You will LOVE IT!! It’s an amazing drone!

Thank you !! I love flying it.

Thank you!!

Thank you!

I paid around $1255.00 for the DJI MINI 4 Pro RC 2 and it came with the 3 batteries that came with the charging station. It was high but I think well worth it! Its a great drone!

Thank you!

Thank you! Well it was not a DJI Drone but still sucked it crashed.

Thank you !! Yes I also keep thinking of different places to go fly!! I love it !

There’s an issue with this! Currently right now the Home Point be updated to either the drone or to the controller and I think a location. The problem with this is it’s not live update meaning say you update it to the controller and you walk another mile well whenever it returns home it’s gonna go to the location you originally set. Hopefully DJI will correct this.

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Agree!

I never owed the mini 2 so I am not sure what the normal range should be. I do know the mini 4 does have a lot better range compared to the previous mini models. It could just be how the mini 2 is or you are having some kind of interference with something on the ground not sure. There could be a number of reasons.

In an urbun environment with WIFI interference the Mini 2 doesn't do that good. Out in the open away from that though it does well. Ocusync 3 and 4 have better anti intererence around WIFI.

I use UAV FORECAST. It all depends on the drone. You can set your wind speed on the app so if the wind and wind gust are over this amount it will let you know its not a good day to fly. Specs say the following: mini 4 pro, specs are that the drone can withstand 23mph winds.

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Yes, I totally agree! It’s been raining the last few days so I haven’t been able to fly, but I want to go find a country road and do active track with my truck and put it the drone in fast track and sport mode sport and do a video also. Also I’d love to do a range test in the country!! In time!

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I am registered with FAA but here is what I found. Recreational Drones Under 250g Exemption Criteria: Drones weighing under 250 grams (approximately 0.55 lbs) are exempt from the requirement to be registered with the FAA for recreational use. Consequently, these lightweight drones do not need to comply with Remote ID requirements March 3,2024. All drones must be registered, except those that weigh 0.55 pounds or less (less than 250 grams) and are flown under the Exception for Limited Recreational Operations. Drones registered under the Exception for Limited Recreational Operations cannot be flown under Part 107.Mar 18, 2024 I have the plus battery and no I don’t get any kind of warning on my RC2 controller.

@@JandE-TEX-DRONES Thsnks for that. I’ve just popped a mini 3 battery into my mini 4 and it didn’t bring up any warning either.. and yet I’m sure it used to do (I tried it when I first got my mini 4 pro) maybe they’ve changed it 🤔 The mini 3 pro’s batteries take the weight of the mini 4 pro over the 250g, as does the extended battery for the mini 4 (hence my question about you possibly needing remote ID) In fact we can’t even get the extended batteries over here. Well, not through the official channels anyway. Cheers Steve

@@Steve_G7RTA After reading your question I wondered if you had someone buy them over here in the states and then ship the box over there. When you tried to use them over there would it be allowed? Also if I took my took my DJI M4P over there would it still be in FCC mode?

@@JandE-TEX-DRONES Buying the batteries in the US and shipping them over here would be one way around it, but unlike yourself I’m not actually registered for heavier drones, so I wouldn’t want to go down that route myself (thanks anyway, if you were offering 😀) Interesting question about you bringing your drone over here tho.. I’m not sure. I’m guessing it would still work under FCC but at same time wouldn’t be legal. There are dozens of KZfaq videos on how to change the drones to FCC with the so called “FCC Hack”. I know many Brits have done it and extended the range as a result. But at the same time, there have been (at least 2) prosecutions for pilots that have installed the hack. I think both were caught doing other things tho and had their drones examined..and found to have the fcc hack installed. Cheers Steve

@@Steve_G7RTA ok thanks for the info but no I was not offering I was just wondering. :)

Actually, that’s something I’m looking for I do I’m in Texas, but I will. I don’t want to drive all over creation to get to it. Later on we are going to Kentucky so most likely will check it out there. With that said, I was pretty impressed at how far it did go with all the houses and buildings and lines and everything else. Thanks for your comment. I’ll definitely check out your video.

