12 BIGGEST Drone MISTAKES New Pilots Make (Updated 2024)

[@TheDroneCreative]

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[@pratikpinoakawolverine]

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[@AdviceandAdventures]

Fantastic video! The first for me was not removing the rubber piece that was behind the gimbal. I didn't see it and turned the drone on for the first time. Was scared that was drone was DOA but then saw that foam bit!

[@eyeinthesky74]

When you're on a boat set the return to home to hover

[@brittonsettle5204]

@@pratikpinoakawolverine

[@aqimjulayhi8798]

My job is to teach new drone pilots. One of the most common mistake new pilots make is landing with the drone facing towards them. It sounds simple but if you're really new, you haven't yet developed a sense of awareness on how your drone is going to move relative to what you see. When having the drone facing you, all of your controls will appear reversed from your point of view (when drone is facing you, drone's left is to your right and etc). New pilots sorta expect the drone to mirror their stick movements when it's facing them, but that's never the case. They can either end up flying the drone into themselves or obstacles around them. I always remind the to put the drone 'nose out' and land that way. This way, they can at least match the stick movement to what their vision tells them what their drone is doing. After a number of flights they'll eventually develop their situational awareness.

[@jmx7697]

nice!

[@Asshole88]

Who needs a drone instructor? They're idiot proof 😅😅😅

[@Pixels...]

I had a drone that had a setting to always move the same direction based on the stick no matter its orientation. It was really annoying whenever you turned around since you had to turn it off and one again to set the new direction.

[@psivewri]

Very helpful advice :)

[@jolive6]

I work for a DJI certified sales/rental and repair shop which I run, so I get a ton of crashed DJI drones into my shop and have seen it all! Without getting into the weeds as this is for beginners I will suggest a few basics. 1) I have had several come in because the owner forgot to remove the gimbal cover which caused the gimbal motor to overload and fail. This seems trivial but is very easy to do! 2) People tend to start up a drone in a garage or covered area and then walk it out to the take off point without resetting the home point, then freak out when it tries to or does (in low light conditions) auto return into their roof or some other obstacle above or around the original home point.

[@purplemartinracingteam1750]

repair shop info please. for future needs :)

[@guitar4lifeexd638]

Any mini 3s your liking to sell?

[@ubuntuafrique5802]

Great info

[@nightlightabcd]

I recommend that for the first flight of a camera drone, leave the camera cover on. If the camera is ruined, like in a crash, which will probably happen, then you drone just turned to junk! After you learn to fly it then remove the camera cover!!

[@SpeccyMan]

@@nightlightabcd Better to buy a cheap cameraless multirotor and learn to fly that first.

[@JohnnyBouchier]

Another tip - I always switch to 'Cine' mode on the controller when manually landing, to give more precise control.

[@pulp6667]

interesting I'll try this out when I do my next flight

[@mmikhai]

I started doing that too. It's much easier, especially if you use small landing pads.

[@psteels]

great idea, simple to implent !

[@massimodecarlo616]

I use sport mode in order to don't waste time 😂

[@Gadgetdad007]

If you’re travelling on a boat then the best setting for lost connection would be to tell the drone to just hover so you then can return or get nearer to it.

[@chrisdekock8864]

Awesome tip! I recently quit the ratrace and got a sailboat, this was a worry about getting a drone with auto RTH. Thanks mate

[@michaelconnor5922]

& under a forest canopy

[@Zytron]

Or maybe if the boat is going to return to exactly where it departed from, return to home should be set to an area on land near there. Especially if it's something like a commercial boat that isn't gonna turn back to find your drone.

[@catoupersonnel8165]

@@Zytronapparently could be just a bit off from long range and land in the water or something…

[@valiuskreal7581]

If a bird is trying to ruin your day just fly straight up. birds are shit at gaining altitude quickly.

[@paullelys161]

The birds around here are panic merchants anyway. I just go out the back yard to go out in the car and they start freaking out with an alarm call to all their mates.

[@trenchcoatbandit]

bro thats a good pice of advice. my buddy was flying his mini mav and some sparrows were going after it

[@Sirbradford13]

I fly backwards try to get some sick footage of it chasing the drone lol.

[@danc.5859]

Good advice. As a private pilot, we're taught the same thing - if a bird is heading for you, climb - birds always dive to get away from something.

[@tstaples9]

The two I learned the hard way are 1) Always look up first to confirm your liftoff path is clear. No upward obstacle avoidance! Stray branches ended my very first mini 3 pro flight. Ugghhhh. 2) be very gentle when unfolding the arms, especially the front ones. It is easy to confuse which axis they are rotating on and accidentally twist in a direction that snaps the attachment point. With a light

[@DustinStackhouse]

I lost mine on the third flight to sideways flight to a tree branch. I ended up focusing too much on the screen so I didn't see it flying directly towards the top of the tree. Keeping an eye on the drone while it's flying is so much more important when obstacles are nearby.

[@asianguy6174]

Thanks!

