What near misses have you had? Let us know below! Take care and stay safe! Ian

Having flown real aircraft, I always tend to fly drones as though I'm actually in them and will get hurt if I crash.

Attach a REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT ribbon streamer to your gimbal shield-- makes it easy to remember you have to remove the shield before flight. Just like the shields over full-flight aircraft.

Close calls? Check! Crashed into a tree, walls indoors and the latest was flying away from an angry bird. For real! Thanks for the tips :)

Ian - excellent set of starter tips, articulately expressed and well organized. Thank you.

Oh yes, I wish I had watched this a long time ago, I learned most of these the hard way...

Thank you for taking the time to produce this Ian. I am looking forward to getting my Mavic Air 2 !

Thanks for sharing, all these points are super-important!

I would like to add: visually inspect your drone and props for cracks or chips. Change props as needed and at a predetermined interval. Good topic. Thanks for the vid.

Good advice matey ! let all sensible drone flyers take note! 😍😍😍

Great video. Additional tip on getting back in high winds aloft: In sport mode of course, descend and fly forward (towards you) simultaneously. This method utilizes gravity so that you are in effect going downhill, thereby dramatically increasing your ability to fly forward against the wind. I bought my Mavic Mini for myself last Christmas, took it over to my kids house on Christmas day, and promptly got up to where the wind would not allow me to come back. Knowing that the wind was much less near the ground I started to descend, then noticed that the drone had a very fast ground speed when combining forward motion with the descent.

Amazing tips in so short time, thank you! we all surely appreciate it.

Great tips! Thanks!

Lots of good points Ian! Thanks!

What a great video! Thank you. Many many points to be aware of!

Thank you so much. You are the best with info that I needed. Agin thank you and stay safe.

Excellent tips and infos:) Thank you!

Thank you for making this video you pointed out some things I had not considered.

Tanks for your tips.

You really give a lot of great tips. Love your dog "snooping" around in the background. Thanks for the tips.

Well done! Great info, thanks!

Thank you so much Ian,very useful.

Excellent video. Thanks.

Brilliant advice. I'm a lifelong radiomodeller and there's a LOT of useful tips and tricks in this video that i hadn't thought of with my new Mavic Mini. Many Thanks.

Amazing tips mate thank you!

Great Tips:))) Thank you!

Great tips Ian!

Beautiful yard and gardens! All your comment are spot on.

great tips!! thank you!

Very good video. Lots of good stuff for the beginner. Thanks!

Took my phantom 2 to the beach, came back landed and turned off. Decided to go again and thought it will remember where it is and took off immediately. Didn’t have enough satellites and I quickly realised I was in complete manual mode. In my panic forced the drone down and managed to land. Learned a lesson big time.

Love 😍 amazing tips

Just waiting for my mini to be delivered and as it's my first drone, this advice is invaluable, thank you.

Thanks for all the tips mate. The tips you shared are the things I do when I fly. I been flying now for about 2 to 3 years. No lost drone or crushes 👌🏾🤞🏾👏🏾

GREAT presentation! Lots of good things to remember that even us who fly alot may forget. Thank YOU !!

Great Tips. Thanks

Great video mate 🙌🏼 solid info!

Thank you Ian great tips ... stay safe and well friend 😊🙏🏼

Nice video, thanks!

Fantastic advice, thanks a lot.

Good tips Ian

Great advice for a newbie. Thanks 👍😀

Great tips so easy to forget, good to get a reminder on occasion so you don't get complacent

Great video, thank you!

Great advice mate. Thanks. 🤪

Great video 👍🏾 just purchased mine a week ago. Definitely will be watching your channel. Thanks for the information ✊🏾

Great video, thank you Sir!

Thanks a lot for the advices for beginners!

Thanks just got the Mavic Mini and do love it , I will try to do all of your recommendations , thank you !!

Thanks for the tips!

Useful video. thanks

Thanks! Ian. Flown my mavic 3, in fact my first drone, for the first time today:) Just what advice I need. Thanks again!

So good tutorial and tricks explained. Thanks

Great video my friend thank you.

As always, enjoy your videos

Great information and presentation :)

Thank you!

hi Ian Great advice, keep safe

I had to subscribe. That was an excellent presentation. Very useful tips.

Really informative. Appreciated

Thanks Ian! Bookmarked this for (regular) reference - will be needing it! My Mavic Mini 2 has ordered and in is the mail :) ATB!

Great educational vid!!✅🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

I'm new to drones and am just about to buy a Mavic Mini for my son. Your channel is invaluable for getting up to speed. Thanks very much!

Good review..👏👏

Fantastic professional advice!

Great job!

Brilliant tips

Great Tips

Thanks! Great video for beginners like me flying the DJI Mini 2. So much to think about on your first few flights, so I watch all the instructional videos I can.

