Just out of interest in regards to what computer system to use to edit video’s would a iMac i5 Ghz graphics: AMD Radeon R9 M290x290 2GB using final cut be good enough for me to use
One very important point to note about the right stick. When the drone is facing towards you, the controls are reversed from your perspective. Particularly, left will move the drone to the right and left will move the drone to the right. Similarly, forward will move the drone closer to you and back will move the drone away. This is critical when the drone is close to obstacles. If you are an absolute beginner. Learn on a cheap drone first. I learned on a $40 drone that had no GPS or altitude hold, everything by line of sight. It took a while but now it pays off. Learn to fly like your flying with the drone and the control reversal issue disappears. Of course if you are totally reliant on the camera for your orientation this is not so much an issue, but if the drone is close by and near obstacles, line of sight flying can be the best approach.
Thank you for putting this together. I don’t know what it was about the drone as it would start to fly forward in the pitch would be downward. It made me nervous I thought I was doing something wrong. But as watching you, that is how the drones fly is a pictured little bit when they’re going forward. If I’m using the terms correctly. I’m charging the battery right now and headed back out again. Thank you so much for this one. I feel a lot more confident this is the second time watching this video. It really makes so much more sense.. I went to your channel to look at some of the other stuff that you had put out and well I’m on board for real. Thank you for making this so much easier for us.👊💖
Awesome video. Although I'm not sure if you mentioned holding down the function button and turning the gimbal wheel at the same rime will make the camera zoom in and out.
Nice video Mattheww, with the function button there is one more function you can use it for, by pressing the button and moving the gimble wheel it zooms the camera in or out, really better than trying do this on your phone screen.
Nice video. I'm 3 weeks in with my first drone - mini 2. My muscle memory is working fine, EXCEPT when the drone is facing me, camera first. Everything on the right stick becomes opposite. Even if i know it, it will take some more practice. Very pedagogical video. Hope you can do some more. Excellent job!
What helped me learning to fly RC planes back then was a rule of thumb: when you fly towards you (facing you) you move the stick into the direction the model (or drone) wants to deviate! So if the drone wants do deviate to the left (from your point of view!) move the stick to the left! With this rule of thumb you will get it right very soon, and then you will never have to think about it again. It helped me learning flying model planes more than 40 years ago, it will help you to controll your drone too! 😉👍
@@Xlaminator Thank you all for the tips and tricks. Yesterdays practice flight went really well. Feel much more confident now. Even in a windy day - 10 m/second
@@bengtsoderman Another way, and the best way in my opinion though it takes some time. From by RC plane days, where things can happen quicker. Always try to think of yourself as being IN the drone. You're the pilot right? Think of yourself as being inside the drone. After a while that starts to sink in and then it becomes automatic. Hope that helps.
love your video - unfortunately, I have already proved your warning advice the hard way - 2nd day out, I flew into a tree - crashed - had to send back to dji and they have repaired it and it is now on it's way back to me - but I am studying your video well before I fly again - thanks!
@@TheDroneCreative not too bad - knocked the camera off - didn't even hurt the propellers - and in the deep snow - the only way i finally found it was it was still transmitting a picture - just couldn't rotate
Same mistake here, flew into the top of a tree and stuck 40ft up, luckily the farmer allowed me to bring my extension ladder and my car onto his land, got myself a very long fishing pole and my mate caught it as it fell into a large landing net. Luckily no damage, this time anyway 😊
@@wivaquif i just got the hard mistake out of the way up front - they fixed it for free - but haven't been able to use yet because we keep getting rained on :(
You are an absolute legend your videos are extremely inspirational and enlightening, I’ve just purchased my new mini 2 looking create content for car reviews
Hmmm, my biggest challenge as a beginner with the Mini3 Pro is being the owner of 7 Xbox consoles and 76 years old. Xbox thumbsticks are 100% intuitive to me - I "see" and I go there without thinking. The RC sticks can't be mapped for flying 3D space with the same stick inputs. I'll get there with practice, but it would help if I could just invert the Y axis.
Great review, man. Thanks for starting right at the beginning for us noobs. I'd never have know the power button thing and it would've driven me mad. PS, are your from Norn Iron?
thank you Sir, 1 year later - 58 year old woman who purchased drone in hopes of getting aerial views of wooded property. Bless you for such a detailed and precise tutorial 👏🏾 👍🏾
Great video. I am new to mini 2 and familiar with the controller but this information simply emphasizes that practice makes perfect. Thanks for the information and walkthrough. Take care.
I have had a Mini 2 for a few months now but haven't flown too much due to bad weather over the winter. As with all of your videos, I found this tutorial very helpful. The one thing I found confusing, being old and not part of the Xbox generation, was working out which way the drone was facing when it was up in the air. If it is flying towards you, all the controls are reversed...!!! I have managed to sort this out with practice and looking at the direction arrow.
