3:39, nice view down Grisedale. Very good advice. I've only had one self-inflicted issue when I lost signal to the drone, but as another poster comments, it's worth your while just to think about the 'what if' stuff, and know what you are going to do in advance.
Good instruction, Ian. A week ago I used “find my drone.” I was standing in the exact spot where I had taken off and had initiated return to home. But DJI would not let the drone return saying it was “entering restricted air space.” I could move the drone left, right, and backward, but not forward back to me. While moving the drone to the left, it nicked and branch and fell to the ground. I turned on find my drone and flash and beep and was lucky to locate the drone before the battery was depleted. Thanks for all your great tips and clear instructions. Cheers. (And as you said, I should have just landed instead of moving the drone left and right with no obstacle avoidance.) And happily, there was no damage to the Mini 3 Pro.
Thanks Ian, it’s one of those things “that never happens to me”- until it does, so it’s best practice to acquaint yourself with the ‘what if’ scenarios even though you’ve prepared your flight for the current conditions. I think the most difficult decision must be the land now rather than trying to battle your way through until the signal is lost and so is probably your drone!
Nice one Ian, you've got an easy way of getting things across and having come from the Hang Gliding community I really appreciate the vagaries of wind. The comment about showing the last 20 seconds of a flight is priceless though - thanks chap 👍
As every a great video Ian clear and to the point, I lost signal once and a bit of a worry but it started a return to home and when I had the signal back cancelled the return to home. After a crash with the drone the find my drone wasn't working after a few hours hunting I found the drone and the battery had fallen out which is why the find my drone wasn't working luckily for me I found both, but you need battery power for it to work. Good to have a refresh happy flying.........
That was very unlucky to have the battery fall out. Hopefully though, the find my drone function at least took you to where the crash happened. Glad you got it back 👍🏻👍🏻
I lost my first dji Neo in a gust of wind just before christmas and while helping a friend taking photos of a chimney in street next to mine. A guy walked down the street and said he found a drone like mine a week before and he get it for me. It worked with battery in it straight away and had been outside for weeks in wind, rain and snow. 😀
Great info for anyone who does not know these tips, thankfully i have never lost my drone and pray i never do, wouldn't be able to afford to buy another one.
Nice one, Ian. Not had a fly away myself, but I have had my mini 4 Pro stall in strong winds. I use a rule that if the gimbal jerks as it reaches its limits its time to bring it back. I've used the tac' method a few times when it's stalled in a parallax manoeuvre. Great advice, as always mate. ❤ Ps. I know my drone has a level 5 rating but TBH that limit is giving you a considerable factor of safety ....... hence the tac' thing! 😂
I had a critical low battery and tried to raise the drone over a railing but it wouldn’t go up with the stick pushing up - luckily I was able to retrieve the drone on the other side of the railing- lesson learned is don’t wait until the battery is at 10 percent- you should return to home at 30 percent or more
Very instructive video Ian. Great insights into Drone Flyaways and Lost Drone Finding. I guess a drone being eaten by a volcano would be considered as a Drone Takeaway vs. Drone Flyaway. Sorry Ian I couldn't resist. I realize that was a very sad day for you. Cheers Mate. Keep up with the great videos.
I've flown for many years and never lost a drone. I find them using RSSI. I can track them up to 1/2 mi or so, to get close, then turn on the drone (or plane) beeper, to get their exact location. Many fly away due to wind etc., but none lost, so far.
Flew my neo in wind on a beach at Christmas, low battery warning came up and then it went down, the colour of the neo blended with the sand, I spent ages trying to find it , Did locate it, but have now added some bright stickers ,scary few moments
Fly always? That I remember from my “Phantom” years a long time ago. With newest drones? They are very solid also in the positioning and navigating department. Never had a fly away after my Phantom years. Thanks!
the old Phantoms with the atti switch were great for atti practise and filming drifting video , now new flyers have no option to learn how to fly safely in GPS loss leading to panic then loosing the drone as they have no idea what to do or even that you can still fly the damn thing back home 😆
Also with everything switched on and connected, using the physical switch on the controller, switch from sports mode to normal then sports. If the changes that you make are NOT replicated in your display,, DO NOT TAKE OFF!!. Restat your drone and controller. Then repeat the above.This procedure should be followed before every flight, but especially after any updates.
The only issue I had was with the original Air. I was flying and lost signal and the screen turned black. This was my first drone and nearly shat myself. But it returned with no issues. I think because it was using wi-fi the range was crap. sold the drone and bought the Air 2 and never had any problem since.
