HOW TO NOT FLY A DJI MAVIC AIR - BEGINNER MISTAKES AND TIPS 🚁💥

[@bugsandbears]

Thanks, everyone for watching and sharing your (good and bad) drone experiences with us! Just recently, we had an even worse scenario, where we rescued our drone after a salt-water crash in the ocean. Here's what happened: 🎬 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mouZqXmun92kj5o . What's your worst drone experience? Let's all learn from each other's mistakes.

[@MudMastersTv]

what's in the center frame @5:41 it pops up and disappears when you say you check to make sure everything was clear

[@katielivingabroad]

I could NEVER imagine taking off from a kayak or paddle board. I get anxiety flying my drone from a parking lot haha!

[@bugsandbears]

Sometimes you just have to take some risk for getting a sick shot 😆!

[@pecosR0B]

when you said you told the drone to return to home while paddle boarding, i knew exactly what was about to happen XD

[@bugsandbears]

Yep, yep, pretty obvious for us at this point as well 😅.

[@DroneLifeRC]

Me too

[@andrewhinds6560]

Me too.

[@christopherhurkmans4790]

Nearly as bad a decision as the guy who launched his mavic 2 pro from a ferry....and lost it.

[@Penta55555]

Isn’t there a setting to change the return to home to current position instead of lift off position?

[@rotimolukorede1199]

Probably the most honest drone video ever! Thumbs up.

[@bugsandbears]

Thanks, Rotim 🤓 - we learned from our mistakes.

[@SeanDIY]

Very good story telling. Great footage as well. Thanks

[@bugsandbears]

Glad you enjoyed it! We appreciate you a lot! Cheers from Austria, Doris & Matthias 👨🏻👩🏻‍🦰

[@harrycolby2302]

The first rule of drone flying is (1) Know your surroundings and hazards... (2) keep the drone in line of sight...(3) If you didn't update your firmware, you are not a drone pilot.. (4) use a DJI Mavic Air....You wont crash (5) Use propeller guards until you get the controls and modes nailed down...Spectacular drone...

[@bugsandbears]

Thanks for sharing your tipps as well! Cheers from Austria, Doris & Matthias 👨🏻👩🏻‍🦰

[@JoseBauzo]

You can set home point to be where the controller is. ✌️🙂 great video and nice shots with drone.

[@Jo_channel88]

Does not work dynamically

[@bugsandbears]

Thanks for watching and your feedback 🙌! Yes, you're right about the home point, but we didn't know that back then. Also after some try-outs recently, it's not always super reliable. So I doubt it would've worked in those areas.

[@centralcal209]

@@bugsandbears Yeah I tried it and it said no GPS signal??

[@IdealBike]

Just bought one yesterday! Very informative video, thanks. I wanna use it on my motorbike trips

[@bugsandbears]

How's your drone doing? Everything alright? Keep flying! Cheers from Austria, Doris & Matthias 👨🏻👩🏻‍🦰

[@88Doug]

Great video! I just had to change my 1st prop! 😬

[@bugsandbears]

Glad to hear it was only the propellor 😅. Keep your flights safe! Cheers from Austria, Doris & Matthias 👨🏻👩🏻‍🦰

[@88Doug]

Bugs & Bears Me too! It was a firm remind that yes the drone is fun to fly, however it serves a purpose for and that is music videos and I gotta' stay focused ! 😅

[@yoshyusmc]

Love what you are doing with drone videography. Keep pusing thje boundaries and you will only get better! Thanks for sharing.

[@bugsandbears]

Thanks, will do! That's the only way to get better. We've been working on our drone skills for more than 2 years now. Have you seen our Dolomites video yet? Would love to hear your feedback: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6fWh4VnnpmjoJY Cheers from Austria, Doris & Matthias 👨🏻👩🏻‍🦰

[@TECHDRONEMEDIA]

Good video with some basic errors most of us have experienced. I would recommend learning to hand catch and land the drone. Not the way you described but simple just land in the palm of your hand. These are super useful skills to have I use all the time. I made a few videos about on my channel if you are interested.

[@bugsandbears]

Actually that video is from more than a year ago, and I’m happy that we’ve improved our skills quite a bit. Nowadays we mostly start and land from the palm of our hands. We love it.

[@fedguy9182]

You can change the return to home setting in the app to return where you are versus where you launched.

[@bugsandbears]

You're right about that! Thanks for sharing! Cheers from Austria, Doris & Matthias 👨🏻👩🏻‍🦰

[@DaDarthShow]

Nice tip, planning to get one myself, i tried spark but im not satisfied, saving up for the air :)

[@bugsandbears]

The Air is definitely a good upgrade to the Spark - sturdy, compact and perfect to travel with!

