doubleboost
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I have been looking at getting a drone .
Any one have experience .
Any one have experience .
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I was moderately enthusiastic about getting a drone until I discovered that you can't fly one within 50m of a railway track, which our house is.
Seems a waste not to be able to use it to check your roof, take vids of barbecues in your garden etc.
I know that's totally unhelpful to the OP (unless you also live next to a railtrack!)
Seems a waste not to be able to use it to check your roof, take vids of barbecues in your garden etc.
I know that's totally unhelpful to the OP (unless you also live next to a railtrack!)
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Have a DJI Mavic Mini and would highly recommend any DJI product. Played with a few mates generic drones and found them useless, bought the Mini to inspect my roof and it's an amazing bit of kit.
Not the cheapest though...
Should have asked what for, mines for videos and photos.
Not the cheapest though...
Should have asked what for, mines for videos and photos.
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I have the DJI Mavic Mini myself, use it for inspecting. Great bit of kit and if you would like to see it in action and try it out just send me a PM @doubleboost. I guarantee you will be impressed by the sheer user friendliness of this model without breaking the bank.
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i bought one a couple of years ago, i found it was not at all easy (imposible) to fly as the slightest touch of throttle and it went into orbit.
i would recomend getting a small underpowered one to play with or see if someone would let you have a play before buying a decent one
i would recomend getting a small underpowered one to play with or see if someone would let you have a play before buying a decent one
I'm doing a "proof of concept" on security drones across our sites in UK & EU and possibly beyond.
The legislation is reasonably fast moving for the commercial lumps we are looking at, both CAA and EU.
I'm impressed with this outfit on meetings so far, going to a demo with one of their customer installs -> https://www.azurdrones.com/product/skeyetech-drone-surveillance-benefits/
Sorry @doubleboost there about 100k, but if I get a crashed one we could do a deal
I was given a simple drone a few years back and had an unpleasant incident. I flew it from our paddock well clear of anything sensitive but the wind caught it in an updraft, and it flew out of range and crashed extremely close to the A21 trunk road. My blood runs cold when I think what could have happened if it had hit a car.
I did buy a much more sophisticated DJI Mavic Mini which probably wouldn’t have been so affected by the wind and also should ‘return to base’ if it looses signal, but actually I bottled out and sold it without even opening the box!
I did buy a much more sophisticated DJI Mavic Mini which probably wouldn’t have been so affected by the wind and also should ‘return to base’ if it looses signal, but actually I bottled out and sold it without even opening the box!
I have a DJI Mavic 2 Pro and I am not a licensed drone pilot.
A mobile phone is used as part of the control handset. I use Android phones and the navigation buttons are not easy to get at when mounted. If a popup obscures the screen, I have a hard time getting rid of it.
The firmware prevents take off in restricted areas. Almost the entire Adelaide (an Australian capital city) plain is a restricted area because of the main airport. Consequently, I cannot lift the drone 300 mm off the ground in my back yard.
There are height limitations and distance limitations. I cannot fly near people, I cannot fly in most public spaces. I cannot fly in parklands, or national parks. There are numerous small airports and helipads with associated restricted areas.
The bottom line is, make sure you can do what you want before you purchase.
If I were licensed and submitted a flight plan, I would have more freedom but in some public spaces, public liability insurance would be required.
Jack
A mobile phone is used as part of the control handset. I use Android phones and the navigation buttons are not easy to get at when mounted. If a popup obscures the screen, I have a hard time getting rid of it.
The firmware prevents take off in restricted areas. Almost the entire Adelaide (an Australian capital city) plain is a restricted area because of the main airport. Consequently, I cannot lift the drone 300 mm off the ground in my back yard.
There are height limitations and distance limitations. I cannot fly near people, I cannot fly in most public spaces. I cannot fly in parklands, or national parks. There are numerous small airports and helipads with associated restricted areas.
The bottom line is, make sure you can do what you want before you purchase.
If I were licensed and submitted a flight plan, I would have more freedom but in some public spaces, public liability insurance would be required.
Jack
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They are a handy bit of kit. The most recent experience I’ve had was one which was used for counting deer. It was mounted with a thermal camera, the quality of picture was impressive. Our DM has said several times that they are looking at trialling a big drone that can carry bags of fertiliser out onto site or recover shot deer!
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Another DJI Mabic owner here, great bit of kit,
20-25 minute flight times with adjustable automatic returns to take off position.
extremely easy to fly as all you do is control height and direction, the onboard systems sort out the rest.
inbuilt firmware stops you flying in restricted areas
£10 annual CAA fee
i fly mine with a tablet as the screen .
Always follow the drone safe code.
20-25 minute flight times with adjustable automatic returns to take off position.
extremely easy to fly as all you do is control height and direction, the onboard systems sort out the rest.
inbuilt firmware stops you flying in restricted areas
£10 annual CAA fee
i fly mine with a tablet as the screen .
Always follow the drone safe code.
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Ed. Assuming its the one you brought down to mine a few years ago,its a nice bit of faff free kit.
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The other thing with the DJI , is the beginner mode, this only allows you to fly within a severely restricted column of airspace, you can then practice all the moves you want the aircraft to perform, without risk of it flying off when you sneeze or cough and hit the wrong button. It’s a simple thing but a great way to build confidence.
I used an Aldi one to film one of our car trials . . got higher . . . wind caught it - shut everything down - watched it bug ger off down wind towards the farm yard . . . saw it finally drop out of the air but couldn't see where it "landed" due to buildings etc . . . the clue to it's location was a puzzled looking sheep staring into the corner of it's pen . . .
Drone been on the shelf since . .
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I had a go on a DJI mini mavic (I think) that belonged to a pal. I don’t use console games and things but I found that really easy to work. Pretty idiot proof considering I was playing with it for only about 15 minutes and got reasonably decent with the thing.
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May be worth downloading the Altitude Angel , Drone Assist app , it’s free and you can easily see restricted and no fly zones in the area that you are.
