Just wanted to thank you for the time you spend putting out all your videos.. from general tips to installation guides. Also wanted to say anyone who would criticize you for being "preachy" shouldn't be anywhere near a drone. I find your videos informative, entertaining, and all around excellent. You're a great member of the drone community, and if more drone pilots would have the same outlook as you we wouldn't see near the blow black from the larger population for our hobby as we often do.
I appreciate you posting and complimenting the clips. I enjoy doing them so be sure to sub the channel so you don't miss any updates. I have a few cool ideas I'm working on that I'll try and get posted this week. Thanks again for watching.
I am subscribed to your channel as I'm very interested in furthering my experiences with my P4. I've followed some of your videos and enjoy your enthusiasm and thought. I'm really thinking on your "make a bundle" ideas and am trying to go about it the right way. I even made a test video with iMovie and posted it on UA-cam "private". Again thank you for sharing your correct ways of thought and doing things.
I'm glad these are helping and I am close to finished with the next clip in that series and a new one for the Part 107 test prep. Keep filming and editing so it will be natural for you when you get your business started. I really believe that this aerial video market will explode in the next few years so don't miss out!
Another excellent video. About to be the owner of a Phantom 3, my first "large" drone, but have been working out of town for the last month while it sits at home. Read through the manual, have been on forums, and have watched hours upon hours of unboxing/reviews, tutorials and general maintenance and how-to videos. Your videos are some of the most logical and fact based I have come across, and they are laid out in a simple but in depth manner. Right on, thank you.
So glad I found you Rick. Very informative video, which is beautifully constructed. You do a great job conveying valuable information. Thank you very much for taking the time to post.
Thanks again for the kind words. I love flying and am enjoying creating these clips and encouragement like yours really inspires me to do more of them. Rick
As all the videos you publish, this one is a masterpiece. You really have a talent for this sort of thing. Your communication skill are superb and the way you organize the material is truly remarkable. You are never boring, always informative. My only suggestion is that you make a drone checklist video. As any pilot will tell you, in aviation with have a pre-flight checklist, a checklist during taxi to the runway, a checklist before take off, a checklist after take off, and so on. There is a checklist for just about everything we do before and after a flight. Thanks for all the effort, time and energy in helping us to make our drone flying experience a safe and enjoyable one.
I'm a new p3s owner that was lucky enough to run across this video. Thank you for putting this video together, very professional and informative. I would not have considered all the circumstances you have described, but now that you have, it all makes such good sense to me. I've clicked the like button and subscribed. I'm looking forward to a lot of fun flying my new quad, my wife got it for me for Christmas as a surprise and have started reading up and finding expert advice online to soak up some knowledge so that I'll reduce the odds of crashing right away. I just wanted to say 'hi' and thank you for sharing your expertise. Great video.
I just bought my first drone, a Mavis Pro. I've been watching LOTS of UA-cam videos about drones. I'd say well over a hundred videos from at least 50 different creators. Yours are the most pragmatic, informative, and useful. Thanks for the time and effort you put into these.
One of the best drone channels out there, having the insight of an engineer in regards to drones is really valuable all fact no nonsense and I enjoy long thorough videos. I’m new to the hobby so I’m taking in as much as I can and I really enjoy learning about drones. Took my Mavic air for my first maiden flight and it is exhilarating, man has always aspired to fly and being able to fly a craft with crystal clear footage in real time is such a rush. It blows my mind that this technology is available to the average consumer for a quite reasonable cost. I’d love to get a FPV headset for my Mavic, I think that is so mind blowing and almost puts you up in the air.
Good vid. Thanks for taking the time to make it. I have a P3 that I got as a Christmas gift and have yet to fly it due to the brutal winter. I've been absorbing as much info as possible while waiting for the weather to cooperate. I appreciate you providing this information packed vid. Subscribing and off to watch more. Thanks again.
Good information as always. As I wait for my first drone to arrive, a Phantom 3 Standard, I've been watching a lot of videos. Your videos are some of the most informative. Subscribed.
Thanks so much for the kind words and I enjoy doing these so its really good to hear. Make sure you sub the channel, I have a lot more content posting this week.
1st time drone flyer. Bought the P4 and I love it. I have had it for about 5 days now. This video has a lot of great information. Being an aircraft mechanic by trade, everything you have said made total sense. Thank you.
William, thanks for the compliment and I'm glad that you're enjoying the content. That P4 is an amazing quad and I still fly mine a few times a week, even after the Mavic Pro arrived. I hope you sub the channel so you can stay up to date on the clips. Rick
I really appreciate the info and time you put into these videos. Not a pilot yet, however when I am ready, I will already have a lot more knowledge than I did when I first got interested in drones a year ago. Mahalo (thank you) from Hawaii.
Just watched this as well as your '10 best accessories' video. As a younger drone flyer I actually really appreciate your content. there's so many "wild and crazy drone superstar" channels doing a lot of haphazard things that having your "drone dad" content is actually kind of awesome. I find myself going back and forth between their channels for entertainment and "what not to do" and your channel for information and "what to do correctly" content. It's a really good contrast to have and I really appreciate the time you put into these videos.
Another great video Rick, so informative. I am a new pilot and living in Canada the temperature has not been ideal for flying so I only had my Mavic up once in three weeks but your video's help me prepare well before the weather improves that I can fly more. Keep it up!!
