I guess im asking the wrong place but does anyone know of a way to log back into an instagram account?? I somehow lost the account password. I would appreciate any tips you can give me.
@Ezra Joe thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site through google and im trying it out now. Seems to take a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
Indeed, the gimbal has long been DJI's biggest competitive advantage. The advantage is less prominent these days, but back 3-4 years ago - it was undoubtedly massive compared to its competitors.
@Peter Nado wtf u talkin bout geek. for many reasons cause ppl say the 249g weight of a mini cant handle wind.. so buddy here did a sick test and showed us it CAN.. what whent wrong here? idiot
Best Mini wind test on youtube, hands down! You covered every element, used it in risky place, I'm going to feel so much more confident on my next flight. Thanks!
I hear you!! I really need to relax, I'll never enjoy my flights otherwise.. if I even fligh at all, yesterday I was in a park, with just a couple of m/s wind and I put it back in his box terrorized to lose the mini :D
@@nnsense you just have to dare flying high and far in a free space area and get some confidence I was like you and now I wanna switch to the mavic air 2 cause With the mini after 300 m away I start loosing the signal and yeah that is frustrating.
New pilot here. I've been playing a bit with some higher wind situations around home today so I'm glad to find this video to better understand the mini's limitations. Incidentally, the last, first and only time I've tried a hand landing, I cut my finger on the still spinning blade. The most painful injury was to my pride!
I immediately recognised the location; the pier of IJmuiden, in the Netherlands. Had a stroll there recently. For a moment I had forgotten that DC Rainmaker is located here. Great place for wind tests.
Finally found a video that to me, is a real test. I live on O’ahu, Hawai’i and our winds are all over the place. It’s nice to see how the mini handles itself with that kind of windy conditions. I’m also glad that you didn’t lose it due to high winds. Great video.
Finally, a wind test with a proper explanation of how to fight wind! Every other test I've seen on TH-cam says "get lower" which, granted, is good advice but if going lower isn't possible, tacking in sport mode has saved me a walk many times! Well done! Fantastic video!
I have no personal use for drones ..... and yet I find myself watching each of your tests, such cool kit now. Sometimes it's just fun to watch! Cheers.
Quite unbelievable that the DJI Mini resist to this strong wind. I never would test this with my Mini due to fear to lose the bird. Thanks for this video
Amazing wind test! When my mini gives me strong winds alert my heart almost comes out thought my mouth! I can't imagine how you were cold enough to bring him back! Congrats!
Dude's got the balls of steel! You are literally throwing your drones into the sea to see if it will manage to come back :) Extremely informative in terms of understanding what I can and cannot do with my Mavic Mini. I wish I seen this footage before I lifted up to approx 100 m, drifted away with the wind and could not retrieve my Mini back. Result: battery-dead landing in the middle of nowhere. Luckily for me I took some pictures while landing, so I could recognize the terrain during rescue mission. You're the man, man!
When I saw the notification and place of test, I was afraid that you flow the Mini within same wind that the Air 2. And I thought OMG this guy is insane!!! Nice video as always, thanks for the stuff man.
Owner of a Mini, I am very pleased to see it handle wind well. Also that footage of the waves is fantastic! Thank you for putting your neck on the line
Can we just stop and appreciate how stable that lil thing is! Mavic air2 might be superior to this but this is a hell of a tech packed in just a 249g!!
The update they did when you lose RC connection was critical. Originally just RTH which I bet cause a lot of mini losses. Now you have hover and descend. Sometimes better to just descend on land somewhere and retrieve it. The issue was that in high winds some people couldn’t RTH. So they try to land it but objects like trees would cut the RC connection which would initiate the RTH which cause the Mini to further drift away! In this situation it was best to just try to hover until the battery forced a descend. But at least now you have a descend option.
