DJI Mini 2 | How To Fly Over Water

[@TheDroneCreative]

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[@lymanmedeiros903]

Yes. Great Info!! For myself: Calibrate Compass, wind app, plan route, don't guess shots in flight, always check remaining power, start return at 40% in Normal.

[@MrBond007shiv]

40% 😨 20% should be good man, for start return✌️

[@Kiwoeoe]

GREAT INFO ? DUDE WAS USING HIS BRAIN

[@KevinDC5]

I’m seeing a lot of people here making noise about the “zigzag” method talked about in the video. And I am here to say it DOES work! In fact it worked very well and saved me from a 200m hike to find my drone Today!

[@TheDroneCreative]

Super glad to hear that! If the method saves one drone, that's more than enough!

[@charleyscott4544]

Thanks great help , the technology is brilliant, I’m 73 enjoy the mini 2 , as usual the nut behind wheel , still making mistakes, always keep in site , no worries, so taking my time and still learning , you experience is welcome , cheers

[@hemal67]

Never thought of the zigzag technique, great video!

[@nedzmincelikovic]

Amazing video. I’m also considering buying the DJI Mini 2 and these are so useful tipps & tricks. Congratulations and thanks for this! Still got hope for people who are giving real life experience :)

[@4kdroneshotsmodifiers]

Love from India.

[@bubbamiles8133]

I seem to learn something in every video of yours. I'm new here so please keep them coming. THANX again from U.S. ! That's right from us!

[@ksand6718]

I've found that flying low helps considerably. Just today I went from getting a warning of strong winds on the way back over a large section of water about 100m up to no warning at all after lowering to a meter from the water which was glass which helped.

[@cyclonmaster]

Good tips. Sometimes I forgot all the precautions.

[@Matteo-jd6mt]

Top tips!!!! I had never considered head wind vs tailwind.

[@TheDroneCreative]

Thank you, hope the tips help. Thanks for watching!

[@Fourwheeljive]

Great info to potentially save my drone while flying in the PNW.

[@meibing4912]

Good tips for any drone over water - especially going zig-zig up wind (like sailors have done for centuries)!

[@SmartMeditationFilms]

Thank you!

[@freedomofabird]

Great tips

[@Nikonik66]

Return to home is pretty accurate, (within one or two meters). But it's still a good idea to set your home point well away from the waters edge.

[@pauloostindie4894]

i found 2-3 meters is more typical but in a busy city with lots of tall buildings or with other nearby tall obstacles that accuracy can decrease considerably. And be very careful flying from a moving boat especially a sailboat with all sorts of lines. The drone tries to keep its location and as the boat moves parts of it may collide with your drone if you don't fly up fast to clear obstacles on your boat. And don't use return to home when flying from a boat whether at anchor or moving.

[@chadczternastek]

Slowly after immense research, leaning to buying the DJI Mini 2, so these are priceless. Thank you for the content.

[@BlueLines50]

I’m a beginner DJi mini 2 drone user, thanks for sharing that good info 👍

[@TheDroneCreative]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

[@JTs3DPrints]

One nice feature to add to DJI Fly software would be a temp setting for minimum height allowed for flight, this would help to prevent going beneath a predetermined minimum“floor” while flying, should be easy to see on main flying screen, because must be disabled to land. Perhaps, it is simple audible warning below desired flight deck. Think it would be easy to add more advanced autopilot features like rate of change on any of axis, one just has to be aware they are activated. Having an auto rate of change program on gimbal or altitude would allow for even more cool shots and greater flexibility. These modern drones capable of some incredible things, I am sure we will see some cool features added in furure drones.

[@mracer8]

Minimum height allowed is call "build in bottom sensor", the drone will never fly into the ground! to test it just hover your drone and put your hand underneth and see what happen! the drone will rise up!

[@bwvideo0905]

Well done sir, and thank you! I have a Mini 2 SE on the way, I'm a new pilot and intend to fly over water (a lake only 3 miles long and half mile wide) and once I gain some experience, I may try to fly from my boat. Wish me luck! Thanks again and should I say Slainte? If not, Cheers!😁

[@johnward3641]

Many thanks Matthew for your wisdom and knowledge. Always greatly appreciated.