I was flying a Phantom 3 Std. and received a warning message, "magnetic interference, signal lost" for awhile I lost contact and the dorne drifted several hundred feet. Fly away. Finally, after repeated tries I did get it to return home. It was 1800 ft out. When I investigated my flight path and video, I notice the drone was over (200 ft. above)power lines when I lost contact. So as a engineer myself, I know there is strong magnetic forces given off by the lines. It then sent back message it was landing ! I got it to stop landing. Just something else to keep in mind when flying. I like your videos, very informative!
My P3S arrives this Thursday. I've been watching a lot of videos on topics of this nature. You present a lot of good information in this video. Thanks for taking the time to make this video. I appreciate it.
You're going to love that drone! I'm not sure if you've flown any of the Phantoms before but they are a dream to control and the video/pictures they provide are amazing. Get plenty of sleep on Wednesday because you're not going to want to land the bird. Thanks for the comment and be sure to sub the channel so you don't miss any uupdates.
A good video and a reminder of the regular checks we should take before we fly. I do all of these but it's a nice reminder without the feeling of being lectured at! The one tip I liked was the checking of the propeller mount which I hadn't even thought of checking but will do from now on and I may even buy the aluminium replacement!? Nice work.
Rick, thank you so much for your informative videos. I recently got a Spark, and I'm trying not to lose it. Thanks to you, I think I've got a good chance.
Another great video Rick, thanks for sharing! Great info regarding the batteries. I'll have to start looking at those a bit more closely. As for the blades, I learned early on with my Syma drones to always keep the blades clean. My Syma X8HG was my second quad that I learned to fly on and the stock 1080p camera that came with that thing was incredible for being a "toy class" drone. Being that it was a fixed camera, any problems with the blades (dirt, debris, bugs, etc) would in turn transfer to the video footage, causing a slight jello effect, which would often ruin the footage I shot. Cleaning/checking the blades before and after each flight ensured a much smoother flying experience and produced much cleaner video. That habit then transferred over to my Phantom 3 Professional and along with the batteries & boundaries , is something that should be included on everyones pre-flight checklist.
Thanks a lot for the support. It sounds like the experience you built up on the Syma is serving you well on the P3P. I love that drone and really flew the blades off of ours. Its got a sentimental side to it as well since my son started flying with me on that quad. I appreciate you watching these clips and hope they're adding value to your flying.
Great video Rick. I'll never understand guys that use the cheapest props they can find. I've had cheap ones literally blow apart. It's like using crappy tires on ones vehicle.
I agree, it's one of the most critical parts of the machine and if one fails, down comes your drone. Of all the failures I've seen, more than 80% are blades issues. Thanks for watching and subbing the channel.
Gordon, thanks for the kind words and the support. I'm glad you're enjoying the content and I'll be posting a bunch more of these over the coming weeks so be sure to subscribe so you don't miss any.
Good video. I'm going to have to watch this and make notes. I got as far as Batteries and I agree with you also I think that Batteries are the cause of allot of issues with other drones as well. I heard mention of how checking your aircraft just like a pilot of a full size aircraft does is a great point to stress because we don't get in-side these aircraft and fly so checking things carefully is taken less seriously. I check mine and will check anything I fly a bit more carefully. I won't die if I crash but it could injure someone or cause property damage. Thank you for this video !
I appreciate you watching the clip and posting. I try to work in my experience to these clips to help others avoid the mistakes I've made learning to fly these quads. Be sure to sub the channel so you don't miss any new clips this week.
Thank you for making this. I have had my Mavic Pro for years, and have never thought to do a pre-flight check - even on something as simple as checking the blades. I am pretty sticky about making sure the batteries are good, and the remote is fully charged, and so forth, but I never thought to stop and check the blades, even though I've crashed once, and I know how easily the blades can be damaged. I appreciate you making this video, because I now realize I should be looking at the blades and check the drone with a quick once-over before getting it into the air. Cheers!
Philip, thanks a lot for the kind words and the support. I enjoy doing these and will keep making them if people are finding value in the content. Please sub the channel if you haven't already so you don't miss any of the updates I'll be posting. Thanks again, Rick
Wow, you must be sick of me droning on (sorry for the pun). I love flying and really enjoy sharing what I've learned with others. I think this is the beginning of a new era of consumer flight and commercial photography and am very excited at the possibilities of this incredible technology. I'll keep making these clips as long as you guys enjoy them. Thanks again for the support, Rick
Thanks for the support and for watching. I love flying and am hoping that these clips help others through some of the tips I've picked up. I appreciate your comments and please be sure to sub the channel so you don't miss any of my updates.
You should rename this channel "Drone flight school" because that's what these videos are like. Very informative and helpful to new pilots like myself!
Rick, want to thank you for your well thought out videos. Keep up the great work Planning on taking the drive into the drone world soon, so watching as many videos as possible for all sources to "bone up" before I buy. At the moment thinking of getting the Mavic Pro Platinum
Very informative, thank you. I've had my phantom three standard for about a week I have not yet had a chance to get it up in the air but watching this video made me a little bit more comfortable when I have time to get take it up.
Beth, I know it can be a little scary to actually let the bird fly but trust me when I tell you, it will come home! I did another clip you may want to check out that discusses the 5 major fears that new flier encounter. We have all started flying exactly where you are now, so you're not alone and welcome to the family. Please consider subbing the channel if you like. The male/female balance in the hobby is overwhelming and it would good to have a fresh opinion of things. Thanks, Rick
I don’t think you can call that preaching if it will make flying drones more safer, both the pilot and the people or thing’s around drones in flight. Good stuff, you always make sense on your tutorials and very helpful content as always! 👍👍👍
It's the simplest things people look past that turns everything difficult. Batteries and props especially on the P4 because of the design is something I'm always checking on a regular basis. Nice of you to spread the word. Good looking out 👍&subbed
Wow! What a great video and that's because the presenter is a top notch pro that really knows his stuff. I never would have thought of checking half of those due to ignorance. Great job!
