Autel Evo 2 6k bundle First Flight with a drone and preflight

Flying the Autel Evo 2 Pro was not only the first time for this drone but the first time as a drone pilot.
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[@russellledbetter3121]

Good Lawd!!!!! What a refreshing drone channel! Somebody who actually dosen't profess to "know it all!" Yep, you've got a fan here! I too have the Autel Evo 2 8k, and am learning all its capabilities. I look forward to more content and I have recently performed my first flight also. Thx! Russ

[@RustyNelsonPhotography]

Much appreciated!

[@aircolumbusdrone9552]

Was a pleasure learn together. I personally have a Evo 2 pro is a new adventure . I receive last Friday in home but whether in Florida was to windy. Go go have Fun.

[@RustyNelsonPhotography]

Yeap still learning. I'm having a blast also. Thanks for stopping in. RUsty

[@DadRandom]

Like your honesty. Most flyers are never as honest when it comes to flying their new drone. Great purchase.

[@RustyNelsonPhotography]

I really have no body to answer to and I'm just passing the info along as I figure the thing out. Maybe help somebody from making the same mistakes as I do. Have fun flying and thanks.

[@YoungBlaze]

So... Make sure the gimbals guard is off! Gotcha

[@RustyNelsonPhotography]

I think I'm going to put a red ribbon on there like planes have. I keep trying to do the same thing. Guess I'm excited to fly...lol

[@waynejohn8]

When you started flying I noticed a blurry area on the screen and thought you may have touched the lens, but then just before you said it, I thought - Gimbal Guard !! Nice vid. I look forward to more. Thanks.

[@RustyNelsonPhotography]

I'm going to have a solution to it in the next video...lol. I tried to do it again but caught it at the last second. Still excited to go fly I guess...a good thing.

[@JABCONS]

Hi Rusty. thanks a lot for the honest videos. I've just bought a Evo 2 pro Rugged case from Drone works. I can't wait to get mine and share some footage with you. Stay Safe Boss!

[@RustyNelsonPhotography]

Thanks Jeremy. I'm going to be doing a few more on some of the problems I've been having so make sure you are subscribed. BTW. The dancing with Rocky video was funny.

[@RonaldBrown59]

I’ve been thinking about getting an EVO 2 drone, so your video really was of interest to me. Thanks for sharing your experience of getting started with this drone. And by the way, I grew up just south of New Garden and Kennett Square in a little town called Oxford.

[@RustyNelsonPhotography]

Some of my family lives in Oxford...growing little town. Thanks for stopping in. Let em know how it goes.

[@RonaldBrown59]

Rusty Nelson Photography Small world. I’ll let you know I pick mine up.

[@richardconrad9984]

Find a pilot huh ! Wow , when I went to HighSchool my math teacher was a fighter pilot he flew a plane that took out airports! I think the plane he flew was called a wild weasel ! In any event I just received my drone yesterday but I didn't open up the beautiful case because I wanted my wife to be there (not to mention the $ that I spent) well good luck with your new drone and I guess your channel ! Yes my math teacher was a handsome young cocky man that when in class , somebody would mention Vietnam or something to do with fighter planes and that's all he would talk about..... Which we liked... He was a sharp guy very small very sharp !! Sincerely , Richie Conrad

[@RustyNelsonPhotography]

I let my girlfriend fly it yesterday. she looked like she was having fun and now at least I thinks she gets it.

[@qualudia1]

You might want to install grid lines. It helps to set your 3rds as well as center and horizon check. Leaving the gimbal hard happens more times than not. Everyone does it..

[@RustyNelsonPhotography]

I would agree...LOL I've tried it a couple of times but caught myself. THanks for the suggestion.

[@p0dworny]

I enjoyed your drone videos. For peace of mind you might consider a short preflight checklist. I'm also ex AF and looking to take up this hobby. I'm considering the MA2 and the Evo Pro 2 but leaning toward the Evo. Good luck.

[@RustyNelsonPhotography]

I thought about it and thought I had it covered....LOL But I did decide to put a little red ribbon on the cover. Hell we had them all over the planes. Really liking the Evo 2 pro. But I'm not the one to ask since I have nothing to compare it to. But having a blast. Tech support was excellent.

[@davidpmann9688]

Rusty, as soon as I saw the first few seconds of video, I knew what the problem was. Why - because I did the same thing the first flight of my second day of flying! I’ve been flying drones and doing videography with them for four years, so don’t feel bad. You won’t make that mistake again.

[@RustyNelsonPhotography]

Yep I was goin CNN back to my fling days and I think I’ll just put a couple inch red ribbon on there to remind me. Might be a good idea if they did it out of the box.

[@dronedream5392]

At the beginning of the video, you mentioned you were an airforce pilot. Are you sure, it wasn’t you who bombarded my house by mistake in Iraq !!? Lol

[@RustyNelsonPhotography]

Nope not me. I flew U-2s. No bombs...LOL

[@808-Stat3]

Lol as soon as I seen your video i knew it was the gimbal guard . Let me tell you one thing : YOU ARE NOT ALONE hahahahahaha . I did it too lol .. not on my first flight but on one of them :D

[@RustyNelsonPhotography]

Yes I tried doing it again but caught myself. Going to fix that on the next video. You will see. Old Air Force answer from my flying days. Going to load up the new firmware today and run some tests to see if it corrects some of the other problems. Wish I had some great views like the area you fly in. Maybe I'll get out there again sometime.