You covered it all except where in the heck does one find a wide open field in the SF Bay Area that allows drones. Finding a place to practice has taken the proverbial wind out of my drone.
Hi there, thank you for sharing your experience and show us how to fly a drone for beginners. I cannot afford to buy DJI Drones, and I never had one. So, I got one the Qirux Drone. It doesn’t come with a detailed Instructions and the Apps is not good as DJI. So, will you be able to do a video for those who doesn’t have top end drones by any chance! I believe, *_Our World_* is a *_Shared Experience_* … Thank you so very much! Cheers matey!!!
Actually I learned the hard way the other day, the first thing you should do is check the wind speed. Went for my usual rip in my neighborhood and for the first time the drone just kept drifting further and further away. Nothing I could do would bring it back, the battery was depleting fast. I should have just landed it as quickly as possible however I still thought I would be able to bring it back. The drone ended up force landing a few meters from a ravine. Luckily I found it but it was a scare I would rather not repeat.
I made the same mistake as a beginner too. Flew the drone in a tailwind and when I turned to bring it back it wasn't moving. You only make that error once! ha. Glad you got your drone back safe!
Always good to go over the basics! I kind of forgot about the emergency stop button but it is super handy to stop fast and can actually stop the drone faster than manual. Reminder to always check and reconfigure the return to home altitude after any firmware updates. Always listen (if your drone has it) for the "Home Point Updated" message before leaving the home point or it may set mid-flight and return to home somewhere unexpected.
Love your video. What's the best drone for a beginner to learn how to a drone ? Can I buy a cheap drone first to learn first,then buy a better drone to Keep ?
very cool even though I know how the controller works on the mini Im stilling viewing your video as a refresher tutorial I would love to see a video of yours do a compare and contrast rules for drones in the UK to the US as way to explain how countries are different when it comes to rules for drones
Hey bud I recently picked up a KF101 & will be starting to practice with it very soon. What drone would you compare this one too and have you done a review on it? Thanks.
Somewhat confused here. What difference, in terms of drone response, is there between using the’pause’ button (or emergency stop as you prefer to call it) and simply letting go of the control sticks. I think a total beginner would find it much easier to let go of the sticks rather than pressing a button which involves yet another move. Or am I missing something blindingly obvious here?
Hey Mathew, I know you have the Mini 2 and I'm going to assume you have/had the Mini 1/SE. So I had an interesting problem the other day whilst flying my mini 1. 1st. My remote is in the standard factory configuration that is left stick for going up and down. So, here is the problem. I had just taken off, hovering at about 10ft for a couple of seconds as normal. But when I pressed the left stick forward to increase height, not only did the mini 1 start climbing but also started flying forward. At the time I had about 15 satellites, and I wasn't touching the right stick. Have you ever had/heard this happening. I do have the latest firmware for the drone and the controller
I don't understand how the "FREE DRONE CREATIVE PACK" is free. Free to me means to me that will not cost me any money. When I select the link it requests a fair price. Please explain.
Beginner VS PRO drone footage, what's the difference? Find out with these DJI Mini 2 CINEMATIC Tips - th-cam.com/video/HhelXTaJlEg/w-d-xo.html
Just out of interest in regards to what computer system to use to edit video’s would a iMac i5 Ghz graphics: AMD Radeon R9 M290x290 2GB using final cut be good enough for me to use
One very important point to note about the right stick. When the drone is facing towards you, the controls are reversed from your perspective. Particularly, left will move the drone to the right and left will move the drone to the right. Similarly, forward will move the drone closer to you and back will move the drone away. This is critical when the drone is close to obstacles.
If you are an absolute beginner. Learn on a cheap drone first. I learned on a $40 drone that had no GPS or altitude hold, everything by line of sight. It took a while but now it pays off. Learn to fly like your flying with the drone and the control reversal issue disappears. Of course if you are totally reliant on the camera for your orientation this is not so much an issue, but if the drone is close by and near obstacles, line of sight flying can be the best approach.
Thank you for putting this together. I don’t know what it was about the drone as it would start to fly forward in the pitch would be downward. It made me nervous I thought I was doing something wrong. But as watching you, that is how the drones fly is a pictured little bit when they’re going forward. If I’m using the terms correctly. I’m charging the battery right now and headed back out again. Thank you so much for this one. I feel a lot more confident this is the second time watching this video. It really makes so much more sense.. I went to your channel to look at some of the other stuff that you had put out and well I’m on board for real. Thank you for making this so much easier for us.👊💖
Awesome video. Although I'm not sure if you mentioned holding down the function button and turning the gimbal wheel at the same rime will make the camera zoom in and out.
Forgot to mention that, great point! Thanks for posting this, will have to sneak that into the next video.
