am going to start looking. Definitely a fan of reading the manual.. a lot.
Thanks!!!
Yeah, I haven't finished reading yet, but that is sound advice.
THE CYBORG
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JohnnyD913
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Welcome to the forum..
Never be afraid to ask because u WILL get ur answer here..
Take it slow, ask questions, and enjoy
Never be afraid to ask because u WILL get ur answer here..
Take it slow, ask questions, and enjoy
All good advice, also some good videos on you tube
mrjohnc1
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Don't forget to read the manual
That's good advice all around. I re-downloaded the manual to my M2 and even started printing select pages. There is no way in hell (at my age) I can memorize all the blinking light codes.... or all the different variations I can program into C1 and C2, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. These tech gizmos have so many features packed into them... many of them unlisted. Last night I was specifically looking for the details of "find my drone" in the manual. If it's there it'd not in the index and I couldn't find it when I scrolled through the manual. So many nuanced things like that. That's where a forum like this becomes so valuable.
THE CYBORG
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