DJI Mini 4 Pro | HOW TO FLY OVER WATER - DJI FLY UPDATE

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[@RichardKeysMedia]

Hi Darren. Is the AIR 3S LUTs on special too?

[@DMProductions]

@@RichardKeysMedia yes!

[@JohnFSmitheugene]

All good advice. I’ve been flying over water on the Oregon coast for years now. Most recently with a DJI Mini 3 Pro, and soon with a Mini 4 Pro and an Air 3S as well. Altitude is your friend with any kind of long range flying flying over coastal waters does involve long range flying; getting set up for the shot or for the video scene usually involves getting out over the water and flying back towards the coast/bay/dock/boats, whatever it is that will make your shot special. I always set my RTH altitude at 110 meters, and I don’t fly from a boat, only the coast. I’m sure I will fly from a boat someday, but I haven’t felt the need so far because most of my photo/video is in support of landscape images, rather than action shots. The most important piece of advice here is the most obvious: trust the technology. You paid big money for this fancy little gizmo, presumably because you wanted all of the safety and device security built into it. It might as well not be there if you can’t (won’t) trust that it will work for you. I would urge a lot of extra caution when flying right over the water. It takes some experience to make accurate estimates of the actual height that the drone is flying. You can end up in the “drink” if you aren’t at least a little mindful of your altitude when you fly and also skeptical about the altitude number that the drone is displaying. With all that said, I’ve gotten some great results and great shots flying over water. Don’t be afraid of it; just do it, be careful, and enjoy the process and the results. Peace

[@MrLunarlander]

UAV Forecast completely free? I think not! It used to be be for current and very near term conditions, but now all it displays is a "preview" that's not for the current location, along with a "subscribe" link. OK it's only £6.50/year for the lowest tier, but it's not free any more.

[@grossi46]

I was going to say the same 👍

[@GailandSteve]

Me too! But I think it's definitely worth it, I don't want to lose my drone if it gets caught up in high altitude winds.

[@DigitalImagesOfWirral]

There is another free app called "Drone weather" on Android, not sure if it's on iOS too

[@ronaldwilson9525]

Air Data UAV is a great app for weather as well.

[@andreluis_it]

Dronecast is free and better

[@SailingWithDave]

Great post Darren! I fly my drones off my little dinghies all the time and the advice about the home point not being of much use is a good one. I would also add that whilst the wind might be fine for the drone to fly, be careful if you are landing it on a boat as even a little wind can be a nightmare to land, especially on a moving boat. Hand landing is often not good enough, so I grab hold of them and then shut the rotors off, at least I kniow I have the drone! If in doubt then I just land the drone on land and go fetch it.

[@scottmichael8071]

As a boater I've also learned when landing my drone on my moving boat is to put it in sport mode so it shuts the sensors off. If not, sometimes the drone will hesitate/freeze when coming down making it harder to get on board.

[@gracedbygod2854]

Thanks for this! I believe the best drone shots are captured over water near the shore. This setting provides a unique opportunity to create stunning content, with dynamic visuals like waves, reflections, and coastal landscapes adding depth and intrigue to your shots.

[@DMProductions]

Totally agree!

[@SupersonicTraveller]

Nice tutorial! I have been flying a lot over the ocean, seas, lakes, glaciers. And perhaps, the most dangerous I've met was - the gulls! Need to be the very careful, especially during the breeding season, when birds are very aggressive. Also, when flying over the ocean, need to mind the waves height.

[@DMProductions]

Absolutely seagulls esp with the Mini drones can be a problem!

[@SupersonicTraveller]

@@DMProductions The best way to fly from seagulls is to take the drone up. Seagull will never follow it up, because they fly on certain height. And then safely return it over to the ground and land. Once I was trying to take some manuers with seagulls and it almost costed me a drone.

[@hdfly]

Ha ha :) it happened to me so many times in Portugal.

[@who2999]

Lost my first drone to a hawk about six years ago >_< it picked it off mid air while I was flying over a frozen river. Not a fun day. Also have almost lost drones to fish flying low over water near sunset, the landing light on the bottom apparently looks tasty to hungry bass, they'll jump right up and try to eat it.

