DJI Phantom 4 - How To ORBIT MANUALLY

Learn how to manually orbit and object with the Phantom 4!
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[@playforpints]

Glad to see you holding the controls with a "pinched " grip instead to thumb on top. I find this way of flying to be much smoother with much more precision control. Awesome !

[@LetsRVtv]

I just purchased a Phantom 3 Standard. My first ever RC anything. I really like your videos, thank you for posting. I hope to make great family videos of our RV travels. You are going to be a great resource.

[@Youthman]

Another cool video Ken. I'm learning all I can online. My Phantom 4 arrives by 10:30am this Friday! I love the suggestion of going down the side of a structure to gauge clearance, then you can ascend upwards without the fear of running into the structure. In this case, it helped that the tower gets smaller the higher you go so it gets even further from the Phantom. Be careful catching the Phantom. Just a suggestion, lower it to above your head, stop the descent, then grab it. One small slip and your drone slice and dice your fingers and plummets to the ground.

[@KenHeron]

Very true! Always be careful.

[@gmonyy1]

Good lesson coupled with a humorous personality that held my attention from start to finish. Well done sir.

[@KenHeron]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@JoergWessels]

It's way too early here in Germany right now. And I'm almost on my way to work. But those videos make me smile. Gonna get my smile to the workplace and be a little bit happier throughout my day. Thanks.

[@KenHeron]

I really appreciate you letting me know that Jorg!

[@TishawnFahie]

I've been trying to figure out how to rotate around an object properly. You sir have gained Ana subscriber. Thank you for the tutorial!

[@KenHeron]

+Tishawn Fahie Thank you! I'm really glad I could help.

[@nitinsampathi]

Loves seeing how genuinely happy you were.

[@JanTalens]

Great tutorial Ken, to the right is ok but to the left is something else. Same here. 👍😎 I love your goggles

[@KenHeron]

Thanks JT!

[@climbhighprayhigher1401]

Enjoy all the videos. FYI, the tower brought back some ol' college memories...there was a tower like the one you shot near our school. We were were able to climb to the top. What a view!

[@KenHeron]

Yeah, nothing like a nice high school memory, eh? Good times.

[@CNCmachiningisfun]

Having practiced this a number of times, via line of sight, with totally manual, cheapy quads, I really want to get me a Phantom, so I can improve on those manual orbits. It sure is fun to have an eye in the sky like this :) . Keep on flyin' bro.

[@wyrisonmanaus]

i learn a few with your video, my drone is coming and i spend many time watching videos like this, thanks men !

[@Eddie_freeflow504]

the mic joke deserves an automatic thumbs up that was funny.

[@KenHeron]

Thank you Eddie!

[@plaguex1]

I love your videos man. Great tutorials. I've had my P4 for a couple weeks and loving every day with it. Used a toy one prior so I had a little bit of knowledge but your videos help so much.

[@travelvibes8719]

I always get so bored watching tutorial videos, but dude, you've nailed it - Keep up the great work! I'm heading out to practice now :)

[@KenHeron]

Awesome! Thanks! --Have fun practicing.

[@IMRROcom]

Get a cup and fit it with a small short selfie stick or something. Stick it into the cup holder and fit the OSMO to the top of your little mini tower. Put a little "T" of the side to turn it and you have a great little camera rig for the car.

[@KenHeron]

WOW! That's pretty ingenious.

[@400AGLNET]

Ken, I watched this video several times when you first made it. I laughed pretty hard about the micapeepee. Got another laugh this time too.

[@KenHeron]

HAA! I'd forgotten that part.

[@chrisbrown8748]

Ok it's official I'm hooked. This channel is a must watch if your into flying drones.

[@KenHeron]

YAAY!

[@Time2FLYAlDiaz]

Change expo to .20 across the board. It makes for way smoother shots- well done! Ken👍🏻

[@Tallguysrc]

I know as a RC pilot I can fly Orbits without any problem, great video.. more pilots should practice this stuff

[@sohamarora1837]

I started watching your videos a month back and ever since then ..i eagerly wait for your videos to be uploaded!! cheers!!!