Wow, now I feel way way more confident to fly my Mavic Mini in windy days, just close by like you did! Usually I always check and only when there is no wind at all almost, very light breezes maybe - that's when I fly.. And I always check windspeed at the altitude I'm planning to fly at.. Great video this is hey, I'm super impressed that the Mini withstood such crazy for it winds! Keep well and safe... Sweet
I haven't tried it with winds above 6 m/s. But your test is impressive and think about it to test some my own, because when you are making a holiday trip the wind can always be various. Thanks for the video.
Oh man... I haven't seen you since your blog on the original Garmin Vivosmart (I ended up buying it, and the 4th gen) And now randomly I see you doing this... And I think you've now sold me on it, too (I live in the mountains with high winds) ;) Have to first see how it handles trees in a forest tho :) Glad to see you've branched out and still putting our quality work 👍
...not the only one. :) I had a safety plan to get it back to the pier further down-wind if I had to, but the gusts picked up a bit more than I expected. Luckily tacking worked quite well!
💥✨💥 EPIC WIND TEST...!! I don’t give a lot of 👍🏼 but this deserves every drop of that emoji. Holy crap were those insane conditions and that relatively skinny target to land on. At first I thought there was land on the other side, not more angry surf. HAA. 👊🏼 Killed it, dude...!!
Very useful thank you. I subscribed. Also I like what you have taught us about using the wind to get your drone back in a bad situation. I will remember this
Awesome video, really fun (and frightening 😅) to watch! What I don’t quite understand is why my Mini isn't as stable in gusts of wind as yours. It’s often clearly visible that the whole drone was shaken and that the gimbal wasn't able to deal with it - even in situations where the wind wasn't nearly as strong as in your video.
When used correctly the Mini has so MUCH more potential than it gets credit for. Judging by it's weight benefit, the video and picture quality and ofcourse it's price i think that it's the best Drone DJI ever made, even taking the Mavic2 into consideration which has better specs but costs twice as much and has several serious drawbacks with regulation, especially 2 years down the line.
Yup! Except, I gave her a sandbag in a backpack to weigh the tripod down. Minus the fact I forgot the tripod. And the fact that it wasn't till we were half-way across the beach that she said "What's in this bag?", and I said, "A sandbag", and she's like "Why The Eff didn't we just fill up the sandbag here?!?". To which...I never considered it.
very good test.i really feel dji have been super reserved about what the mini can handle.i tried flying mine low in 35mph winds and it handled it but no way would I have done that next to water.
Thanks so much for the video and thanks for letting us know about the Way to fly back home across the wind when you can’t fly directly against it. That’s good to know in case of an emergency!
It's also good to set to sport mode if you're flying far and starting to lose signal. That way if it does a RTH it will be able to push vs any wind (up to a limit)
Awesome video, as we have just bought the Mini and it is August winds here in South Africa, so kinda scared to to it out and try it, as i'm a novice, i.e first drone... Thanks for the info. ONE LOVE💗
Excellent video, would it be possible to also use a anemometer to get the most accurate on ground wind speed and then compare to wind speed as simulated by Airdata? Just flew mine in 25-34km/h wind this morning, it struggled a bit (10km/h speed upwind) SO worried about corrosion due to sea spray though :p
Yup, I usually bring one, but somehow it slipped out of my bag back at the office. :( Luckily, in my case there were live weather stations at both ends of the pier on the towers, so historically I've found my data matches there data pretty closely.
@@Dcrainmaker You know in a few years after our friendship reached super high levels, we'll look back at this time when your anemometer slipped out of your bag and how it started it all... On topic: Weather station at the end of each pier is SO classy! On a more serious note: Will the flight controller always favor letting the wind blow the AC away than fight it even if it flips? My concern is would a strong enough gust just flip and crash a mavic mini or would it just get dragged off?
Thanks for this. I live in windy area and this test was great. It would have been interesting to see how long the battery would have lasted. Any pointers on other good wind drones is appreciated. Thanks again.
EXactly what i was looking for. i thought last night you already have this review before, it turned out it was the MA2. i'm thinking of getting this or the fimi x8 se 2020 coz they're of the same price range. my only concern was that there are a lot of flyaway reports for MM. this one somehow proved them wrong(my opinion). great work
Yeah, flyaways are tough. They more or less happen with every drone - but drones that sell more units (like the Mini) will ultimately see more reports. Also, I suspect with the Mini being a much lower price point, there's a bit more inexperience there. As such, I'd bet a portion of those flyaways may be 'driver' related.