[@arniespace]

Who would not like this video? I like the footage, and the fact that you are not a phony You Tube personality. Nice job.

[@bugsandbears]

Haha.. 😅! Haters gonna hate. Just sharing our mistakes we made in the beginning, so others might avoid them. Thanks, Arnie for your nice feedback! Doris & Matthias 🤗

[@warsmanus]

Vry difficult tke off from kayak or boat. Can't to setup location landing after.

[@bugsandbears]

You're right, missing the home point is the biggest issue from a kayak. Cheers from Austria, Doris & Matthias 👨🏻👩🏻‍🦰

[@dcrachuig]

How are you able to travel in places like that with camera gear and drone? What are you packing in while still having room for backpacking gear?

[@bugsandbears]

80% camera gear. 15% backpacking gear. 5 % clothes 😅 Just joking. We try to keep our camera gear as light and compact as possible. Every decision for drone, lenses etc. is taken very seriously considering it's packability and dimensions. But still I'm sure our backpacks are heavier than other's. Cheers from Austria, Doris & Matthias 👨🏻👩🏻‍🦰

[@DronezanzibarStudio]

How could i make slow motion in mavic air?

[@bugsandbears]

Set the frame rate anything higher than 25/30 fps. We're usually filming 50 fps so we can make a slow motion with half the speed. Cheers, Doris & Matthias

[@captainmacoy]

such a good quality your drone still functioning, worth to buy isn't it? I’m thinking also to buy mavic air, glady I found your beginners tips, thanks for sharing!

[@bugsandbears]

Thanks for watching and keep safe flying! Cheers from Austria, Doris & Matthias 👨🏻👩🏻‍🦰

[@kyleweiss3461]

Thanks for the tips, you really captured some stunning video by the way .

[@bugsandbears]

Thanks, Kyle! I'm glad it helped you along! The Philippines are a great place for aerial shots. Cheers, Doris & Matthias

[@Photomeike]

Awesome story and gorgeous footage man!

[@bugsandbears]

Thanks, brother 🙌!

[@scarletreid3061]

Are u using Adobe premiere pro ?

[@bugsandbears]

Yep! What about you?

[@paulvo1621]

Wise advices based on experience. But no risk, no glory.

[@bugsandbears]

That's right, no risk, no glory 😆!

[@PaulBarwick]

Thank you for the good tips and beautiful scenery. Nicely done.

[@bugsandbears]

Thanks, Paul! Wishing you some safe and awesome flights! Cheers, Doris & Matthias

[@fernandopenarodriguez5169]

Excellent! ... laughs and laughter for your way of narrating. As a thriller, you had me on the edge of the chair. I like your channel! Greetings from Mexico!

[@bugsandbears]

Hehe! Thanks for sharing our anxiety/excitement in those shitty situations! Hope you had some popcorn 😜! We love Mexico! Just been there in the beginning of the year and we're currently releasing a few new videos from our diving experiences there. Where in Mexico are you from? Stay tuned! Cheers, Doris & Matthias

[@fernandopenarodriguez5169]

@@bugsandbears I am from Guanajuato! Thanks for answering!

[@fernandopenarodriguez5169]

In fact you can change the option in the menu so that the drone, instead of going to the place where it took off, go to the place where the remote control is

[@SunfireGTX25]

I've had my mavic air for about 2 months now and have crashed it 4-5 times. I've only scratched it severely on the last crash but I've had to replace the propellers about 3 times! Thank goodness I bought the fly more package so I had 2 full spare sets of props, and I bought spares on Amazon. I am surprised at how amazingly tough this drone is!! Thanks to all the crash test videos I saw on YT, I knew it would be the longest lasting drone, for a beginner! :)

[@bugsandbears]

Absolutely! Probably the toughest drone you can get for that tiny size - couldn't believe it. ourselves a few times! And good to hear we're not the only ones who had a tough start 🙈. Getting better though 😅!

[@xavier_arthur]

Wow...... love your adventures

[@bugsandbears]

Thanks a lot! Love the Philippines!

[@NE_Pigeons]

Awesome intro looking forward to seeing more content!

[@bugsandbears]

Thanks! We appreciate to have you on board! Cheers from Austria, Doris & Matthias 👨🏻👩🏻‍🦰

[@JoelSilvaRD]

Apesar das quedas.. valeu muito a penas as belas imagens!!!!!! Parabens!

[@bugsandbears]

Thank you so much for your feedback, we appreciate it a lot. Cheers from Austria, Doris & Matthias 👨🏻👩🏻‍🦰

[@yneshAshanti]

As a first time DJI owner, flying my Mavic air feels like both a blessing and a curse. The intense adrenaline coupled with all that anxiety makes each successful flight back an achievement.

