I have laughed today sir! This was brilliant,you were doing all the things I did on my first flight. Thanks for sharing your 1st drone flight ect. Also to be honest the first flight for you I would say that was a successful Subscribed from Scotland.
Thank you for subscribing and your comment!! I'm so glad you got a chuckle out of it. My channel is more about "what happened" instead of doing multiple takes and producing a perfect "how to" video. Maybe someday, but for now, just sharing the experiences!!
Congratulations on your first drone. My suggestion for new flyers is to practice in an open field. Raise the drone to waist level and walk it like a dog to practice coordinated control movements. Once you're comfortable send it out 20 yards at eye level and practice figure-eights for smooth movements. Always practice flying line-of-sight and keep your eyes off the screen until maneuvering becomes more intuitive. RTH is a failsafe and should not be relied upon. Practice only until you understand the RTH sequence but do not get into the habit of using it regularly to land the drone. I'll use RTH to retrieve the drone from a distance and switch it off to land manually. Don't want to load you up on tips. Enjoy the learning curve, it's very steep but it's great fun once you get there! Happy Flying!
@@savethelighthouse thank you very much for your quite helpful suggestions. I do indeed have access to a large field (that is, until my former employer kicks me out!!), and I'll get some more practice time. I've also started thinking, "the drone's left, not mine," etc.
First - thank you so much for the comment. With this being my first drone I'm honestly amazed at the whole thing! Although I've not flown it in "wind" of any significance, the gimble is very stable. I'm hoping to find some time (plus decent weather!) to go find more picturesque places that will allow flight to get more visually interesting shots! And I need to play much more with the video camera options in manual. Since this drone has a small sensor - I'm going to have similar challenges to what I have with my primary camera, a Panasonic camcorder. Then there's the whole flying thing! So much to practice! Hoping we both have fun progressing with our drones!
It's another adventurous day at our place!! Charlie already getting bored with being inside so much due to the weather, can mage him a bit feisty!! Our perpetual 2 year old!! He's brought more than a few smiles into our lives! Yep, need to feature Charlie some more. Thanks for the comment 😃!
It's a great drone and a lot of fun to fly. Keep messing with it and you'll be flying like a Pro in no time. I have a few other drones but use this one the most to be honest.
I have two drones - a DJI Mini 4K and a DJI Mini 3 (not the pro version, just the standard but the flymore combo variant), which came with the RC controller with the screen. As good as the 4K was, the downside I found with it was the fact I had to put my phone in the top of it to act as the screen, my phone is in a chunky case and I really have to force the clasp out to get it to fit, when it does then fit in it's constantly pressing the sleep/wake button or the volume buttons due to the position of the buttons on the phone, so whilst trying to load the DJI Fly app Siri will suddenly start or the volume will suddenly start moving, or the "Slide to power off" screen appears. The benefit for me of the Mini 3 with the RC controller with the screen is there's no need to use my phone. I also found that the Mini 4K seems a lot noisier in comparison to my Mini 3 which I flew in my garden only a few metres from me and wasn't as loud as I recall the Mini 4k being.
Thank you so much for your comment. I can completely relate to the challenges with the phone case. And it's interesting to me it can equally affect Android and Apple phones. It's also encouraging for me to hear someone else uses their drone with gardening. I'm SO looking forward to next season!! So as I'm learning to say, "Blue skies" regarding flying and fun gardening too!
@@martinleif2872 Unfortunately I live within 5 miles of an airport on the outskirts of London (UK), as such I have to get ATC clearance from my local airport (less than 1 mile from my house) before I can fly in the garden, at any height. I'm trying to find a good open space near me, somewhere where I can fly my drone with at a good distance and maintain line of sight, but also not somewhere where i'm going to keep being challenged by people saying "Are you allowed to fly a drone here?" or "You shouldn't be flying that here, this is a public park"...
@@martinleif2872 Took the mini 3 out for a flight near the Kent coast early hours of this morning - I took it up to 118 metres as the limit in the UK ias 120m (400 feet) due to airspace laws. Managed to get around 626 metres or about 1,878 feet from myself before starting to drop RC signal, and coming back, unfortunately I couldn't take the drone any higher or raise my position any higher so stopped going further, but still impressed and I'm aware they can go a lot further. I have ordered some very bright LED strobe lights for it as UK law requires VLOS (Visual Line Of Sight) to any UAV, and I could barely see the drone wiyhout the lights, when they arrive I imagine I'll be able to go further. On my first flight with the DJI Mini 4K back in June 2024 when I bought it, I managed 560 metres.
We love our Charlie too!! I hope to include him in more videos this year. There are a few, three or four Adventures with Charlie videos on the channel! Thanks for your comment - it made us smile!