Thanks a lot for the support and for commenting. I enjoy doing these and will have a bunch more clips posting very soon. I appreciate you watching and hope you sub the channel.
Thank for watching and you're going to love the Phantom 4. Its a dream to fly and the video it provides is amazing. Happy flying and be sure to sub the channel so you don't miss any of the new clips I'll be posting.
I'm working on a few new clips for posting this week. I will have a clip on camera settings very soon as a lot of people are asking for it. Be sure to sub the channel so you don't miss anything. Rick
Good stuff! Thanks for offering info.! Looking forward to other clips. Old RC Plane Pilot, but new to Drones. Just purchased a DJI Phantom 3 SE. Couple of flights in Learning/Student mode and went well. Gathering allot of info. and looking forward to more flying here in South Central Colorado (Westcliffe).Can you recommend best place to get detailed info. to learn properly here?Seems info.scattered all over and DJI doesn't really seem to offer Drones 101 etc.?? Also agree 100% with Chris Lost-In-Smalltown-Mo!! Keep these coming and THANK YOU!!
I wonder if in the future we might see smaller and smaller 4K drones that fly for an hour with automatic emergency parachute system . I look forward to you reviewing them.
Thanks a lot for the post and I'm glad you were able to enjoy the clip. I know I speak quickly but try and pack a lot of information into every video I do. Please stop back soon, Rick
I really appreciate you watching and commenting. I love flying and enjoy making these clips so as long as you're finding value in them I'll keep doing them. Be sure to sub the channel so you don't miss any.
Excellent presentation. I can't agree more on the preflight checks and frequent battery vigilance. The "thing:" about these 'copter' drones is that they do not (at all) resemble helicopters. In a helicopter you can have a complete power failure and then safely land the machine. In a plane, same thing. (need a nice spot to go to of course...) A drone has very reliable brushless DC motors - that's great - but when there is a power or motor failure, there nothing to be done. It's coming down. Perhaps, in the case of a single motor dying or blades failing there may be the means to control the drone to a low impact landing - that would be up to DJI and the others to design. (Two motors at lower power than the 3rd for example). TBD.
BIG BRAVOS!!! And THANK YOU SIR for this Channel/ Show. Very helpful and thought inspiring. And you have made me so greatful I chose DJI Phantom 3 standard (♡) vs the Phantom 4.
Marshall, sounds like you're enjoying the Phantom 3! It's a great quad and a lot of fun to fly. I appreciate the compliment and hope you sub the channel because I have a lot of new clips posting very soon. Rick
Another great video and good advice. Addresses things that we sometimes take for granted. You mentioned that you had an engineering background. I thought the lingo and thought processes sounded familiar! I share the same background.
Thanks for the support. The Engineer thing is a blessing and a curse because I can never leave "good enough" alone. I'm always looking for angles to improve things. Great to have you as a sunscriber, keep me honest.
Rick, do you just wing these videos or is there some sort of script? You do an excellent presentation that I find very interesting and well articulated. Awesome work, especially if it's NOT scripted.
Love it and keep up the good work. Newbie to the drone world. Had the P4 for 3 weeks and returned it for the P4 Pro which should be here b4 Christmas (it better be lol). I just wish I had you there with me every time I took this thing up. Do you have a step by step vid on getting your 107 license and what online school do you recommend?
THANK YOU!! I will take my time with my Mavic pro when it comes in end of the month!!! Im really nervous but You have done a good job with these tips otherwise a new flyer wouldn't know. THANK YOU!!!
Hey! Your videos are looking absolutely amazing, and this in mind you're spending so much time on the videos, you need to start monetizing these videos! You can easily start making some easy money! And a 30 second ad will not stop me from watching these great vids!
Thanks a lot for the kind words and the support. I always worry about monetizing the clips and scaring people away from the channel. I'm pretty new to the whole UA-cam space and am still trying to figure it all out. I really enjoy flying and started the channel to help others enjoy it too. I'll keep making the clips as long as you guys are enjoying them. Be sure to sub the channel so you don't miss any and thanks again.
I agree with monetizing your videos. You put out great videos, put a lot of effort into each one, and I see no reason you shouldn't be able to make a few $$$ from your work. Everyone on UA-cam does it, and very few put the time or thought into their efforts.
Will Masterson Ad blockers are my friends. Especially UA-cam ads are annoying. I like Vimeo a lot more. Far better video and audio quality. And also a monetizing system. Great youtubers like you should also go there. There are many quality vloggers on vimeo. But youtube still has way more content.
Hi, great content. Another good thing to use is the safe to fly apps. I always do a check before flying and it checks numerous conditions such as environmental, no fly zones etc. anyhow keep up the great work. Could you possibly talk about intermittent screen distortion on the ph3 adv. apparently known prob! Do you know anything about it. Taa
First fly, one of the propellers shot off for no obvious reason, and the drone crashed from 300 ft. Sent the drone back with my video clip. Got a new one from the warranty.
Nice videos Mr Rick I have seeing all your videos and thank you for your advice and good feedback for people like myself that has passion for Quadcopters , I have a questions for you first what do you think about the Inspire 1 compare to the phantoms 2 3 4 , with this evolution of the Drones I have jump ahead on to put togueter a company in Tampa Florida with DJI Products , do you think is time for this adventure ? and living in Florida we fly around water , can you please talk about the risk of the water in this business keep the good work God bless you.