[@bugsandbears]

We're totally with you! Every time the drone comes back safely is a blessing 😇! But, we have learned a lot in the past few months operating it! Wishing you all the best with yours! Cheers, Doris & Matthias 🐻

[@yneshAshanti]

Bugs & Bears thanks guys. Here's to both our drones lasting a couple years at least.

[@asadmahmood9475]

Nice video and very useful guide on what one should not do:) I am quite new to this drone hobby, and learned my first lesson today while flying below the trees on a beautiful walking track, when battery bar hit the home icon. As the drone was set to automatically elivate upto 50m before heading back home, it just tried going up immediately, I got confused and couldn't stop RTH, it just went up quickly and met the branches, damaged 2 of the propellers and fell down, luckily the landing sensors activated and saved it from the crash landing. Some time you learn the hard way :)

[@bugsandbears]

Some things you gotta learn the hard way - but it helps you to understand your drone better. Happy to hear it was only the propellers. Good luck with improving your drone and videography skills! Cheers from Austria, Doris & Matthias 👨🏻👩🏻‍🦰

[@arpadkemeri8666]

great video! very helpful tips!

[@bugsandbears]

Thanks, Arpad! Enjoy your drone flights 🚁!

[@dogboymalone11]

GOOD SHIT. NICE EDIT. DBM. ENGLAND.

[@bugsandbears]

THANKS, DBM! APPRECIATED 😎!

[@broku83]

In terms of battery warnings, if you are struggling to come back in time with the battery left, you can actually set up % of when it's going to warn you ie 30 or even 40%.

[@bugsandbears]

Thanks for sharing! Usually it's not an issue, as long as we listen to the warning sound 😉. It's more of a "one last picture" - thing.

[@SidsTips]

Wow, quite the adventure.

[@bugsandbears]

Thanks, Sid!

[@vinesolotravels4621]

Love watching this video. I have same experience. But unfortunately didn’t get back my drone in the cliff.

[@bugsandbears]

We're sorry yours didn't make it back! Thanks for watching! Cheers from Austria, Doris & Matthias

[@HerdaniusLarobu]

haha nice video from a great examples. thanks for these lessons

[@bugsandbears]

I hope you don't make our mistakes :-D Happy flying! Greetings from Austria!

[@mrdev9843]

If you launch from a moving object you should set the return to home point as the controller not from take off point

[@bugsandbears]

You're absolutely right! Would still recommend landing manually on small boats or paddle boards ;-).

[@metaeditors]

really good Crash reports and now in know why people like the Schwarzenegger acent

[@bugsandbears]

Haha 😅! I obviously couldn't hide my origins! Cheers from Austria, Doris & Matthias 👨🏻👩🏻‍🦰

[@GaryOutdoorsLiving]

Awesome video bro.. you guys look fun!

[@bugsandbears]

Thank you Hector! That's very kind! You're awesome. Greetings from Austria!

[@vsurg]

Yeah...just waiting for mine to come back from Best Buy as I landed it in the water. It is almost IMPOSSIBLE to see the iPhone screen in bright sunlight (i have ordered a shade) and what you said about keeping it in visual sight is key. Also, if you can't see it, DONT push "land anyway" which i did in a panic and it went down in the creek.

[@bugsandbears]

Oh no 😬! Sorry to hear that. You should've watched that video earlier to not make our early mistakes 😅. You're right. Reflections on the phone screen are indeed a problem in direct sunlight. We usually try to fly from a place in the shadow. Cheers from Austria! Doris & Matthias

[@DronezanzibarStudio]

Bro great videos... which program u used for editing drone video?

[@bugsandbears]

Thank you so much! We’d recommend Premiere 🎥.

[@TheLostLemurian]

These are 4 straight up miracles right here! You are so lucky the drone survived haha! :D Great tips though - and excellent quality of shots too.

[@bugsandbears]

Hey Karyn, you're right, we were so lucky indeed. Seems the drone has more than 1 life, just like cats 😸:-) We're glad you enjoyed the tips! Thanks so much for your kind words! 🙌Doris & Matthias

[@louisschofield2092]

Great video, was expecting you to have thousands of subs, sure they'll be coming along anytime now

[@bugsandbears]

Haha 😂, are you sure about that? Thank you so much!

[@malekkabariti2286]

Thanks for your reply, have a nice day, Malek

[@bugsandbears]

You're welcome 😎!

[@matiasmariani08]

So cool, another guy named Matias...who flies a DJI drone! Nice videos

[@bugsandbears]

Happy to meet you, drone operator friend Matias 🚁😎! Cheerio! Glad you're enjoying our videos!

[@matiasmariani08]

@@bugsandbears if you are ever in South Carolina, USA, let me know. The Blue Ridge is a beautiful place to visit.