I just saw your video and I think I need to try it over the open water we have ! Great video !

@@JandE-TEX-DRONES - Thanks. That is my go-to range test spot. Unfortunately the bridge you see in the video is the Key Bridge that was struck by a ship & collapsed a couple of months ago. The entire area is now under a TFR & a No Fly Zone. :(

@@DirtyBird oh that sucks! I guess you have to find a new spot!

Yes I forgot to change that back! :)

Yes. You only have the antennas flat if you're flying above yourself

@@garylinnane917 when you first unclip the antennas and pull them up to the first click that’s the best position not vertical

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Thanks for the info. I forget about that sometimes. I will make it a point to take notice!

Use the little blue triangle on your home point to keep pointing directly at your drone.

Yes I agree. That was one of my first thoughts.

You are right I never noticed that. I know a few times I was checking my phone on tripod but for the most part I was trying to face toward the drone.

I find that sometimes this can happen even when I am constantly facing the drone. Maybe a phone/controller compass calibration is needed from time to time?

@@olabergvall3154 this is something I definitely will look at next time I fly because I’m curious. Thank you.

Good point!

Thank you and thanks for the advice! This is an amazing drone and you’re right when it’s a few blocks away it disappears!! As far for the range test I am done with those I have other items I am working on. :)

This is not Thailand dude

@@stanthebull lol

@@stanthebull LOL! And what exactly is your point, "dude"?

I concur, it’s definitely not a good idea to be flying out that far and then post the video on KZfaq.

As long as you have people watching your drone at all times along your path and I believe you were just fine. I guess if the they came to my location to see if I had that they would know. After as seeing your drone and controller location. I know you are able to see that sometimes with different apps but you do have to be a certain distance from the drone I think.

@@JandE-TEX-DRONES If you had people over the pathway to look at your drone... I do believe that them too have to have their basic licenses. But again.... I am not sure. But that's what I have heard. What I don't know is, if the authorities knows that you are flying out of visual line of sight.

No the spotters don’t have to have 107. I have some info below on this. As far as seeing the drone and controller location there are apps out there but they do seem a little spotty. This is one test that I want to do. Do you own a drone? If so what kind? I love flying mine like most. Its relaxing . Role of the Visual Observer To maintain VLOS, you must use a visual observer who can help you keep an eye on the drone and provide you with situational awareness. A visual observer is a person who is designated to assist the drone pilot in maintaining VLOS. The observer's primary role is to maintain direct visual observation of the drone and provide the pilot with information about the drone's location, altitude, and flight path. The observer must also ensure that the drone remains within the VLOS and alert the pilot if it goes beyond the VLOS. The visual observer must have good situational awareness and be able to identify any potential hazards that may pose a threat to the drone's flight. The observer must also be able to communicate effectively with the pilot and provide accurate information about the drone's flight path and location.

@@JandE-TEX-DRONES Yes I do have a mini 4 pro. Will go in the wild for 2 months soon. I wanted to buy a +battery but I am not sure if they see what I am doing with it or not. That is why I didn't buy the + battery. Not that I will do anything wrong... But the VLOS probably be the most common one as there's trees all over the place.

As long as you have people watching your drone at all times along your path you should be fine. With the DJI MINI 4 pro try to see it in the air when its like 8 blocks away.

​@@JandE-TEX-DRONES Not trying to be VLOS police here, but no. A chain of visual observers, or spotters, is not approved as VLOS. The spotter needs to be right next to the pilot.

@olabergvall3154 Ill have to look at that I thought they could be spread out and be in contact with the pilot. Maybe I was wrong.

@@olabergvall3154 I was about to say the same thing 😀

​@@JandE-TEX-DRONESonly applies to part 107, recreational requires spotter to be located with pilot.

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Yes I did check the weather but winds were stronger than my previous flight. I always check the weather. The reason I am in a city because it's a real world test not where there are there is nothing effecting me. This usually what people deal with when they fly around their locations. Yes I could have flown in a desert but not really what I wanted to do. Yes I did waste some battery changing setting :).Thanks for watching and commenting!