[@videopoul]

Yeah ugghhhh. Yesterday my mini 3 was tangled in small branches twice as I tried to get it above the tree tops in a wood. Luckily my beloved Mini survived. But didn't talk to me for the rest of the day.

[@JELLESLT]

@@videopoul i just unboxed mine and the gimbal motor was already broken on the first flight… its a very fragile drone

[@kevinbutler7133]

This happened to me I literally folded the arm back same way as the other side and it snapped the first day I got it I was pissed.

[@user-uk6wt8se2p]

As a beginner my biggest challenge is remembering that when the drone flies away the controls work one way and when it returns to you the controls are the opposite. I've had several near misses. Great video, thank you for sharing.

[@rogermazariegos7480]

Hi. Could you please explain a little bit more when you say "the controls are the opposite"? Im getting my first drone in a couple of weeks, and I dont want it to get wrecked in my first flight

[@gussa23]

I think what he means is that left is always left for the drone, but from your POV looking at the drone and it is coming towards you the drones left is your right.

[@afanofdieselengines675]

Take a piece of paper and label it front on one of the long ends and rear on the other end. Mark the left side left and the right side right. Put the piece of paper with the end labeled front away from you. If you move either stick towards the left the "drone would fly to the left. Same with right stick it will go to the right. Now, turn the paper so the end marked F is pointing toward you If you move a stick to the left it will fly toward the side marked L on the paper. Now. Think about which direction the drone will fly. It will fly to itsvleft which is your right. This is what he meant when he said the controls are reversed. I learned to basic fly a drone by buying a $40 Holy Stone micro drone and flying it in the living room. I would recommend the HS 420. It is the size of the palm of yourvhand and the propellors are guarded so it cant hurt anything. Also, it will hover in place when you let go of the sticks!

[@nicolebrennyis]

same!!!!!!!!!!!

[@CursedAudioas]

I would just use the camera on the drone instead of my eyes

[@garyjsimm]

I just came back from Bermuda and as a new drone pilot I have learned one thing more than ever, HIT THE RECORD BUTTON!!!

[@TheDroneCreative]

haha, I have made this mistake more than a few times!

[@garyjsimm]

@ don’t you hate that!!

[@Sirbradford13]

So I tend to take off from the hand most of the time now, with the Mini 3. But I don't ever use the sticks. I simply press the takeoff icon, then hold down on the takeoff "button" when it pops up...then just let the drone leave the hand. You don't have to press up on the left stick to take off. You just need to make sure your hand is not in a position to get clipped by the props, and then just make sure you hold your hand still until the drone pops up and hovers.

[@FoodFitnessAlways]

Ye I was thinking the same thing!

[@abelo6727]

Plus there's no need to hold the drone by the sides. I always sit the drone on my opened palm and just hit the take off button as you said. That works perfectly. And the taking off from a uneven pole sounds silly. Better use the palm of hand or look for a flat area. We are talking about loosing your investment just because.

[@DjTonioRoffo]

Another way is use the sticks to turn on the propellers, and then pull down the drone itself a bit. You'll hear the propellors spin up faster and you can release it, it will hover, without pulling the stick up.

[@jacobgatt]

Exactly!!! No need to press on stick and much easier to press launch button in left hand while drone takes off from your right👍

[@DjTonioRoffo]

@@jacobgatt nope, no need for launch. Just start the propellers, pull down the drone a bit...

[@AndreiNeacsu]

Not covered in this video these 10 more don't: Noobs should not fly 1) through tunnels; if the signal is lost and the drone returns to home, it will smash into the ceilings or walls 2) along (with) the wind down to 50% battery; the return against the wind requires more energy then the initial part 3) draining the battery up to single digit percentages; the complete discharges affect the battery longevity, but even its maximum output current 4) without a spotter; looking at the screen and at the drone might overload the new operators and a friend that is instructed to look at the drone and at the surrounding area, communicating both if things are fine and if there is any possible risk, is valuable 5) outside with the GPS disabled; besides the risk of losing the drone, it can inflict harm to pople, animal or property while getting lost. 6) indoors with drones that are not specifically beginner-friendly indoor drones with obstacle detection (and avoidance); it's more fun to fly inside with a $50 (non-GPS, garbage camera) toy drone with some rudimentary obstacle avoidance and prop guards than risk an Autel, FIMI, DJI, or other fancy drone 7) a new drone that is totally unfamiliar to them beyond visual line of sight and beyond the distance where they can no longer see the orientation of the drone; I'm not talking about the new regulations that appeared in some countries, but developing good piloting habits where the reliance for safe flying on the camera and phone is kept at a minimum 8) in headless mode; it just hinders developing proper habits 9) surounded by distracting elements; a beginner needs a quiet and predictable environment as not to get overloaded with information and sensorial saturation 10) over places where walking access is prohibited; if something goes wrong and the drone lands (hopefully not crashes), then it would be difficult to recover it, while an experienced pilot might prevent the thing going wrong in the first place (proper maintenance and pre-flight checks, flying recovery skills, identification of problems before a catastrophic failure, etc.)

