DJI Mini 2 Return To Home Test | Precision Landing Accuracy

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In this video, we are performing a return to home test and precision landing accuracy test on the new DJI Mini 2 or Mavic Mini 2 as some like to call it. Now the DJI Mini 2 does not have precision landing like the Mavic 2 Pro but it is important that it still remains fairly accurate when coming home either with a planned return to home or in an emergency such as a disconnection. The DJI Mini 2 performed quite well in our "return to home" test, coming within a few feet of the taking-off point in both tests that we performed.
#DJIMini2 #ReturnToHome #PrecisionLanding

[@buIimic]

GPS starting point wasn't reset on test # 2 as it was based on the inaccuracy of the 1st which was already 2 feet away.

[@michaelfampers2237]

This technology is absolutely amazing

[@CyberTronics]

Yes

[@gooberminther3tik25]

I appreciate your no nonsense to the point reviews. Thanks. Stay Healthy.

[@RT51121]

Thanks, I found this helpful, especially the part about setting the RTH altitude !

[@ericboff7273]

Nice, to the point video. I agree, not bad for not having precision landing. I have an air 2 and a pro 2 and amazed at how precise they are when doing a return to home.

[@DonJoyce]

Hey, I didn't realize you were in London! My wife and I recognized reservoir park right away!

[@wanderlust101]

I sold my Phantom 4 and got the Mini 2. I just found your channel and I’m planning on using you to get VERY familiar with my new toy. Thanks.

[@connorgioiafigliu]

Thanks for the demo!

[@ka1133]

Never mind the RTH question on your beginner’s guide. I’m seeing it here. Thanks

[@sohumsuri9202]

Keep up the good work

[@danielotamendi9302]

Great video!!!

[@MeTubeERG]

Very helpful. Thank you.

[@oscarcanelo6262]

Terrific video,thank you so very much!

[@AirPhotography]

Thank you

[@lynsmith1096]

Good test video Shaun

[@mohdjoharichannel]

Good job bro. TQ for your rth drone info. From Malaysia.

[@TMJ32]

Ultimately all you need with this level of drone is to get it back. Doesn't really matter if it lands on a quarter by itself.

[@rodimousa9503]

Great review man, thank you very much , i'm thinking tp upgrate from the original mavic mini to mavic mini 2

[@sohumsuri9202]

I love your videos

[@bennysworld16]

thank you for tutorial, God bless

[@KingTesticus]

That Mini 2 is trying to tell you you need a larger H pad for it to land on. I bought one recently and have been horsing around with it the past few days, and I noticed it lands "close enough" to the starting point. I used my driveway, hovered there for about 5-ish seconds, then took off. Flew out to 1100 meters and initiated the RTH. It took way longer for it to come back than it did to get it out that far, but whatever, it still arrived safe&sound and landed about 7" (that's roughly 18cm for all you non-Americans) away from where it took off. I am very pleased with that performance. Thumbs up!

[@himanshusharma294]

Your videos are oswm😍😍

[@nicholashurley5659]

Fantastic review

[@AirPhotography]

Thank you I’m glad you enjoyed it

[@BlairAir]

It does well without a dedicated precision landing feature. I would have preferred it if the repeat test was performed after a reset of the home point, since it appears to have matched the first landing within a reasonable tolerance. Thanks for the test. Just noticed another comment with same observation. My Fimi X8SE 2020 gets a least 3 of 4 feet on the pad every landing. The Mini 2 is a great drone as well. Let's see if Fimi scores with the X8 Mini!

[@logi_wildlife]

Thank you so much 😊 so nice

[@AirPhotography]

Thank you I’m glad you enjoyed it

[@redzhang4819]

DJI drone is absolutely incredible

[@riosrivlog]

Nice 👍

[@dronature]

interesting video! :D

[@SurajYadav-lw6sq]

Nice.