[@SupersonicTraveller]

@@who2999 Wow, I would never think, that fish could jump on the drone. I have been flying frequently low above the lake with plenty of fish, including bass. I'm glad nobody took it :)

[@Steve53]

Good advice, i do a lot of flights over water and in the 6 years flying DJI drones never had a problem do as you say and the drone will come home be sill and take chances then on your head be it, great advice as always.👍👍👍

[@VoskysCollection]

Thank you for this video. Point No. 7 is a must! I was flying out over water this past Saturday and totally forgot to let it set the home point. When I hit return to home the drone was almost landing on the ocean. I was able to cancel quickly and move the drone to me. Very scary.

[@SteveFoster-d8u]

Great video! You have inspired me to be a little more brave when flying over water. Downloaded the code for Luminar Neo. Thanks for that! Keep up the good work.

[@ACS4555]

Thanks for the video, very educational. UAV Forecast is not free anymore these days.

[@internalbeats6870]

Thank you so much for posting a video regarding over water flight. I have a new mini 4 and I plan on using it a lot over water as well as this summer while wake surfing behind our boat. I have seen other videos with recommendations for over water settings. They have recommended turning the obstacle avoidance off when flying at a low altitude. I would love to use the tracking feature when I have someone driving the boat and I am behind surfing. What are your thoughts on this? Thank you for all of your advice and videos.

[@vladimirpetrcka9279]

I praise the excellent video; I have experienced it myself, and it is absolutely true. When strong winds blow, it is crucial to stay calm and act wisely, just as demonstrated in this video. I’m curious if there will be an update to the DJI Fly app with the auto-update home point feature that was available in DJI Go 4 on the Mavic Air, especially for situations when flying a drone from a motorboat.

[@bobpelletier]

Great video and great tips. For hand landing the MP4, do I need to disable anything? I got the hand takeoff, though I have trouble getting it to land in my hand.

[@DMProductions]

I will get the drone near by, switch to cine, turn sensors off and then land on my hand

[@ododargo]

hi there i use airdata uav and my 45 years flying fixed wing rc happy flying

[@patrickyoung4770]

Can you use your downloadable LUTS on the Luminar Neo program???

[@DMProductions]

Yes ☺️☺️

[@chiefus3536]

I have just received my cheat sheet. It is a great asset to have with me. Especially being a beginner flying drones. Thank you .

[@DMProductions]

@@chiefus3536 awesome thank you so much

[@dereksmith9448]

Awesome video !

[@charlesdove1345]

Ooo this looks good

[@charlesdove1345]

What a great video, love the Simpson bit haha

[@DMProductions]

Glad you enjoyed it hahah

[@novaadventures5758]

UAV Forecast now charge subscription I use AirData UAV. Can I ask a completely different question regarding the maps on the RCW controller how do I get them to display so the drone is shown on the map. When I had my mini 3 on the RC Controller they were there no mater where I flew and no need for mobile data/ hotspot requirement. I have downloaded the UK Map will this now work by using the maps offline without the need to have mobile data/hotspot say on my mobile.

[@toddwarner2739]

as a new Mavic 3 pro flyer, thank you for the valuable information.

[@ernieschatz3783]

Definitely hover in-place is safest if you lose signal over water....however, I'd also say anything other than retuning to home point is still a decent choice. I've had very few situations where I've lost both video and control link. Usually the video drops first giving you plenty of wiggle room, so I'd say setting it to return to controller wouldn't be unreasonable.

[@af2808]

Thanks for good advice 👍👍

[@philmccabe6196]

Thanks Darren, I love to keep on learning and these videos definitely continue to teach me. Love to see places I recognise too. Bean Point on Anna Maria Island! What a great place to film.

[@DMProductions]

Oh yes what a place! Cannot wait to return

[@MrScottishborn]

Excellent video, than you for sharing your expertise on this. 👍

[@DMProductions]

My pleasure!