Learned so much from your videos fella thank you so much man just got the mini ,also UK 😁

Ran into an auning with it and fell into a bag of rock salt pretty early on. It didn't fall very far and I was back up and running a couple blades later but was still scary. That aside I'm learning, and it's a VERY fun little drone and a great purchase in my mind. To be constructive: when you're starting out, especially in the beginning, shy away from any sort of building. Only fly within VLOS and just keep an eye on things. There's a certain amount of finesse that comes with practice in knowing when and how to control it, and it takes a long time to get good drone-eye coordination, if that makes sense. So really just take your time and treat it like a new car. Happy flying!

As a new owner of the mini 2 , ive watched several of your videos , you are the Guru of drones in my opinion .🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿.

Thanks Ian! I always enjoy your videos and tutorials, have not missed one! Signing off, Pete from New York State!

great tips !!

Great useful video ian thanks for sharing love your little westie in the background lol stay safe mate 👍

Well Done..... The Info Is Great For Experienced And First Time Flyers Of All Ages.....

Awesome tips, keep it up!

Just got the Mavic mini. Your narratives are great info. Clear, concise, informative with a pleasant cordial character. Great videos. I will keep watching. Thanks for the tips!!

Great tips!

On RTH against a strong wind and if you've lost sight of the drone: Just watch the screen until the drone completes its turn, then cancel RTH to avoid climbing, zero the gimbal, get in S mode, and fly forward, keeping sky below the centre of the screen to avoid obstacles. It's an alternative to using the map.

nice, thank you

Great reminders for sure!

Very helpfull video thanks for precious information , stay safety 👍

Thanks Ian another great video, it always helps to have a reminder as to what to do and not do. For me it's make sure I'm recording 😁😁👍👍

Thanks from Singapore 🇸🇬 💐 💐 💐 great information

Still working through the back catalogue, yet another, tribute to the talents of this Ian in London

Had mine for 2 weeks crashed 3 times INSIDE none outside yet , don't walk looking up on a jetty, thank Ian & cheers from OZ.

Sir! Thank you for the tips

I use the mini for practice (circles and figure 8s, circles facing inward, circles facing outward) on on my front lawn in between trees, my vehicles, my house and a busy road. If you think you are losing control or will hit something just let go of the sticks. It will stop and you can start over. In tight spots, go very slow.

Nice one. Thanks

Great video bro

Don't even own a drone. But I'm addicted to this channel.

Excellent video, very well presented.

I wanna clarify wind issues a bit, just because I myself have had more than one time where wind turned against me like Godzilla turns on Tokyo. If you're up nice and high and you get a high wind warning and you start losing the drone, _hit the deck._ Now, I don't mean literally land it immediately; I mean, get rid of as much altitude as you can without risking loss or getting yourself in more related or unrelated trouble. Wind at least on typical terrain is a _gradient._ That means, the higher you are, the faster the wind will be in general. Therefore, if you descend as much as you can, you stand a fair chance of recovery and safe return. I was doing an altitude record one day with a modified FPV EasyStar and I was fine and having a blast until at 2500 feet I suddenly realized that I had moved WAY further west than I realized and had actually crossed most of a nearly 1 mile wide lake. Couldn't get back due to the strong winds, so naturally I dove to reduce the wind problems. THEN I realized I had not nearly enough battery to make the trip home anyway. Ended up sighting a decent landing spot and making a hard dive to eliminate altitude and make the landing before I lost power. As she made into the clearing and was just ten feet up, all went black and stayed that way. I had to make a long walk, but I found her laying in the grass like someone had lovingly set her there, lol. Phewwww. Now, that's with a fixed wing plane... and you as a quad flier DO NOT have the luxury of an unpowered glide. You lose power, she goes down like a rock, and that's that. In a quad, you need to drop FAST but not so fast that you smack the ground, but you do need to act quickly. Spend just a few seconds looking at the terrain below you, and lock what you see into your memory. You'll be thinking two things: 1) You need a good emergency landing spot, and 2) If you lose signal, you need to remember what the area looked like so you can find her if she went down there. Also, as a general rule, don't fly over areas you can't enter for recovery. It can't always be helped, especially if you lose control for a bit or you just HAVE to have that perfect shot, but do try to stay away from inaccessible areas. Sooner or later you're going to find yourself in a very, very awkward position, the more chances you take.

Some really great tips here! Got my first Mavic Mini a few days ago, soooo happy I got the Flymore combo. Those batteries drain fast! New sub! 🙂

Hey thanks for the vid. Aloha!

Points well taken Ian

Very well explained. Thanks a lot for this. Greetings from Germany.

GREAT VIDEO !

great video!