[@sohumsuri9202]

Nice

[@kevinc1101]

Thanks for sharing 😏😏👍

[@dime007]

On the 2nd time you should have landed first and then take off and try again. Because I think that the precision depends on how many gps satelites are available at that moment. So if you wait for more satelites, maybe the precision will be better. Nice video btw.

[@casper2yall]

Nice video

[@AirPhotography]

Thank you

[@aloeisthestuff9622]

I can remember being out on the ocean Many times and using Loran to find the way. Talk about Inaccuracy.

[@ChathaFoodVlog]

great mini 2 i buy it too

[@tooyoungtobeold8756]

Thank you for the video. Is the RTH button a long press and the pause a short press?

[@lowellton_ville]

Thanks. Hope you do hyperlapse on Mini 2.

[@vOCesUGa1]

that was a false spec.

[@omarhalabi3171]

Awesome video. Has anyone had the issue of the gimble tilting to the right side once the drone lands ? It happens once every couple of flights for me.

[@leonitis59]

Mine has been landing approximately 2' from takeoff. Pretty good for me!! 👍👍

[@goldwingmoments]

Thanks for the video. I purchased the same model drone for my channel. I am new to drone flying so I will watch your channel for help and information. Just Subscribed. Thanks, Larry.

[@bryanbuff]

So I had a few minutes yesterday to test out the Mini 2 (and compare to my Mavic Air 2). A couple things I’m trying to clarify: 1) The 180 pano on the Mini 2 looks significantly wider than the MA2. 2) MA2 pics have GPS location/data but don’t see any on the Mini 2. 3) I don’t see any hyperlapse option on the Mini 2, but they advertised 4K Hyperlapse? 4) While the Mini 2 wind resistance was definitely improved, I noticed the same susceptibility to getting pushed left and right when trying to fly straight. 5) I notice the camera tends to jerk in certain directions unexpectedly when flying

[@dee_em_bee]

I contacted DJI support about the hyperlapse as it’s listed as 4k included on the DJI marketing materials... this is the response I got “Hi, thank you for your inquiry. We regret to tell you that the Hyperlapse feature is not supported on the Mini 2. There's a typo and this was already been reported to the team for correction. Thank you.” 🤨

[@bryanbuff]

@@dee_em_bee Yikes

[@theonefrancis696]

"Ascending and returnin'..." Lil drone got that swag

[@thelaboratorist2510]

Nice vid.was waiting for it . Btw which one shows I buy the mini 2 or mavic air 2 if I am new to DJI but familiar with drones ? Pls answer

[@zaffarharun4078]

Ma2 absolutely

[@alancarter8396]

My Mavic Pro is like your Air 2, never more than the width of the H off target. I’ve only flown my Mini 2 in a built up area so far as I’ve only had it 3 weeks, I usually hand catch it because it’s a lot less dangerous than sticking your fingers in the Pro,s props, so as long as it’s within a few feet that’s ok.

[@shimaganish]

Just wondering what was above you at 2:30 in your video, seems to be flashing and possibly X drone shaped. Was there another drone above you when you were flying? Also, I remember reading that DJI recommends to remain in T/O location and orientation and slowly raise to about 10 m for a good 10 secs prior to flying away to allow pinpoint localisation with the GPS system and possibly local optical environment recording. It has been a while but when I perform this routine on take off, my return home location is much more precise. That works with the Mavic mini as well as the Mavic Air 2. For sure, if your home point recording is performed with a higher number of satellites lock, the precision of the return home will greatly increase. In this regard, to allow the drone to sit on the ground for a minutes after initialisation will increase the precision of your home recording. Really enjoy all your video, and nice knowing we both are Canadian flyers! ;)

[@ravelez22]

Was also wondering about that other airborne object! The nice thing about the Mini 2 is that it now also includes Galileo in addition to existing support for GPS & GLONASS. Hopefully the third satellite constellation cross-reference and refinement of location will enable these 2 ft away landings to be standard, even though Mini 2 doesn't have precision land and is "GPS-only". You can see that Air Photography had 21 synced satellites in his status. Fingers crossed!