Thank you for both your subscription and your comment. It seems like a really perfect entry into flying camera drones. At some point, and it's already starting to feel inevitable - I'll be going for the Part 107 certification - mostly to enable flying for other than strictly recreational, personal uses.
Nice!! I hope you get to do all the things you got it for. My little Mini 4K is, at least in my mind, rapidly becoming my "first" drone. We'll see what the future holds.
congratulations on getting your new drone!! I have a DJI mini 4 pro and absolutely love it. if you're having difficulties with your controller consider upgrading to the rc1 or rc2 controller if available for your drone you will get much better performance and have a full screen for viewing. 😁
I don't think the mini 4k works with other DJI controllers, and likewise the N1 controller supplied with the mini4k doesn't work with other DJI drones - not that I can see online anyhow...a bit frustrating really! mini 4k is amazing in it's own right though! Nice video - happy flying!
That's an idea I wanted to look into. In any case, this is rapidly becoming my "first" drone with the increasing likelihood of a more capable one (requiring Part 107) in my future.
Thank you too for your comment and compliment. I can potentially see a time that I hand this Mini 4K down to my wife or one of my sons as I hope to upgrade to a more capable drone in the future.
We'll go with that! He's stir crazy. Mom's not feeling 100% and the weather is quite different than summer - duh!! So he's got pent up energy and loves running around in the back! Or, Charlie is being Charlie!!
They are not 'contact points! they are supposed to go OVER the top of your phone, which you've put on upside down. I would have thought you would have gone through this already BEFORE you tried a flight! I would have thought that you may have done at least SOME research BEFORE you tried a flight?! This is a good instructional video of how NOT to setup/use a drone! "I guess I DO have to pay attention"?!?!? REALLY!
I've got to admit you've nailed it perfectly! My goal is to simply show what I did - mistakes and all - improper terminology likely, as in this case, as I discover a new activity. These are 'here's what happened' videos. My hope being people can get something from them, like how NOT to do something I did. I really DO appreciate your comment and thank you for posting it.
I have laughed today sir!
This was brilliant,you were doing all the things I did on my first flight.
Thanks for sharing your 1st drone flight ect.
Also to be honest the first flight for you I would say
that was a successful
Subscribed from Scotland.
Thank you for subscribing and your comment!! I'm so glad you got a chuckle out of it. My channel is more about "what happened" instead of doing multiple takes and producing a perfect "how to" video. Maybe someday, but for now, just sharing the experiences!!
@@martinleif2872 Nice one Martin!
Congratulations on your first drone. My suggestion for new flyers is to practice in an open field. Raise the drone to waist level and walk it like a dog to practice coordinated control movements. Once you're comfortable send it out 20 yards at eye level and practice figure-eights for smooth movements. Always practice flying line-of-sight and keep your eyes off the screen until maneuvering becomes more intuitive.
RTH is a failsafe and should not be relied upon. Practice only until you understand the RTH sequence but do not get into the habit of using it regularly to land the drone. I'll use RTH to retrieve the drone from a distance and switch it off to land manually. Don't want to load you up on tips. Enjoy the learning curve, it's very steep but it's great fun once you get there! Happy Flying!
@@savethelighthouse thank you very much for your quite helpful suggestions. I do indeed have access to a large field (that is, until my former employer kicks me out!!), and I'll get some more practice time. I've also started thinking, "the drone's left, not mine," etc.
i have my mini 4k since one month now and im still impressed. its fun and the video quality is awesome
First - thank you so much for the comment.
With this being my first drone I'm honestly amazed at the whole thing! Although I've not flown it in "wind" of any significance, the gimble is very stable. I'm hoping to find some time (plus decent weather!) to go find more picturesque places that will allow flight to get more visually interesting shots! And I need to play much more with the video camera options in manual.
Since this drone has a small sensor - I'm going to have similar challenges to what I have with my primary camera, a Panasonic camcorder.
Then there's the whole flying thing! So much to practice!
Hoping we both have fun progressing with our drones!
Your video hilarious with Charlie and the wifey hehehe love it 😂😅❤😊
It's another adventurous day at our place!! Charlie already getting bored with being inside so much due to the weather, can mage him a bit feisty!! Our perpetual 2 year old!! He's brought more than a few smiles into our lives!
Yep, need to feature Charlie some more.
Thanks for the comment 😃!
It's a great drone and a lot of fun to fly. Keep messing with it and you'll be flying like a Pro in no time. I have a few other drones but use this one the most to be honest.
Thanks for the comment and compliment!! When the weather improves, I'm looking forward to getting much more flight time.
I have two drones - a DJI Mini 4K and a DJI Mini 3 (not the pro version, just the standard but the flymore combo variant), which came with the RC controller with the screen. As good as the 4K was, the downside I found with it was the fact I had to put my phone in the top of it to act as the screen, my phone is in a chunky case and I really have to force the clasp out to get it to fit, when it does then fit in it's constantly pressing the sleep/wake button or the volume buttons due to the position of the buttons on the phone, so whilst trying to load the DJI Fly app Siri will suddenly start or the volume will suddenly start moving, or the "Slide to power off" screen appears.