[@DespideTuJefe]

Great video man... I wish I seen it before I crashed my drone. 😁 First time flying my brand new mavic air and as you said... when the battery is about to die, that freaking thing just want to go back to the starting point. When my battery was about to die I was flying under a tree... I tried to land it where I was but.. NO it just went straight up and hit the tree leaves. 🤦‍♂️ next thing I see is a drone coming straight down to the ground. 😭 Still working just fine... it seems that thing was made to crash.😂😂😂

[@bugsandbears]

Sorry to hear that man, but hey! It seems you've been lucky after all. Good drone karma, I suppose 😅!

[@somestranger4352]

Thanks! When you move, use Return to RC instead of Return Home.

[@corygant4125]

Crashed 2x into water. The second time killed it. I've gotten some beautiful shots of moving water, but it wasn't worth it. The sideways movement and thin branches in the sun (the sensors can't always see everything) were what got me. I sent it back to DJI for repair. They sent me a new one. This is very expensive if you don't have DJI Care Refresh ... which I did not. Now I do. Landing with a low battery also is nerve-racking (especially if there are people around) as it drops fast. Lot's of learning with these, be careful.

[@bugsandbears]

Lots of lessons learned here on your and my side! Wish you all the best for your upcoming flights! Keep it up! Cheers from Austria, Doris & Matthias 👨🏻👩🏻‍🦰

[@cristianj3661]

Now I know exactly the right drone to buy! It's unbreakble! 😁

[@bugsandbears]

I wouldn't say unbreakable, but pretty, pretty sturdy 😂!

[@PuriandSue]

Always heard stories about drone accidents. But we must give your drone a credit for those beautiful footages though!

[@bugsandbears]

Hey Puri & Sue, so sweet of you, that you're with us on that story 🙌! Do you have a drone or do you use mainly DSLR or GoPro style cameras? What's your favourite?

[@PuriandSue]

We haven't got ourselves a drone yet, currently sticking with just our mirrorless camera and previously an action camera. Drone shots are really epic and we hope to get one in the future :D

[@r0Ky23]

I have to admit I really liked the video, good job!

[@bugsandbears]

So you liked that we are so unlucky with our drone? Hm... 🤔 Just kiddin' 😂 Thanks for dropping by, glad you enjoyed watching. Do you have a drone or have you tried flying before? 🚁

[@RGMGFitness]

Hah! We've all been there. You've got some great footage in this video (nicely done). I haven't seen any of your other videos yet...at this point wondering if it's still alive. Again, some beautiful footage in there.

[@bugsandbears]

Appreciate your feedback, thanks! The drone is still alive. But after surviving a salt water crash lately (kzbin.info/www/bejne/mouZqXmun92kj5o) it had some flaws and we've decided to finally replace it with a new one after more than a year.

[@Zoneangel]

Location is Philippines, right?

[@bugsandbears]

Yes, a beautiful country for drone shots!

[@charleshenderson3447]

LMFAO!! Now you have a story. With some very wonderful pictures to go with it.

[@bugsandbears]

Haha 😅! You're absolutely right. At least the drone always survived 🍀!

[@oscarruiz6541]

I crashed my mavic pro doing a 360 degree turn on a wind turbine from a distance point of my view but I did not realized the lengt of the props of the turbine and bang!!! One of the props grabbed right in the middle of the drone and torned it apart sad day for me 😑

[@bugsandbears]

Ouch! That hurts from thinking about it. Sorry for you, Oscar. Wasn't it also pretty windy (being next to a wind turbine 😅)? Cheers, Doris & Matthias

[@sandeepmates]

thanks for information, really good practical way to explain mistakes. haha

[@bugsandbears]

Thanks, Sandeep! Wishing you safe flights 🚁!

[@wormerthings]

Hi there, I have only flown twice with my Mavic Air. It keeps on storming. 🥺🥺 You have a great channel so just subscribe. 😁😁 I hope to see a lot of your adventure. Keep it in the air !! 🖐🖐🖐🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱

[@bugsandbears]

Hi my friend! Thanks for watching and so glad you're enjoying our videos! Keep it up! Cheers from Austria, Doris & Matthias 👨🏻👩🏻‍🦰

[@Hangingwithtyrell]

Crashed my mav pro 2 last week in Italy 1 time & broke a wing/arm off😔 only had a week

[@bugsandbears]

Sorry to hear, Tyrell! That's terrible! Hope you enjoyed that week 😉.

[@ce-750pilot3]

Bugs, have you tried reading the manual for the Mavic Air? Half of your mishaps would not have happened! For example, did you know you can set the RTH to your controller location? Just a suggestion....😁🛩

[@bugsandbears]

Thanks for watching 🙌! Yes, sticking to the manual would've been clever 😜. That's the reason we're sharing our mistakes, so it doesn't happen to others. Is the RTH when it's set to "controller location" reliable? I believe we would still need to land manually when being on small boats etc. Right? What about you? Did you have a crash with your drone some time or some mistakes that happened to you before? Let us know 😊! Doris & Matthias

[@ce-750pilot3]

Bugs & Bears The RTH set to controller location is reliable. A friend of mine made the mistake of flying his drone on a boat, and not changing the home point to controller. His drone landed in the water.