@@Dcrainmaker you're correct, most of flyaways are pilot error due to inexperience. Not enough satelites, compass error due to power on on concrete or metal surfaces, not understanding wind profiles are the most common errors.
oh man.i really need this kind of test. i am bringing my mini to bondi beach here in australia. yap its windy and i wanted to capture surfer and waves,but theres a lot of people and my drone is not insured. probably i will not send it too far .
Now that's a Real Wind Test!..Excellent reference to the old sailing method of tacking back against the wind.
Thanks!
And he taught me as well! As a scuba diver though I understood the concept in the current but didn't even think of it for the Mavic. Nice
I guess im asking the wrong place but does anyone know of a way to log back into an instagram account??
I somehow lost the account password. I would appreciate any tips you can give me.
@Emerson Saint Instablaster ;)
@Ezra Joe thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site through google and im trying it out now.
Seems to take a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
The stability of the video is super impressive!
Indeed, the gimbal has long been DJI's biggest competitive advantage. The advantage is less prominent these days, but back 3-4 years ago - it was undoubtedly massive compared to its competitors.
O my God. This is a real wind test for the mini....Great and Best real test ever!
Thanks!!
No dji did the real test and that's why the max wind speed resistance is 8ms, instead of looking at this video look at your user manual
@Peter Nado wtf u talkin bout geek. for many reasons cause ppl say the 249g weight of a mini cant handle wind.. so buddy here did a sick test and showed us it CAN.. what whent wrong here? idiot
@Peter Nado why do you care? With 150k views I bet he's made profit, even more so if it had crashed.
Best Mini wind test on youtube, hands down! You covered every element, used it in risky place, I'm going to feel so much more confident on my next flight. Thanks!
Great to hear!
I’m more impressed by the microphone you are using in the wind. You need to do a review on that microphone you are using. Great audio!
My thoughts exactly!
Dc rainmaker: 50 km/h
Me: 10 km/h OMG MY DRONE IS GONNA BE TAKEN BY THE WIND.
I hear you!! I really need to relax, I'll never enjoy my flights otherwise.. if I even fligh at all, yesterday I was in a park, with just a couple of m/s wind and I put it back in his box terrorized to lose the mini :D
@@nnsense you just have to dare flying high and far in a free space area and get some confidence I was like you and now I wanna switch to the mavic air 2 cause With the mini after 300 m away I start loosing the signal and yeah that is frustrating.
LOL EXACTLY!
@@adamtayli4540 get the mini 2
@@nnsense Me too! This video just opened my eyes! :D:D I will just go to the balcony now and give it a chance finally!! :D
this what I'm looking for. for almost 3 months . so accurate infos are complete. real test
New pilot here. I've been playing a bit with some higher wind situations around home today so I'm glad to find this video to better understand the mini's limitations. Incidentally, the last, first and only time I've tried a hand landing, I cut my finger on the still spinning blade. The most painful injury was to my pride!
I immediately recognised the location; the pier of IJmuiden, in the Netherlands. Had a stroll there recently. For a moment I had forgotten that DC Rainmaker is located here. Great place for wind tests.
Yup, a great spot to test!
Finally found a video that to me, is a real test. I live on O’ahu, Hawai’i and our winds are all over the place. It’s nice to see how the mini handles itself with that kind of windy conditions. I’m also glad that you didn’t lose it due to high winds. Great video.
Finally, a wind test with a proper explanation of how to fight wind! Every other test I've seen on TH-cam says "get lower" which, granted, is good advice but if going lower isn't possible, tacking in sport mode has saved me a walk many times!
Well done! Fantastic video!
I have no personal use for drones ..... and yet I find myself watching each of your tests, such cool kit now. Sometimes it's just fun to watch! Cheers.
Haha...thanks - appreciate it!