[@KenHeron]

That's great to hear, Soham! Thank you!

[@Jose243]

great video! just got a phantom 4 and I'm loving it

[@MargaretWolfPhotog]

Really wanted to give a thumbs up but dinged you bc you were driving distracted. It was like texting and driving. BUT you are very entertaining and I did learn from the video. Please be safe. Thanks!

[@KenHeron]

Well, thank you Margaret. --Very sweet of you to care about my well being! Do you have a drone?

[@Nebul3r]

great tutorial, would have been nice if you had shown us the the finger movement on both the left and right sticks in detail when orbiting

[@KBDProductionsTV]

Hey Ken, that was very entertaining and informative, thanks for the vid

[@KenHeron]

You are very welcome!

nice video. just bought my phantom 4 last weekend. watching a lot of videos before my first flight. Have subscribed.

[@theflashingscotsman]

This is where being a retired heavy equipment operator comes in handy. Still, practice makes perfect!

[@KenHeron]

Very good Lester!

[@overexposurevideo]

you can also put it in active track mode select the tower and then fly around it using your right stick ( aileron ) then you can still go closer and higher / lower doing a perfect circle at the same time. I like the combination of manual and auto together to make beautiful shots

[@AndreasDock]

This was AWESOME! Thanks for this great video

[@usmarine1]

Nice ! I've always wanted to fly around a fire tower

[@steven1110]

great video the quality of the camera is something else

[@peterhughes2091]

Thanks Ken, your timing couldn't have been better....I've come across a statue of Eros in a local park and was considering how to fly an orbit. I've gotten a clearer idea now. Hand on heart I missed the live shows as I forgot, but I'll try and catch the next. Take care and safe flying. Peter.

[@KenHeron]

Thanks bud!!

[@Rami.F]

That's a fine orbiting man.....good job!

[@KenHeron]

+Ray F Thank you Ray!

[@tracybrislin]

Well done! Skills are needed, the auto modes are to easy, Its a good idea for me to go back to the manual modes, thanks for the video!!

[@KenHeron]

I agree Tracy! Manual skills are a good think to have in the ol' "Mental toolbox."

[@TheQUADflyerChannel]

Hi Ken, loving your videos all the way over in England and yes we do use the gear shift with our left hand over here but we call it the gear stick lol. Had my P4 for less than 24 hrs and I'm loving it after using an fc40 it's frekin crazy man :)

[@furballkimfpv9365]

Lol Ken it does . Another super great flight Ken.Liked this one for learning thank you

[@sethzelenik1605]

hay ken. I live right here in jackson and learning to fly the phantom. so far its been a blast. great video and keep it up

[@kriskumaroo]

This type of basic skill I need to practice. Great job.

[@KenHeron]

You bet.

[@xironut6520]

Awesome info, love your channel I just found. You make it look so easy.

[@flxsuki]

You learn something New Everyday , Great Video BTW !!!!!!!!

[@Rubenirez]

I can't wait for mine to come in! so excited

[@agentbertram4769]

You have a real skill for flying there Ken. I am still at the stage where I hit trees. BIG! Beautiful countryside too. I love trees but in the wilds of Scotland they get blown away.

[@DannyFDRX7]

Rotary Rotary! 👍🏻 I watch your videos for the drones but didn't know you had a rotary. Awesome!!!

[@KenHeron]

Thanks Danny! I love love LOVE my RX-8. I actually was one of the first 150 people in the country to own a 2004 model when they came out. It was later repoed after I lost my job, and I swore I'd buy the last year-model when I could. --So I did!

[@JB19504]

You ARE the man!! Thanks.

[@jammieng]

i've been looking for this for the whole time! thanks for making this tutorial

[@KenHeron]

I'm glad I could help!