[@centralcal209]

If you are on a paddle boat or kayak you can set your home point to your controller where ever you are!

[@bugsandbears]

That is true, but unfortunately not very reliable in areas like these. Thanks for watching.

[@freshcane1245]

ive only crashed it once, a brutal one. i was in my neighbourhood, and i was trying the active track (the one where it tracks and follows you) i had the yaw set to right, and i dont know WHY. the crash wasnt my fault though, i see no reason as why its set to go right, anyways it went right, and boom. the bad thing is it crashed into a house, the bad part being there were two pots with plants underneath it. so not only did it crash, it kept buzzing for 3 seconds or so, then it stopped. the out come is mud and dust allover the drone, had to replace all 4 of the propellors

[@bugsandbears]

Sorry to hear about your accident. But thanks for sharing the experience and you're lucky that you "only" had to replace those propellors! Cheers from Austria, Doris & Matthias 👨🏻👩🏻‍🦰

[@jopatstvgloria9545]

mavic air does have ang sensor to detect colliosion avoidance..

[@bugsandbears]

Yep, it has obstacle avoidance on the front, back and bottom - but not sideways 😬.

[@alil1245]

I'll be wait for your indonesia travel video..! :D i hope for more fun... Goodluck!

[@bugsandbears]

Hi Alil 👋! Glad we met recently on your first ever flight ✈️! How cool is that 😎! We wish you all the best with your filmmaking career and hope you're gonna become an awesome director! See you around and let us know if you have any questions. Doris & Matthias

[@RobsQuest]

Man you had luck with your drone. I've lost mine at Nusa Penida, wanted to fly through a durdle door but instead of that, I crashed it against the cliffs. It hurts twice because there was my gopro attached to it. Now I have a mavic and nothing bad happened yet!

[@bugsandbears]

Ouch, that sounds tough though. Loosing two pieces of gear at just one flight. We're in Canggu right now and heading to Nusa Penida soon. Let's hope we have more luck there 😅. Cheers, Doris & Matthias 🐜🐻

[@seklistangdronista1742]

Nice vedio. Some flight error is mistakes by the pilot. Even what good sensor of your drone have not much trust it. Luckily me I sent my drone 5km away from the home point , and it back safe ... Only thing I do I always put in mind the power must not below 60 percent to go home..

[@bugsandbears]

Yes, you're absolutely right. There's a lot of things we could've avoided, so now we're sharing, so others can learn from our mistakes. 5km is awesome. Do you have a Mavic Pro?

[@seklistangdronista1742]

@@bugsandbears Not yet SIR before I love much mavic pro but because I'm also an adventurous and I noticed that phantom can easily land by hand catching safe so I decided used PHANTOM 4.. In my area now here in Taiwan the normal antina can sent my drone only 1.5km because of strong wireless interference but now I used boosted antina so the drone can fly in very far away in homepoint and line of sight..... and this drone PHANTOM 4 I have new discover it can zoom in the image while flying, not yet upload vedio in my KZbin channel but in Facebook I posted it.

[@Edu_RJR]

you can land it on your hand as well

[@bugsandbears]

Yes, that's especially necessary when flying from a boat or SUP.

[@TwoTravelingTexans]

You have been so lucky. We did have a crash where we had to replace the propellers, but I think we are a lot more conservative on where and when we fly the drone. Not sure I would do it from a kayak or SUP

[@bugsandbears]

As long as you just had to change the propellors, you're fine. It's good to hear you're a conservative drone user. Better safe than sorry, right 😅? Cheers, Doris & Matthias 🐻

[@karmaplays4857]

For no 3 mistake, u can update ur home point as in ur current location

[@ElectricPictureCo]

Bravo! I have watched many drone and videography blogs. You are creating fantastic posts in your series! Kudos to you. If I may ask? What country are you from/heritage do you identify with? Great stuff!!!!

[@bugsandbears]

Hi my friend, thanks a lot! We appreciate that! We're both from Austria, living in Vienna! Where are you from? Cheers, Doris & Matthias

[@ElectricPictureCo]

@@bugsandbears I live in Minnesota (USA)

[@bugsandbears]

@@ElectricPictureCo Beautiful!

[@arslanms]

Thank you for the tips :)

[@bugsandbears]

You're welcome! Have some safe flights 🚁!

