Which DJI Drone should you get? I broke down all the drones available and explained why you would pick one over another. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h5aSdpiqybnOnac.html

When I get my drone I'm not even going to fly it the 1st day , I'm taking it out for coffee so I have a chance to get to know it first. Thanks bud great tips ty!

Oh, nobody did this*?...ok! TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Not taking gimbal covers and sensor stickers off (1:18) 2. Not updating firmware (1:56) 3. Not calibrating the IMU and Gyro (2:18) 4. Not Letting your GPS lock on (2:50) 5. Flying indoors for the first flight (3:20) 6. Thinking it's just a toy (3:46) 7. Not knowing your drone (4:10) 8. Flying without a spotter (4:50) 9. Flying in restricted areas (5:22) 10. Not knowing the FAA Rules (6:05) 11. Not understanding your drone's sensors (6:34) 12. Turning off your GPS (7:12) 13. Not understanding weather (7:50) 14. Flying into a tree [Near Objects] (8:24) 15. Not understanding how automation works (9:06) 16. Flying too far away (9:39) 17. Flying under 30% battery (10:03) 18. Flying backwards near objects (10:27) 19. Only using the screen to fly (10:39) 20. Not understanding Sport Mode (11:02) Understand your drone, understand your drone's software

One mistake my son in law almost made was the return to home when he was on his sailboat. It started to land where the boat was when he took off. Luckily he was paying attention and was able to recover. Now he just has the drone hover and take the boat to it.

I was gifted a Mavic Air 2, and I want to thank you for sharing your training videos. Your videos have helped me understand my drone, and I now have the knowledge and confidence to safely fly my drone. One thing that I did to my controller was to place small pieces of white first aid tape on each side of the joy stick and label the direction with a fine tipped marker. For a newbie drone pilot having those direction labels have helped me not to get confused when learning to fly. I also labeled the FN button one click = Map/Live View and two clicks = Center Gimbel. I also put a reminder on the controller to put my phone in airplane mode so I don't receive texts or phone calls while flying.

LIFE SAVER TIP 101: 1. HEAR "Home point recorded" . 2. Lock GPS, fly with Auto Take off (w/ precision ticked) 3. Then FLY UP 30meters. 4. have fun.

Great video! Looking to buy Mavic 2 Pro and just doing my homework. Knew a lot of this stuff but good refresher. I'm a new subscriber!

Jeven, thank you, all pure gold. I just bought a Mavic Air and I know it has sensors in the back but the rest is still pure gold for the new pilot. Thank you.

Useful tips. Thanks :-) My biggest mistake when first starting (with a cheaper, "training" drone): I figured flying it from the upwind side of the clearing, nearly direct overhead, was the way to go, but when I went up to maximum altitude (50-80 meters), the drone lost the connection, went into *slow descent mode* , yet *still drifted* with the gentle wind crashing some 300 meters away! The drone was going downwind faster than it was coming down in altitude, so I could never re-establish the connection. .... Now, I position myself closer to the center of the clearing and fly the drone 20 - 30 meters *upwind* from me. When flying high and it loses the wireless connection, it starts slowly descending -- right on top of me! When it gets close enough, I just re-establish the connection and continue flying. .... *One complaint* on the cheaper drones (and maybe others): they need a *fast/emergency descent mode*. My drone is only 180 grams, and *even a gentle updraft will counteract the normal descent mode and push the drone upward*. If I could simply pull down on the ascend/descend lever while in descent/landing mode, then it could descend much faster. Release the lever, and it goes back into regular descent mode. This would get the pilot out of many difficult situations due to troublesome winds, swooping birds of prey, (or GPS-position-maintained windy descents for expensive drones). (OT testing: putting a -hyphen/minus sign in front of text serves as a strikeout and then close with another hyphen- at the end (no spaces on either end for hyphens or asterisks))

back in the days when hands-off the controller meant your helicopter will crash in the next 2 seconds

Great important points about the big mishaps drone flyers tend to get into when they "skip the learning"! Can be very costly!!

finally someone who speaks at the same speed I listen; My hat is off to you-You seem to answer my next question right before I think of it. I really appreciate all your efforts in making all these videos -- the way you concisely y and quickly present content I find valuable without trying to entertain me Is perfect. I heard you mention that you have a school for videographers and creators --that would be my number one choice for both myself and my son

Great video Jeven, I've ordered my Mavic but not received it yet. I'm doing some research before it arrives to understand exactly the things you highlight. Thanks for the informative video delivered in a really nice style.