[@mrliver21]

Pretty sure that was a helicopter as you can hear the sound in the background. I didn’t notice until I read your comment and then I increase my iPad display to 1080 and could see it 👍

[@mrliver21]

…screen shot and zoom in 👍

[@stephenking5339]

Do I hold down RTH button until it beeps and if I use APP Arrow for RTH just want to make sure it doesn't land in the sea or wherever I am. Great video tutorial

[@JohnSivyer]

Good video! I like that you don't show your face but focus on an a detailed review instead.

[@whatfreedom7]

I’m looking into getting my first drone mainly for photography but I really like these fold up DJI drones. I’m going to check around and see what options there are in the $400-$500 range but so far I like them.

[@dosomestuff1949]

U can get the mini 2. Really good drone and it’s in that range

[@gtabxembo]

Any tips for return to home if I am filming from a boat above a wake boarder on a river please ? I can lay a big plastic mat out at the return to home point

[@marktully9090]

When you set rth altitude how come it descends to hovering level when you press rth?

[@BF1GUN]

When you took off, did you hover above the takeoff point for a little while? I've heard that this can increase the accuracy of RTH.

[@AirPhotography]

Yes I did, I think it also works more for the precision Landing Drones as it kind of looks for things I can recognize when landing. Using the downward facing cameras. With a drone like the Mavic air 2 or Mavic 2 pro You will sometimes see the drone correct itself at about 10 feet to line up with the landing pad

[@Hamad-AlSaleh]

@@AirPhotography it would be great if dji adds that software feature on dji mini 2 by simply lining itself with the landing pad using the camera, that would be helpful

[@paulmcdevitt2038]

Yeah, didn’t look like he hovered long enough. It will land within inches, if you do. Plus, didn’t say how many satellites were being picked up for gps accuracy

[@ssb73q]

Hi, does the Mini 2 have an optical flow sensor on the bottom where maybe in a future firmware update there will be precision landing with the Mini 2?

[@jonathanf680]

I don't know but I hope so!

[@Runner-xv4lb]

It has an optical flow sensor but i think it has no use except detecting the objects under it so the drone knows if the ground is good for landing...

[@mobilehomer7582]

After getting airborne, have you tried pointing the camera straight down, centering on the pad and then updating the home point? I have noticed in many videos the Mini 2 moving sideways just a little after takeoff, not straight up. Just wondering.

[@henrikhansen1023]

Exactly - both testresults are invalid.

[@demayoexperience6646]

Do you have to manually set the spot where "Home" is? or does the drone by default sets "home" as the launching spot?

[@ssb73q]

Hi, the Mini 2 does have an optical flow sensor like the Mavic Air 2. While the Mavic Air 2 has precision landing, the Mini 2 does not. I emailed DJI support to ask them if they intend on including precision landing in a future Mini 2 firmware update. This is the reply: "In regards to your inquiry about precision landing feature for DJI Mini 2, we do not have such information yet if this will be available." IMO, my guess is that we will have precision landing for the Mini 2 in the next six months.

[@chamodmalalathunga6920]

Is there anything to do with Aircraft height & auto RTH height? Or else no matter which height, it always goes “X” as we set before returning to home?

[@jefflierman5204]

Just bought a DJI Mini 2. I didn't get a landing pad with the drone kit. Is a landing pad needed for the RTH command? Where will it land with no landing pad?

[@stuartbaker2700]

Thanks. What if you get a message saying the drone will come straight down rather than to home? What would be the cause of this disclaimer?

[@hgodtx]

Can someone explain the button? Long press, short press, how can you pause vs return to home. What exactly is it that you do to cancel the landing procedure? Controller vs on-screen. Also, does the RTH function include the landing procedure? Can you just say return to home and and it doesn't land, or that requires the cancellation?

[@Joestar1688]

Are there any exif issues (GPS, coordinates) of the captured photos ??

