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Very instructive video

akdrone

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I'm a reasonably experienced pilot and have a Mini 5 pro in addition to 9 other DJI drones but this video turned me on to several very useful tips that I had no idea existed. Maybe they are in the manual. I should look at it someday but at this point I think I know everything so never even gave it a glance.... Check this out
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Nice find! Learned a few things, love the C1 button for hand launching. It's right there in the little dialog box on screen, but like most people who've been hand launching for years, i paid no attention to it and it was "invisible" to my eyes.

I'm very old school, my first hand launching on the original Mavic Pro. Because of this, I've been using the thumb on one stick, chin on the other to invoke the CSC to start the motors and take off, drone in the other hand. So, never had the problem with trying to press the on-screen button... maneuver is the same no matter which controller. Similar to "method 2" in this video, but with chin in place of right wrist:

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