Quite unbelievable that the DJI Mini resist to this strong wind. I never would test this with my Mini due to fear to lose the bird. Thanks for this video
Thanks! Glad it was useful!
Amazing wind test! When my mini gives me strong winds alert my heart almost comes out thought my mouth! I can't imagine how you were cold enough to bring him back! Congrats!
Thanks!
Same! I am so overprotective
It's best to drop the drone to a lower altitude if you get that warning....especially if you're over 50' up. It's always windier high up.
Dude's got the balls of steel!
You are literally throwing your drones into the sea to see if it will manage to come back :)
Extremely informative in terms of understanding what I can and cannot do with my Mavic Mini.
I wish I seen this footage before I lifted up to approx 100 m, drifted away with the wind and could not retrieve my Mini back. Result: battery-dead landing in the middle of nowhere. Luckily for me I took some pictures while landing, so I could recognize the terrain during rescue mission.
You're the man, man!
When I saw the notification and place of test, I was afraid that you flow the Mini within same wind that the Air 2. And I thought OMG this guy is insane!!! Nice video as always, thanks for the stuff man.
Owner of a Mini, I am very pleased to see it handle wind well. Also that footage of the waves is fantastic! Thank you for putting your neck on the line
That's one of the best test videos ever for the Mini !!
Thanks!
Wow. Thanks for showing us how stable the video was in such windy conditions! I certainly will not be trying to fly mine in such weather conditions!
Can we just stop and appreciate how stable that lil thing is! Mavic air2 might be superior to this but this is a hell of a tech packed in just a 249g!!
The update they did when you lose RC connection was critical. Originally just RTH which I bet cause a lot of mini losses.
Now you have hover and descend. Sometimes better to just descend on land somewhere and retrieve it.
The issue was that in high winds some people couldn’t RTH. So they try to land it but objects like trees would cut the RC connection which would initiate the RTH which cause the Mini to further drift away! In this situation it was best to just try to hover until the battery forced a descend. But at least now you have a descend option.
Yeah, thankfully it was split-second and nothing bad happened in my case.
That's the best wind test of the mini yet, made me a wreck over that water!
Wow! The turn it over for hand landing is an awesome tip!! First time I saw that!! Thanks!!!!
Wow, now I feel way way more confident to fly my Mavic Mini in windy days, just close by like you did!
Usually I always check and only when there is no wind at all almost, very light breezes maybe - that's when I fly.. And I always check windspeed at the altitude I'm planning to fly at..
Great video this is hey, I'm super impressed that the Mini withstood such crazy for it winds!
Keep well and safe...
Sweet
Thats the reason i sold my mini and love my new air2 !! I chase windsurfers and now i can catch up with them .. !! Great vid as always
Indeed - tons of wind surfers out that day too!
Também!
I haven't tried it with winds above 6 m/s. But your test is impressive and think about it to test some my own, because when you are making a holiday trip the wind can always be various. Thanks for the video.
Oh man... I haven't seen you since your blog on the original Garmin Vivosmart (I ended up buying it, and the 4th gen)
And now randomly I see you doing this... And I think you've now sold me on it, too (I live in the mountains with high winds) ;)
Have to first see how it handles trees in a forest tho :)
Glad to see you've branched out and still putting our quality work 👍
That's the best mavic mini video I've seen. Only just bought one and struggled in a breeze. 😀😀
Almost gave me a heart attack when it struggled to get back to the pier.
...not the only one. :) I had a safety plan to get it back to the pier further down-wind if I had to, but the gusts picked up a bit more than I expected. Luckily tacking worked quite well!
Your video strengthen the BOND OF TRUST between Me & Mini 😊👍
Awesome video. DC Rainmaker.. Thank you for all you do with your reviews. You've help me purchase a lot of tech over the years.
Wow that’s real impressive. Can’t believe how it handled wind. Definitely on my purchase list!
The waves looked epic.
Very cool video, thanks!
Now That's a real wind test
Incredible what DJI can do to make even this lightweight baby drone able to stay so smooth and maintain decent control in such conditions.