[@dr.dougdroneson4239]

You are certainly not the first. I just got mine and am scared to go fly as this brand is new to me. DJI I know but Autel is new to me. Thanks for the video

[@RustyNelsonPhotography]

U R welcome. Going out today to test the FPS and resolution. I'll put them all together in a video when I get back. I think I'll learn a bunch from that for sure. kzbin.info

[@rickybritton7212]

Rick Britton, Great job, it looked great ,in auto, but I wouldn't know the difference, Thank you for showing the preflight apps, I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 9 ,are those app's free to download, I saw a KZbin today, this person, first flight ,he was about 1 minute and sum into his flight, and about 57 feet up, he said it totally stopped and fell to ground, he is wanting his money back,he says he doesn't trust autel drone anymore, he is communicating with autel. Man that scares me, them things happen when humans are involved. Thank you so much, and Great Job. God bless you and your family. Sincerely Rick from Mo

[@RustyNelsonPhotography]

Hey Rick. Thanks. People have to remember they are machines. And like people are not perfect. Thing is you never hear a person say. I want my money back because it was my fault. I have no idea what the real back story is. Did he take off from a roof top. Install the battery loose. Those kind of things. I only consider that stuff when a start to see a bunch of the same posts from different people. Not just one

[@rickybritton7212]

@@RustyNelsonPhotography Thank you for your reply, your so right, I downloaded the apps for safety, Thank you very much I couldn't imagine being a.real pilot the preflight checks and just wondering if machine has been maintained properly, so.thank you for sharing your experience with your new camera drone. The responsibility is surprisingly high but exciting. God bless you and your family. Sincerely Rick from Mo

[@flyineyeaerialfpv5592]

I stopped the video at 43 seconds to comment. When I saw this it reminded me of a camera on a low budget drone with no gimbal. Then when you said it was your first drone flight ever I thought bingo he left the gimbal guard on. Since they make those clear it confuses people to think its there to stay. I wondered how badly the gimbal motor was damaged. Hopefully not at all. Happy 4th

[@RustyNelsonPhotography]

Luckily it did not do anything to the unit. Thanks for the note.

[@flyineyeaerialfpv5592]

Your welcome rusty

[@josephmcdermott5675]

Well Rusty not a bad picture with cover... and since we are only hour apart when I receive Evo you ready for a Dog fight ??? I do like the precautions you take and that you explain and not afraid of showing mistakes.. Do you have a studio that you sell pictures ??? Can not wait to see tomorrows flight..thank You Joe

[@RustyNelsonPhotography]

Weather is a little bad right now but when it gets a little nicer I'm on my way out. Heck we all make mistakes. Hopefully somebody will learn from it...including myself. And yes I have a gallery here in Kennett PA. You can see it on some of the other videos on photography. All the best with your flying. Rusty

[@ferrishappenings7971]

Ok! Learned that keeping the gimbal cover on and taking off does not break anything! Even though it is scary!

[@RustyNelsonPhotography]

I’m not sure if it will damage it or did I just get away with it. But I’m either case I think I’m going to put a little red ribbon on it just like the aircraft I flew. Hope you are having fun with you new drone

[@copyjim81]

It can damage the Gimbal Motors. They try and move and it is possible to strip the gears... Yeah, I have left my cover on ... at least once. Join the club, but a ‘Remove Before Flight’ red flag is the way to go.

[@darrellbrame8382]

Wow this guy is fucking awesome... no kiddin!!

[@RustyNelsonPhotography]

Thanks

[@perryroach987]

Rusty great video as always did a great job I am hard on myself also. Could of been a lot worse always enjoy!!!

[@RustyNelsonPhotography]

I thought for sure that it was going to be a problem but it seems to be fine. Thanks for dropping in. All the best....Rusty

[@kevin2landscapes]

Good video it will be interesting to find out how you get on with the evo 2. I have the evo 1 and found that a great drone just struggling to buy things for it in the uk.

[@RustyNelsonPhotography]

Thanks Kev I'll keep making the videos as I learn. But from first impressions its going to be a fun hobby.

[@kevin2landscapes]

@@RustyNelsonPhotography your not wrong, I have only had mine for a short time and loving it.

[@josephmcdermott5675]

I will say that when ever you fly any drone no matter first flight or 100 flights that you should have a slight feeling of being nervous ..Being that so much can go wrong ..My first drone being 6 pound Inspire 1 was always nervous about it going down and hitting someone or something. I clipped a tree branch 15 minutes into first flight and when it hit with a thud and camera came off . But all went back together and flew .. But you just wonder if someone was standing there.. You should always feel caution and do check list . If you were to hit someone/something and you know they will have lawsuit on a day that was just be to have fun.