[@TheWorldnUs]

Your drone has had a tough life! I also hate the whole low battery and return to home situation. I've found I just cancel it and fly it back myself. The drone usually has more than enough battery to get home. I've crashed our drone once but it was because I was being an idiot trying to fly in the house. I made a video about it. Not as cool as your video though.

[@MatthiasJungwirth]

The World n Us Yes, it definitely has a tough life! Not an easy start for our tiny travel companion. Ouch.... 🙈 I saw some indoor fails already. Luckily something we’ve missed out on. Sorry, to hear about yours. Yes, we’ve also used to cancel the battery low signals a lot cause they come super super early. However, we try to don’t do that a lot less often, especially when in critical situations or too fare away. We take extra care now 🙊.

[@tstanford1974]

great video Bugs & Bears. Most entertaining. Mavic Air is my first drone. I too crashed it into trees out at the lake, full on, fast as it could go in sport mode. My eyes and line of sight were off by 2 meters and luckily, make that miraculously, it corrected itself 5' before impact to the ground. It slew a bunch of leaves and branches during the fall of almost 15 meters, but there was not propeller damage, no body damage and the gimble still worked. My only disappointment is that I wasn't filming when it hit the trees. I'm heading to Vietnam this winter for a motor bike ride south and hope to take some great shots with this perfect little drone. DJI has done a great job. If you have any suggestions for me on how to film jungle please share.

[@bugsandbears]

Hey Tom, thanks for watching. Omg, you’re pretty lucky. I’d never fly in sport mode without line of sight 😬. I’m sure you’ll enjoy Vietnam, it should be a beautiful country. Cheers from Austria, Doris & Matthias 🇦🇹

[@christopherhurkmans4790]

For the sake of battery longevity and the preservation of the drone I always return to home at the 30% mark.

[@bugsandbears]

That is very clever and highly recommendable! Cheers from Austria, Doris & Matthias 👨🏻👩🏻‍🦰

[@TheWorldPursuitTravel]

We just got the Mavic Air and hopefully don't kill ours!

[@bugsandbears]

So cool, you're gonna love it. I'm sure! How many batteries did you get? Let us know if any questions pop up. Cheers, Doris & Matthias 🙌

[@swedelifeofadam4391]

I flew my previous drone (Karma) and boy did karma get me quick, crashed within a few seconds and damaged the propellers. Never flying inside again

[@bugsandbears]

Oh 😱, well flying inside is not the best idea. Should add this on the video here 😋.

[@tomnom_]

Du bist doch garantiert deutsch xD Richtig cooles Video!

[@bugsandbears]

Also, bitte. Wir sind Österreicher 😅.

[@tomnom_]

Bugs & Bears Ups 😬 Na ja, man hört nur raus, dass man deutsch spricht, Dialekte sind schwerer :D Trodzdem Cooles Video, Abo hast du!

[@bugsandbears]

Haha, ja das kann ich mir vorstellen, dass man das raushört 😅. Cool, dass du uns abonniert hast. Liebe Grüße aus Ö.

[@gedgar2000]

For return to home you can choose the takeoff point or the current remote location for return to home. You should have used the latter. Follow me is treacherous. I got sideways into a tall pine tree, climbed it (CRAZY), fell and broke my pelvis! Ouch! Ambulance broken ribs... When the Mavic starts to auto land using up throttle will let you over-ride the auto land to zero percent battery. Emergency use only. I was starting to think you were an idiot, but then I realized I've done the same things. Sometimes WORSE! You just have to learn from your mistakes, or learn from others. The motorcycle wrong way wasn't too swift! :-)

[@bugsandbears]

Hey Gedgar! Thanks for dropping by! Yeah, man! Sorry to hear you broke your ribs + pelvis while recovering your drone! That sounds terrible, but makes up for a good story 😅! Glad we can all share some of our mistakes to learn from each other! Keep it up!

[@kjack4712]

As a Mavic Air owner who has had a couple of mishaps it is one tough bird if you keep the guards on.

[@bugsandbears]

It is truly a tough bird 🦅!

[@pete24p]

i have the mavic 2 zoom i strongly recommend u upgrade... yes the air and spark are very portable, but the mavic 2 that comes w the fly more package with the grey sling type bag, still folds up and is very small for how stable and of course its obstacle avoidance is top notch, i have literally tried to smash into a wall and as long as you have some flying experience you should be just fine.... you need to practice for a year on a cheap drone u dont care if u crash, then when ur skills get up there spend more for a nicer drone, but my mavic 2 i would feel comfortable doing anything that you just showed... man stop your adventure man your destroying your drone!! is money that disposable to you? if so can i come along and travel with you? ill bring my drone and we can compare the pros and cons while we vlog while traveling!!.. let me know be safe and god bless, -peter joseph

[@bugsandbears]

Hey Peter, thanks a lot for watching and your comment on the Mavic 2 Zoom. I'm sure it's a great drone and we've considered getting it, but the price point and the big size aren't fitting our needs. That drone brought us some really decent footage and just fits perfect into our pocket (important as we're a lot hiking etc.). Don't worry, that video is from more than a year ago, when we were just starting out. Happy flying, bro!