[@Lexicar]

About to get started with my first one. Is there anywhere that has a handy checklist for pre-flight for drones?

[@ghljytjgvhbgtyjmhg]

@@Lexicar Check the propellers to make sure they aren't cracked or damaged, make sure the drone connects to GPS properly before flying away, make sure to set RTH altitude properly

[@chucky.chunder]

By far the best description on operation of a drone for beginners seen yet .

[@joepostle3561]

This video is really informative. This is the drone I’m considering to purchase as my first and having these hands-on tips gives a pre-flight advantage from someone who has experience certainly can save the drone from accidents, along with wildlife as you mention and not forgetting other people. Some of the advice seems obvious once you had mentioned but I don’t think I would have thought of until you had mentioned so glad to have watched this video.

[@jennifercall9014]

Other mistakes yes, This weekend I flew in frozen fog (Foggy day and the temperature was -1 C). I had severe ice build up on the blades and the drone began flying eratically and slowly drifted down which it fought. Luckily I too was over level short grassy area and the rate of decent was slow. once I stopped the drone, I was shocked at how much ice covered the leading edges.

[@jcesten]

Thanks!

[@TheDroneCreative]

Thank you so much!

[@rayurlich]

Excellent video. Haven't had my first flight yet and glad that there're experts like you going to the effort of helping people like me out. Thanks again from New Zealand.

[@TheDroneCreative]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

[@oldhdriderhdrider5822]

Thank you for this very informative video. I do not have a drone yet, but I think there is a DJI Mini 3 pro under the Christmas Tree. I just want to use it for gold prospecting and exploring.

[@GH0ST369]

Tradesmen tip I used with drill bits, driver bits and pin punch was to wrap high visibility tape around the circumference of the neck. This would work for this application. If you are that worried carry a magnet stick for picking up screws on a construction sight.

[@johnmooney582]

Yeh, great idea, did think of thin nylon thread but your ideas make more sense ! 👍

[@elderbob100]

I bought a small handheld metal detector from Amazon. It was fairly inexpensive and works great for finding small metal parts in tall grass.

[@kellymabel3576]

Another beginner mistake: flying around birds without realizing they’ll attack the drone and break it

[@markgadsby5568]

This was one of the 12

[@traveltaleswithbikas]

Yes, yesterday my drone was nearly picked by Eagle 🤣

[@dutch-nature-history-bydrone]

I hope the bird is ok

[@JungleLoveOeOeO]

Fighting birds

[@chrissanchez9218]

Flone at the beach with pelicans and seagulls luckily nothing happened 😂 but it’s just a cheap little mini 2 se

[@islandaloha]

There is sand in the air, in the wind, on the ground. The motors and the air vents are like vacuums. And there is salt in the air. They will damage your motors and corrode the metal housing and circuit boards. Try to avoid sand and salty air as much as possible. Clean the drone with a clean cloth after flying while avoiding the propellers.

[@NorthernKitty]

I recently took my Mavic Mini drone out for the very first time and winds were 10mph gusting to over 20mph. As a beginner, I can tell you it was nerve-wracking to watch the winds toss it around in the air. It held its own, but after only a few minutes I was simply too nervous and brought it down to land. It barely landed on the landing pad as the wind continued to knock it around as it was landing. I don't doubt that I'll be flying it in such winds when I get more experience, but I definitely wouldn't recommend attempting it for a beginner.

[@auscurrymaster]

Another great video. Im not a beginner but I always get something out of Matthew's videos aimed at newbies. Another tip I would add for lightweight drones is to start the flight upwind if you're in any doubt about its ability to cope with wind speed. That way you're not fighting against the wind trying to return home on low battery.

[@gabrielnorman7764]

Mini 3 Pro and this channel making beginners look and feel like a pro.👊 Thanks for the awesome content!

[@TheDroneCreative]

Happy to help - thanks for the kind feedback!

[@JK_cookie00]

Someone’s been working hard! Appreciate all that you do. Very helpful video as always. I’m very much thrilled to apply everything I learned from you once I get my Mini 3 Pro.

[@TheDroneCreative]

Been a busy few weeks, ha! Thank you - really appreciate that.

[@Schizm65]

Another great and very useful video here, one tip I'd like to add on safely flying sideways without sensors is before pulling off the sideway flight, make sure your gimbal is lined up straight forward, aim the camera towards the direction you want to fly sideways and simply check if nothing sticks out above the horizon. That's pretty much a guarantee your drone won't crash into anything. This can be very effective on checking out if you'll fly over trees instead of into them, for instance.

[@TheDroneCreative]

This is great advice, thank you for sharing!

[@KapperOutdoors2.0]

Great video. While I have been flying for years, I just upgraded to a mini 3 pro so this was great information. Thank you.