[@andrewap77]

Hi Ken, I try to watch most of your post, but i just want to say THANK YOU for that trick i got from you on how to move move the camera gimbal up and down with my ring finger and still use the left stick at the same time.

[@KenHeron]

Glad to help bud.

[@bp968]

I really liked your second to last shot where you went up the tower and away, it looked great!

[@KenHeron]

Thank you!

[@Loady420]

Great job on your close up. Driving a drone from a 2d screen is hard. I have actually a video from line of sight and guessing where the cam should be. It cam out perfect and my boss now is interested in the drone for work applications.

[@465932465932]

As a beginner with DJI Spark, I am impressed by your skillful maneuvering of the drone. However, I will buy a DJI Mavic Air for my own 75th birthday. Best to buy it yourself because no one else will give it to me as a gift ...

[@murathanayanoglu3315]

Tommy Hogberg wow 75th!

[@465932465932]

@@murathanayanoglu3315 75 years is not the age to start flying, but I started flying my drone for the first time when I was 74, it's never too early to start flying drones ... https: //kzbin.info/www/bejne/i32aan6wZsmZick and edit the pictures .. .

[@NBucketTV]

man must say I enjoyed watching your videos on the P4 keep them coming you just got a new subscriber from Boston, MA

[@KenHeron]

Great! I very much appreciate you subscribing!

[@anzaeria]

Great smooth flying there. You make it look easy. Soon, I'm going to purchase an MJX Bugs 3 Pro which features circling as an intelligent flight mode. Though what I am not happy about is that in order to access this feature, I have to spend extra money on a phone with G5 in conjunction with the special app and also go out and buy an MJX camera (sold separately) to connect to the quad, and which has a fisheye lens (which I don't want.) Too many $$ and hoops to jump through just to do circles. So instead, I'm going to use my own camera (with non-fisheye lens) and learn to fly in circles manually. I know it's going to take lots of practise but I'm determined to get there. Ive actually been flying fully manual quadcopters (with no gps) for the last few years but I haven't done circles before. I'm looking forward to giving them a try.

[@AlexanderSchubert]

Smooth flying skills and orbit! Thanks for demonstrating how you do it. I'll give it a try too. Greetings from Switzerland 😎👍

[@KenHeron]

You bet! --Tell everyone in Switzerland I said HI!

[@kadaj2k6]

Lol u are crazy. I'm glad I found u in the fairly early days. This channel is sure to grow. U bring great personality and freshness. Keep up the great work. Greetings from Barbados

[@KenHeron]

Very nice of you to say! Thank you!!

[@jackpast8462]

Very nice, Ken. I learned a lot and enjoy you showing other tools you use. Not sure I would feel comfortable using googles but that looks awesome. Thanks for another great video.

[@KenHeron]

You're very welcome.

[@barna474]

Idk what you were doing while driving but in the uk, we use a clutch pedal and our left hand to change gear (sat on right side of course.)

[@reindeboer7374]

Such positive energy, I love it!

[@1946FreddieMercury]

Awesome video Ken. You're an awesome pilot and instructor. I'm gettin the Phantom 3 Standard later this week, and I think your tutorials will help me a lot. Really good, smooth flight. One of the best I've seen.

[@KenHeron]

Best of luck with your new Phantom! --Take the time to practice though. I lost a few little drones before getting better!

[@1946FreddieMercury]

+Ken Heron Thanks! I've flown a lot of drones, but the Phantom will be my first camera drone. So I feel pretty confident with the flying part (although I'll make sure to get the feel for the phantom) what I'm unsure about is the filming part. As I have no previous filming/ photography experience. And I've also flown away my fair share of drones.. It hurts every time, thankfully, I've recovered some of them.

[@KenHeron]

I feel your pain. I lost two $85 Hubsan camera drones in the dang WOODS! Have fun!

[@1946FreddieMercury]

+Ken Heron That sucks. The last one I lost was a Hubsan x4, although no camera it costed me 80$ here in Norway. I was flying over the woods and then it just flipped around and went straight down. I've never seen it since.

