Mini 4 Pro: Flying in Snow, Wind & Rain - Preventing Flyaways & Find My Drone

[@offbeatwarble]

Good tip I found is when you finish flying in cold weather put the drone in a zip lock plastic bag before taking it back inside in the warm, it stops all the condensation forming on it and all the circuits inside. Once equalised in temp you can take it out

[@olabergvall3154]

Nice one Ian! I was out today with my brand new Mini 4 Pro in about -2, -3 Centigrade. Maiden flight, yay! I have 4 batteries and of course wanted to get the most out of the session. Fingerless thick gloves on, but still - after almost 2 hours on that hill I could hardly feel my fingers 🥶🥶🥶

[@shsechas]

I know most of these tips, but I watch again as a reminder. Nice Ian!!!

[@RonaldBrown59]

Good tips for flying in bad weather. I mostly stay inside when it's snowing and raining and edit video from when I flew on nice weather days. Great video Ian, thanks for sharing.

[@2dronesphotography]

Totally agree with everything you say on this video - let’s hope we get some nice sunny snowy weather soon 🙏🏻

[@ptaylor5014]

So not advised to fly in the rain, but ok to fly over a live VOLCANO and send drone to its death 🤣, just joking Ian 😁

[@IaninLondon]

I think that's pretty much spot on! 🤠🤠. All about risk versus reward and I loved the footage I got 😉

[@dronescenecarlisle]

Strong wind part particularly relevant, happened last week to me, where I was blown too near the M6 for comfort, but was able to recover, keeping low and able to see my drone really helped the recovery, was quite a nerve racking experience, of which I learned a lot

[@TheRareCriticalThinker]

Love my mini 4 pro. First drone I ever bought. I was blown away. I was so used to flying around those sub $100 drones.

[@timoryan4441]

Up here in the hills above Oldham, even if I drop height, still blowing a hooley around me and my Mini 2 (ha). Add in rain - horizontal at times- not been much opportunity to fly for the last 2 months!!! Keep checking in with UAV forecast app, still not looking good but o know one day I’ll have the best 5 minutes flying experience soon - lol!! Thanks as usual Ian. Always useful videos to watch and learn from. Take care.

[@dji1tommy29]

Dang Ian the new place looks good, you just be in the construction industry 😎

[@albrunelle2022]

Great tips. I live on Southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia and have not been able to do much as we have had two months of rain with one snowfall that lasted a few days so not much flying for a while. I have the Air 3 and the Mini 4 pro and find that the Mini is flyable about 80% of the time except when we get high wind gusts along the coast line. I often take my Mini with me when I go out on my ebike as I prefer using it in the forests due to its size with the added feature of the four way obstacle avoidance. The downside to the Mini is the batteries but I have purchased the batteries with extended flying time so that helps. The recent firmware update is a big bonus to the Mini.

[@sarimento1]

Ah, Ian! Thx for more great tips with super clips to illustrate! Useful for my sightseeing flights here in ALASKA this blue sky winter morning, at -14C and 40k/h wind!

[@karenmouselady]

Great video Ian thanks for the timely reminder. Always good to run through the above before flying in this crazy weather. 👍👍

[@IaninLondon]

Thanks Karen. Spring isn't too far hopefully 👍🏻

[@georgekelly1948]

As Francisco said, “For this relief much thanks: ’tis bitter cold,” And I thank you, Ian, for this relief and good advice. I continue to fly here in wintry Wisconsin, U.S.A. and follow your good counsel. I love the wind, for as my dear friend Shelley told me: the wind is, “Destroyer and preserver.” And in the context of your discussion, one must fly away against the wind and fly home with the wind to avoid destruction and, thus, be preserved. With great anticipation I await a report from the Lake District and my spirits residing there. Adieu

[@IaninLondon]

Thank you George! There was a mix of sun, snow, rain and lots of wind.... Hopefully your Wisconsin winter is a little more predictable. But given that one cannot change the direction of the wind, let's hope we haven't flown past our greatest moments and that there is something beautiful on the horizon that's just as impatient as I am. Something so eager, it wants to meet me halfway. 🤠🤠. Fly Safe!