[@justadbeer]

Great video! As a new drone pilot, I just made the mistake of doing an auto take-off and not waiting a few seconds to let it settle in and let RTH set up. I took off and then heard my controller tell me that RTH is now set, except it was over my pond when that happened. ALWAYS give it a few seconds before taking off!!

[@lazguzman6279]

Thank you!!!

[@delzane]

Excellent, informative presentation! Thanks for sharing.

[@k1ortia]

That zig zag was a great tip. never thought of that.

[@nicardy]

Thanks ! great tips for a first time drone owner like myself, i flew my Mini SE for the first time today and was blown away with how much i need to actually learn to fly it. Ive flown RC planes etc before but the muscle memory needed for these is more. Subscribed and looking forward to more content.

[@mmarano203]

This was helpful for flying on long island!

[@PhreddCrintt]

Yet more excellence Matthew. Thank you.

[@gregoryhudson123]

I'm getting my Mini 2 next week, thanks for all your fantastic tips. So glad that I've found your channel Matthew! Keep all your videos coming, many thanks 😊 👍🏻 🇬🇧

[@TheDroneCreative]

Enjoy the Mini 2 once it arrives, it is a fantastic drone. Appreciate your kind feedback!

[@teessidedroneservices]

Yeah am late to the party but just bought a mini 2 today and I bloody love it. Ok so I have only flown it up in the sky and straight back down but being from the north east I so wanna get to the coast and try flying over water. This video is awesome man...new sub and I will be binge watching all your back catalogue....Mark

[@Zbip57]

Lots of great advice. Thanks. The only bit that makes no sense whatsoever is flying against a headwind using a zig-zag pattern. For sure, if you can't make it back against a strong headwind, then heading off at any other angle for an emergency landing at some closer shoreline is a very good idea. But flying a zig-zag course will only increase the distance travelled and does nothing to improve progress against a headwind. Picture swimming the length of any pool of water. Swimming the shortest straight line is always going to win over someone swimming a zig-zag path. Now picture you're out in the ocean with no shoreline in sight so you don't even realize you're being carried away by the Gulf Stream current. You're still always going to be making better headway swimming a straight line in one direction, versus your friend beside you who's swimming a zig-zag pattern in the same direction.

[@ggowler]

The swimmers don’t have wind resistance to deal with just cutting thru the water. I think zig zag is similar to a sailboat tacking… and sailing into the wind. Myself I’d lower elevation, make a judgement call to head home or land at the nearest safe spot accessible to humans lol.

[@ggoodman84]

If your drone cannot make significant progress against a headwind flying directly back to you, flying at an angle to the wind, may allow the drone to fly forward, but its upwind component to the velocity will be less. If there is shoreline off to an angle, you may be able to fly it there and retrieve it afterwards.

[@GerryM.]

Some good tips. Good that you're put them all into one concise video for everyone to check out.

[@TheDroneCreative]

Thank you, hope they help when you are out flying. Thanks for watching!

[@andrewblackamore4668]

What is needed is a Return TO Position "RTP" option as opposed to "RTH" where the drones hight while returning toward home can be set to a minimum hight ( hover high ) so to can stay in level flight but rather than land hover and at a set hight . Not only would there be useful over water but when landing is not safe for example people wondering into the area and the landing area is something as altered? RTP would mean that as long as you can get to the "RTH" location your drone while be hovering at it's set hight waiting for it's next instruction.

[@joelgarcia828]

Yoo thanks great video

[@TheDroneCreative]

Thank you, appreciate that.

[@sandagers71]

Good stuff

[@51Drones]

Nice job. Just found your channel.

[@TheDroneCreative]

Thank you, appreciate your kind feedback.

[@mytripUK]

thank you

[@reinegreen4111]

Good info! Thanks!

[@brucebrink4067]

Thank you for a clear, succinct explanation of the Canadian drone rules. Best presentation I have seen.

[@RoyOlsen]

The zig-zag is nonsense. Otherwise great vid, thanks!

