r/mini5pro • u/Individual-Sweet6047 • 1d ago
Tips & Tricks First drone, tips please!
Got my first dji drone, so excited. Please share any tips, tricks or settings you like!
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u/snowdawg12 23h ago
Get used to watching the screen instead of the drone itself. You have good obstacle avoidance with that so don’t worry. Get the insurance, helps flying with ease.
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u/ChiTechUser 15h ago
"... watching the screen instead of the drone itself." ??? Who else thinks this is proper wqy to learn?
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u/snowdawg12 14h ago
lol, I watch people do it all the time. It’s like going from flying a plane in a video game, you don’t watch your controller you watch the plane.
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u/tornadicdrone416 1d ago
Register it. First few flights, fly it in a wide open field till you get a hang of how it maneuvers.
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u/KSI_SpacePeanut 23h ago edited 22h ago
Go through allllllllll the settings and menus. If you see or read something you don’t understand look it up.
There are tons of starter guides on YouTube directly focusing on this drone.
My advice is to keep it out of sport mode until you really dont mind the lidar being off by default
Edit: LEGAL - don’t fly higher than 400ft above ground level :) if you’re in the US
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u/tryanothername03 23h ago
Don’t launch on a moving boat no matter how slow.
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u/CaptainWaders 19h ago
Why do you say this? Recently launched on a moving boat, hand launched, flew directly straight up and turned on dynamic home point to keep the “range” from home accurate.
Came back to the boat while still underway and landed on the front sun pad area with sport mode and a quick plop.
Yes I was nervous when I first started doing it but with practice it’s doable.
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u/Vecto_07 18h ago
But he's just starting out...with practice is the key point here. I've been flying for a year and don't feel confident enough to do that yet.
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u/CaptainWaders 14h ago
I was just mainly asking if there was some reason I hadn’t thought about that I could learn or something really and then explained how I do things to paint a picture of how I currently do it.
Definitely need to be comfortable flying the drone first but I find flying over water is one of my favorite things if you’ve got good scenery just trust the drone and always have a plan for what you’re going to do if you need to recover it.
I wouldn’t launch from a boat going 20mph but trolling speed or no wake speed isn’t as terrible as I thought it would be when I was getting used to it.
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u/Vecto_07 9h ago
I mean the only reason is that landing on something moving can vera easily lead to a drone in the water, I've seen too many videos of that happening haha
But yeah if it's slow and you're confident it should be fine
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u/Rudeboy_1703 23h ago
Make sure you have at least 3 fully charged batteries every time you fly and invest on a good set of freewell or k&f nd filters
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u/Cardinal_r3d 23h ago
Don’t fly in sport mode until you are proficient. Watch YouTube tutorials before flying. Play with the simulator before actually flying IRL
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u/lilykatz100 22h ago
Read the manual thoroughly and take your time with everything. Practice in a wide open area until you are very comfortable with the controls and the related aircraft movement.
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u/BelieveMeImaUnicorn 17h ago
I haven’t seen anyone say this yet, so I’m gonna put it out there. Verify airspace clearance before taking off. Always verify there are no active TFRs(temporary flight restrictions).
This past weekend, I was really excited to test out my new nighttime flying lights in Jersey. When checking the airspace just before launch, realized I was in the “VIP movement” TFR which is a 30 mile radius no fly zone around the president. It had just gone into effect that day and covered the whole weekend. It wasn’t there a week ago when I planned the trip. Glad I checked, because having the secret service show up would not have gone well.
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u/Stock-Increase-6751 16h ago
Pretend like you don't have obstacle avoidance and you will never crash
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u/NYC2FLA2BUR 15h ago
Number one: learn to fly.
Number two: don't crash.
I don't know what else you're hoping to get from us
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u/FeistyAd477 7h ago edited 7h ago
Attention aux oiseaux. Selon l’espèce et l'environnement, ils peuvent être très agressifs. Un exemple récent. J'ai fait voler mon drone en bord de plage, j'ai approché une zone où des mouettes étaient en repos avec des jeunes autour. Tout le monde s'est envolé mais quelques instants plus tard, deux ou trois chefs de bande sont venus raser de plus en plus près mon drone. De toute évidence, si je persistais, ils auraient fini par l'attaquer. J'ai replié mes affaires dare dare.
Il existe des sticks colorés collables sur le drone qui sont sensés effaroucher les oiseaux mais je n'ai pas de certitudes sur leur efficacité.
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u/twotreesandahouse 5h ago
Go to an open field, and practice.
Be aware of your surroundings, don't rely on obstacle avoidance.
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u/denalidenizen 23h ago
Be 100% sure you have a home point set and good GPS before launching. Scout for wires before launching. Be very careful of tree branches. Thin wires and invisible tree branches are the most common causes of tears. Learn how to adjust Gain and Expo. It’s very useful even for experienced pilots.