[@lexfdz.1076]

Hi! HELP# I always fly my drones over the bay, since here in Miami Beach, FL, where I live, is a crowded area with many tall buildings. I already crashed on the water the Mavic Mini and the Mini 2. My mistake is that: While using the left joystick to rotate, I keep lower the altitude by mistake and forget to check it. I get very distracted looking at the video images. Why the drone doesn't have a "Low Terrain warning" or "minimin altitude reached" that I could preset to, let's say 10 or 20 meters, so it sends me a warning when it gets below that altitude. Especially over the bay waters where I can't receive it? Thank you!

[@philwebb606]

Would an update from DJI enable precision landing?

[@fitnesschefen]

Does it has gps follow? So it will follow me, if walking on a beach?

[@TheUnknownNexus]

Does it take the same route back that you flew? Is there such an option? Where I live the max height allowed is 15 m, almost lost my drone to a wall! Ugh

[@XtremeGamingYT1]

Which country? In Canada here you are allowed to go up to 120m

[@theogcrystal9163]

Once you’re using return to home, if your scared it won’t return to an accurate spot, are u able to control the landing once you clicked return to home?

[@walley2637]

my old Hubsan drone lands 3m in front of where ever the controller is instead of its take off point. i wish more drones had that option for RTH. i guess they call it RTC

[@ellobo1326]

I believe RTC can be chosen as an option in the mini 2 settings.

[@walley2637]

@@ellobo1326 the last I looked it did not. DJI has return to home which uses the gps location where you launched from but the only way i found to have it return to your current position is to update the home point after take off.

[@ellobo1326]

@@walley2637 Okay. I thought I saw it in my settings but could be mistaken. I’ll look next time I have mini 2 hooked up.

[@tonyks7748]

Compare with Mavic Air, MINI 2 returm home landing off pad about 5ft.

[@sworks]

👍

[@marksalamack6133]

Had you calibrated the compass prior to launch?

[@theremnants73]

Is it safe to assume you maneuvered it to land on the pad manually? or just grabbed it?

[@redveinborneo4673]

I'm looking to buy the mini 2 did I tried to download the DJI Fly App to see if it would work on my phone and I just can't get it to install. I've tried everything. Does anyone know specifics as to what you need to run the app on an Android?

[@stevevess8464]

Since app 1.2.0 neither of my mini one or 2 will land automatically 80% of the time they say that the surface is unsuitable and Manual landing is necessary. What is DJI doing to address this new problem. I had never seen this message on my Mini 1, in over a year.

[@2jzfox...]

Next update it will land on the mat hopefully

[@vyomps]

So I tried returning to home on mine today. So first it goes further up. Then horizontally toward you. Then down. Is that correct?

[@mavic6155]

Yes, you can adjust the height it goes. This is to prevent it from crashing into a tree, a building or power lines. Sometimes connections are lost when the drone flies behind i.e. a building. You don't want it to return to home in a straight line and crash into the building, it must first go up to a safe height and then return to home.

[@ElectricPylon]

So if the drone is say 10m away at a few metres off the ground and you push RTH, will it climb to the RTH height then travel 10m then descend? That could empty the battery in a low battery situation a few metres away!

[@mavic6155]

@@ElectricPylon Everything you need to know is on page 15 in the manual. Reading a manual before operating a drone turns unexpected behaviour in fully predicted behaviour and prevent accidents from happening.

[@ElectricPylon]

@@mavic6155 Thank you. In my excitement to get it up in the air (in an open field), I didn't even see the existance of an instruction manual! Thanks for the help. (I am reading it now!)

[@PecoraNeraenglishmaninitaly]

Hi, I bought the Mini 2 yesterday and tried the return to home. The drone shot skyward and kept climbing. I canceled the return to home because I was afraid of losing connection with it. Tried it 3 times same result. Any idea what I am doing wrong, what am I missing. Thanks

[@robbenmitchell7949]

Even if it's military, that's pretty damn accurate.