[@johnnierobles2304]

New subscriber ! I wish I had found your channel approximately two weeks. This is when I lost my drone not over water but using RTH in windy conditions. I truly panicked did not realize I was making this mistake needless to say it’s gone two weeks now it has rain a couple of times already. I’m calling it a loss for now. Using the Find My drone application I believe I’m in the correct area but I have not seen it till this day. 😢😢😢

[@islewjm]

Absolutely correct n good advice. Mistake that I had made 3 days ago flying on the sea with strong winds coming back. Even though with fully power battery but it drain out fast. Immediately the RTH kicked in and I was panicked. As a begginer I did not set my RTH altitude and it went higher before it returned. Hence, I quickly use manual control to lower the drone ASAP n managed to retrue6it back. Phew... Lesson learned, always check your RTH setting n surroundings n wind condition.

[@dalerbsr.5061]

Beautiful country, wish I could have seen it while I was living in England back in 1981 to 83.. But back than Northern Ireland was a restricted area for me to site see while I served in the US Air Force... Hey I have been learning much watching your content, thanks for your efforts I appreciate it.

[@you2loveme]

Really appreciate the in-depth info you give in your videos, just learning to fly so they are greatly appreciated, Fantastic footage as well! subscribed with pleasure! p.s. Amazing hair!!! :-)

[@islandlife9986]

This is so great! Thanks for this video. I just started using the DJI mini2 on our private island. So we are totally surrounded by water. I have learned as you said, to trust the drone. I have experienced it struggling coming against the wind. It has always made it back to the island with no problem, and lowering the drove has really helped, thanks for that tip.

[@TheDroneCreative]

Glad the tips helped. I can imagine how much fun the DJI Mini 2 would be to fly on and around a private island! Have fun!

[@johnsheehy6172]

The information given here is worth years of experience. Great job.

[@TheDroneCreative]

Thank you, really appreciate that.

[@jarbeefis]

Just a few days ago, after buying my very first drone, I immediately flew it over the sea when I went out on a floating cottage the next morning. I even nicked my leg as I pushed my right joystick forward like an imbecile when I was trying to take off. Turns out, standing right in front of something with rapidly rotating blades was incredibly stupid. I was pretty lucky that I didn't crash it in the water, as I was still learning how to even make the damn thing turn around. Definitely going to follow your tips in the future. Thanks.

[@caalinAbyan]

Thats real fact . Changing one direction can couse to lose

[@adampapin7511]

Amazing channel for Mini 2 lover there ! Thanks mate. Really appreciate all your tips.

[@earloutdoors3286]

wow that was really good stuff, thanks!

[@TheDroneCreative]

Thank you, glad you liked it!

[@xxphactor]

I don't like heights and can't swim, yet when I fly over a river and see the beauty that's on my screen, it reminds me why I purchased the drone in the first place!

[@josericardojaquinto1255]

Good tips, thanks!

[@TheDroneCreative]

Thank you, appreciate that.

[@christopherlyons7613]

Great video, thanks. One thing you didn't cover is possible problems the downward sensors may have determining the actual surface of the water. These sensors are meant to be looking at land not liquid water and sometimes they don't get accurate information which may end up putting it in the water. Also waves can cause issues with the sensors providing a reading that represents the actual water surface. Have you seen any problems like these? What minimum altitude do you recommend when flying over water?

[@freedomspyder]

I lost my Mini2 recently, into a raging river. DJI looked at the logs and agreed to fix it under warranty. It was flying wonky, and I tried to land it. Unfortunately, it hit a tree over the river, and in it went. No chance of retrieval. Worthwhile to submit a claim. DJI is excellent company.

[@toddhubley8691]

I had a crtical battery failure and mine landed in the ocean and they would not cover it on warranty.

[@freedomspyder]

@@toddhubley8691 That's a shame. Here's a link to it's last flight. It was saved automatically to my cell phone. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmateo1qhNGEmpY Maybe you can see I was struggling to control it.

[@aluckyman4552]

Thats cool. Seems like they have pretty good after sales service actually from what I've heard. Some say otherwise but not alot.

[@keithrichards8695]

Well from personal experience I've lost my drone over water , even with dji care they would not honor their warranty, I wasn't able to retrieve the aircraft, dji said that it was an operator error . Apparently if you fly too low over water the bottom sensors don't work properly and could send your aircraft crashing , dji customer service is not that great, they offer 50% discount on a new unit . Lesson learned for me , I will not fly close to the surface of the water ever . YMMV

[@theswagman1263]

@@toddhubley8691 did the battery just randomly give out?

