New Drone Incoming.

[Chippy_Tea]

I have always been interested in drones and have owned a couple of small indoor ones but never made the jump to a proper outdoor drone with a camera due to the jump in price, having spent agers looking i have finally pulled the trigger and have bought a DJI Mini 2 SE its highly recommended for beginners so lets see how a total novice gets on with it.

This is a sub 250g drone which means you are allowed to fly a lot closer to buildings and people (not big crowds) than you are allowed with a big drone.

Are there any drone flyers here?

 

[Galena]

I used to have a commercial ticket for flying a drone and used it for inspection work and photography. I still have 2 drones but don't use them any more and have let my ticket lapse.

 

[ChrisD123]

yeah, i did a couple of courses to get qualified for commercial use (not that i needed it0 have a DJI mavic enterprise that is a bit bigger, use it for mapping river habitats etc

 

[Chippy_Tea]

It seems crazy that you have to register if the drone is under 250g and has a camera yet you dont if it doesn't have one.

 

[MashBag]

DJI owner too. Great fun.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

BTW i am not comparing this to more expensive drones its limited to 2.7k video but i dont need 4k and there is no follow feature but again i knew that when i bought it, flight time are also around 30 minutes that's why i bought the full package as it comes with 3 batteries and a charging station.

 

[MashBag]

You will have loads of fun. About y time I got the phantom out again.

Edit: now in English

 

[Chippy_Tea]

You will have loads of fun. Not time I got the phantom old again.

That makes mine look like a toy

 

[MashBag]

Cripes your camera is good

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Cripes your camera is good

I did say its limited to 2.7k video but i dont need 4k earlier If my video turns out this good i will be well impressed.

 

[Twostage]

It seems crazy that you have to register if the drone is under 250g and has a camera yet you dont if it doesn't have one.



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The home office wants to know where all the camera drones are as they can be a security risk.

I don’t fly drones, I fly planes - gliders, jets, wings, slope soarers. Made one completely from scratch with no plans using bits from a kite, the polystyrene packaging that another plane came in and some 3D printed parts. It eventually flew . I made a deal with myself when I started that I would resist drones and helicopters as I knew I’d run out of space to put them.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

It has arrived and its all set up ready for my first flight its too windy today so with luck i may fly it tomorrow.

I have been through all the settings having watched a few YouTube videos so hopefully i wont have any disasters.

The return to home button gives me confidence it wont be a disaster

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

The home office wants to know where all the camera drones are as they can be a security risk.

I don’t fly drones, I fly planes - gliders, jets, wings, slope soarers. Made one completely from scratch with no plans using bits from a kite, the polystyrene packaging that another plane came in and some 3D printed parts. It eventually flew . I made a deal with myself when I started that I would resist drones and helicopters as I knew I’d run out of space to put them.

I did this too, even passed my BMFA B Cert to fly at public displays. I still have boxes of stuff in the loft!

 

[Twostage]

I did this too, even passed my BMFA B Cert to fly at public displays. I still have boxes of stuff in the loft!

I keep meaning to get my certs. I'm in two clubs and both have examiners.

You should dig out your stuff and flog it. There are active buy/sell pages on FB and someone I know can't rest unless he's just bought something (old or new). What have you got ?

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I keep meaning to get my certs. I'm in two clubs and both have examiners.

You should dig out your stuff and flog it. There are active buy/sell pages on FB and someone I know can't rest unless he's just bought something (old or new). What have you got ?

Everything - if it’s still any good after so long in the loft. Materials, tools, kits, planes, gliders, engines, radios, …

I don’t know if I can bring myself to get rid of it, even after 20 years!

 

[Twostage]

Everything - if it’s still any good after so long in the loft. Materials, tools, kits, planes, gliders, engines, radios, …

I don’t know if I can bring myself to get rid of it, even after 20 years!

Sounds like an Aladin's cave.

 

[ruskythegreat]

Everything - if it’s still any good after so long in the loft. Materials, tools, kits, planes, gliders, engines, radios, …

I don’t know if I can bring myself to get rid of it, even after 20 years!

I've not flown for over 30 years and can't bring myself to get rid of my stuff

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I still haven't flown the weather has been awful here.

I did try a short test flight indoors (space is very limited) it is much more stable than the cheap drone i used to have, the camera is very good.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I've not flown for over 30 years and can't bring myself to get rid of my stuff

. Weird isn’t it!

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I have only flown the drone on three days as the weather has been very wet and way too windy, on the days when there was less wind i managed to get some practice in and some footage to play with and i was surprised how it coped in the gusts of wind being so small and light, i have never done any editing before thankfully there are plenty of free online video editors which were suggested as for beginners I am using CapCut desktop version though you can it use online.

I am still getting used to the controls so the video does stutter occasionally best to view full screen as its in 2.7K.

https://www.capcut.com/