[@AirPhotography]

Yes indeed

[@TheAustinHewlettOfficial]

2:25 WE MIGHT SEE HIS FACE!! 2:30 Awww Man! 3:50 COME ON, COME ON!!! 4:05 NOOOOO!!! 4:12 YYYYYYAAAAAAAYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!

[@AirPhotography]

Lol Nobody wants to see my ugly mug 🙂

[@TheAustinHewlettOfficial]

@@AirPhotography you should tell Us all to comment a certain thing at ths end of your videos to confuse the people that didn't make it to the end!!!

[@RehanVlogsandFood]

I am going to buy a mavic Mini 2 and also can you do a beginner's guide about it

[@AirPhotography]

Yes indeed my beginners guide should be available mid to late next week

[@Stuffit657]

The mavic mini 2 is very easy and safe to fly. You won't have much, if any, problems with it. Just take your time and gain confidence before taking it out far away or high. I really hope you have great fun and enjoy yourself with it.

[@RehanVlogsandFood]

@@Stuffit657 thanks i will try

[@RehanVlogsandFood]

@@Stuffit657 cuz i have never fly a drone before

[@KingTesticus]

You will not regret the investment. I have one and it's fantastic! Definitely do the "fly-more" combo kit if you have the cake, the bread, the dough, the cheddar, dinero, shekels, yen, rubles, pesos, whatever it takes. I'm on the waiting list for the rotor cages, and an extra "smart" battery. The fly-more kit comes with two in the charging hub and one in the quadcopter. But the charging hub has three stations, so I want that empty station filled, and an extra battery is $50-ish. The prop cages are $20 (USD that is). I love this thing!

[@samgoes_]

Test RTH with lost signal from remote controller

[@jhmr67]

Did anyone noticed a thin orange/yellow line at the top left corner? I had noticed in all the 4K footage from the DJi mini 2 even at DJi website they have that sensor problem. I just finished watching a Spanish youtuber channel where they talking about many many people already noticed that issue.

[@SidequestGameStuff]

Is there a reason why this would NOT be working for me? Each time I press either RTH button, I'm prompted to "hold to land" no matter where I am.

[@striderwhiston9897]

What was the wind when you were performing this?

[@phillipbarber983]

I've got to admit with my DJ2 mini. I press the return to home and didn't realise it was going to go higher at first. Absolutely s*** myself

[@box.10]

Can you mute the beep on RTH>?

[@tysmith7646]

I just got this drone the other day. It will only take off if I touch my iphone screen and hold takeoff button down. Doesn't work with the sticks anyone know why? Also is there anyway of seeing the recorded video on your iphone? Or does it just record to the SD card in drone and you have to view it on the computer?

[@mickeykuber6985]

If you take off on the grass of course it will land on the grass you have to take off on the landing pad then it will land on it

[@LouisLuzuka]

man this has everything I could ask for but I'm really looking towards the air 2, which one brings you more joy to use?

[@bryanbuff]

I have both currently, as I contemplated downgrading from the MA2 to the Mini 2. But it’s gonna be hard to give up the MA2. I feel like it’s still the best value and it’s so solid while still being compact and light.

[@vanitas8582]

More fun with the mini 2 cuz the regulations suck

[@bryanbuff]

@@vanitas8582 The Mavic Mini doesn’t skirt regulations in the US, just registration.

[@vanitas8582]

@@bryanbuff yeah but in many countries you have more regulations like having a drone license in europe or in india you aren't allowed to fly a drone over 250g until you ask the government for permission.

[@bryanbuff]

@@vanitas8582 Totally agree. If I lived in Canada, I’d get a Mini 2 without a doubt.

[@jpgarcia90]

is this achieved with pure GPS? or is it also using other tech like vision?

[@garymangan2761]

can I use an ipad to fly or does it have to be a phone ?

