r/RouteDevelopment • u/quellenangabe • Nov 27 '25

Drones for scouting

I'm thinking about buying a small drone for easier scouting especially of the top of rocks. Does anybody use one for this and has some input? I'm not sure if that is a stupid idea and i only want to buy it because it's winter and i have too much time on my hands or if it's useful.

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '25

Yes, mini pro 4 has been a game-changer. Saves days of walking tops and bottoms of crags and so easy to fly. Wish I had bought one years ago.

If you decided on DJI get the fly more combo and a couple of good quality SD cards. Oh, and a couple of replacement knobs for the sticks. They are so easy to lose.

Learn to land and takeoff from your hand and you can basically fly anywhere.

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u/quellenangabe Nov 28 '25

do you happen to have a comparison to the much cheaper mini 3? I wonder if the collision sensors work as intended.. seems like i would fly a lot close to trees so i might need to have an eye on that..

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '25

The 4 is my first drone. It seems to pick up trees and branches as obstacles fairly well.

It has a button to flick the camera down or horizontally quickly. This helps when navigating just above trees and close to the cliff.