[@georgekelly1948]

@@IaninLondon Thanks for your thoughtful reply. Fly safe as well.

[@jonwornham8674]

I did a flight with my Mini 2 in December 2021 from a house we were renting in Chester, right on the banks of the River Dee. It was a bit breezy in the back garden but nothing that the drone wouldn't normally handle, so took of to take some pictures of the city from the far side of the river. First clue that all was not well was when I was amazed at how quickly it had actually crossed the river. Went into a hover to think about it and set up for the pics and was horrified to find it was drifting away! First thought was to land it straight away, get in the car and drive across to retrieve it (fortunately it was over Earl's Eye, a large open public space). Then I thought lets try to get it back, so into Sports Mode and dropped down to around 20 ft above ground (from light aircraft flying I know the thing about wind increasing with height). The bit crossing the river was rather worrying as it took a long time (but I did have plenty of battery remaining) but I managed to recover it OK! The back garden was in fact very sheltered from the strong westerly wind by three story houses and rising ground.

[@IaninLondon]

And your heart rate...? 🤠

[@jonwornham8674]

Really wasn't a good day for either flying or heart rate 🤣 - but I did manage to squeeze in a few pictures from the flight! 😛 @@IaninLondon

[@CLLUK]

Another great video. North Wales a few years back with the Mavic Mini on top of a mountain. It was very misty. No wind whatsoever. I know I shouldn't of flown. Took off for a short low altitude (relative) to capture some scenery and after a few minutes became uncontrollable and was lucky to get in down, although with a thump - no damage. phew! Love my Mavic Mini, even now.

[@finnybflyin]

Hi Ian. The South Carolina beach can get quite windy almost every day. 17mph with gusts over 25mph makes me ground my Mini 3 and 4 Pros and go to my Air 3. I too am unable to fly this weekend as well with a wet cold front moving through the southeast, so I tagged you with a holiday flight I made this past Thanksgiving weekend when I visited the beach. Cheers, Brendan

[@AllMy78s]

Great advise as always...

[@neilbland1701]

As ever Ian, wonderful and fabulous advice. So following statement mainly aimed at your viewers - I often use an App called UAV Forecast and basically it states when it's "Good to Fly" taking into account many factors such as Wind up to 400ft, Temperature, general weather, and your GPS. At present I have paid a very small sub fee of around £6 to enable 48 hour forecast - you can pay a bit more to give a week's forecast. Have to say, that it's surprisingly accurate and provides good information including a cool Map feature showing DJI Fly Zones. So Ian i reckon this is worth a shout as you can also put in and save as your favourite where you currently are as well as a prospective location you'd like to visit and get some cool footage. Anyway, hope this little additional snippet helps you out, cheers Ian, take care.

[@IaninLondon]

Fair point. I've mentioned UAV forecast before but forgot to mention it today 👍🏻👍🏻

[@thelning]

Great and important information to keep remember Ian. Thanks so much.

[@PhantomandtheDrone]

Great advice Ian 👍 if you do have to get a shot in light rain, try to keep the camera angled down slightly.

[@droneartmedia]

Great video Ian, hope the weather over there better for you soon mate 👍 Greetings from Australia 😊👌

[@jimthorleydronefootage]

All brilliant tips Ian the last weeks weather has been rough. Had the mavic flying in 50mph winds got caught in a snowstorm the other day and flying sub zero temps, but it's still great to get flights in. Roll on the summer hopefully it will be a good one 👍

[@stephenbennett9231]

Great advice just need this bloody rain to stop now !

[@iannewitt1977]

Great informative vid 👍 on the subject of lens fog , I had nothing but trouble with my mini3pro fogging up pretty much every flight once summer ended , I’ve removed the rubber ring around the internal lens and it’s been perfect in all weather conditions.. not really sure of the need for the ring now tbh

[@scottykardos]

Great helpful video............. Nice shirt!