[@rahulchawla20]

Thank you from Shenzhen, the city of DJI. :) I have just ordered Mini 3 Pro as my first drone. Excited. Waiting for it to be delivered next week 😃

[@Baldur825]

One thing that came to mind when you were talking about obstacle avoidance. Sport mode disables obstacle avoidance. It's really to the point where OA should be treated as a final measure of safety instead of a primary tool. It should be on, especially if you're new, but you should learn to pilot as though it's not there. As for birds, you definitely want to mitigate the hazard, but flying in Canada I'd never get off the ground.

[@fireboltaz]

I purposefully look for birds to harass. Just because im not near the birds to intimidate them, doesn’t mean my drown is now fair game. Sometimes I’ll lure the bird towards me so I can eliminate it altogether

[@HijakMC]

Strange guy ​@@fireboltaz

[@SuperFredc]

just a tip, If you encounter a bird attack or sense an impending threat, and you're unable to land at that moment, a helpful strategy is to ascend to a higher altitude. Birds tend to perceive elevated positions as predatory, causing them to retreat or providing you with an opportunity to fly to a safer location.

[@dondupuis4007]

Thanks!

[@TheDroneCreative]

Thank you so much, really appreciate that!

[@thomashardy9994]

Just a couple of things I have noticed. No upward facing sensor. Watch out for things above the drone. Believe the warning about ambient light being too low for the sensors to work. The scene on the controller looks bright as day but it can be too dark for the sensors to work.

[@Kichizo_DJ]

Hey I recently just started flying the mini 3 it’s great. I was wonder is it a good idea to make sure the screws to the propeller are tight? I just saw a video some freak accident when it lost a propeller.

[@elderbob100]

Be very careful not to over-tighten the screws. The propellors need to be able to swing freely. Get a good screwdriver if you don't already have one.

[@JasonSturgess]

Tip use the auto take off when holding in your hand and once the bar is full on the circle you can remove your hand! been doing it this way since I owned the drone and never had any issues.

[@tombrisbane2724]

I have just purchased the DJI Mini 3 Pro and I haven’t flown yet this video is great. Thank you and hope when the wind dies down I can head out and learn my trade!

[@PavyJP]

Maybe those were mentioned but .... 1. Don't fly too close to trees, you might hit a branch that is too small too see and crash (happened to me). 2. Try to keep the drone in "sight" of the controller as much possible. I lost mine 3 weeks ago because the connection was cut, the drone started to return to H point, then lost it (even I had plenty of satellites available) ... guess then it landed by itself but unfortunately it was over a forest in the mountains so ... by bye drone :(

[@timzimmerman1310]

I did that with my P4 last summer. I canceled the return to home and immediately lost connection with controller. I went to the flight history and saw where it last was at 100 ft height but it was moving. So I never found it. I also had a weird deal with my DJI FPV drone where I had a lot of electrical interference. Luckily I was out in the country. The goggles showed I had lost signal but my controller was still connected to the drone. I was trying to bring it down hoping the goggles would reattach. I ran it into the ground. Luckily I found it. I was only a 100 yards away from it. There could have been people or vehicles down there.

[@hyper_channel]

@@timzimmerman1310 This mini 3 pro sounds amazing but man anxiety inducing, way too many things can go wrong it seems, I would be heartbroken

[@alfa2955]

@@hyper_channelyou can get the flyaway coverage, but i would be heartbroken too lol

[@athirath]

Great Advise... its really helpful to know & be well prepared before flying an expensive piece of equipment like a Drone !!!

[@DowntownRDB]

Another great video Matthew. Very helpful tips. I live on a large boat so I have become quite adept at hand launch and recovery. I've found it much easier to hold the drone in one hand and just press the take off button on the screen with the other hand.

[@TheDroneCreative]

Thanks for the kind feedback. This is actually great advice and probably a much safer way to launch the drone when it can't be placed down.

[@Jjusmaxx]

That’s what I would do

[@crackerjack4790]

Thank you, I just ordered my Mini 3 pro. Thanks for reminding me to slow down. I've had some close calls but haven't crashed my m-2, let me add "yet"!

[@DragosCirjan]

I have a DJI Mini 2 for a month now. Related the sand thing, one thing that happened to me was to get a sand grain inside the gimbal & it got stuck while @ 60m in the air, maine 200 m away from me (I could hardly see the drone anymore). Luckily, I could bring the drone back to me and after manualy moving the gimbal a bit, it started working again. What I'm tring to say is that sand is not dangerous for the motors only, even though, motors are the most highly to get affected.

[@LizzDimaano]

Super helpful! I feel more comfortable going out for my first flight after watching this :) Thanks so much!

[@TheDroneCreative]

Happy to help, you will love your first flight. Thank you!

[@bruzote]

For bird avoidance, putting shnky metallicized foil on some parts might help. I have read that some birds avoid it. If you try this, make sure it is not just smooth foil. That will only reflect in one direction at a time. Use something that scatters light.

[@BlackEagle352]

What if you paint the whole thing reflective?

[@kobysliwka]

This is a terrible idea most birds are attracted to shiny objects

[@amsivertson]

With only 1 single gram of leeway on weight before it’s illegal to fly, this isn’t ideal.