[@Flyingramses]

Great video as always. What are your thoughts about holding drone body and release to hand launch and taking hold of it as it lands in your hand (in sport mode so sensors are off)? There seem to be mixed views on hand launch and landing, I think you need a super steady hand to use palm; and prevent it wobbling I guess either way the key is keeping well clear of those props!

[@DMProductions]

Sure but i wouldn’t take off or land in sports I would rather land in cine and switch the sensors off

[@Flyingramses]

@ ah okay, thanks for that 👍🏼

[@MikeHodgkinson]

Do you palm land in auto / rth mode or manually? Thanks! 😊 ​@@DMProductions

[@KarlBerlin]

My dad has a house on the lake, and the only problem I have is his Purple Martin's attacking it 😂

[@DroningaboutIreland]

Was at Capri in July and had the Mini 4 Pro out over the sea capturing some footage of the 3 famous rocks, The Faraglioni, and had a disconnect with about 50% battery, i had the drone set to return to the home point and also pressed the RTH button but it never returned, last location i could see was over the water, I sent the log files to DJI and they couldn't work out what happened but they replaced the drone thankfully even though I didn't have Care refresh. Not a great end to the holiday.

[@vinnies8in]

The sucks dude you were sad right? On the way home

[@DroningaboutIreland]

@vinnies8in Yeah, 2nd last day, fortunately I was downloading the footage at the end of each day onto my MacBook so I only lost the 4K footage from that day but had the cache files on my phone, was unfortunate but within a week DJI replaced it so props to them, still none the wiser as to what happened though but it hasn't put me off flying over water, just put it down to experience.

[@BrazzaB1]

Important note: On Mini 4 Pro set RTH to Preset NOT Optimal, as shown at 6:24 Optimal will stay at same altitude and RTH. Preset will rise to preset RTH altitude and RTH.

[@DMProductions]

Sure my mistake

[@CGDreamsTutorials]

Nice one. Realy informative video, thanks.

[@DMProductions]

Thank you so much

[@itravelers]

Great tips! Thanks so much. 😉☺️

[@DMProductions]

You are so welcome!

[@DroseMr]

Nice🎉Thank You

[@fendrou]

UAV Forecast IS NOT FREE anymore!

[@ericthestone]

UAV forecast is not free anymore sadly to get the proper readings

[@CM-1986]

correct as I was using this too, do you know any another app ?

[@fj1100mark]

@@CM-1986 keep using it it’s only £5 per year

[@dereksmith9448]

You the best

[@Stefan_Boerjesson]

All good tips but why the limited title: DJI Mini Mini 4 pro? Those tips are valid for most DJI drones, and others too! Flying low above water... Look at my lilies videos. Some recorded at 2 feet altitude.

[@WaterfallWhispering]

100% the worst part of flying over water isn’t taking off…but landing the drone on a boat with wind, waves and movement. Or when in a creek…one bad hand catch and BOOM….its in the water!!

[@MrEye4get]

I purchased the lifetime edition of Luminar Neo. A one-year subscription to Photoshop costs $300! Luminar has the tools I need to edit my drone shots so I can share them quickly.

[@DMProductions]

Yes such good value esp with the current offer

[@editorafzalbihari1205]

Dji Mini 5pro release date please you are trust person

[@lieutenantdave]

Theres 0 leaks or rumors. I don't think they can really add more and keep it sub 250. Maybe a slightly better camera?

[@DMProductions]

Zero

[@wallygargett6175]

As you know, I live beside a large boating lake and fly over it most of the time. I love flying with the swans and geese. I’ve even landed on it when frozen ❤good to here another great video ❤

[@garylinnane917]

Uav forecast, like gavinhr said, putting in your own settings is like marking your own maths exam 😊 pointless and useless. Better off using Airdata uav 😊

[@ernieschatz3783]

Get the +battery. Registering a drone is child's play. I don't get the whole not wanting to register BS. I completed my registration online in less than 30minutes. Get real. It's much better to not have battery anxiety rule so much of your decisions.

[@charlesdove1345]

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