No, but remember airtags generally work by being near to other Bluetooth enabled devices. And airtag in the middle of the countryside will be hopelessly inaccurate as it does not use GPS
Hope To Continue To Fly My Drone For The Next Few Days On The South Coast Due To High Presuure Being In Control, Lighter Winds, Not Much Rain But Colder. Keep My Batteries In My Jacket Pocket To Keep Them Warm They Do Not Like The Cold Weather, Won't Take Off. At Least It Is Better Than Last Winter Which Had Continual Rain And Wind For Months. The Sun Beginning To Return Northwards Again More Daylight Again. Cheers.
If I can't get the drone back to the take-off point and I want to land somewhere further away, won't the drone turn on RTH and won't it rise up and try to come back when I lose the signal? Shouldn't RTH be changed to Land in the options when I lose the signal? Or should I use option land and then RTH will not engage when signal is lost?
The automatic rth will only kick in if it loses signal or if the battery goes too low. If you try to land remotely and are in control of it, it will land without going into rth
@ If the wind is higher than the drone is rated for. I won’t even travel for a particular shot if my weather app shows wind speeds in excess of my drones rating. 😉😉
Gute Informationen, sich vor dem Flug darüber Gedanken zu machen. Die Find me Funktion funktioniert soviel ich weiß nur mit dem Controller nicht mit der App, wenn du über den WLAN Modus fliegst. Da hast du auch eine geringere Reichweite. Und die Avata bzw. Im FPV Flug hast du diese Find me Funktion meines wissen nicht. Nur die Flugaufzeichnungen und die Warnton Auslösung. Wenn du im WLAN Modus geflogen bist kannst du eventuell versuchen deine Drohne mit dem Controller zu koppeln. Dann sollte sie als Homepiont auf der Karte angezeigt werden. Auf meine Avata 2 habe ich einen Air Tec Halter geklebt. Bei Fliegen lege ich dann einen Air Tec ein. So kann ich die Drohne auch finden, wenn der Akku leer wäre und auch über mehrere Tage suchen. Da kann ich auch ein Akustisches Signal auslösen. Vorausgesetzt man hat ein IOS Gerät. Funktioniert natürlich nicht bei Wasserung u d wenn du die Drohne versenkst. Anderer Supergau, beim Absturz verlierst du den Akku, dann kann ein Air Tag auch hilfreich sein.
I got a neo , bought the goggles then couldn’t get the joy stick for a few months , Amazon kept changing the arrival time of my stick , so with heavy heart i cancelled sent it all back , any idea when the joy stick will be available anybody ? Amazon don’t seem to be able to help HELP 😂
Always appreciate feedback, although Rode mic in fully sound deadened studio.... I. Truth I don't adjust the audio at all from the recording soundtrack... Will have a play 👍🏻👍🏻
3:39, nice view down Grisedale. Very good advice. I've only had one self-inflicted issue when I lost signal to the drone, but as another poster comments, it's worth your while just to think about the 'what if' stuff, and know what you are going to do in advance.
I do like playing around in the Lake District 😀👍🏻 I'm up here again now, and doing Helvellyn again on Saturday
Good instruction, Ian. A week ago I used “find my drone.” I was standing in the exact spot where I had taken off and had initiated return to home. But DJI would not let the drone return saying it was “entering restricted air space.” I could move the drone left, right, and backward, but not forward back to me. While moving the drone to the left, it nicked and branch and fell to the ground. I turned on find my drone and flash and beep and was lucky to locate the drone before the battery was depleted. Thanks for all your great tips and clear instructions. Cheers. (And as you said, I should have just landed instead of moving the drone left and right with no obstacle avoidance.) And happily, there was no damage to the Mini 3 Pro.
That's an unlucky scenario but at least you got it back 👍🏻
Thanks Ian, it’s one of those things “that never happens to me”- until it does, so it’s best practice to acquaint yourself with the ‘what if’ scenarios even though you’ve prepared your flight for the current conditions. I think the most difficult decision must be the land now rather than trying to battle your way through until the signal is lost and so is probably your drone!
All this video is made from 9 years of experiences and near misses 😉
Nice one Ian, you've got an easy way of getting things across and having come from the Hang Gliding community I really appreciate the vagaries of wind. The comment about showing the last 20 seconds of a flight is priceless though - thanks chap 👍
I vaguely remember katabatic winds..😅. But yep, as a paraglidier you really need to know your winds!! 👍🏻👍🏻
As every a great video Ian clear and to the point, I lost signal once and a bit of a worry but it started a return to home and when I had the signal back cancelled the return to home. After a crash with the drone the find my drone wasn't working after a few hours hunting I found the drone and the battery had fallen out which is why the find my drone wasn't working luckily for me I found both, but you need battery power for it to work. Good to have a refresh happy flying.........
That was very unlucky to have the battery fall out. Hopefully though, the find my drone function at least took you to where the crash happened. Glad you got it back 👍🏻👍🏻
As a new flyer this is priceless!