I am normally only here for bike and run tech but demand that was entertaining!
Just wait for the next one!
Just bought a mini, so this was very helpful, especially the part about zigzagging. Thanks! Subscribed!
Wow, nice job! I didn't know about flipping the Mavic Mini upside down to shut it down.👍
Yup, it works on any DJI drone and is a really quick and simple way to shut it off when hand-catching.
actually many toy drones do that too as a safety mechanism.
This was a real no BS test!!! Thank you for making this video. It was very helpful!!
Impressive. Thanks for this real test in high wind!
Nice video and awesome little machine. I ordered mine today :-). Thanks.
Woooowwww el único vídeo que realmente pone a prueba el mini con viento fuerte!!! Yeahhh MINI 🔝
this little beast! I love my Mini, too! The zig-zag technique is a life-safer!
Indeed, impressive what these drones can do!
Very useful, practical demo, but in a risky enough place to make truly exciting video :)
💥✨💥 EPIC WIND TEST...!! I don’t give a lot of 👍🏼 but this deserves every drop of that emoji. Holy crap were those insane conditions and that relatively skinny target to land on. At first I thought there was land on the other side, not more angry surf. HAA. 👊🏼 Killed it, dude...!!
Damn that’s impressive
That was some edge of the seat stuff!
Amazing, a great test for Mavic mini in the strong winds.
Weather channel be getting real ambitious with their hurricane coverage
Great information and exactly what I was looking for
Nice test! The mini continues to impress me 👍
Hola....ufffff, with my Mini that!, never!. You are my hero!!!. Saludos
That's what I'm here for!
@@Dcrainmaker Jajaja.....my hero!, no doubt!. Saludos
This tiny baby is incredible!
That's the ballsiest move I've seen in a long time Maverick:-) Top Gun dude.
Made my heart stop when it wasn't coming back over that sea 😂
He has balls to fly the mavic mini in that place 😰
Perfect test! Just what I was looking for!
Very useful thank you. I subscribed. Also I like what you have taught us about using the wind to get your drone back in a bad situation. I will remember this
Thanks!!!
Great test! I didn’t expect this great performance from such a lightweight drone 👌
Awesome video, really fun (and frightening 😅) to watch! What I don’t quite understand is why my Mini isn't as stable in gusts of wind as yours. It’s often clearly visible that the whole drone was shaken and that the gimbal wasn't able to deal with it - even in situations where the wind wasn't nearly as strong as in your video.
Darn good video. Finally I know what the mini can handle.
Nice wind test, thanks!
When used correctly the Mini has so MUCH more potential than it gets credit for.
Judging by it's weight benefit, the video and picture quality and ofcourse it's price i think that it's the best Drone DJI ever made, even taking the Mavic2 into consideration which has better specs but costs twice as much and has several serious drawbacks with regulation, especially 2 years down the line.
Little suggestion: Try in the Coast of Veracruz, Mexico. Cuz during the "Norte" wind event, there is continuous winds of 60 KPH, and gusts of 120 KPH
Awesome video man well done bro 👊
Amazing content, This is a real wind test for the Mini.
Amazing job! Got one myself 😁😁 @DJI your boy deserves a sponsor!!
Fantastic little beast!
DC Rainmaker's version of a date with The Girl?
"Lets go for a stroll along the beach..."
Yup! Except, I gave her a sandbag in a backpack to weigh the tripod down. Minus the fact I forgot the tripod. And the fact that it wasn't till we were half-way across the beach that she said "What's in this bag?", and I said, "A sandbag", and she's like "Why The Eff didn't we just fill up the sandbag here?!?". To which...I never considered it.
@@Dcrainmaker Sort of thing I'd do! 😁✌️
@@Dcrainmaker I'm shocked that that part didn't make it into the newsletter!
@@Dcrainmaker Haha, very funny. That's women though: They are way more practical than we are. That could've been my wife's reaction :-)
@@Dcrainmaker Brilliant!
Nice job. Totally enjoying my mini when appropriate. Can always break out the Pro 4 plus when needed.