[@KenHeron]

Yeah, those Hubsan drones are great to lear on, but they will blow away like a freaking leaf in a hurricane!

[@wildhogget69]

Don't take risks when you're driving mate, get a mount for your safety and others. Great video by the way!

[@KenHeron]

You're prob'ly right Dan. I need to get that three suction cup thingamahoozer for the Ozmo!

[@Jtw24T]

amazing channel man. Good job, I want to get googles now, it's so bright when I'm flying in the sunny heat Arizona.

[@rlvlr]

Uncle Ken... thats just COOOOOOOOOOOOOL!

[@JackSparkyFrahn]

Scrollers unite!!!!!! Great video Ken.. as always....that case looks just like my spark case. Nice...

[@KenHeron]

Yay Scrollers!

[@forrestegan]

Been watching your videos for a little over a week now, really enjoy them. Got my first drone earlier this month and will be trying some orbits similar to what you've done here at a fire tower in the Ocala National Forest. I have my fingers crossed that I don't crash because the tower is in a fenced off area, no access to retrieve my drone if I go down. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@Tarrnation]

Awesome Ken... Thanks for sharing your tips/tricks. I really enjoy your channel. ✌🏻️

[@KenHeron]

You betcha!!

[@dhennis888]

Thank you so much for sharing and teaching us! :)

[@KenHeron]

Glad to do it!

[@MadDonJuan]

I just love your personality Ken..you r Awesome

[@Dylan-qk8ss]

Your videos are always fun to watch thank you Ken.

[@KenHeron]

You betcha Dylan!

[@p4l35t1n0]

love it 😍 a thumbs up 😎😎

[@relentless3735]

Wow! That is absolutely amazing Ken! I would have dumped my DJI P4 in no time flat. Your laugh is so infectious. Thank you for this video. ♥️👍🏼🙏🏼

[@KenHeron]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[@whippetparker2.019]

Hey Ken, I absolutely love all of your drone videos and I just got my mavic mini!

[@tolycobbold7659]

Same here, still a bit nervous with it though!

[@JJ-sx6di]

thanks ken just got a ph4 and enjoy ya videos trying to learn alll i can

[@KenHeron]

+Josh Cooper You bet. Have fun!

[@lukerusse6304]

That was pretty helpful, I like the finger over trick! That's one thing I'm struggling with is Orbiting. Thanks Ken :)

[@KenHeron]

Thanks Luke! I'm a horrible teacher, but happy I could help. There are plenty of automatic ways of filming, but sometimes it's more rewarding and fun to develop the skill to do it manually.

[@lukerusse6304]

Yeah I'm trying to keep all of my flight manual to practice and keep flight times down (in the UK you gotta get out of there a bit sharpish). This has given me some nice ideas!

[@vswazir]

love the energy ken.... keep up the amazing work u r doing and also keep putting up vid's.....

[@KenHeron]

Thanks! --Will do.

[@zeasamudio7048]

Hi thanks for this and you're too funny. I hope and pray you get well soon.

[@kennethrkuhn]

Hi ken, your videos are huge help for me. Thank you very much. Keep them coming.

[@KenHeron]

Glad to help!

[@kd5ozy]

us private pilots were taught to call that turns about a point. AWESOME video, as usual

[@chriscoston8601]

I wasn't too sure in the beginning.... (Thumbers were the only ones touching the controls). But I see how you're working them. Great video!

[@KenHeron]

Thanks Chris!

[@chriscoston8601]

If you make your way down here to SW Florida, give me a shout! Cool scenery down here as well.

[@KenHeron]

Will do. Thanks!

[@MagnumVideos]

Wow. I'm impressed.

[@keepitfair9]

Nice! You just answered my question from one of your other videos! When you catch the drone with your right hand...The way you cut off the props is left hand goes down direction on left joystick. Thank you once again!