[@TheMrmmkkpro]

I just bought my first drone today , im watching everything about flying this bad boy. Great videwo.👍👍

[@Living_Images]

After a dozen or more flights while changing prop blades, I found several prop screws were loose. Now I check them every flight day. I'm thinking of using Locktite on the screws.

[@CantHaveNiceThings8]

Blue loctite isn’t “permanent”. I’d say try it! Just use the smallest amount. On each screw.

[@dondupuis4007]

Matt, I have never seen you with a landing pad, they make some that can be very compact and portable. My guess is you do hand launch and land. As beginner I hesitate doing that. Great video, thanks.

[@esoxenvy3112]

Good tips. I might also talk about the dangers of losing connection to the drone from the controller.. especially if you have your cell phone attached.

[@jk2forevergiz]

how would you lose connexion

[@SkydiveToma]

Hi, great video! BUT... I would not recommend lifting the drone from your hand if your a beginner. The propellers can really cut your hand/fingers when they on full speed. I can tell because i tried to catch the drone when it did not lift off. Tho i catched it, i accidently touched the propellers with my fingers and blood was splashing out of my fingers like when a samurai is cutting heads with his blade. 👹🗡️🤕 So really not my go to if your a beginner, if you do this and this happens , just let the drone crash.

[@jackoflaherty495]

Hi, good video, on the video you did of the 7 drone transitions I saw the one where you made it look like the drone flew into the next video clip inside the controller I would like to try doing that but it looks very confusing, if you have time could you do a detailed video on how to do that transition one day? I would love to be able to try it!

[@TheDroneCreative]

Absolutely. I will get an editing tutorial done for that so you can follow along. Thanks for the idea.

[@nestoryabut2756]

Thanks Matthew, again a very helpful video, had my maiden flight with my mini3 pro yesterday. And you're right, absolutely brilliant drone👍

[@TheVillageIdiotUk]

Just bought one as a beginner and thoroughly enjoyed your NI delivery (as an Englishman). Well thought-out, prepared, presented and looking forward to practicing and putting your recommendations into action and watching your other videos. Thank you for your time and trouble.

[@robertl.4675]

Amazingly well-presented video with very important information. Nice job and thanks for sharing! (I’ll soon be buying the Mini 3 Pro so I have definitely subscribed to your channel.)

[@johnnylatham9738]

great videos mathew,got my mini 3 last week but only taking it out for first time today,as only 1 battery ,ordered the flymore but that wont arrive till July seemingly , anyway good stuff. What Video Editing Software would you reccomend ,is there any free ones worth using???

[@benjistesal5134]

Da Vinci resolve, tons of features, free. Definitely the best free editing software.

[@SOPHIAFLYGIRL]

Great video. Just received my Mini 3 pro today and haven't flown it yet. You're probably saving me props and crashes!

[@TheDroneCreative]

Thank you, enjoy the Mini 3 Pro! You will love it!

[@meanmadmonkey7762]

Just got a mini 3 pro. This is possibly the coolest toy I've ever had. You videos are fantastic for us beginners. This drone is so fun, the auto takeoff and landing, to just learning to bank and turn and fly straight and backwards. I got a smile from ear to ear. The best plus of this is your videos, as i can learn at my own pace, and learn something new literally every time i fly it. All the camera usage and videos and pics and editing are gonna be fun also. Learned more here at your channel than i ever did anything in school and college. Seriously, thank you from across the pond!!!

[@NomadRich24]

The drone is awesome and you will be amazed by the raw footage but editing can be a headache and expecially when your trying to upload the larger files. It can take hours for just 3GB or more depending on the system you are using.

[@bobb1039]

Toy...... you just made a lot of enemies in the drone world....

[@djwak59]

Thanks for posting. Much of this information can be useful and applied to many drones, especially DJI.

[@wilsonjr5713]

I learned the hard way with wind. 2nd launch of new drone I went up too high and wind took it away couldn’t control it and wouldn’t return home. I tried to follow based off video feed but once that went out it was gone. Sooo frustrating lesson learnt fir sure

[@shan420smp]

One important tip I think that nobody realizes is that if you are using active track and you’re walking, and need to update the Home Point; Make sure the controller is connected to your phone wi-fi or some sort of wireless network. Because, if the Controller is not connected to either your phone or some sort of Wi-Fi: I just found out that it will not update the home point. It needs a network or you have to download an off-line map. Check out a video on downloading maps and other things that you need to do before flying your mini 3 or 4 pro

[@dji_mini_3_propro523]

Great video thanks! I’m super careful now after crashing and replacing my DJI mini3 Pro. I’d like to recommend if you like to narrate what you see while flying, getting a wireless Microphone. There are a few companies that make them including DJI. After some research, i got the DRONE VALLEY product. I’m very happy with the result. It eliminates a whole lot of post production.

[@tonyabdalla]

The home point can also be changed to the controller in the menus. That way if you're doing an active track and have the controller with you, the home point will always follow without having to constantly update it. Great video!

[@flapjackbeans]

how do i do that?

[@AdviceandAdventures]

@@flapjackbeans magic.