Nice video Mattheww, with the function button there is one more function you can use it for, by pressing the button and moving the gimble wheel it zooms the camera in or out, really better than trying do this on your phone screen.
Great point, forgot to mention that. Thanks for pointing that out.
Really Good Stuff. Learned quite a bit for a Beginner Thank You.
Nice video. I'm 3 weeks in with my first drone - mini 2. My muscle memory is working fine, EXCEPT when the drone is facing me, camera first. Everything on the right stick becomes opposite. Even if i know it, it will take some more practice.
Very pedagogical video. Hope you can do some more. Excellent job!
Practice, practice, practice - the only way. It will come eventually, I promise.
Thanks for your kind feedback. Practice is key as Cliff has said below. Sooner or later it will become second nature!
What helped me learning to fly RC planes back then was a rule of thumb: when you fly towards you (facing you) you move the stick into the direction the model (or drone) wants to deviate!
So if the drone wants do deviate to the left (from your point of view!) move the stick to the left! With this rule of thumb you will get it right very soon, and then you will never have to think about it again. It helped me learning flying model planes more than 40 years ago, it will help you to controll your drone too! 😉👍
@@Xlaminator Thank you all for the tips and tricks. Yesterdays practice flight went really well. Feel much more confident now. Even in a windy day - 10 m/second
@@bengtsoderman Another way, and the best way in my opinion though it takes some time. From by RC plane days, where things can happen quicker. Always try to think of yourself as being IN the drone. You're the pilot right? Think of yourself as being inside the drone. After a while that starts to sink in and then it becomes automatic. Hope that helps.
love your video - unfortunately, I have already proved your warning advice the hard way - 2nd day out, I flew into a tree - crashed - had to send back to dji and they have repaired it and it is now on it's way back to me - but I am studying your video well before I fly again - thanks!
Oh no! Sorry to hear that. Did it do much damage?
@@TheDroneCreative not too bad - knocked the camera off - didn't even hurt the propellers - and in the deep snow - the only way i finally found it was it was still transmitting a picture - just couldn't rotate
Same thing happened to me it was on active track. You’re not alone😂
Same mistake here, flew into the top of a tree and stuck 40ft up, luckily the farmer allowed me to bring my extension ladder and my car onto his land, got myself a very long fishing pole and my mate caught it as it fell into a large landing net. Luckily no damage, this time anyway 😊
@@wivaquif i just got the hard mistake out of the way up front - they fixed it for free - but haven't been able to use yet because we keep getting rained on :(
i am new at this, I´m waiting for the mini 3, i think it would be better because of the sensors... can´t wait! btw nice videos you have!
Thank you for all The advice and tips . One of the best videos I’ve seen , Believe me I’ve seen a lot 😂
This was very helpful. Thanks
You are an absolute legend your videos are extremely inspirational and enlightening, I’ve just purchased my new mini 2 looking create content for car reviews
Really appreciate that, enjoy the Mini 2 - it's awesome!
I just bought the Mini 2. Thanks for the informative video. It helped a newbie like myself a lot. Cheers.
Good video
That was most helpful Mattheww. Thanks.
Very well put over Matthew x
Great video, I do have a massive field to practice in and the tips are really helpful :)
Cool video, love these beginner vidoes!!
Really appreciate your kind feedback, thanks for watching!
You helped me
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing & tutorial basic how to fly drone
Hmmm, my biggest challenge as a beginner with the Mini3 Pro is being the owner of 7 Xbox consoles and 76 years old. Xbox thumbsticks are 100% intuitive to me - I "see" and I go there without thinking. The RC sticks can't be mapped for flying 3D space with the same stick inputs. I'll get there with practice, but it would help if I could just invert the Y axis.
My first drone will be the Mini 3 pro but, I have been learning a lot with your videos 👍🏽
Great review, man. Thanks for starting right at the beginning for us noobs. I'd never have know the power button thing and it would've driven me mad. PS, are your from Norn Iron?
Thank you. Yeah - Northern Ireland!
Excellent Tutorial Video Mattheww. Thank You.
Thanks for the kind feedback Doug!
Nice video again Matthew 👍 never knew about emergency stop button but hopefully won't need it lol but keep up good work 👍 😀 👌
It's always useful to know just in case someday you do! Thanks for the kind feedback.
thank you Sir, 1 year later - 58 year old woman who purchased drone in hopes of getting aerial views of wooded property. Bless you for such a detailed and precise tutorial 👏🏾 👍🏾
Great video. I am new to mini 2 and familiar with the controller but this information simply emphasizes that practice makes perfect. Thanks for the information and walkthrough. Take care.
I have had a Mini 2 for a few months now but haven't flown too much due to bad weather over the winter. As with all of your videos, I found this tutorial very helpful. The one thing I found confusing, being old and not part of the Xbox generation, was working out which way the drone was facing when it was up in the air. If it is flying towards you, all the controls are reversed...!!! I have managed to sort this out with practice and looking at the direction arrow.