[@kamranrezaie1370]

Very happy useful. Thanks a bunch.

[@ironlocke]

Zigzag. 🤔 can't see the logic in that helping against a head wind. Have you done any head to head tests to prove that?

[@riderbatang]

This is a big help to us all. i love your content bro

[@scottgreathouse1588]

Good info and straight and to the point!

[@waddac2]

Great video and tips, also subscribed . A question regarding RTH....... If I set my RTH to 45 meters and flying at 100 meters and select RTH, will drone drop to 45 meters to return to home or will it rise the extra 45 meters, meaning it will exceed height and rise to 145 meters???????

[@THENEOonYT]

If you are at 100m when pressing RTH, the drone will return at that altitude if your preset altitude is lower. It will not go higher or lower. You can take the drone lower as it is returning if you want to.

[@waddac2]

@@THENEOonYT Thanks for that mate, much appreciated

[@THENEOonYT]

@waddac2 Your welcome. 👍

[@SteveZodiac777]

Good stuff - thanks Matheww!

[@kurtsmith5202]

Really good advice, just started fly a mavic mini Keep up the good content

[@TheDroneCreative]

Enjoy flying it, awesome little drone. Thanks for watching.

[@MegaPanxin]

Thanks for the tips! New pilot, here, so this was very helpful!

[@TheDroneCreative]

Glad they helped, enjoy your new drone!

[@arobjavan9481]

Fantastic video, thanks.

[@rick_terscale1111]

I'm yet to buy one. Watching all the videos first. Getting informed. :D Thanks for the info and your time in creating these videos. ;)

[@GetInspiredMedia]

Thank you Matthew, great advice 👍

[@igowanderer6916]

I have flown the mini2 many times already over wavy water, almost only .3 meters on the gauge.

[@alfbaldwin7144]

Great tips. Thanks

[@dougcooper4917]

Great Video, and Great Information Mattheww!! Thank You!!

[@TheDroneCreative]

Thank you, really appreciate the kind feedback. It means a lot!

[@Knappist]

Great help, top info 👍

[@AlanCath]

Hugely informative. Thank you

[@TheDroneCreative]

Hope it helps, thanks for watching!

[@deepdoshi7113]

Flying in sports mode against the wind will make the battery drain faster you said i think. So should we use that or normal mode when returning in emergency?

[@erickcruzm.24]

Great tips. I've had a few scares flying the Mavic Air and You're right on the money. New subscriber.

[@TheDroneCreative]

Appreciate your kind feedback, thanks for watching!

[@DiggingCanuck]

Great information - I'm still getting my land legs :)

[@jkspinalchoice]

Great info!

[@KEWords]

Slow moving water at low altitude can confuse the visual locating system. Had this over a slow smooth river.

[@MSFTV73]

Helpfull good video, thanks for that 👍🏻

[@TheDroneCreative]

Glad you found it helpful, appreciate you watching.

[@suji99hettiarachchi]

Please do a video dji Mavic mini 2 drone first flight assembly video.

[@TheDroneCreative]

I have a beginners guide - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnTPhoqdaqianLM

[@rodelsareno8831]

Watching from Philippines.Thanks for the info Bro.Subscribed Done

[@richardtaylor5904]

Some use a rule of thirds of battery use for safety, I would go as far as to say 1/4 out, 1/4 on station 1/4 return last 1/4 on the ground transferring files... ☺

[@markcross100]

Great suggestions . Thanks

[@TheDroneCreative]

Thank you for your kind feedback! Appreciate it.

[@tonybashiproductions3356]

Great Info

[@TheDroneCreative]

Thank you!

[@quentinsf]

All good tips, thanks. I had to land on a small drifting inflatable boat recently and flying back down to it found it very tricky to get the descent right. In the end, I put it a few feet up and a few feet down-wind of the boat, and just waited until we drifted underneath and I could pluck it out of the sky :-) I wasn't quite sure, though, why zig-zagging would help? You still have the same velocity of wind against the direction you want to go and you'd have to fly faster to make progress against it...