Ha ha ha! I’m guilty of some of the minor issues you mentioned when I first began to fly drones or quads. I’m a private pilot and fly a real plane all the time. Quads are different. One thing that I had to get used to, was depth perception. When I first started flying quads, I crashed into a couple trees. I learned my lesson! Just PAY ATTENTION, and use common sense. Take it slow in the beginning and work your way through the settings and practice, practice, practice! Make sure you are in a wide open area and set parameters. In time you will gain the muscle memory necessary to become a proficient quad pilot. I added the “sUAV License” to my PPL. I’m now working on starting a little side business with my quad copter. It’s a long process and it will take some time for those of you who choose to do the same. Be patient! Don’t violate the FAA airspace restrictions! If you do, you will pay dearly! This was a very informative vid, and hopefully you will yield the warnings, and take the experience of seasoned pilots to heart! Great Job Jevon! SUB EARNED! 😎

Thank you this video was very helpful I’m not a new pilot but I haven’t flown in a while and I needed to remind my self of what to do (I’m not getting a maverick pro but I’m getting a holy stone HS110D)

What a well deserved thumbs up! Speaking as a newer user ( approx ten flights), I strongly recommend using sport mode only when trying to gain altitude quickly...it WILL get problematic quickly in horizontal flight. A very thorough understanding of the return to home feature is absolutely mandatory! I was told by a pro that it would be 25 flights before I could be considered a competent operator. I was a tad skeptical, and I am now a firm believer. I would also say new pilots should begin with a Spark as it can more likely to survive a crash without damage, whereas a Mavic is more vulnerable. Lastly, the only point of owning a quality drone is for video, and if you're unfamiliar with photo and/ or video editing, congratulations, you just inherited a couple more hobbies...and its all absolutely worth the time investment. If you're an Apple user, they have great free open media classes in the Apple stores, you take your project and hardware to the class and the instructors help when you encounter a problem, there is no set agenda...I highly recommend them in the absence of nerdy friends. Thanks for video, well done!

Another helpful tip: PRACTICE WITH THE SIMULATOR IN THE DJI GO APP. I am used to planes, for me, down was up! It broke me of the habit and I tested all of the flight modes. I could switch to map mode and perform all of the POI, locking modes and everything. Really helped with the mind-muscle connection of both controls and I flew much better my first (second really. I crashed it in the house like you mentioned first) time out. It was a breeze and my confidence was elevated.

OMG! So surprised to see the first aerial shot! That is Quito, my hometown

The 20 best advice I’ve ever had about drone. Congratulation from Brazil.

Thanks for putting this video out. Just bought a drone and it was very helpful to see this video before starting..

Bought the DJI Mavic Zoom yesterday! so excited to start flying :)

Thanks for the helpful list of mistakes made by beginners like me. I can add my own one. By returning to the home position, my very new DJI Mavic 2 Zoom landed on the house roof about 3 meters off takeoff position. As most of the roofs, it is slanted and the drone slipped into rain gutter pipe and snagged and continued to work while I tried desperately to stop it with the controller. Quadcopter did not stop running. As a result, two damaged propellers, but everything else fortunately works. My conclusion is that the landing must be controlled visually - just my two cents.

Jeven, I've been looking to buy a drone for years and this video will definitely really help me stay away from my worst enemy!

a VERY GOOD TUTORIAL to absorb and follow.

I've never seen a video: "I drove over my Mavic. DJI won't fix it." 😂

Chop someone’s arm off 3:35 😂😂🤣🤣👌🏼🔥🔥

Jeremy, as a guy who just today got his new Mavic Pro drone and hasn`t even flown it because I am doing an update on the software this video is gravely helpful before I go outside (not inside, eh?) and attempt to fly it. Thank you, thank you, thank you for taking the time and effort to make this video!!!

best informational video to watch before flying a drone..

Great video you remind me so much of Mark Rober , I mean this as a compliment because you are very descriptive and detailed in your explanations , very glad I found your channel.

Chinese have evolved the market place to the point where the product's return themselves back to the manufacturer for them to be re_boxed and re_sold all over again. Now that's technology.

Great advice. I don't have a drone yet but I'm informing myself as I prepare!

Top vid my friend. I watched loads of vids first, then got a note book and wrote the hints / tips / starting procedure down before even starting the drone, then 1st flight in a field, took it no more than a few mts off the ground and spent time learning the controller,, so glad I did this rather than unbox/go fly,,,,,,

My school-english is not very good,i come from germany,but i understand you a litle bit. Your information is verry good thank you very much.

Lesson number 0 - Watch tons of Tutorials and Do's and Dont's about drones before flying or even ordering one.