[@jovitravel3994]

Crashed our first Mavic Pro in a skyscraper in Frankfurt🤣 Gimbal ripped off, huge crack over the whole body... But still got 400€ selling it on Ebay haha I recommend not to use the return home button if not necessary. It is always safer to return it home manually having full control!

[@bugsandbears]

Ouch 😂! That sounds like a tough one. And the skyscraper survived 😜? I guess we were luckier with our crashes so far - hope they're not gonna get more. Fingers crossed 🤞!

[@jovitravel3994]

Jep skyscraper survived! 😉 Just touched it slightly to go on a 20 fall on the middle of a four lane road. I was lucky that at that moment no cars were passing by. Otherwise it could have cost me a lot more money...

[@bugsandbears]

Getting goosebumps when only reading this ... 🙈

[@jovitravel3994]

Since then my heart is always pumping when flying the drone haha Ah forgot to mention that we crashed it again in a tunnel in Ella, Sri Lanka. Sensors got confused with the walls and crashed into the left wall of the tunnel. Luckily just at around 1.5m height so only a couple of propellers were damaged 😅

[@bugsandbears]

Glad to hear that we're not the only ones. It's unbelievable how sturdy and resistant these small quadrocopters are. Have you got some kind of insurance?

[@malekkabariti2286]

Just wanted to let you know that you can set Home where the RC is, so if you are moving the home is where you are, You have to have the RC with you.

[@bugsandbears]

Thanks, Malek! Yep we've learned that meanwhile. Unfortunatley dynamic homepoint is not very reliable in remote regions.

[@EllaMcKendrick]

I always get worried flying my drone that I'm going to lose it! I can imagine it's so easily done. The return to home feature is terrifying! I hate it when it force lands too. When you're on a boat as well, returning to home will be in the middle of the water, haha. I'm sorry you lost your glasses but at least the drone was okay. I really enjoyed the emotional montage of the glasses, haha. I had my first drone crash recently when I flew it into my house in sports mode. Luckily the propeller was only scratched. I'm curious, how many batteries do you take with you? I have 2 for my Phantom but i'm taking a brand new Air with me on my next trip and only have 1 battery. A little concerned it won't last long enough!

[@bugsandbears]

Omg, yes! We also constantly fear it won't come back, especially since the reach of the Mavic Air for us is mostly within 1 and 2 km and then it loses signal (first phone, then remote). We always get goosebumps, but so far the automatic return in case of signal loss always worked out well. 😊 I'm fine with the loss of glasses, the only thing that sucks is, that they were optical sunglasses, so now I need to wait for new ones to be manufactured and brought to Indonesia. So, a couple of weeks with just my regular glasses 🤓. Uuh.. that sounds like a bad crash, especially when being in sports mode. It speeds up so fast 🏎! Did you crash the Phantom or your new Air? Regarding the batteries: We have the Fly More combo, that comes with a total of three batteries, and I have to admit we're really happy about that. Almost every single time when we fly, we would usually use all three of them. Sometimes you only get around 15 min of air time, which is really not that much - especially if you want to experiment with different angles and scenarios. Depending on your luggage constraints I would definitely recommend you to get at least 1 or 2 spare batteries. Curious about your decision. 🤙 Matthias

[@Hangingwithtyrell]

Should've use auto track on the motorcycle

[@bugsandbears]

You're right. But we wanted to try a different kind of shot, not being possible with auto track - only manually.

[@DutchNomadFamily]

I really feel ashamed to share my drone experience... It crashed it at the end of the world in Patagonia. The idea was to launch the Mavic from the backside of a ship... while it was sailing. Everything seems to be clear and safe, but I didn't think of the flag pole at the back. So the drone lanuched, flew for 1-2 secs and hits the pole. Makes a final 3 spns and dived into the deep and freezing water of the Pacific. Really really sad and stupid.

[@bugsandbears]

Oh no, we're so sorry for your drone loss! We can totally feel you! Luckily we still have our drone, but every once in a while there are still risky situations!

[@theflash018]

Palm trees. My worst enemy. I got a drone stuck in one about 60 meters up. Took 2 days to get it back

[@bugsandbears]

Sorry to hear, Arron. But at least you have it back. Did you climb the palm tree yourself 😅? Cheers from Austria, Doris & Matthias 👨🏻👩🏻‍🦰

[@theflash018]

Bugs & Bears yeah luckily the city had a cherrypicker in the area. Paid the gents 40bucks to get it down. Now I stay away from hawks and trees lol.