[@sideburn]

My mini 2 keeps saying “the home point has been updated, please check it on the map” while in flight and the connection breaks and comes back. It freaks me out because of it really was updating the home point and right when my connection breaks I can say bye bye to my drone 😱

[@davesmith6193]

Hi. Very nice tutorial. Have you come across the problem of not being able to connect a drone to the controller? Well, I've just purchased a mini 2 fly more combo. Well, I'm having that problem. I've just followed how you reconnect to the hand controller. But all I get is "Connect aircraft" But It is Connected. The screen is blank with red lettering saying "Connect aircraft". The strange thing is. I can actually move the Gimbal up and down with the wheel on the controller. So it is connected. Wouldnt you think? I have read that DJI had a batch of Bad cables. That was causing the problem. I've been wrestling with this problem for a week before Christmas. You see.I had the same problem with the previous new Nini 2. So I returned it to the store. And replaced it with another without question. Now I'm on Mini 2 number 2. I've got exactly the same issue. I've used the method of holding down those buttons on the controller. and holding the on the button for four 4 seconds. It still doesn't want to fly. what am I not doing? I was told this drone will work virtually straight out of the box. Not in my case. Please help ed. I'm a retired guy in the UK. And it's doing my head in Regards Dave

[@stevejobe4808]

Where did you buy it from... maybe they just sent your first one back "Magically Fixed" going through the mail.... maybe?....

[@nacoproductions2895]

Thank u bro I’m on my way to buy the mavic mini 2

[@emilabrahamsson3065]

Your drone is drifting on its own

[@andresbarajas3168]

Noticed that too. Kinda weird.

[@Steve53]

Question do you think the Mini2 blades fit the Mini1.

[@rhmbraun]

The screws are not the same

[@kitt28]

forgive me for asking for a stupid question, But isn't Precision Landing a Software thing, that can be added by DJI in a future update??

[@n1kh1l74]

No as the drone has to have some hardware features as well

[@Editer38738]

The MM2 is by far a great upgrade from the 1 I like my MA2 alot also

[@henrikhansen1023]

@Air Photography Beside the fact that as mentioned several times your second test was based on the HPs original setting, you didn’t even give the drone the required ten seconds hovering 7 meters above the plate to get a visual reference when you started your first test and comsequently your testresults are invalid.

[@AirPhotography]

Hello, thanks for watching and your comment. The mini 2 does not have precision landing like the other DJI drones. So it does not make visual reference to the landing area. So hovering makes no difference. It’s solely uses GPS.

[@henrikhansen1023]

@@AirPhotography This contradicts another KZbinrs claim about the Mini 2. I must admit I haven't testet it because I always save time by handlaunching and catching my drone. Though learning it has cost me considerable blood.

[@JG-oc9gc]

This might just be me, but is it at all possible to move the picture of you holding the remote to thr right side of the screen? Cause what speed does it return to home?

[@AirPhotography]

I can’t do that at this point but next time I do a return to home test I’ll make sure I have that information visible

[@JG-oc9gc]

@@AirPhotography thank you so much. I know you couldn't change the video real quick but thank you for seeing this.

[@gavinclarahan8669]

Just be careful when you’re using it if you’re a below a tree and you push the return to home by it’s gonna fly up and hit a branch that’s what happened to me but luckily I corrected it before it got too bad

[@robs.patrick9691]

Is there a reason to buy a landing pad versus any home made pad?

[@AirPhotography]

Not at all, there are many great DIY alternatives.

[@stevejobe4808]

@@AirPhotography BIG O ORANGE BED SHEET SPREAD OUT...CANT MISS...SPRAY PAINT THAT BIG O H WITH BLACK ON THE SHEET...HELL YEAH !!!!!!!

[@BrianthatiscalledBrian]

I don't know why I keep looking at the battery meter, but I think the combo purchase is a wise idea? 🤔

[@EricShotheKingSho]

Yep if you got more budget, direct take Fly More Combo because if you buy Standard version + add on Fly More Combo in future = price is higher than a direct buy Mini 2 FMC