Great mate thank I just got my drone yesterday I decided to learn more before I start flying thanks again

Good reminders, thanks

Awesome tips! I'm buying a Mavic this month (finally). I probably won't even fly it the first day because I want to understand it first. Plus my house is in some zone where I supposedly have to notify the local airport that I'll be operating a drone.

I just got my P4P+ that's still in the box, not flying. :) Of course, I am watching every video I can on drone flight concepts. I have learned a lot from your video. Thank you, very much. These drones are also susceptible to what is called VRS, or Vortex Ring State. Perhaps you could discuss this in your next video? (I fly a helicopter simulator and have learned just how surprising the VRS can be. The best escape is bank 30 degrees and pull collective.)

I haven't even finished the video and you stopped me from error #5; I was going to try it inside (20' cathedral ceiling). I also learned a few other things (spotter, trees, flying backwards) before I've even unboxed or charged the batteries. Thanks again.

Nice job Jeven, thankyou Sir

Very good tips !!! StenS/Sweden

I wish i wacthed this b4 my flight. I damged it 5mins of flight 😥

Priceless information, cautions, suggestions. Thx Jeven.

Very Helpful. Thanks

DJI Mavic Pro as their first drone? Noooooooooooooooooo. People need to start off with a $50 drone to break in their basic skills. You don't buy your teenager a $30k SUV for their first car do you? Then you wouldn't spend $1000 on your first drone. Crash it a couple dozen times, replace props and motors, then graduate to a $100 drone. Hone your skills even more. Then take the plunge. I've dropped my Syma drones into pools, into ceiling fans, heck a dog even ran off with one. I didn't lose my lunch. If my Mavic Pro got taken by an eagle I'd be DEVASTATED lol. Maybe because my income isn't as fluid as some I guess. But that's my $.02 so if you got the $$ and if it's what you want, more power to you, it's just not something we all can do from get go.

This guy be like, "The number one thing people forget to do is take it out of the box before flying, guys it's not going to fly if you don't take it out of the box okay. I've seen so many people just throw their drone in the air while it's still in the box and it won't fly. I know to most beginners it might not make sense but you've gotta take it out of the box first."

Reallyhelpful! Thank you for this video!

GREAT video. Thanks!

Not a fan of doing updates before you read for a few days or at least a few hours. You must know if the newest update will even work with your phone or tablet, Go to Mavic Pilots app and read read read. !!!!!! Some new updates will crash and ground you for weeks. So beware of that. Just because its a new update doesnt mean it a good update.

"Gimal covers"

Great help. Thanks.

Thanks,. Great video.

The GREATEST mistake for me that when i bought it i think that i could take it with me everywhere... wrong!! in Vietnam they could confiscate it on arrive in airport, in thailand you could go even got to jail... mavic became half useless for me(((

Rule 5: Don't fly indoors when you first get the drone. Oops....

Solid tips 👏🏾

The Mavic 2 gimble is amazing, it keeps the hunting knife I've attached to it perfectly level

Does it count if you’re flying in a mansion?

I dont agree with updating firmware....when it comes to dji drones

Thank you for all of the great information! Now, I need to know which drone I should buy.

Jeven, this is really informative. Thanks.

1. Gimal? lol Remove all the stickers... Where are they and why? The whole point of a "Video" is to show people.. Otherwise its just a podcast mate... 2. Firmware is not all about "Bugs" It often contains updates for No Fly Zones, mapping and software changes to make things a bit easier to use. Bugs, yes, definitely, but not the only reason. 3. In between calibrations, the "Last known location" and the orientation and height both in AGL and ASL can change dramatically, dis-orientating your drone. This will cause the "Return to home" and other navigational features to fail miserably, and can also cause the drone to not even take off if it cannot understand where it is. 4. No comment... 5. Again, ZERO mention of insurance, no fly zones and how to find somewhere safe to fly it, and so far, no drone has ever "chopped someones arm off" Making a video where you tell people "What to do" without any reasoning, or what "appears" to be any knowledge of why/how is really not helpful bud... You might as well have made a video that just says "Read the manual"... Sooo much info and practical info missing, this is just a generic lecture! Seems 112 others also thought the same thing. The 1K thumbs up'ers are missing a LOT of info...

You should move the camera a little closer to your face.

Thank you! Your advice protects our investments.

great stuff thanks truly appreciated

Very helpful, thanks mate. I wish I watched this before I bought my new Mavic Air 2, got so excited and flew it inside and put it into the ceiling fan on Day One. Ha ha

It drives me crazy when I see a video where the person has little or no idea what they are doing, and they are already "sharing" their wisdom with us. YOU get it! It's complex. And if something goes wrong, you have to get it back under control and get it back to land it. GREAT video! I subscribed too. Looking at a DJI in my future....