[@ABRouleauville]

Haven't been in that situation myself to try that technique, but in my head I compared it to the tacking maneuvers of a sailboat on an upwind leg. And by not facing the wind directly your drone is pushing a bit less surface area into the wind (i.e. surface area shown from the tilt of the drone when moving forward)

[@LoveSam]

Thank you for the awesome tips! Can't wait to try them out and get better footage!

[@TheDroneCreative]

Let me know how it goes! Thanks for watching.

[@filipinowreckingball]

Is there any way to fly a DJI Mini 2 smoothly over a creek? The drone tends to fly erratically because of the reflections of the water. Thanks!

[@paulhunter-rowe2750]

Good tips! Keep up the good work 👍

[@TheDroneCreative]

Thank you, appreciate your feedback. Hope they help!

[@jonasvesterlund2273]

Nice video Matthew! A few thoughts. If the wind speed and direction remain unchanged, trying to zig-zag your way back will only decrease the forward speed (relative to the shore) and possibly blow your drone even further out over water. Also, the distance it needs to travel will increase. The only instance when the zig-zag maneuver would work is if the lateral movement puts the drone in an area with less relative wind speed from shore. However, this is all very theoretical as wind is rarely constant and can change direction and speed whenever.

[@Koxi73]

Nearly lost my Mini 1 over a river. The drone was hovering and suddenly lost height without my interaction. I was close enough to see the issue and could save it by push it up .. the video is quite spectacular, as I only was around 5cm above water before rescue. This is an Issue with the mini drones: They use the optical sensors on the bottom to measure height and position, but over water this could lead to totally wrong measurements ... Lots of minis have been lost this way. So always keep an eye on your drone

[@skyviewdroneimagery5408]

Always play it safe, when there is 10mins left start heading back to your home point

[@TheDroneCreative]

I agree. You can get caught out so quickly. When you have the fly more combo and multiple batteries there is no reason not to play it safe.

[@dochollywood41]

Can you please explain how to update/change your home point? This is the problem I run into on the water.

[@RyanCowan]

Just subscribed to your channel ! As a KZbinr and new drone owner myself (Mini SE) I am loving your videos. I tried flying over water for the first time last week.. I was about 25ft above the water when the drone seem to think it was time to start the auto landing... would this have been the bottom sensor getting confused from reflection in the water? It honestly scared the crap out of me. I pulled up and flew it home straight away 😂

[@mattbertapelle2122]

Just found your channel, well done!

[@TheDroneCreative]

Thank you! Appreciate that.

[@SC1211Project]

Thanks for the tips.. having mine soon…

[@TheDroneCreative]

Bet you can't wait to get flying it!

[@SC1211Project]

@@TheDroneCreative indeed!! Cheers!!

[@digitalkiteaerial]

Well done!

[@TheDroneCreative]

Thank you - appreciate it!

[@TheoDoulke]

I make my first flight over a river and I was so nervous! I don't think I will do it on the sea

[@TRAVELZONELK]

Hi I am from sri lanka. Its much valuble me since I too have mini 2

[@gtabxembo]

So if I am on my boat videoing my kids on the wake board I should use the return to home hover option? And I assume I should use sport mode ?

[@bittdivers]

Nice riot! Thanks!!

[@JaroslavBengl]

Very good tips, thanks! :) Looking forward to fly in a week on the sea side in Italy :))

[@TheDroneCreative]

That will be amazing, you will get some awesome shots. Have fun flying!

[@suspicioustumbleweed4760]

I flew down a creek and the video feed randomly cut off and it went into RTH and was on its way to ascending into a tree. I recommend using hover mode instead of RTH in the settings.

[@rippinglipsadventures]

I lost my Mavic Air 2 because of panic after it was actually floating in the lake and I thought there was no way the RTH function would work and I tried to move to the spot it was in the water. The RTH actually did work after seeing underwater and a bobbing wave horizon on the remote feed. It then went home with the gimbal stuck and disorientating me from its position in the cloudy day. My lesson learned, even in a dire situation NEVER leave the RTH location. I was a few hundred feet away from it. If it is going to sink to the bottom of the lake, let it do it where it happened and give it a chance to come home. Don't try to chase it down if there is a chance that RTH will engage and work.

[@TheDroneCreative]

Oh no! I am sorry that you lost your drone - that sounds like a painful lesson to have learned. Thanks for watching, I really appreciate it.