Thanks for watching and commenting. I hope you sub the channel, I have a lot more content I'm working on. One of the next few clips will discuss the pre-flight process I use and will follow the pre-flight checklist posted below. Thanks again for your support and safe flying! tinyurl.com/htruhor
Ty for taking your time to make these videos. Have you ever bought and reviewed those aluminum mounts under the motor? I ask because I just bought a new P3A and it had cracks and I had to send it back to dji. I will get it back this week and wanting to know if I should get these mounts and do they actually work?
As a M.E., I can tell you that Electrical tape is Definitely Not a good thing to put on any electrical connectors contact surface! And I assume that is what you are trying to protect. Even the best Electrical tape routinely leaves some of its' adhesive on whatever it is applied to, after it is pulled off! And even the adhesive is designed to prevent current from passing through it. And this on an electrical contact surface, means problems to an electrical connection! I would recommend using a snug fitting "boot" that is manufactured for this purpose. Or an anti static plastic bag that new electrical components come in. Check the retailer that sold you the Drone. If that isn't possible, I would suggest a clean linen bag to keep the battery in. But anything that wasn't manufactured for this purpose could cause more trouble than no protection at all but good old "TLC"!
great video, as I'm new to the hobbies these are great tips and mistakes I've made too luckily the damage was never bad as I fly line of sight at the minute...
Les, I always try and fly line of sight and have only lost my quad twice. Both times were in the pines in NJ when I was rounding a set of trees and accidentally parked the quad up in the timbers by flying too close. I was able to find them but have learned my lesson. Thanks for the post and I hope you sub the channel so you don't miss anything. Rick
Does the warning about flying near cell phone towers apply to radio towers? My property has a 60' radio tower used by a ham radio operator. You provide information on topics I would otherwise not be aware of. Thanks for keeping me safe and flying.
Jan, thanks for the post and your question is a tricky one. It's not necessarily the type of radio tower (frequency) that poses the danger to your quad, it the amount of transmission power. With cell towers, there is a ton of RFI generated (radio frequency interference) at very high power levels to relay the signal. This can drive a quad nuts because it's like trying to hear a conversation at a table in a very crowded and loud restaurant. With the Ham Radio tower, the output power would be much less so you should be OK, but it really depends on how close you fly to the antenna. My suggestion would be to stay as clear as possible to avoid any issues. I hope that helps and let me know if you have any other questions. Rick
Awesome video, I'm from the uk so things a little different here, your reviews are great it would be nice to see you review a few other drones, I recently purchased a blade chroma it's a great bit of kit and would be interested in your opinion, anyway I'm subscribed and hooked👍
I'm sorry I've been focusing so much on DJI lately but have had a lot of viewers asking for the clips. I'll be posting a few new clips this week on a Part 107 study guide and another on how to fly commercially. Thanks for supporting the channel and for watching.
Just wanted to thank you for the time you spend putting out all your videos.. from general tips to installation guides. Also wanted to say anyone who would criticize you for being "preachy" shouldn't be anywhere near a drone. I find your videos informative, entertaining, and all around excellent. You're a great member of the drone community, and if more drone pilots would have the same outlook as you we wouldn't see near the blow black from the larger population for our hobby as we often do.
Chris Lost-In-Smalltown-Mo: yes, thanks for the time you spend making these videos to make money from them.
Jane Kailey and you are doing....
Jane Kailey You have a problem with people getting paid for their excellent content?
How to operate the record video on my dji phantom 3 standard
They are made to help the flying community deal with some basic questions , problems, etc.
Your videos are VERY thought out and informative. Thank you for taking the time to do this.
I appreciate you posting and complimenting the clips. I enjoy doing them so be sure to sub the channel so you don't miss any updates. I have a few cool ideas I'm working on that I'll try and get posted this week. Thanks again for watching.
I am subscribed to your channel as I'm very interested in furthering my experiences with my P4. I've followed some of your videos and enjoy your enthusiasm and thought. I'm really thinking on your "make a bundle" ideas and am trying to go about it the right way. I even made a test video with iMovie and posted it on UA-cam "private". Again thank you for sharing your correct ways of thought and doing things.
I'm glad these are helping and I am close to finished with the next clip in that series and a new one for the Part 107 test prep. Keep filming and editing so it will be natural for you when you get your business started. I really believe that this aerial video market will explode in the next few years so don't miss out!
I love this guy - no show boating, just good sound analysis and advice.
Thanks a lot for the compliments and I appreciate you stopping by. Be sure to sub the channel so you don't miss any of my upcoming clips. Rick
Another excellent video. About to be the owner of a Phantom 3, my first "large" drone, but have been working out of town for the last month while it sits at home. Read through the manual, have been on forums, and have watched hours upon hours of unboxing/reviews, tutorials and general maintenance and how-to videos. Your videos are some of the most logical and fact based I have come across, and they are laid out in a simple but in depth manner. Right on, thank you.
So glad I found you Rick. Very informative video, which is beautifully constructed. You do a great job conveying valuable information. Thank you very much for taking the time to post.
Thanks again for the kind words. I love flying and am enjoying creating these clips and encouragement like yours really inspires me to do more of them. Rick
Best drone videos on UA-cam. Information packed, clear and presented expertly.