Thanks for this tips

Excellent advice.

Thanks Jeven.

100% correct to not fly backwards. I ran into a tree and the drone dropped 30 to 40 feet down to the asphalt below.

Useful, thank you brother

Thanks, Jeven! You are so right when talking about "understanding your drone and how it works" first before you start using all the drones technology to help fly it. I'm a "gaser" pilot from way back where we didn't have GPS but you the pilot, had to fly it all the while watching it and responding to the helis behaviour do to weather and environmental conditions. We've come a long way!! Now if only everyone getting a drone flyes it according to the rules that are in place in their countries, then the hobby/profession can move forward in a more positive way, so the rules don't get more restrictive!! Blue skies!!

I always buy my drones from dji stores never on the internet when you walk into dji with $2000 you get good service and everything explained to you and demonstrated

Great video. Thanks

Man, you're right about everything in this video. The dron should only be accepted as flying cameras and should be used only for making video and photographs. It's not a craft like an RC airplane to enjoy flying. It is necessary to understand and know about shooting so many things, and then only about flying and meteorology, of course, about technology, and especially about new technologies, IT.

Very useful I'm new flyer...Thank you

this is a great video, the one that stuck for me the most is understanding the weather, I have flown helis for years before getting into drones and the weather is the first thing I found to be the biggest influence on where, when and how high to fly, Thanks. It can not be taken for granted whether your 8 or 35 years old, understanding how wind moves around objects like trees, buildings, poles, uneven ground, ponds and beaches, it takes a lot of research if you are a beginner but you have to learn this if you are to fly responsibly.

Love your channel!!! you have help so much

Awesome Tips! If I heard and applied your recommendation for not letting the battery go below 30%, my first drone crash wouldn't have happened. My First Crash: I was flying through a parking lot with tons of big trees and because I was pushing the battery and had Auto-Home selected for when it goes below 5%, it flipped into Auto and flew up into the branches. While in auto, it kept trying to go up through the branches till it flipped upside down and crashed 20 feet into the asphalt. It fell hard! Luckily I had DJI insurance and was able to replace it (too damaged for a repair).

I'm new to drones. My first drone is the DJI air 2s. Your channel has been extremely informative and helpful. I have gained way more insight than I ever expected. So I just wanted to drop a line and say thank you.

Thanks a lot. It is very helpfil for the beginners and even for advanced drone pilots. Just one more advise for the beginners is: before you even unpack your new drone, go to KZfaq and type a serch request: ""MY_TYPE_OF_DRONE crash" and "MY_TYPE_OF_DRONE flyaway". There will be a lot of stuff to see and to analyze. Especially for new expensive hi tech drones having new features in firmware, software and in hardware.

Great vid. Thanks for making this!

Good video for newbies!

The most important mistake that is made and is the reason for most crashes is this; Launch your drone up about ten feet and then take off in any direction at any speed and height. Then, perhaps you lost sight of it or you want to call it quits so you hit the RTH button and as it appears to be about twenty feet from landing you notice it is not going to land on the same spot it departed from so the flyer panics by trying to wrest control but the crash happens first. There are actually two ways to prevent this. The first is to hit the pause button. The second is when you launch take it to about thirty feet and let it hover for a short while, This enables the craft to get a good reading of the spot it took off from and thus can actually return to home. So now you can modify your 20 biggest to 21 biggest.

That Mavic Pro Fly More Combo for $899 on B&H and Adorama was legendary!

I just crashed my drone a week ago and had to send it to DJI for repairs. Fortunately I had DJI care. Had it for 6 months. Number 13: understanding weather was my mistake. Thank you for sharing!

Great Video thanks.

You sound like a very smart, level-headed, and down-to-earth guy. I really appreciate your videos and all of the information! Can't say thank you enough!

Just oustanding video...nice infos. Thanks a lot

Great videos bro, appreciate your work ! Thank you 👍

Really Helpful video which will save lot of money... Thank you so much for sharing ur experience, it really useful and important Jeven Dovey!

Spotter is mandatory in europe if you dont watch the drone but the spotter has to be next to you to directly take control if necessary

Great advice and good content, I'm new to the game and I've made sure to be safe to be sure. Some new key things you've mentioned that has helped further, thanks.

Spot on

Line of sight was my first leason, don't kill the motors mid flight 2nd, if the drone is acting weird, stop and recalibrate everything 3rd, don't let controller run out of power 4th, keep all electronics devices away while starting.

Great points!!

Pretty cool to see Bert Kreischer has a cousin with a drone channel

Excellent video!!!!!!!!!!!

so helpful omg

Awesome. Thanks!