I lost my first dji Neo in a gust of wind just before christmas and while helping a friend taking photos of a chimney in street next to mine. A guy walked down the street and said he found a drone like mine a week before and he get it for me. It worked with battery in it straight away and had been outside for weeks in wind, rain and snow. 😀
That is a tough little drone!!!😀👍🏻
Awesome video, I am still deliberating over my first Drone and your videos are invaluable. Thank you Ian.
Brill Ian, good points to bare in mind
Great practical tips 👍
Thanks for the recap all ways better to watch handy dandy videos like yours. Refresh you skills. An keep on flying my friend
Great info for anyone who does not know these tips, thankfully i have never lost my drone and pray i never do, wouldn't be able to afford to buy another one.
I never miss any of your invaluable videos. Many thanks Ian.
Brilliant info as always Ian my friend, great tutorial. 👍👍👍👍
Nice one, Ian. Not had a fly away myself, but I have had my mini 4 Pro stall in strong winds. I use a rule that if the gimbal jerks as it reaches its limits its time to bring it back. I've used the tac' method a few times when it's stalled in a parallax manoeuvre. Great advice, as always mate. ❤
Ps. I know my drone has a level 5 rating but TBH that limit is giving you a considerable factor of safety ....... hence the tac' thing! 😂
Crystal clear as always Ian. Thank s for sharing your knowledge. Following from Mendoza, Argentina.
Great video 😮🎉
Very good lessons 👍
Very nice and great and valuable explanations to important functions of the drones, thanks Ian.
Well done as always Ian another top show, thank you 😁
Excellent as always. Natural teacher.
Thank you out East Germany.
Awesome video my friend 🇧🇷 thank you so much 😀
I had a critical low battery and tried to raise the drone over a railing but it wouldn’t go up with the stick pushing up - luckily I was able to retrieve the drone on the other side of the railing- lesson learned is don’t wait until the battery is at 10 percent- you should return to home at 30 percent or more
Thanks for the good advice!
Great hints and tips- knowledge is key, so I’m sure this will help if I get into any of these situations- thanks 😊
Thank You Ian Great Video and some Great Information 🙂💙👍Watching from Canada👍
Thank you 😀👍🏻👍🏻
Great tutorial
The sea is always problematic. Flying over it is a good way to see if your sphincter is working properly. 😊
Yep. I remember absolutely crapping myself the first time I flew out over the sea. Convinced it was about to plummet to its doom at any moment...😅
I had one of those moments...
Very instructive video Ian. Great insights into Drone Flyaways and Lost Drone Finding. I guess a drone being eaten by a volcano would be considered as a Drone Takeaway vs. Drone Flyaway. Sorry Ian I couldn't resist. I realize that was a very sad day for you. Cheers Mate. Keep up with the great videos.
That was my hardest flight.... 😅. I felt like a drone murderer
Great information Ian
Thanks Lyn!!
great advice mate
I've flown for many years and never lost a drone. I find them using RSSI. I can track them up to 1/2 mi or so, to get close, then turn on the drone (or plane) beeper, to get their exact location. Many fly away due to wind etc., but none lost, so far.
Excellent!!!
Excellent tutorial Ian
Great info 👍🏻
Sound advice Ian 😊
9:00 Don't underestimate the power of the zig zag!
Well done!
Excellent video, many thanks
Flew my neo in wind on a beach at Christmas, low battery warning came up and then it went down, the colour of the neo blended with the sand, I spent ages trying to find it , Did locate it, but have now added some bright stickers ,scary few moments
Really useful tips thank you
Your a pro man
Fly always? That I remember from my “Phantom” years a long time ago. With newest drones? They are very solid also in the positioning and navigating department. Never had a fly away after my Phantom years. Thanks!
Could you do a rage test on the DJI flip that would be great 👍 also would you recommend it at all?
Thanks Ian, great info'
the old Phantoms with the atti switch were great for atti practise and filming drifting video , now new flyers have no option to learn how to fly safely in GPS loss leading to panic then loosing the drone as they have no idea what to do or even that you can still fly the damn thing back home 😆
Yes, other from wondered why there's no option to manually switch to atti mode for practice 👍🏻
Also with everything switched on and connected, using the physical switch on the controller, switch from sports mode to normal then sports. If the changes that you make are NOT replicated in your display,, DO NOT TAKE OFF!!.
Restat your drone and controller. Then repeat the above.This procedure should be followed before every flight, but especially after any updates.
The only issue I had was with the original Air. I was flying and lost signal and the screen turned black. This was my first drone and nearly shat myself. But it returned with no issues. I think because it was using wi-fi the range was crap. sold the drone and bought the Air 2 and never had any problem since.