[@Peaceofwildlifetx]

Your video has given me general anxiety disorder 😬 lol I subscribed though.

[@bugsandbears]

Haha 😂! Thanks, Eman!

[@Rondawwg]

Stop taking one last picture!! Then you loose too much battery. But you drone seems to survive no matter what! Tough little guy. Time to be more careful?!

[@MatthiasJungwirth]

Ron Dawwg Yes, you’re right. Now we try to always keep enough energy for a safe descending phase, especially when flying in difficult conditions (boats, kayaks, SUPs). I guess we had to learn it the hard way 🙈🙇‍♂️!

[@SevenCinematics]

You guys have been really lucky with the drone, but some times it just worth it to make epic shots, which you definitely do!! I crashed my Mavic Pro into a lake (which it survived). Most of the time I fly with a spottter (my girlfriend) and I always return at 30% battery to avoid situations like these. Great video guys, subscribed and looking forward seeing more of your adventures!

[@bugsandbears]

You're right, sometimes a risky situation brings back really decent footage; but we've learned a lot over the past view months and try to de-risk as much as possible. Sorry to hear you crashed your Mavic in a lake - and omg - even more crazy it survived! You're so lucky!

[@mattdempseyfilm1805]

i crashed a destroyed the mavic air

[@bugsandbears]

Sorry to hear, brother! Doris & Matthias 👨🏻👩🏻‍🦰

[@antoniofois7800]

Bel video

[@bugsandbears]

Thanks, Antonio!

[@465932465932]

In the beginning when I flew my DJI Spark I didn't think about where I was when it started to beep in the controller. I saw in front of me how it would land on a rooftop nearby where we live. Fortunately, I managed to interrupt the automatic landing and steer it towards the general lawn outside our house. Next night when I started from the back of our house and flew over the house, my iPad lost contact, I ran in and out on the other side of the house pointed the hand control towards the drone, got in touch and pressed the RTH key ch thought it would land in front of me on the front, it was backlit so I didn't see it but heard it and it flew over the house and landed at the back of the house, it had got instructions to do it ... When I got more warm in the clothes I would land on the roof of the car, it made it but it slipped off the slippery car roof and down the hill. But DJI Spark is tough!

[@bugsandbears]

Oh wow! Yes, those are the things that happen. But with more experience it gets a lot better and more predictable. Hope that many people can learn from those mistakes. Luckily those DJI drones are really, really tough. Did you see on our channel what happened recently to that very same drone? I'm just sayin: Salt Water. Survived ✅!

[@465932465932]

@@bugsandbears Salt water what a mad dream, even sweet water I thought it's a madream I don't think my DJI Spark can swim?

[@bugsandbears]

@@465932465932 I think we were super lucky and did the right steps to prevent more damage.

[@marcopires7940]

Is time to offer me that drone! You don't show the care that is deserves. :)

[@bugsandbears]

Haha 😅! You wish!

[@garrethtinsley2435]

I crashed mine within a few weeks of owning it. Was flying a distance test and it ran low on battery and decided to land itself...through the foilage of a tree. Broke the IMU and two front catches for the antennas. Cost a bomb to repair!

[@bugsandbears]

Oouch 😬! Sorry, Garreth - seems we were pretty lucky with our crashes.

you´re a lucky man

[@bugsandbears]

Good drone karma 😅.

[@recojeff.z4517]

i must admit the views are amazing !!!

[@bugsandbears]

The Philippines are perfect for drone flying. Stunning views all around!

[@GEBoord]

Nice vid! Just sub'bed 👌beautifull scenary Wich settings do you use on your Air in regard to the camera. And polar lense? Grtzz from the Netherlands

[@bugsandbears]

Thanks, Jamel! We appreciate you a lot! We have ND-filters from PolarPro and usually film in 4k or 2.7k with 50 fps to have the option for slow-motion. Cheers from Austria, Doris & Matthias.

[@shulemgross3561]

Hi u probably switched off the obstacle Avoidance

[@bugsandbears]

The Mavic Air has only sensors on the front, back and bottom, but not on the sides. So if you fly sideways you don't have obstacle avoidance and need to fly extra careful.

[@alegia6155]

I've lost my drone, Mavic air, in a gorge. Signal lost and too much strong wind to fly against... A terrible experience!

[@bugsandbears]

So sorry for your loss, Alegia!

[@starlingwatch3921]

Very good storytelling. And perhaps you shouldn't own a drone... Lol!!!!!

[@bugsandbears]

Thanks for watching! Hmmm... 😆.

[@garrysingh8387]

You doing good bro. Just a suggestion if you don’t mind , Work on your body as well as videography. It will helps you in your elder age

[@bugsandbears]

I will try my best 😅.