[@Walleyedwosaik]

⁠@@flapjackbeanswith the spirit of Christmas

[@WiljanWiljan]

Great video and tips thank you! can you do a video and tip on how to use the compass for the mini 3 and the maps?

[@TheDroneCreative]

Thank you - I absolutely can, I will get right on it.

[@dedsert9653]

one thing you can do if you see birds coming to attack your drone is raise the altitude straight up, since the birds won't be able to follow

[@TheDroneCreative]

This is a great tip, and always works for me too. Sports mode and ascend!

[@seanterrill458]

awesome content bud, thank you. Also thank you to the experienced pilots who are adding their tips in this comment section. if you read through it all, this could be a bit of a GO TO ... The drone manual!

[@SebVanAerialFootages]

Hi, thanks for tips 👍 It also seems that keeping obstacle avoidance on (and even better in Brake more than ByPass), will help for a better smooth cinematic shooting.

[@alexcooperlaguna7915]

I'm going to use a borrowed Mini 3 Pro tomorrow. It's my first time to really play with it. I have about 30 minutes of practice flying time. This video provided useful information. Thank you.

[@andrewlonsdale..walkingthewalk]

Hi Mattheww... Great Info.... You started your drone in your hand but you didn't show how you pressed your two joysticks inwards while holding the drone which isn't easy... Would it not be easier holding the drone in the palm of your hand and pressing the icon with the other?

[@TheDroneCreative]

You could absolutely do that. I rest the drone on my arm while I press the sticks and then hold it up with the props spinning and hold up on the left stick - it's a bit fiddly but gets the job done.

[@gleave]

Yes it is a lot easier to just press the take off button on the screen. No need to hold the sticks for a certain length of time and I have never had a failed launch.

[@TheDroneCreative]

@@gleave Yeah, that's the biggest pro - no failed launches. Manually launching definitely can cause a failed launch if you don't hold up on the stick long enough. Thanks for this tip!

[@andrewlonsdale..walkingthewalk]

@@TheDroneCreativethanks for the replies 👍

[@andrewlonsdale..walkingthewalk]

@@gleave cheers 👍

[@mrr5835]

Just got one of these for Xmas. Great video and honestly super helpful comments section too on lessons learned! 👍

[@stevenojobs7492]

It’s always nice to learn in advance. My Mini 3 Pro will land in my hands soon. Glad your channel exists. Big help!!!

[@TheDroneCreative]

Happy to help - bet you can't wait for the Mini 3 Pro to arrive!

[@happytimes4421]

Just bought this Mini 3 Pro so this video has been really useful for me. Thank you.

[@IdealBike]

If you put the Emergency Propeller Stop in the EMERGENCY ONLY mode, and the drone it's in the air, if you have a regular flight and you accidentally move the sticks to the Emergency Stop position it can actually stop the propellers? Or only when it's a really emergency? Who decides about when it's actually an emergency? Thanks for the video!

[@rockhound7147]

There are several types of landing gear for drones and some brands make them to fit specifically. This allows you to take off from virtually any surface (floating gear for water) without having to hold the drone in your hand or taking the chance of debris getting into the air vents. I haven’t tried the floating gear, but the regular gear (looks like a helicopters landing skids) works fantastic.

[@JudsonHall]

Just be aware that adding ANYTHING to a Mini 3 Pro will put it over-weight.

[@markwinsor446]

ANOTHER mistake is not watching your videos. Well done Sir

[@ChristianD-c3p]

Another two things that I recognized while flying older drones. When facing strong sun directly, the obstacle sensors might be confused and think there is an obstacle and stop the drone. So I needed to fly backwards or turn off the sensors to get it back. Maybe the issue is fixed now or maybe they are using a different technik now. Flying in fog or clouds can also confuse the sensors facing down. It happened to me a couple of times, that the drone surprisingly startet to land while the ground was still far away, just because it was all grey under the drone. You need to manually stop the landing than. Otherwise you might loose the drone.

[@dutch-nature-history-bydrone]

Even if that wasnt a problem you shouldn’t expose your camera to bright sun anyway

[@paultaylorphotography9499]

Been binge watching your channel for the last week. I had a Spark that I used for video footage for my channel content, I loved the sparky until it went all independent on me and flew into I wall snapping the gimbal housing. That was about 2 maybe 3 years ago. I've just bought the Mini 3 pro had a wee test flight today but the wind was too much so heading out early in the morning before the sea breeze gets up. Great tips on here mate appreciate it.

[@johngavin2570]

Wait does "toss up" launching not work? With the Mini 2, if you're holding it with props spinning and gently toss it up, it automatically takes off. Does the Mini 3 not offer this feature?

[@TheDroneCreative]

Good question, I haven't actually tried it with the Mini 3 yet but I would presume it does.

[@ivanjdrakov1957]

It does have it, you just have to toss it up, that's all.

[@Yggdrasil42]

I've seen videos that show it not working. Don't have one myself yet.