Yes, the original air had poor signal problems. It gave me a few dodgy moments as well
superb advice all round , i didnt know any of this but youve made me a drone master in 12 mins 34 seconds , i salute you sir 👍
I wonder if sticking an Apple Tag will mess up sensors or anything
No, but remember airtags generally work by being near to other Bluetooth enabled devices. And airtag in the middle of the countryside will be hopelessly inaccurate as it does not use GPS
I wonder what the stats are for people that have lost their drone for good?
Me = 1. But I get plenty of comments and messages about lost drones.... It's almost always the wind..
@@IaninLondon Ive been lucky, Flown over 50 hours, 252 miles and not crashed or lost one yet and would like to keep up them stats.
Hope To Continue To Fly My Drone For The Next Few Days On The South Coast Due To High Presuure Being In Control, Lighter Winds, Not Much Rain But Colder. Keep My Batteries In My Jacket Pocket To Keep Them Warm They Do Not Like The Cold Weather, Won't Take Off. At Least It Is Better Than Last Winter Which Had Continual Rain And Wind For Months. The Sun Beginning To Return Northwards Again More Daylight Again. Cheers.
Yep. Storm after storm last year 👍🏻
If I can't get the drone back to the take-off point and I want to land somewhere further away, won't the drone turn on RTH and won't it rise up and try to come back when I lose the signal? Shouldn't RTH be changed to Land in the options when I lose the signal? Or should I use option land and then RTH will not engage when signal is lost?
The automatic rth will only kick in if it loses signal or if the battery goes too low. If you try to land remotely and are in control of it, it will land without going into rth
You've only had one flyaway you say?
I guess the volcano in Iceland was more of a sacrifice to appease the gods 😅❤
Correct. That was drone sacrifice as opposed to an uncontrolled fly away 😅
@IaninLondon I remember that episode so well, it was touching. I didn't cry though. Didn't. Honest.
Am I right in thinking when using the goggles, that in order to use find my drone, you need to connect your phone to them buddy ?
Yes, as the goggles don't have GPS.... 👍🏻👍🏻
Don’t fly if it’s too windy. Not hard is it ? Don’t take off until the home point has been updated either.
@@johnburns5783 How windy is too windy? Especially if you've travelled for a specific shot...... But yep, best to know the limits 👍🏻
@ If the wind is higher than the drone is rated for. I won’t even travel for a particular shot if my weather app shows wind speeds in excess of my drones rating. 😉😉
That's what he said
I tend to not fly if winds are over 12mph on the weather app as the gusts are usually double that.
Gute Informationen, sich vor dem Flug darüber Gedanken zu machen. Die Find me Funktion funktioniert soviel ich weiß nur mit dem Controller nicht mit der App, wenn du über den WLAN Modus fliegst. Da hast du auch eine geringere Reichweite. Und die Avata bzw. Im FPV Flug hast du diese Find me Funktion meines wissen nicht. Nur die Flugaufzeichnungen und die Warnton Auslösung. Wenn du im WLAN Modus geflogen bist kannst du eventuell versuchen deine Drohne mit dem Controller zu koppeln. Dann sollte sie als Homepiont auf der Karte angezeigt werden. Auf meine Avata 2 habe ich einen Air Tec Halter geklebt. Bei Fliegen lege ich dann einen Air Tec ein. So kann ich die Drohne auch finden, wenn der Akku leer wäre und auch über mehrere Tage suchen. Da kann ich auch ein Akustisches Signal auslösen. Vorausgesetzt man hat ein IOS Gerät. Funktioniert natürlich nicht bei Wasserung u d wenn du die Drohne versenkst. Anderer Supergau, beim Absturz verlierst du den Akku, dann kann ein Air Tag auch hilfreich sein.
DJI MINI 4 Pro. If wind is over 3 Beaufort don’t take it up at all.
I got a neo , bought the goggles then couldn’t get the joy stick for a few months , Amazon kept changing the arrival time of my stick , so with heavy heart i cancelled sent it all back , any idea when the joy stick will be available anybody ? Amazon don’t seem to be able to help HELP 😂
why not stick a bike tracker on it ,this way find location with your mobiel ,bike trackers are only 10 gr more on the drone
Because they use Bluetooth not GPS and in open countryside to the no other Bluetooth devices to help get its location
i can barely hear you
Turn the volume up then because nobody else is complaining and the audio settings are the same as usual 😀👍🏻
Honestly surprised flyaways are still a thing.
@@neuromancer692 you'd be amazed how many messages I get about lost drones.......
Your studio audio sounds a bit boomy and dull. Needs to be brightened up a bit. Hope you don’t mind this sort of feedback.
Always appreciate feedback, although Rode mic in fully sound deadened studio.... I. Truth I don't adjust the audio at all from the recording soundtrack... Will have a play 👍🏻👍🏻
Sounds fine to me!
All just common sense stuff to be honest.. If people can't suss this out for themselves maybe they shouldn't own and fly a drone..
🇩🇰🛵thanks for share this good info🙏🛵🇩🇰