As all the videos you publish, this one is a masterpiece. You really have a talent for this sort of thing. Your communication skill are superb and the way you organize the material is truly remarkable. You are never boring, always informative. My only suggestion is that you make a drone checklist video. As any pilot will tell you, in aviation with have a pre-flight checklist, a checklist during taxi to the runway, a checklist before take off, a checklist after take off, and so on. There is a checklist for just about everything we do before and after a flight.
Thanks for all the effort, time and energy in helping us to make our drone flying experience a safe and enjoyable one.
I'm a new p3s owner that was lucky enough to run across this video. Thank you for putting this video together, very professional and informative. I would not have considered all the circumstances you have described, but now that you have, it all makes such good sense to me. I've clicked the like button and subscribed. I'm looking forward to a lot of fun flying my new quad, my wife got it for me for Christmas as a surprise and have started reading up and finding expert advice online to soak up some knowledge so that I'll reduce the odds of crashing right away. I just wanted to say 'hi' and thank you for sharing your expertise. Great video.
I just bought my first drone, a Mavis Pro. I've been watching LOTS of UA-cam videos about drones. I'd say well over a hundred videos from at least 50 different creators. Yours are the most pragmatic, informative, and useful. Thanks for the time and effort you put into these.
One of the best drone channels out there, having the insight of an engineer in regards to drones is really valuable all fact no nonsense and I enjoy long thorough videos. I’m new to the hobby so I’m taking in as much as I can and I really enjoy learning about drones. Took my Mavic air for my first maiden flight and it is exhilarating, man has always aspired to fly and being able to fly a craft with crystal clear footage in real time is such a rush. It blows my mind that this technology is available to the average consumer for a quite reasonable cost. I’d love to get a FPV headset for my Mavic, I think that is so mind blowing and almost puts you up in the air.
Good vid. Thanks for taking the time to make it. I have a P3 that I got as a Christmas gift and have yet to fly it due to the brutal winter. I've been absorbing as much info as possible while waiting for the weather to cooperate. I appreciate you providing this information packed vid. Subscribing and off to watch more. Thanks again.
Good information as always. As I wait for my first drone to arrive, a Phantom 3 Standard, I've been watching a lot of videos. Your videos are some of the most informative. Subscribed.
we need more guys like you creating channels like this. Good work!
Thanks so much for the kind words and I enjoy doing these so its really good to hear. Make sure you sub the channel, I have a lot more content posting this week.
1st time drone flyer. Bought the P4 and I love it. I have had it for about 5 days now. This video has a lot of great information. Being an aircraft mechanic by trade, everything you have said made total sense. Thank you.
William, thanks for the compliment and I'm glad that you're enjoying the content. That P4 is an amazing quad and I still fly mine a few times a week, even after the Mavic Pro arrived. I hope you sub the channel so you can stay up to date on the clips. Rick
I really appreciate the info and time you put into these videos. Not a pilot yet, however when I am ready, I will already have a lot more knowledge than I did when I first got interested in drones a year ago. Mahalo (thank you) from Hawaii.
One of the best videos regarding drones. Thx
Just watched this as well as your '10 best accessories' video. As a younger drone flyer I actually really appreciate your content. there's so many "wild and crazy drone superstar" channels doing a lot of haphazard things that having your "drone dad" content is actually kind of awesome. I find myself going back and forth between their channels for entertainment and "what not to do" and your channel for information and "what to do correctly" content. It's a really good contrast to have and I really appreciate the time you put into these videos.
Another great video Rick, so informative. I am a new pilot and living in Canada the temperature has not been ideal for flying so I only had my Mavic up once in three weeks but your video's help me prepare well before the weather improves that I can fly more. Keep it up!!
I was flying a Phantom 3 Std. and received a warning message, "magnetic interference, signal lost" for awhile I lost contact and the dorne drifted several hundred feet. Fly away. Finally, after repeated tries I did get it to return home. It was 1800 ft out. When I investigated my flight path and video, I notice the drone was over (200 ft. above)power lines when I lost contact. So as a engineer myself, I know there is strong magnetic forces given off by the lines. It then sent back message it was landing ! I got it to stop landing. Just something else to keep in mind when flying. I like your videos, very informative!
My P3S arrives this Thursday. I've been watching a lot of videos on topics of this nature. You present a lot of good information in this video. Thanks for taking the time to make this video. I appreciate it.
You're going to love that drone! I'm not sure if you've flown any of the Phantoms before but they are a dream to control and the video/pictures they provide are amazing. Get plenty of sleep on Wednesday because you're not going to want to land the bird. Thanks for the comment and be sure to sub the channel so you don't miss any uupdates.
I've had difficulty sleeping ever since I ordered it. lol I subbed your channel after watching this video. Thanks again!
A good video and a reminder of the regular checks we should take before we fly. I do all of these but it's a nice reminder without the feeling of being lectured at! The one tip I liked was the checking of the propeller mount which I hadn't even thought of checking but will do from now on and I may even buy the aluminium replacement!? Nice work.
Rick, thank you so much for your informative videos. I recently got a Spark, and I'm trying not to lose it. Thanks to you, I think I've got a good chance.
Another great video Rick, thanks for sharing!
Great info regarding the batteries. I'll have to start looking at those a bit more closely. As for the blades, I learned early on with my Syma drones to always keep the blades clean. My Syma X8HG was my second quad that I learned to fly on and the stock 1080p camera that came with that thing was incredible for being a "toy class" drone. Being that it was a fixed camera, any problems with the blades (dirt, debris, bugs, etc) would in turn transfer to the video footage, causing a slight jello effect, which would often ruin the footage I shot. Cleaning/checking the blades before and after each flight ensured a much smoother flying experience and produced much cleaner video. That habit then transferred over to my Phantom 3 Professional and along with the batteries & boundaries , is something that should be included on everyones pre-flight checklist.