[@Macbrowndog]

Your videos' have been very helpful... I have a scenario that I would like advise on. With the drone in active tracking mode following me and my motorcycle across a longish river crossing, I stalled the motorcycle in the middle of the river and had problems getting across . The drone battery was running low and needed to land. Is there a way to set a new home point (other than the original home or my current position.?) I have a DJI Mini 4 Pro

[@tubehenry]

One thing that has bothered me with all my drones, and is also present with this one, is that it is fairly easy to put the plastic hood on the camera incorrectly. You might force the camera in a lock that it is not meant to be in, and if you store it like that you might damage the arms/springs. Also, I am impressively inept in putting it back on properly and spend an awful long time doing it. :/

[@thePonker]

me too

[@thev90]

I just kept the foam backing that was behind the gimbal when i got it, and always position the gimbal so i can put that back before i put the gimbal protector on. helps a lot!

[@IsomPhilips]

Your drone videos are some of the best on KZbin and Northern Ireland coast looks absolutely stunning. Thanks for all the great tips!

[@TheDroneCreative]

Thank you - appreciate such kind feedback!

[@stanleywolf4807]

i put on a cheeta skin on my mini 2 and also big eys with bird beak the birds so far have stayed away from my drone

[@michaelpeck5547]

Nice video. I started with a less expensive drone but recently upgraded to the mini 3. I'm going to try some of your tips this weekend.

[@robirobinson9426]

Question: What happens when you fly on top of a cliff and fly over the edge? Will it stay level or fly down to the bottom of the cliff? The altitude readout appears to be AGL (Above Ground Level). If the bottom drops out and the drone stays level, is the drone using an air pressure based (Mean Sea Level - MSL) altitude hold or GPS based MSL Altitude hold? Thanks for your very instructive videos!

[@drumbri]

A drone will stay level and hold altitude as you fly forward. I believe gps in your example is controlling altitude.

[@carlgavin372]

Cheers Matt, I do enjoy these. The scenery where you live looks lovely. Wish I had had my drone a few years back when I visited Ulster.

[@TheDroneCreative]

Thank you - lucky to be surrounded by so many nice locations.

[@jethrowingnut13]

Great Video Mattheww, Very informative. You've got a new sub from me. Got my mini 3 a few days ago. Went into an authorisation zone, and had to connect the remote (the one with the screen) to my phone hotspot. Spent half an hour trying to get the wifi settings up. Because it did all that automatically to my home wifi on first set-up. Well maybe its my age, but I went through every setting on the thing but still couldn't find it. Eventually I swiped down from the top, low and behold it worked, (just like my phone, Doh). If they had a little down ^ symbol, it would have saved me the time and frustration. Anyway in a future tips video you might want to mention that as well for us dummies. Cheers Jethro.

[@Tripitakabc]

Great tip! I couldn't figure out how to reconnect to the network.

[@SmartMeditationFilms]

Excellent video! This was very helpful!!! I liked and subscribed.

[@TheDroneCreative]

Awesome, thank you! Really appreciate that!

[@MyViewsOfTheWorld]

Flying over water is tricky. Recently, I tried to fly under an road overpass where a river flowed. I started flying in and noticed the drone's bottom sensor raised it quite a bit above the water right before I entered the "tunnel". I pulled back and aborted. If I had continued, it would have detected the water, raised it 1.5m or so above the water, crashed into the concrete ceiling and then crashed into the water and bye-bye drone. Luckily I noticed that before and avoided it. Now, I could not find how to disable that sensor on the Mini 2. Is it possible?

[@holyspokes608]

Not sure if sport mode will disable downward avoidance, but otherwise it's my understanding that it's always on.

[@elderbob100]

Another KZbinr said to cover the sensors with black tape to avoid confusing the drone.

[@roadviewers7131]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge thumbs up

[@DAXimusTT]

Hey Mattheww thanks again for this. Re: flying over water. We've seen instances in the past with issues of downward obstacle avoidance coming into play OR lack thereof and causing premature landing in the water. As a rule I try to avoid flying too low. Have you experienced this?

[@TheDroneCreative]

The biggest thing I find is the "bobbing" up and down it does. I have also found it saying it's closer or further away from the water than it is - so I try to keep it a bit up from the water now to be safe.

[@notarealad]

Very nice video, i didn't know about emergency sticker position and that when you launch it from not flat surfface it can turn off, thanks for an information c:

[@NickPowellPhotography]

Absolutely loving your content Mattheww. Just purchased the Mavic 3 Pro after owning the Air for a few years. I have wrapped my Mini 3 in a flouro orange wrap, as this puts birds off as they apparently don't like it. Still agree it's best to steer clear, but it can help with the ones that come out of nowhere.

[@tomj4406]

cool note. may i ask where you got this wrap? thnx!

[@NickPowellPhotography]

@@tomj4406 Can't remember which specific store, but just Google for Mavic 3 Mini Pro skins and you'll find loads. 👍

[@blairguinea6811]

Informative and helpful vid Matheww thank you...............have got a mini se and I so enjoy it and learning each time I fly

[@TheDroneCreative]

The Mini SE is fantastic and a lot of these tips will apply to that drone. Appreciate you taking the time to watch, thank you.