[@KevinByrne-l4t]

Brilliant again, thank you.

[@HikeFly22]

Great tips

[@lynsmith1096]

Great tips Ian

[@IaninLondon]

Thanks Lyn

[@182-media]

Very cold temps. -5 -10 LOL last winter was cold. Several weeks with -30 here in Norway

[@IaninLondon]

It's all relative.... ;)

[@TeslaPrince]

I fly an air2s and i really wish people would mention that people who fly regularily in the mountains, should get and air model or higher as the winds, etc in the mountains will totally wreck a mini

[@IaninLondon]

I make the specific point that that's not the case. The Mini 3 or 4 will handle mountain winds very well, as I've proved many times. The Air 2S is a brilliant model, and was my favourite, but the later Minis should not be dismissed as poor choices for strong wind. That said, my next video makes your point quite well. Hopefully that's out next week 👍🏻👍🏻

[@timoryan4441]

Here in the hills above Oldham, even if I drop height, still very windy (ha) and the rain at the moment! Imagine a mixture of wind AND horizontal rain! On top of that our recent snow was actually wet! Suffice to say, not had my wee Mini 2 up in the air for the last month and UAV forecast suggests will be a while yet!! Thanks for the video tho’Ian. Hoping I get a wee window to fly soon. Always useful tips from you. Take care.

[@Brian_M71]

great info ian ....so was hoping for some snow this week in london to get some good footage but only the north got it just wind and more rain here , only had 1 really good day this year so far how did your trip to scotland go did you get much footage of the snow

[@waddac2]

👍👍🙏🙏👍👍

[@TheCNCDen]

I recently found the mini 2 se suffers from the internal fog, trouble is you don't see it at the time it's only later on viewing on a PC, I had thought I had a sensor problem as it only started to appear when the camera pointed towards low sun. Turns out, it's as you turn into wind/breeze. Still testing the acclimatisation period.

[@MR.MACH1NE]

Great video with some handy tips...thanks. I sold my mini 2 a few months back and I'm now looking for a mini 4 pro. Any tips on getting a discounted price for the fly more combo?

[@IaninLondon]

Sadly I often think it's like a cartel; all retailers seem to have the same price... Maybe see if Currys have an Easter sale.... 🤠

[@MR.MACH1NE]

@@IaninLondon never thought of trying Currys B4 for drones...nice one

[@peterlucy1519]

Bought mine from very as new customer for 20% off Bought combo 👍

[@MR.MACH1NE]

@@peterlucy1519 took your advice and did it through Very and got around £200 off😳 I can now spend what I saved to get some accessories for it👍🏼

[@MR.MACH1NE]

@@peterlucy1519 Did the same today, thanks for the tip...Saved £200 which i can now put towards accessories!!

[@clearairflying]

I think my previous comment may have been blocked as i put a link to the metoffice in it. 😢

[@romo8547]

Hi. I have commented previously about the audio from your new set-up. In my opinion, the bass is still too prominent, making your voice a bit boomy. Just a thought😊

[@MrVideowill]

Sounds great to me.

[@Nyxeme]

I think the audio is absolutely fine. Even more, I find Ian's voice very soothing! 😮

[@romo8547]

@@Nyxeme fair enough. Personal preference I guess. Just a comment from an audiophiles ear

[@IaninLondon]

Thanks. I double checked this after your last comment and have listened back on 3 different devices/ headphones and thought this fine now. Obviously it's a higher end Rode studio mic in a sound-deadened studio environment now, so no high pass filter is being used, which will let more lower frequency stuff through I guess 👍🏻👍🏻

[@katesmiles4208]

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[@jaybee2786]

-14 in scotland mavic 2 pro, walked off a summit with wind chill was -17.so walked off the hill and did the video above ps the golden things are sheep kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmXWaHSghsljas0si=EhzhTPkX2BTLyXr_

[@TheMazajjee]

As usual helpful video. Thanks for sharing🫡