Thanks a lot for the support. It sounds like the experience you built up on the Syma is serving you well on the P3P. I love that drone and really flew the blades off of ours. Its got a sentimental side to it as well since my son started flying with me on that quad. I appreciate you watching these clips and hope they're adding value to your flying.
Great video Rick. I'll never understand guys that use the cheapest props they can find. I've had cheap ones literally blow apart. It's like using crappy tires on ones vehicle.
I agree, it's one of the most critical parts of the machine and if one fails, down comes your drone. Of all the failures I've seen, more than 80% are blades issues. Thanks for watching and subbing the channel.
Welcome and thanks again.
So which blades should I use based on quality?
Valuable information! Thank you for taking the time to do these helpful clips
Gordon, thanks for the kind words and the support. I'm glad you're enjoying the content and I'll be posting a bunch more of these over the coming weeks so be sure to subscribe so you don't miss any.
Thank you for this and all the valuable information you put out on your channel...
Good video. I'm going to have to watch this and make notes. I got as far as Batteries and I agree with you also I think that Batteries are the cause of allot of issues with other drones as well. I heard mention of how checking your aircraft just like a pilot of a full size aircraft does is a great point to stress because we don't get in-side these aircraft and fly so checking things carefully is taken less seriously. I check mine and will check anything I fly a bit more carefully. I won't die if I crash but it could injure someone or cause property damage. Thank you for this video !
Excellent video. I will now address all three subjects when I fly my drone. Thank you for a very helpful video!
I appreciate you watching the clip and posting. I try to work in my experience to these clips to help others avoid the mistakes I've made learning to fly these quads. Be sure to sub the channel so you don't miss any new clips this week.
Thank you for making this. I have had my Mavic Pro for years, and have never thought to do a pre-flight check - even on something as simple as checking the blades. I am pretty sticky about making sure the batteries are good, and the remote is fully charged, and so forth, but I never thought to stop and check the blades, even though I've crashed once, and I know how easily the blades can be damaged. I appreciate you making this video, because I now realize I should be looking at the blades and check the drone with a quick once-over before getting it into the air. Cheers!
Thanks for all your work keeping us informed.
You are a master presenter. Clear and authoritative.
Philip, thanks a lot for the kind words and the support. I enjoy doing these and will keep making them if people are finding value in the content. Please sub the channel if you haven't already so you don't miss any of the updates I'll be posting. Thanks again, Rick
Just been watching 4 more of your video - excellent info and I have learnt a few new things.
Wow, you must be sick of me droning on (sorry for the pun). I love flying and really enjoy sharing what I've learned with others. I think this is the beginning of a new era of consumer flight and commercial photography and am very excited at the possibilities of this incredible technology. I'll keep making these clips as long as you guys enjoy them. Thanks again for the support, Rick
Great video like always keep them coming you can never be to safe it's a great hobby
Thanks a lot for the support. I'm really enjoying doing these so its good hear that they're working for you too.
I agree with Peter Homer: Very good information and professionally done.
Thanks for the support and for watching. I love flying and am hoping that these clips help others through some of the tips I've picked up. I appreciate your comments and please be sure to sub the channel so you don't miss any of my updates.
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I have subscribed and look forward to future videos.
Absolutely amazing video. Very well informed and eloquently presented.
Thanks, I really appreciate you posting and supporting the channel.
Great video! Being new to the hobby I'm always looking for useful info. Thanks!
Thanks for watching and commenting. I've got a few new ones I'll be uploading this week so be sure to sub the channel so you don't miss any.
You should rename this channel "Drone flight school" because that's what these videos are like. Very informative and helpful to new pilots like myself!
Great information. Just bought a new P3P and want to learn about any pit-falls before they happen. Thank you
love your channel. so informative and thought out
Excellent presentation clear and not preachy
Rick, want to thank you for your well thought out videos. Keep up the great work
Planning on taking the drive into the drone world soon, so watching as many videos as possible for all sources to "bone up" before I buy. At the moment thinking of getting the Mavic Pro Platinum
Very informative, thank you. I've had my phantom three standard for about a week I have not yet had a chance to get it up in the air but watching this video made me a little bit more comfortable when I have time to get take it up.
Beth, I know it can be a little scary to actually let the bird fly but trust me when I tell you, it will come home! I did another clip you may want to check out that discusses the 5 major fears that new flier encounter. We have all started flying exactly where you are now, so you're not alone and welcome to the family. Please consider subbing the channel if you like. The male/female balance in the hobby is overwhelming and it would good to have a fresh opinion of things. Thanks, Rick
Thank you! I will check it out.
Another very informative good video... Appreciate these thanks !!
I don’t think you can call that preaching if it will make flying drones more safer, both the pilot and the people or thing’s around drones in flight. Good stuff, you always make sense on your tutorials and very helpful content as always! 👍👍👍
It's the simplest things people look past that turns everything difficult.
Batteries and props especially on the P4 because of the design is something I'm always checking on a regular basis.
Nice of you to spread the word.
Good looking out
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Thanks a lot for the support. I enjoy doing these clips and will keep making them as long as you guys enjoy them. Thanks for the sub.
Wow! What a great video and that's because the presenter is a top notch pro that really knows his stuff. I never would have thought of checking half of those due to ignorance. Great job!
Excellent information presented in a great way!