[@RustyNelsonPhotography]

I was just saying that to my girlfriend that I don't think that people take this serious enough. I agree there is some serious damage that you could do if you negligent.

[@Kana7782]

Nice video. Can you do more with the obstacle avoidance sensors while flying manually please?

[@RustyNelsonPhotography]

Hey Sean thanks for stopping in. Yes I’ll be doing a bunch more and some will deal with that as I test and play with it.

[@Kana7782]

Rusty Nelson Photography the reason I asked is because I want to buy the Evo 2, either the 8k or 6k but I just want to confirm how good the anti collision is, especially the side sensors

[@RustyNelsonPhotography]

Yes I will be playing around with it but it seems to work well. I think that the evo 2 was not designed like as a self taking follow me unit like skydio. But I will be playing wit that soon.

[@copyjim81]

Enjoy Rusty, enjoy! I recently bought the EVO 1. Yeah, it is 2 years old tech, but does a great job for the price. I would love to get the 6k version like yours, but we want to see how We end up using this first to see if it is a good choice. A few tips from another newbie, well, I do have probably at least 50 flights in now, but I am still learning and having a lot of fun. 1) Gimbal Cover (OK, you know that one) 2) Pause Button - It is your friend. When running a Mission, including Return To Home, you can retake manual control by using the Pause Button. (or just temporarily pause your mission) Comes in handy when you are on RTH and see or hear a plane! 👍 3) Give the aircraft time to get GPS and systems online and calibrated before take off, and after launching let it sit for up to 30 seconds to ensure it has its bearings. 4) when flying for fun, fly into the wind going out, so you have the wind at your back going home. Or, give yourself extra battery life to get home into the wind. 5) Try to always land with 15-20% battery life left. LiPos do not like to be fully discharged. The batteries will last longer and be safer with proper usage. Let the batteries cool completely before charging also helps. Also remember that if the batteries have been on the shelf for a bit, they may need to be topped of before going out, and if you are not going out for a while, only charge them to about 50%. Respect the batteries, yours cost a ton to replace! Maybe always land with at least 20% battery life. 6) Charge your batteries in a safe location. Get an ammo box, cinder block, or other fire safe location to charge your batteries. The surface under that should also likely be able to take the heat. When not going out, store them in the ammo case, or similar (Harbor Freight), just in case. Also remember that when they self discharge they warm up, so storing them in your rugged case isn’t the best long term location. 7) EVOs work well with a second controller, or the Live Deck. I use a second controller with my 5 y/o grandson. My Teacher Controller can take over at any time if needed, but he flys well in the slower modes (Usually Precision Mode 5 mph). Will slowly move him up based on skill and location. 8) You have the option of a Battery Hub Charger or a second power supply... it’s a personal choice, but I am enjoying the second supply to charge 2 at once instead of essentially serially. Yeah, they have some mass to them at this level, so they can do damage. Just get to know your drone in a safe environment before flying it in places with more risk involved. Keep playing around with all the different features, and enjoy. Have fun! BTW, likely you will get a normal max flight time between 30-35 minutes, but remember that your will want to be on the ground with 15-20% battery left, so subtract about 7 minutes. It is still a lot of flight time... and with 2 batteries, well, have more fun!

[@RustyNelsonPhotography]

Hey Jim...thanks for the info. I'm sure that will help people out. Good info. I do have three batts so I do have some flying time. I did read also that you do not want to have them in checked baggage and only in carry on. Once again thanks for the great info! Rusty

[@foxmino]

Was that the raw footage from the SD card?

[@RustyNelsonPhotography]

It was the raw footage but I'm not sure what part of the video you are talking about? Did you watch the whole video? I think I talk about the footage in there.

[@jeffcoulter7181]

Never flown this drone before, should I make my first flight with someone who has flown before?

[@RustyNelsonPhotography]

I was a pilot for most of my younger life. I have to admit I was a little nervous at first. I just made sure I read the manual and covered what to do if something goes wrong....how to shut it down or call it back. I guess it depends on you but it would never hurt if flying is not something you are sure of. The Evo has a novice setting that keeps things under control and slows things down a little. If you get one let me know how it goes. Rusty

[@cabana1955]

Boy a lot different from flying a plane right.

[@RustyNelsonPhotography]

That's for sure. But you still have to know the regs.

[@skirikarikuri]

autel drones are not bad, but they are not on par with dji, thats the truth! too many issues, gimbal tilt, intelligent modes are useless, just wifi transmission, stills look awfull, remote control quality laughable, for sure the fan will die in all controls! only positive is no geofence and nothing else

[@RustyNelsonPhotography]

Hey as long as you are having fun with all your drones that's all that counts right? So far no tilt. I'll let you know if there are any problems and if so I have no problem switching. Can you tell me which DJI drone has the ability to control the aperture...I'd like to check it out since I'm new to this....thanks. Rusty

[@bricktown3156]

Rusty Nelson Photography dji mavic 2 pro and dji phantom 4 pro and dji phantom 4 advanced have adjustable aperture