Thanks for this information, being a new flyer I can sure use this.
You covered it all except where in the heck does one find a wide open field in the SF Bay Area that allows drones. Finding a place to practice has taken the proverbial wind out of my drone.
Hi I won the DJI 2 last month how do you set the height when you first get it out the bow cheers
Great beginner tutorial Mathew!
Thank you, really appreciate that.
Hi there, thank you for sharing your experience and show us how to fly a drone for beginners. I cannot afford to buy DJI Drones, and I never had one. So, I got one the Qirux Drone. It doesn’t come with a detailed Instructions and the Apps is not good as DJI. So, will you be able to do a video for those who doesn’t have top end drones by any chance!
I believe, *_Our World_* is a *_Shared Experience_* … Thank you so very much! Cheers matey!!!
Actually I learned the hard way the other day, the first thing you should do is check the wind speed. Went for my usual rip in my neighborhood and for the first time the drone just kept drifting further and further away. Nothing I could do would bring it back, the battery was depleting fast. I should have just landed it as quickly as possible however I still thought I would be able to bring it back. The drone ended up force landing a few meters from a ravine. Luckily I found it but it was a scare I would rather not repeat.
I made the same mistake as a beginner too. Flew the drone in a tailwind and when I turned to bring it back it wasn't moving. You only make that error once! ha. Glad you got your drone back safe!
Always good to go over the basics! I kind of forgot about the emergency stop button but it is super handy to stop fast and can actually stop the drone faster than manual.
Reminder to always check and reconfigure the return to home altitude after any firmware updates.
Always listen (if your drone has it) for the "Home Point Updated" message before leaving the home point or it may set mid-flight and return to home somewhere unexpected.
The emergency stop button comes in super handy when someone comes over to talk to you mid-flight! Appreciate your ongoing support!
Love your video. What's the best drone for a beginner to learn how to a drone ? Can I buy a cheap drone first to learn first,then buy a better drone to Keep ?
very cool even though I know how the controller works on the mini Im stilling viewing your video as a refresher tutorial I would love to see a video of yours do a compare and contrast rules for drones in the UK to the US as way to explain how countries are different when it comes to rules for drones
Useful
Hello mate, are you a pincher or thumber? Which of these two do you prefer to suggest? Thanks
It’s like playing a guitar, you don’t think about what your fingers are doing just what chord you want to play.
Hey bud I recently picked up a KF101 & will be starting to practice with it very soon. What drone would you compare this one too and have you done a review on it? Thanks.
Can you do another video on how to perform the main types of movements for good drone shots please?
He has
@@darrenwadman6317 where?
On this channel lol
@@flyinghorse2739 look through his previous videos on this channel. You will find them.
Just go and look mate
I played Playstation, and Super Nintendo I already know how to fly it 😂👍🏻
Is this still relevant for the Mini 3 that I have just ordered!
my mini 2 does that it looses remote signal always keep your eye on it 😉
Hi Mattheww. I just upgraded firmware an dmy Mini2 no longer works... I can't even connect the drone and start the propellers..
Do you know, if we have RTH function on DJI mini SE?
Brother , got mini 2 , down app fly sky and does nothing. Need help Please some body. Only one week ago got it.
Somewhat confused here. What difference, in terms of drone response, is there between using the’pause’ button (or emergency stop as you prefer to call it) and simply letting go of the control sticks. I think a total beginner would find it much easier to let go of the sticks rather than pressing a button which involves yet another move. Or am I missing something blindingly obvious here?
Apparently the drone will stop much faster if you use the pause button that if you just let go of the sticks.
Hey Mathew,
I know you have the Mini 2 and I'm going to assume you have/had the Mini 1/SE. So I had an interesting problem the other day whilst flying my mini 1.
1st. My remote is in the standard factory configuration that is left stick for going up and down.
So, here is the problem. I had just taken off, hovering at about 10ft for a couple of seconds as normal. But when I pressed the left stick forward to increase height, not only did the mini 1 start climbing but also started flying forward. At the time I had about 15 satellites, and I wasn't touching the right stick.
Have you ever had/heard this happening. I do have the latest firmware for the drone and the controller
Some drone secretly have ai and try to attack their owners every once in a while
Is it normal for the motors on a drone to have slight resistance when your turning the motor by hand like it's slightly clicking?
Yup, totally normal.
Subtitles in spanish please 🙏
I don't understand how the "FREE DRONE CREATIVE PACK" is free. Free to me means to me that will not cost me any money. When I select the link it requests a fair price. Please explain.
Just put 0 in. Enjoy!
@@TheDroneCreative Got the download thank you.
Hi I won a DJI combo last month how do you set the height when first out the box cheers