Thanks a lot for the support and for commenting. I enjoy doing these and will have a bunch more clips posting very soon. I appreciate you watching and hope you sub the channel.
Great information.... Keep up the great videos!
Thanks for the support and the sub. I have a few more that will be posting this weekend so be sure to stay tuned.
Thanks for the word. I haven't purchased one yet. But will within the next few days. This will be my first drone.
Thank for watching and you're going to love the Phantom 4. Its a dream to fly and the video it provides is amazing. Happy flying and be sure to sub the channel so you don't miss any of the new clips I'll be posting.
Thanks. I'm about to purchase one now and subscribe to your channel. Thanks.
"Drone Valley" - BEST channel on You Tube for teaching new drone pilots and giving GREAT tips.
Great Job Rick...Thanks for the information..
Dale, thanks for the post and I'm glad you enjoyed the clip. Be sure to sub the channel as I have alot more clips posting soon. Rick
Great video. New pilot here with the P4. I'll check and see if you have any videos on the best camera settings. Thanks.
I'm working on a few new clips for posting this week. I will have a clip on camera settings very soon as a lot of people are asking for it. Be sure to sub the channel so you don't miss anything. Rick
Already subbed.
Thank you for sure. The editing and so forth really is time consuming so I appreciate your efforts immensely
Good stuff! Thanks for offering info.! Looking forward to other clips. Old RC Plane Pilot, but new to Drones. Just purchased a DJI Phantom 3 SE. Couple of flights in Learning/Student mode and went well. Gathering allot of info. and looking forward to more flying here in South Central Colorado (Westcliffe).Can you recommend best place to get detailed info. to learn properly here?Seems info.scattered all over and DJI doesn't really seem to offer Drones 101 etc.?? Also agree 100% with Chris Lost-In-Smalltown-Mo!! Keep these coming and THANK YOU!!
Glad I watched this video. Not many people talking about the first 4 minutes of issues.
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I wonder if in the future we might see smaller and smaller 4K drones that fly for an hour with automatic emergency parachute system . I look forward to you reviewing them.
Very helpful information. Thank you.
Excellent info!
Thanks for taking the time and effort to share your knowledge ;)
Excellent points!!!! thank you
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i'm from belgium, i know a little english, and you explain so well, that i understand all! big thank you for yours videos ;)
Thanks a lot for the post and I'm glad you were able to enjoy the clip. I know I speak quickly but try and pack a lot of information into every video I do. Please stop back soon, Rick
Thank you for sharing a very well and informative video. You're the best!!
I really appreciate you watching and commenting. I love flying and enjoy making these clips so as long as you're finding value in them I'll keep doing them. Be sure to sub the channel so you don't miss any.
As usual, brilliant. Many thanks.
SUBSCRIBED!!!! Great info sir!
Excellent presentation. I can't agree more on the preflight checks and frequent battery vigilance.
The "thing:" about these 'copter' drones is that they do not (at all) resemble helicopters. In a helicopter you can have a complete power failure and then safely land the machine. In a plane, same thing. (need a nice spot to go to of course...) A drone has very reliable brushless DC motors - that's great - but when there is a power or motor failure, there nothing to be done. It's coming down.
Perhaps, in the case of a single motor dying or blades failing there may be the means to control the drone to a low impact landing - that would be up to DJI and the others to design. (Two motors at lower power than the 3rd for example). TBD.
Thank you for those tips and the way you express them. It's basic commun sense. Bravo !
BIG BRAVOS!!! And THANK YOU SIR for this Channel/ Show. Very helpful and thought inspiring. And you have made me so greatful I chose DJI Phantom 3 standard (♡) vs the Phantom 4.
Marshall, sounds like you're enjoying the Phantom 3! It's a great quad and a lot of fun to fly. I appreciate the compliment and hope you sub the channel because I have a lot of new clips posting very soon. Rick
Thank you Rick! Great video.
Another great video and good advice. Addresses things that we sometimes take for granted. You mentioned that you had an engineering background. I thought the lingo and thought processes sounded familiar! I share the same background.
Thanks for the support. The Engineer thing is a blessing and a curse because I can never leave "good enough" alone. I'm always looking for angles to improve things. Great to have you as a sunscriber, keep me honest.
I know exactly what you mean. :D
great and very informative video.. thank you Rick!!!
Thanks a lot for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed the clip. Please be sure to sub the channel so you don't miss any of my updates this week. Rick
Rick, do you just wing these videos or is there some sort of script? You do an excellent presentation that I find very interesting and well articulated. Awesome work, especially if it's NOT scripted.
great video my brother ...loved it ..THANKS ☺
Great video, although I don't own a P4, I agree about that mounting method for the props...would rather have a good old self threading screw on.
Great tips! Keep up the good work. Thanks
Thanks for watching and posting. Be sure to sub the channel so you don't miss anything. I have a lot more clips posting this week.
Great job - lot of good, valid comments.
Love it and keep up the good work. Newbie to the drone world. Had the P4 for 3 weeks and returned it for the P4 Pro which should be here b4 Christmas (it better be lol). I just wish I had you there with me every time I took this thing up. Do you have a step by step vid on getting your 107 license and what online school do you recommend?
Thanks Rick great info and interesting watch!
Thanks again for watching!
Great video, Thanks for the tips.
Earned my sub after your research regarding battery!
Great info!
THANK YOU!! I will take my time with my Mavic pro when it comes in end of the month!!! Im really nervous but You have done a good job with these tips otherwise a new flyer wouldn't know. THANK YOU!!!