The benefit for me of the Mini 3 with the RC controller with the screen is there's no need to use my phone. I also found that the Mini 4K seems a lot noisier in comparison to my Mini 3 which I flew in my garden only a few metres from me and wasn't as loud as I recall the Mini 4k being.
Thank you so much for your comment. I can completely relate to the challenges with the phone case. And it's interesting to me it can equally affect Android and Apple phones. It's also encouraging for me to hear someone else uses their drone with gardening. I'm SO looking forward to next season!! So as I'm learning to say, "Blue skies" regarding flying and fun gardening too!
@@martinleif2872 Unfortunately I live within 5 miles of an airport on the outskirts of London (UK), as such I have to get ATC clearance from my local airport (less than 1 mile from my house) before I can fly in the garden, at any height. I'm trying to find a good open space near me, somewhere where I can fly my drone with at a good distance and maintain line of sight, but also not somewhere where i'm going to keep being challenged by people saying "Are you allowed to fly a drone here?" or "You shouldn't be flying that here, this is a public park"...
@@martinleif2872 Took the mini 3 out for a flight near the Kent coast early hours of this morning - I took it up to 118 metres as the limit in the UK ias 120m (400 feet) due to airspace laws.
Managed to get around 626 metres or about 1,878 feet from myself before starting to drop RC signal, and coming back, unfortunately I couldn't take the drone any higher or raise my position any higher so stopped going further, but still impressed and I'm aware they can go a lot further. I have ordered some very bright LED strobe lights for it as UK law requires VLOS (Visual Line Of Sight) to any UAV, and I could barely see the drone wiyhout the lights, when they arrive I imagine I'll be able to go further.
On my first flight with the DJI Mini 4K back in June 2024 when I bought it, I managed 560 metres.
I like Charlie!😍❤
We love our Charlie too!! I hope to include him in more videos this year. There are a few, three or four Adventures with Charlie videos on the channel!
Thanks for your comment - it made us smile!
Hi man :D I subbed. Congrats on your mini 4k :DD
Thank you for both your subscription and your comment. It seems like a really perfect entry into flying camera drones. At some point, and it's already starting to feel inevitable - I'll be going for the Part 107 certification - mostly to enable flying for other than strictly recreational, personal uses.
Isn't your channel monetized? if it is, I think it is required to have a part 107 to upload your content from the drone
@BZEOfficials No, not monetized yet. Not enough subscribers to qualify, ergo, I can still post video from my drone.
@martinleif2872 oh I thought you had like 1k. Mb :D
Just bought a mini 3 😁
Nice!! I hope you get to do all the things you got it for. My little Mini 4K is, at least in my mind, rapidly becoming my "first" drone. We'll see what the future holds.
@@martinleif2872l think now that I know I love it il probably get the mini 4 with the battery charger. I only have 1 batter just now and it sucks 😂❤
Am going to go somewhere today have have a wee practice ❤
congratulations on getting your new drone!! I have a DJI mini 4 pro and absolutely love it. if you're having difficulties with your controller consider upgrading to the rc1 or rc2 controller if available for your drone you will get much better performance and have a full screen for viewing. 😁
I don't think the mini 4k works with other DJI controllers, and likewise the N1 controller supplied with the mini4k doesn't work with other DJI drones - not that I can see online anyhow...a bit frustrating really! mini 4k is amazing in it's own right though! Nice video - happy flying!
That's an idea I wanted to look into. In any case, this is rapidly becoming my "first" drone with the increasing likelihood of a more capable one (requiring Part 107) in my future.
Thank you too for your comment and compliment. I can potentially see a time that I hand this Mini 4K down to my wife or one of my sons as I hope to upgrade to a more capable drone in the future.
Charlie being a bit obstinate 😀
We'll go with that! He's stir crazy. Mom's not feeling 100% and the weather is quite different than summer - duh!! So he's got pent up energy and loves running around in the back!
Or, Charlie is being Charlie!!
They are not 'contact points! they are supposed to go OVER the top of your phone, which you've put on upside down. I would have thought you would have gone through this already BEFORE you tried a flight! I would have thought that you may have done at least SOME research BEFORE you tried a flight?! This is a good instructional video of how NOT to setup/use a drone! "I guess I DO have to pay attention"?!?!? REALLY!
I've got to admit you've nailed it perfectly! My goal is to simply show what I did - mistakes and all - improper terminology likely, as in this case, as I discover a new activity. These are 'here's what happened' videos. My hope being people can get something from them, like how NOT to do something I did.
I really DO appreciate your comment and thank you for posting it.