[@timzimmerman1310]

I ran into a tree with my mini 3 pro yesterday on my second flight. I was trying to test the fly around capability and was turning into a tree thinking the fly around would take over. Evidently I was using a small amount of side stick. My theory is if you use any side stick it overrides the fly around feature or I was too close to the tree when I curved it drone towards it. Anyway, the drone is still stuck 40’ up in the tree 😮. It will be interesting to look at the video footage. What ever I did…don’t do it 😅

[@Garry_G]

Always wanted to fly around Mussenden temple.. first time seeing your channel. Will follow now 👍🏻

[@SgtMajor82]

Don't fly in frosty conditions, your props will freeze over and you'll need a new drone! Be aware of your battery % at all times, they can deplete quickly. Wear a baseball cap so you can see your drone in the sky, also use a strobe light and color decals on the drone. Use a take off and lading pad. If close to vegetation, use prop guards. Use the map on the drone screen to help get it back to you if you loose visual sight as it shows the shortest straight line route. AND GET CERTIFIED!

[@thomashardy9994]

I need to get some prop guards, the map is quite valuable, and I do want to get certified. Amazing how quickly the battery depletes.

[@johnmichaels.]

What would you say is the lowest temp you could fly it at?

[@SgtMajor82]

@@johnmichaels. 6 degrees C ish...

[@Freddy2Noel]

Some good tips for beginners. I recommend purchasing a lanyard for your RC. Very useful to keep both hands free and avoid breaking the device if dropped.

[@Dronerangers2024]

Put phone on do not disturb so you don’t loose the flight screen when getting a call

[@All-the-gear-no-idea-uk]

Good morning Matthew very informative video once again what would you recommend doing to put your license number for the drone on it and whereabouts would you put it.

[@TheDroneCreative]

Thank you. I use a label printer to print it on a waterproof label. I then stick it on the inside of one of the drone arms. Hope that helps!

[@Mikes_Travels]

Hi Matthew. Another great video, thank you. They’ve all been really helpful to me. I’m a drone newbie and my new DJI mini 3 with DJI rc should be delivered on Monday. Nervous and excited for my first flight Silly question but what is the easiest way to transfer video and pics from the drone to my android phone or tablet? I know that the rc has the DJI fly app built in but would I need to download the app to my phone / tablet as well in order to do it wirelessly? Thanks for your help

[@vertox5247]

Hi, you have to download the DJI Fly App on your phone. You can then connect the drone to the phone and transfer videos via Quick Transfer mode.

[@Mikes_Travels]

@@vertox5247 that’s great, thanks for your help. Is it possible to have the DJI fly app on both phone and tablet so I can choose what one I want to transfer to? I’m guessing it’s just the same log in on both ? Thanks

[@vertox5247]

@@Mikes_Travels Yes I think so 👍🏻🤗

[@Mikes_Travels]

@@vertox5247 thanks very much.

[@armandoferreira8790]

@@Mikes_Travels I have 2 drones, the Mini1 that I fly with my phone and the Mini3 Pro with the DJI RC. I did the download of the videos and photos to my phone which has the DJI Fly app. The Quick transfer is very good and as it says quick. The download to the DJI RC is much slower and you need to have the SD card in the RC. The only time I might consider dowload to the RC is if the SD card is full and I want to download while the Mini3 isn't close to do the Quick Transfer to the phone. If that was the case I could download to the RC SD card and delete the files from the drone SD card to continue making videos.

[@scottshefford5367]

Thanks for a few lessons from a new flyer... I will have some questions later. Cheers

[@uwewerner4598]

Remember the consequences of sport mode! :) You put a lot of effort in describing the pitfalls of obstacle avoidance behavior in different situation. I missed the clear warning of obstacle avoidance automatically getting turned off when entering sport mode. Especially as a beginner one is prone to play around with different settings and buttons and of course wanting that feeling of speeeeed. I nearly crashed my Mini 3 Pro into a tree the other day after speeding over a lake during sunset.

[@thomashardy9994]

Good point. I saw a reviewer trying to show how obstacle avoidance worked but never realized he was in sport mode.

[@bup4242]

Many thanks for the videos, Matthew. Currently flying a Xiaomi X8 SE 2020, but have ordered a Mini 3 Pro. I've flown and filmed around Ballintoy and can't wait to get up to Elephant Rock with the new drone!

[@TheDroneCreative]

Awesome - you will love the Mini 3 Pro. Maybe bump into you round Ballintoy!

[@genepalmer3966]

Your shared experience with the Mavic mini, has lots of potentially very helpful advice. Thanks much!

[@TheDroneCreative]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

[@Quebecmedic0750]

alot of those advice can be use for general drone to

[@TheDroneCreative]

This is true, good tips to avoid in general when flying drones. Thanks for the comment.

[@Quebecmedic0750]

@@TheDroneCreative pleasure

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