Hey! Your videos are looking absolutely amazing, and this in mind you're spending so much time on the videos, you need to start monetizing these videos! You can easily start making some easy money! And a 30 second ad will not stop me from watching these great vids!
Thanks a lot for the kind words and the support. I always worry about monetizing the clips and scaring people away from the channel. I'm pretty new to the whole UA-cam space and am still trying to figure it all out. I really enjoy flying and started the channel to help others enjoy it too. I'll keep making the clips as long as you guys are enjoying them. Be sure to sub the channel so you don't miss any and thanks again.
I agree with monetizing your videos. You put out great videos, put a lot of effort into each one, and I see no reason you shouldn't be able to make a few $$$ from your work. Everyone on UA-cam does it, and very few put the time or thought into their efforts.
Will Masterson Ad blockers are my friends. Especially UA-cam ads are annoying. I like Vimeo a lot more. Far better video and audio quality. And also a monetizing system. Great youtubers like you should also go there. There are many quality vloggers on vimeo. But youtube still has way more content.
Hi, great content. Another good thing to use is the safe to fly apps. I always do a check before flying and it checks numerous conditions such as environmental, no fly zones etc. anyhow keep up the great work. Could you possibly talk about intermittent screen distortion on the ph3 adv. apparently known prob! Do you know anything about it. Taa
First fly, one of the propellers shot off for no obvious reason, and the drone crashed from 300 ft. Sent the drone back with my video clip. Got a new one from the warranty.
Nice videos Mr Rick I have seeing all your videos and thank you for your advice and good feedback for people like myself that has passion for Quadcopters , I have a questions for you first what do you think about the Inspire 1 compare to the phantoms 2 3 4 , with this evolution of the Drones I have jump ahead on to put togueter a company in Tampa Florida with DJI Products , do you think is time for this adventure ? and living in Florida we fly around water , can you please talk about the risk of the water in this business keep the good work God bless you.
Thanks for the good, common sense advice. Great information!
Thanks for the post and I'm glad you enjoyed the clip.
I really enjoy your videos, thank you sir!
Would you share your P4 preflight checklist? Great stuff and I definitely subscribed.
Thanks for watching and commenting. I hope you sub the channel, I have a lot more content I'm working on. One of the next few clips will discuss the pre-flight process I use and will follow the pre-flight checklist posted below. Thanks again for your support and safe flying!
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Ty for taking your time to make these videos. Have you ever bought and reviewed those aluminum mounts under the motor? I ask because I just bought a new P3A and it had cracks and I had to send it back to dji. I will get it back this week and wanting to know if I should get these mounts and do they actually work?
Always like your video, very knowledgeable and conservative, good to be conservative when dealing with drone, safely is paramount.
Excellent advice. Thank you!
Thanks for the support and for watching the clip and commenting.
Excellent topic!
Good presence and content. Learning to fly safe.
Thanks a lot for stopping by and posting. Please sub the channel so you don't miss and of my updates on the Part 107 study guide.
As a M.E., I can tell you that Electrical tape is Definitely Not a good thing to put on any electrical connectors contact surface! And I assume that is what you are trying to protect. Even the best Electrical tape routinely leaves some of its' adhesive on whatever it is applied to, after it is pulled off! And even the adhesive is designed to prevent current from passing through it. And this on an electrical contact surface, means problems to an electrical connection! I would recommend using a snug fitting "boot" that is manufactured for this purpose. Or an anti static plastic bag that new electrical components come in. Check the retailer that sold you the Drone. If that isn't possible, I would suggest a clean linen bag to keep the battery in. But anything that wasn't manufactured for this purpose could cause more trouble than no protection at all but good old "TLC"!
Awesome tips! Thank you.
great video, as I'm new to the hobbies these are great tips and mistakes I've made too luckily the damage was never bad as I fly line of sight at the minute...
Les, I always try and fly line of sight and have only lost my quad twice. Both times were in the pines in NJ when I was rounding a set of trees and accidentally parked the quad up in the timbers by flying too close. I was able to find them but have learned my lesson. Thanks for the post and I hope you sub the channel so you don't miss anything. Rick
Does the warning about flying near cell phone towers apply to radio towers? My property has a 60' radio tower used by a ham radio operator. You provide information on topics I would otherwise not be aware of. Thanks for keeping me safe and flying.
Jan, thanks for the post and your question is a tricky one. It's not necessarily the type of radio tower (frequency) that poses the danger to your quad, it the amount of transmission power. With cell towers, there is a ton of RFI generated (radio frequency interference) at very high power levels to relay the signal. This can drive a quad nuts because it's like trying to hear a conversation at a table in a very crowded and loud restaurant. With the Ham Radio tower, the output power would be much less so you should be OK, but it really depends on how close you fly to the antenna. My suggestion would be to stay as clear as possible to avoid any issues. I hope that helps and let me know if you have any other questions. Rick
Just great. If anybody would listen to this......Thanks and greetings from Germany.!
Great video,thanks Rick.One question, on my mini pad should I shut off both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi ? Still learning. Thank You.
Awesome video, I'm from the uk so things a little different here, your reviews are great it would be nice to see you review a few other drones, I recently purchased a blade chroma it's a great bit of kit and would be interested in your opinion, anyway I'm subscribed and hooked👍
I'm sorry I've been focusing so much on DJI lately but have had a lot of viewers asking for the clips. I'll be posting a few new clips this week on a Part 107 study guide and another on how to fly commercially. Thanks for supporting the channel and for watching.
Outstanding instructions.
As a new flyer, thank you.
Great advices. Thanks.