[@KenHeron]

I'm really glad I could help! So many people shut-down in a way that might put the drone in harm's way, so I'm happy you have discovered the correct way to turn off your drone. Thanks very much for watching my videos!

[@heatseeker2572]

ken great video ,I still have to master the perfect orbit your video has helped loads ,thanks from the country with gear shift ,LOL

[@KenHeron]

I'm glad to be helpful!

[@trulyshocking]

Always a pleasure to watch keep up the great work :)

[@Jucra78]

Muy buen trabajo, excelentes videos, saludos desde San Luis Potosí, Mexico

[@AlanJMash]

Nice! Man you is a funny feller, and entertaining...great flier too!

[@shazzavlogs]

Good video Mr Heron x I will try that I didn't think to go around, I tend to just glide on by

[@KenHeron]

Good deal. Thank you for the comment!

[@riccanada5065]

great vid. I have been trying to do similar things with my P3P.

[@waterboywatertree-thewater4636]

sweet, thanks sharing Ken...bought my P4 from Laura at CopterSource by the way

[@KenHeron]

WOW! Thats' wonderful! ---Aren't they nice over there?

[@SCAerialsSteveCarpenter]

Nice video, once again, KZbin has taken away my like and comment a long... time ago. I really appreciate the tutorial for filming and maneuvering the flight, well done. Glad to see you again, pre-accident, LOL! Take Care!

[@denegorov6542]

Fantastic!! Everyday practise, practise and practise again!!

[@captraykelly]

Great video. Will be practising orbiting soon. Did my first catch landing yesterday. Thanks for tips.

[@nestorpool]

Nice Tuto! Thanks Ken... Good Job!

[@KenHeron]

Much appreciate Nestor!

[@flaxenbuckle5929]

Yeah great video

[@cornelldeville1461]

What a great explanation. That looks like it would take a lot of practice. One question, which I haven't tried yet, but if you move the right stick forward and the left stick to the left, does the drone change direction to fly where the camera is pointing?

[@VistarCreative]

Good stuff man! You're entertaining to watch. Subscribed!

[@KenHeron]

Thanks a bunch!!

[@mauricioluna3583]

phantom 4! i love my P4! nice video

[@juanchov8]

Excelente, por lo visto es muy fácil de manejar estoy viendo la posibilidad de adquirir un phantom 4, gracias por compartir. Saludos.

[@thebiggestmac]

Ken, Just watched this again for about the 4th time. Great video. This is a technique that I'm working to master. Not easy, but a definite necessity to make your videos look professional. I've never had my P3P in any of the IFMs. Don't really care to. Thanks for going out in the hot sun and making this video!

[@KenHeron]

keep at it. Once it "clicks" for you, you'll be a better pilot. Yeah, it was VERY hot that day!!

[@breeknow]

Beautifully done!

[@kingsman84]

ok u got me.... another subscriber. hi from england. my mavic pro should be here soon. im excited.

[@KenHeron]

Hey! Thanks for the sub Mike!! Have fun with that Mavic!

[@AndreStapert]

Hi my friend thank you very much for the great movies and yes it's a great car I absolutely agree with you

[@Tosma94SD]

You're the Best men 👌🚁 enjoy your tips and laughing with u 😂😉 Great Work

[@KenHeron]

Thank you!! Will do.

[@dante04srt]

Cool fire tower! There is an identical one at Walden Ridge outside of Oliver Springs in East Tennessee. Oh, and cool shots! :) Can't wait to see consumers get their hands on the Mavic Pro in a couple weeks. Hoping that's my new drone but I'm kind of a mid-timeline technology adopter.

[@KenHeron]

Thanks bud!

[@birdman316]

great lesson ken!

[@AZD2169]

Ken, great job. Could you do a video about set-up of the FPV Goggles, the type you use, and if they are plug and play. I've been thinking about getting goggles. Thanks again.

[@KenHeron]

Thanks Andy! --See if this won't help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6Cyfoeegb-Lh80