DJI Mini 4K Drone - My First Flight

[@dogstar7]

Congratulations on your first drone. My suggestion for new flyers is to practice in an open field. Raise the drone to waist level and walk it like a dog to practice coordinated control movements. Once you're comfortable send it out 20 yards at eye level and practice figure-eights for smooth movements. Always practice flying line-of-sight and keep your eyes off the screen until maneuvering becomes more intuitive. RTH is a failsafe and should not be relied upon. Practice only until you understand the RTH sequence but do not get into the habit of using it regularly to land the drone. I'll use RTH to retrieve the drone from a distance and switch it off to land manually. Don't want to load you up on tips. Enjoy the learning curve, it's very steep but it's great fun once you get there! Happy Flying!

[@martinleif2872]

@@dogstar7 thank you very much for your quite helpful suggestions. I do indeed have access to a large field (that is, until my former employer kicks me out!!), and I'll get some more practice time. I've also started thinking, "the drone's left, not mine," etc.

[@jeffweber5546]

congratulations on getting your new drone!! I have a DJI mini 4 pro and absolutely love it. if you're having difficulties with your controller consider upgrading to the rc1 or rc2 controller if available for your drone you will get much better performance and have a full screen for viewing. 😁

[@nicklake8819]

I don't think the mini 4k works with other DJI controllers, and likewise the N1 controller supplied with the mini4k doesn't work with other DJI drones - not that I can see online anyhow...a bit frustrating really! mini 4k is amazing in it's own right though! Nice video - happy flying!

[@martinleif2872]

That's an idea I wanted to look into. In any case, this is rapidly becoming my "first" drone with the increasing likelihood of a more capable one (requiring Part 107) in my future.

[@martinleif2872]

Thank you too for your comment and compliment. I can potentially see a time that I hand this Mini 4K down to my wife or one of my sons as I hope to upgrade to a more capable drone in the future.

[@BZEOfficials]

Hi man :D I subbed. Congrats on your mini 4k :DD

[@martinleif2872]

Thank you for both your subscription and your comment. It seems like a really perfect entry into flying camera drones. At some point, and it's already starting to feel inevitable - I'll be going for the Part 107 certification - mostly to enable flying for other than strictly recreational, personal uses.

[@BZEOfficials]

Isn't your channel monetized? if it is, I think it is required to have a part 107 to upload your content from the drone

[@martinleif2872]

@BZEOfficials No, not monetized yet. Not enough subscribers to qualify, ergo, I can still post video from my drone.

[@BZEOfficials]

@martinleif2872 oh I thought you had like 1k. Mb :D

[@dubiloo734]

Charlie being a bit obstinate 😀

[@martinleif2872]

We'll go with that! He's stir crazy. Mom's not feeling 100% and the weather is quite different than summer - duh!! So he's got pent up energy and loves running around in the back! Or, Charlie is being Charlie!!