Thanks for this video! I needed recent info, most drone videos are older than 6 months:(
very good test.i really feel dji have been super reserved about what the mini can handle.i tried flying mine low in 35mph winds and it handled it but no way would I have done that next to water.
Very good test! thanks. Impressive for a 249gr drone.
I gotta say, DJI makes some pretty badass drones. I'm surprised to see the teeny tiny lightweight Mini battle winds that'd probably blow me away.
Great Mini !!!!
Nice test
Thanks so much for the video and thanks for letting us know about the Way to fly back home across the wind when you can’t fly directly against it. That’s good to know in case of an emergency!
Interesting using the Sport mode to recover from wind. Is that a technique that would work on any DJI drone, such as my Spark?
Yup indeed, works on the Spark too!
It's also good to set to sport mode if you're flying far and starting to lose signal. That way if it does a RTH it will be able to push vs any wind (up to a limit)
@@Airbag888 I think it changes to P mode when it executes RTH
Awesome video, as we have just bought the Mini and it is August winds here in South Africa, so kinda scared to to it out and try it, as i'm a novice, i.e first drone... Thanks for the info. ONE LOVE💗
Finally you landed it 🤯
Excellent video, would it be possible to also use a anemometer to get the most accurate on ground wind speed and then compare to wind speed as simulated by Airdata?
Just flew mine in 25-34km/h wind this morning, it struggled a bit (10km/h speed upwind)
SO worried about corrosion due to sea spray though :p
Yup, I usually bring one, but somehow it slipped out of my bag back at the office. :( Luckily, in my case there were live weather stations at both ends of the pier on the towers, so historically I've found my data matches there data pretty closely.
@@Dcrainmaker You know in a few years after our friendship reached super high levels, we'll look back at this time when your anemometer slipped out of your bag and how it started it all...
On topic: Weather station at the end of each pier is SO classy! On a more serious note: Will the flight controller always favor letting the wind blow the AC away than fight it even if it flips?
My concern is would a strong enough gust just flip and crash a mavic mini or would it just get dragged off?
Thanks for this. I live in windy area and this test was great. It would have been interesting to see how long the battery would have lasted.
Any pointers on other good wind drones is appreciated. Thanks again.
*Este teste = +1 inscrito! Muito bom!*
Amazing video... Good
Great test!
Great test, very useful, thank you,
Rüzgar testi dediğin böyle olur.
This is the real wind test.
Very scary flight with all that wind and waves
thanx man, as an virgin owner this will help me get over anxiety of flying in the dutch weather ;-)
great thanks im going to buy it now
EXactly what i was looking for. i thought last night you already have this review before, it turned out it was the MA2. i'm thinking of getting this or the fimi x8 se 2020 coz they're of the same price range. my only concern was that there are a lot of flyaway reports for MM. this one somehow proved them wrong(my opinion). great work
Yeah, flyaways are tough. They more or less happen with every drone - but drones that sell more units (like the Mini) will ultimately see more reports. Also, I suspect with the Mini being a much lower price point, there's a bit more inexperience there. As such, I'd bet a portion of those flyaways may be 'driver' related.
@@Dcrainmaker you're correct, most of flyaways are pilot error due to inexperience. Not enough satelites, compass error due to power on on concrete or metal surfaces, not understanding wind profiles are the most common errors.
Good test, but does really helps against the wind? I though it was quite the opposite!
Could have done this closer to land but nah... it'll be fine on the pier!
Well done dude and all the best from the far north of New Zealand.
amazing test
Thanks!
Great job bro
Wow! Serious pucker factor. haha. thanks for sharing this.
Hello! Great video! Could you please say the wind speed in both miles per hour and kilometers per hour in the next videos?
oh man.i really need this kind of test. i am bringing my mini to bondi beach here in australia. yap its windy and i wanted to capture surfer and waves,but theres a lot of people and my drone is not insured. probably i will not send it too far .
Phenomenal video.
The best horror movie that i see🥶🥶🥶🥶